The heat situation has been dictating the hours I ride but now the sleeping hours are getting factored into the equation. I pitched my tent late but no matter, I slept miserably all night. The tent traps the heat and makes sleeping difficult. Great weight reduction program. So now what? Numerous cyclists I have met have had luck staying at local fire departments. So I went to the Clinton station and sounded them out. They are working on it, going through the channels but in the meanwhile I am out of the heat and having dinner with them tonight. Good bunch of guys, very friendly and their station Dalmation, Blaze, is good at making off with anything you leave around.
The 70 mile ride from El Dorado to Clinton was a roller coaster, countless hills and valleys packed closely together. The roads I traveled were small well maintained secondary roads with little traffic. Farm houses were at the top of every hill with an occasional unleashed dog. The landscape of hilly wooded farms, corn crops and green grass was perfect for bicycling. The tranquility was nice.
Whatever the sleeping arrangements, I begin the KATY trail tomorrow. No traffic will be nice.
No comments:
Post a Comment