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20. Life Lessons, Privilege, People

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Stats Day 38 mar 6.  60 miles 7:30 BIG hills, hot but oh so beautiful end in  Leakey Day 39 March 7. 22 miles, one BIG hill, cool, easy end in Campwood , Texas. Total miles 1635 Today was only 22 miles over the last of the big hills. Yesterday was the hardest day yet, see the profile

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19. Hill Country, Challenges, and Cowshit

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tats Day 36 mar 4.  40 miles 5:00 include chain repair, lots uphill. 75 degrees. Bike fix in Fredericksburg at end Day 37 mar 5  38 miles 5:00 hills, headwinds, hot, but gorgeous. Ens in Ingram TX Total miles 1553 On the second half of this journey now: I was wondering what the Texas Hill Country would be like

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18. Little House, Big House

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Stats  Day 31 feb 27. 55 miles 6:30 75 degrees, some wind, hilly, tired legs, end in Round Top TX Day 32 feb 28.  45 miles 5:00 83 degrees, no cars or dogs, medium hills. End in Bastrop TX Day 33 Mar 1.  42 miles 4:15. 76 degrees cloudy, not too hilly, lots of traffic,  2 dogs, 2 statues end Austin

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17. Day In the Life and I Chose to be Here

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Stats Day 30 feb 26. 45 miles 5:00. 82 degrees, hot wind, quite hilly. End in Navasota TX Day 31 feb 27. 55 miles 6:30 75 degrees, some wind, hilly, tired legs, end in Round Top TX Total miles finished 1332. 46% finished I spent some time today thinking about what I think about while riding. I was completely packed

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16. Why Am I Doing This?

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Stats Day 28 feb 24.  50 miles 4:13. 80 degrees and muggy, flat, 3 dogs, horn worked, great road, end in Shepherd,TX Day 29 feb 25. 58 miles  6:35  80 degrees, good roads, 8 dogs, one twice- backtrack. End Huntsville TX Total miles finished 1232. 41% finished You may be wondering why I do this, so here goes: I

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15. Rain, Wind, and Hair

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Stats Day 26 feb 22.   43 miles 4:30. Strong wind, rain, first half no traffic, second sharing 2 lane with semis, 11 dogs, horn worked end in Kirbyville Day 27 feb 23.  42 miles 4:00 82 degrees but wide shoulder, no wind or rain end in Kountze TX Total miles finished 1124 I finally, my last night in

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14. Leaving Louisiana: Impressions and Encounters

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Stats Day 24 feb 20.  36 miles 4:00 big headwinds, slow going, almost all dirt road. 12 dogs, end in oberlin LA Day 25 feb 21.  38 miles 4:00 gusty headwinds, rolling hills, no dogs end in DeRidder LA Total miles 1039   35%  finished More headwinds today, but not constant, just gusty. One straight road to ride with

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13. Managing the Power Plant and Opposable Thumb

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Stats Day 22 feb 18. 52 miles 4:47 beautiful cool day 50 degrees, half in traffic, end in Marksville LA. 7 dogs today ( the dachshund was the only easy one to outrun) Day 23 feb 19.  38 miles 4:00  5-10 knot headwind beautiful country roads, over 20 dogs end in Ville Platte LA Total miles 965 

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12. West of the Mississippi and Navigation

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Stats Day 20 feb 16    0 miles, rest and restock day, Baton Rouge  Day 21 feb 17. 46 miles, 15 mph headwind first 42 miles. Hard. End in New Roads LA  Running total 875 Well, I’m west of the Mississippi. Today was only 46 miles but the first 42 were into a steady 15

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11. Louisiana: Then and Now

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Stats Day 18 feb 14.  42 miles 4:14 hot, levy for 32 miles, then tailwind, end Gonzales LA Day 19 feb 15.  32 miles 3:30 all in traffic, ready for a break day end Baton Rouge LA Running total 829 “There’s no there there” is a favorite quote from Gertrude Stein. My feeling about my leg muscles this morning.

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