(Rawhide is either referring to my butt or something else in this post - readers decide for yourselves!)
Today's ride was through rolling hills of eastern Texas. Up until about 2 p.m. we had a lovely cloud cover which kept the temperature down. We went past a lot of very large, beautiful farms and ranches. SOME farmers are doing very well out here!!!! We also saw several "wildlife refuges", which are actually game hunting ranches with herds of antelope and other more exotic animals (couldn't tell exactly what they were because they were pretty far out in the field).
We traveled mostly today on highways 159 out of LaGrange, then 237 through Oldenburg, Warrington, and Round Top. Round Top is an interesting community. Apparently it's a HUGE antique region with big shows twice a year (early April and early October). Right w, nothing is open, but there are many, many buildings and pavilions all set up for masses of vendors and people. Past Round Top, we took highway 290 through Burton, Longpoint, and Gay Hill. There are some really NICE big homes/farms between Longpoint and Gay Hill, with views to the north of a large reservoir - Somerville Lake. Hey, and we saw some of those famous Texas longhorn cattle (see photos below).
I was feeling tired today, maybe due to the humidity I'm not used to or the 3rd 60+ mile day in a row. We'd hoped to stop in Independence (also on highway 390) for more water and a snack; but once again we found that a place on the ACA map that said "all services" had nothing available, at least not on this Monday. The one market that advertised it was the only one for 11 miles, was CLOSED. Luckily we had some water left so we slogged on to the intersection with highway 105 and jumped on that. Found a gas station/convenience store about 8 miles outside of Navasota and purchased some much needed Gatorade, water, and Snickers (yeah!).
Tonight we are holed up at a motel in Navasota and didn't even go out for dinner -- I cooked in the room microwave. It was a great dinner -- Caesar salad, baked potatoes, salmon filets ala Emeril. We are now watching the last presidential debate and the 7th game of the National league baseball playoffs (GO, GIANTS!!!). Tomorrow we plan to head out on highways 90, 149, and 1375 for a short day (35 miles) and camp at Cagle Recreation Area on Lake Conroe.
Total miles: 67.41
Total time: 5:26
Avg: 12.41 mph
We went in to the Cagle / Conroe campground for a potty break and it really looked nice, the bathrooms clean, etc.
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