Beef, Beer & a Birthday...Don't mess with Texas.

Day 17
Tucumari NM. to Dalhart TX.
96 miles with a nice tailwind.

Today started with a nice tailwind and beautiful smooth pavement. It was a very fast first 50 miles to the Texas border.

                                                I love this sign....bullet holes included.

                                             This is the sign they use on roadside garbage cans

I wish that I could show you some great scenery between Tucumcari to Dalhart but there is absolutely nothing to show. This area of the country is really void of color or contrast and the "highlight" of the day was coming to the feed lots on the outskirts of Dalhart.
The feed lots hold between 600,000 and 1,000,000 head of cattle that they are fattening up prior to sending them off to become dinner.
We had hundreds of trucks pass us during our ride to Dalhart and they created a strong breeze with a even stronger smell.
The dust and smell as we rode past the feed lots was very memorable. The dust storms that were blowing all around us was incentive to pedal fast and get out of the area knowing that the "dust" wasn't dirt.....it was dried, powdered poop from a zillion future cheese burgers.

After each days ride we always eat "1st Dinner" which has often been a Sonic double cheese burger, fries and a coke and maybe some ice cream to go. Today in Dalhart there was nothing close by except a variety store within walking distance where I bought the gourmet meal shown above, 90 seconds in the microwave and as you can see this delicious meal looks just like the picture. I topped it of with 2 king size Butterfinger and a pint of chocolate milk.

Prior to "2nd Dinner" we had a Cake & Beer party for Chris. Chris and his lovely wife, Penny, are from England and today is Chris' 65th Birthday. Chris is the strongest rider in our group, he climbs like a goat and powers on the flats. For 2nd dinner we all went to a local steakhouse and we all did our best to consume a local grown cow.

Tomorrow we have a relatively short ride to Guymon, Oklahoma. We had the discussion tonight about what to do in case the weather becomes a problem. The forecast is for very high winds that will not be in our favor and there are warnings for possible thunderstorms. Tomorrow's blog entry might be late because it could become a very long day.


Did I mention that this ride is to raise awareness and funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters?
There is a donation button if you feel so inclined, 100% of this money goes directly to BBBS.

I appreciate you following along via the blog.

Dream Big, Jeff