Feb 1st,
so this is just a quick update since the library closes in 9 minutes. i am in leakey, tx about 100 miles east of del rio. i actually took 2 days of in el paso because i went climbing with the people i stayed with at hueco tanks, it was pretty awesome. the winds have been crazy the last few days, they changed directions 180 degrees just about every night so i have been fighting head winds and enjoying 20-30 mph tailwinds. it has been interesting! last night i was camping at a football field and the sprinklers went off at 5 and got everything soaked that i had outside my tent. my bike was frozen solid when i was ready to go and the wheels wouldn’t turn so i had to take it to a laundry mat and let it thaw out inside. it sure has been a trip so far. soon i will be in the famous hill country of texas which i am pretty excited about because i will finally see trees which i haven’t seen basically the entire trip. good weather, good roads and mostly good people.

later,
brian

Feb 3rd
so i am about 15 miles away from austin, tx staying at some really awesome peoples house. the riding has been great ever since i started heading east heading out of del rio. the views are amazing in the hill country of texas i the riding is really fun. there is little wind and there are all kinds of ups and downs. hills all over the place. it kind of reminds me of back home in PA except with the cccasional cactus and longhorns. inbetween el paso and del rio wasn’t the best part of the trip for sure. i didn’t have to much fun during that stretch because it is very desolate and extremely windy, i had some terrible heads winds a few days. i averaged 8 mph for an entire day because of the wind. it was the same type of riding i did today and today i averaged 12 mph. so it was not fun. but i am done with the desert and the winds have died down and the last 4 days have been the best riding on this entire trip yet i think. hopefully it will continue all the way to florida and then to pa. tomorrow i am taking a day off and heading into austin, maybe catch some music and definetly get some awesome bbq. hope all is well with everyone and the snow is still falling in jackson.

Brian