Archive for February, 2010
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010If it isn’t snow, hail or rain..it’s WIND! Updating from Stillwell Ranch in Texas. Sitting in a wooden rocking chair in front of the general store and watching the wind blow like crazy!
The Palm of God - Chisos Basin
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Terlingua is a desert outpost town that reminds us of Slab City (so many things remind us of Slab City in these parts). It seems to be made up of people who want to get away, who want to live their own private lives away from judging or prying eyes. We meet up [...]
Cowhead Ranch… or, Welcome to Big Bend
Thursday, February 25th, 2010From Marfa, we headed down Hwy 90 to Alpine. We stopped into the visitor center and poked around the older part of town while trying to figure out the question of lodging for the night. The weather app on Russ’ iPhone was showing a storm with potential snow, so we were debating our [...]
Marfa
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Marfa is the unlikeliest town in Texas. It is as if you took the Williamsburg part of Brooklyn and threw it in a blender with Portland’s Hawthorne neighborhood and a big helping of country. Sitting in Pizza Foundation, the town’s only pizza place (you only need one when the pizza is that good!), [...]
TrackMyTour
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Just a heads up to all our readers that I’m going to start contributing some tech reviews and tips on the Adventure Cyclist blog! If you can’t tell, I’m a bit of a gear geek and like to keep abreast of the new technology (which can be a bit challenging since we’re constantly moving). [...]
Photos from Marfa
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Some snaps and captions from the last few days….
The strange Prada Marfa art installation just outside of Valentine, TX. Someone told us that when the installation first opened, someone broke in and stole everything that was inside. It isn’t a store (the door is sealed and cannot be opened) but an art [...]
“D” is for Displacement
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Our host Michael in Alamogordo trained the first woman who qualified for RAAM, Kitty Goursolle, in 1983. He told us of some of the grueling training rides and psychological tactics he used to transform her from an already renowned kayaker to a competitive and fierce cyclist. As an accomplished endurance athlete himself, he [...]
Live Broadcast from Van Horn, TX - Feb 18th!
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Just rode into Van Horn after a long 65 mile day. We are staying in an awesome bike friendly hotel in Van Horn called the El Capitan. If you’re riding the Southern Tier of the ACA route, you’ll pass through Van Horn. You should stay here. Great friendly staff that welcomes [...]
On Food & Eating
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010After six months on the road and a variety of food experiences, I think it’s about time we let you all in on what we’re eating. It changes from day to day and week to week, but there are a lot of common threads in our food choices – and we’ve learned a lot [...]
Our frozen camp!
Monday, February 15th, 201010% chance of snow. So you figure that means 90% of nothing happening. Not so here. A mix of a little snow and frozen rain, leaving a layer of ice on the tent, table and everything else!
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