TThe ride to Marathon was great--good weather, no big hills, downhill rollers, and varied scenery. Still some cacti and yucca, but grassier than earlier and the desert shrubs shrubs and trees are turning green. I saw several monarch butterflies and wondered if they were on their northern migration out of Mexico. 60 mi this day. We stayed in the historic and rather fancy Gage hotel.
the ride from Marathon to Sanderson (54 mi) was uneventful. We were on US 90 the whole way--no towns, about one vehicle/hr. We have begun to see some flowers along the roadside--the first in a number of days. There are only 2 towns in Terrell Co., the 10th largest county in Texas, and Sanderson is the county seat. The nearest stoplight is 65 mi away. The student population preK thru 12 is 170. The motel where we stayed is run by a couple and the man is very interested in snakes and other desert creatures and has a snake collection in a room next to the office. I never realized there were so maThe ride from Sanderrrny varities of rattlesnakes. He also had acouple tarantulas. I liked the snakes better.
The ride fromm Sanderson to Del Rio is 111 mi all on US 90 and I DID IT! I didn't think ' would be able to do it, but I just kept plugging along. It was really hot out there with temperatures in the low 90s and unrelenting sun. We are again very close to the border, and we saw a lot of Border Patrol activity. There was a dirt road on either side of the highway and paralleling it. The BP were partolling these dirt roads very slowly looking for any signs of human presence. Each day after this check they drag acollection of big tires along these roads which makes a pattern which they can check for disturbance the next morning. The things one learns riding cross country! That's all for today. I'm tired and am going to bed.
Yayyyy YOU! Great job - no wonder you are ready for bed. What a triumph.
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