67 miles, 1145' of elevation, 78 degrees
Today was everything yesterday was not. No wind, great roads and an early arrival into El Paso. Yep we are in Texas for the first day of 20. The beautiful weather continues. Because it is Sunday , biking through downtown El Paso was pleasant and allowed us the opportunity to look around. We decided to just take a couple of short sag stops and come into our hotel, leave our bikes with the personal on duty and then go next door for wonderful Bar-B-Que. Never would I dream to eat like that until I was done with my bike for the day.
We were surrounded with beautiful mountain views for most of the ride. Many local bike clubs were out and riding and it was nice to have the occasional chat with a fellow cyclist who could give us some of the local info.
Life is good today. This is what we all came for. Seeing the US one mile at a time. The Bush 43 fence, however, was with us for the last 8 miles reminding us that all is not necessarily good in the world. The fence system is an inner fence that is 20' high followed by a water moat and then an 8' electric fence. It is a daunting sight.
I am soooo glad you had a better day. You make riding through El Paso sound almost fun - I avoid riding in traffic as much as possible. The BBQ sounds really yummy and no worries about how m any calories on this trip.
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