Dalhart to Clayton: 48.6 miles
Total mileage: 2089.8
This morning we were woken up at 5am sharp, unfortunately, due to some loud music from the other group. Thankfully Maggie dragged herself out of bed to ask them to turn it off and we were able to doze for another hour - the joy of a short day.
Before the SC2SC crew headed off we were able to get them to join in a dance video. As our group started to head out on the road, Marcus' pretty much exploded so we waited for him to change it end just as we were saddling up to leave the front one went. We (Jay, Nate and myself) were not too concerned because we had a short riding and tons of time to kill.
The ride out of town was flat and with not too much wind which made it easy to enjoy the scenery and chat. Lunch was at mile 30 and I had a bomb bagel sandwich (there is nothing better in life than a bagel sandwich). The rest of the afternoon was set up really well because we would have eight miles to the state line and then another eight into town. Unfortunately I had a flat about agile out of lunch, but that definitely did not slow down the group. When we hit The he major city I will be investing in some new tires because after all the training and riding mine are pretty bald.
First picture opportunity was in front of the tome one change line. We were all determined to find this one because we missed the one into Central time which was DEVASTATING.
We then biked about 100 feet and then stopped for the New Mexico sign.
Once we hit the host we waited around until three so we could van down the National Guard. All I will say about that is cold group showers. We did, however, stop by a local 100+ year saloon for a beer complete with swinging doors. I got a local wheat beer which was the perfect way to wrap up an awesome ride into New Mexico.
We had a lot of time to kill before dinner so I headed "downtown" to checkout some of the local shops. Not touch going on on a Thursday afternoon and it made me appreciate how many things my small town has.
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