Final Cyclist's Observation: Things are not always as they appear and false summits are hard on a cyclist's psyche.
Today we got an early start (7:30 am) from Eldorado, Texas and headed for Iraan. Bill and I hope this doesn't get us on the "no fly" list. Iraan, Texas is straight down the road from Eldorado; however, on this day 81 miles was a grinding gradual uphill most of the way with 10 to 15 mph head winds. We averaged a paltry 10.9 mph and didn't arrive until 5:00 PM. That's all the good news!
Luckily we chatted with someone as we were departing Eldorado and they gave us the bad news. For 80 miles there was no convenience store, no gas station, no soda machine, and no water stops. This concealed the fact that there are no houses or any commercial enterprises. There was one stop sign. If you could "suck the blood out of a turnip," you could still die (see picture).
By the way, we didn't see any turnips! The hills were gradual and just when you thought they would go away you found another part of the climb, false summits all day. The only thing that was missing was a searing 90 degrees. Oh, that's suppose to be the weather forecast for tomorrow.
The Old Land Cruisers in Texas forever.
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