And I survived, a little weak-kneed, but otherwise no worse for the ware. This morning, temps in the 40s and a stiff NE wind got my attention. But the landscape in the hill country is quite variable and almost always beautiful. A lunch stop at the Red Bud Cafe in Blanco yielded a Mediterranean veggie wrap with hummus and fresh sprouts, decaf coffee, and warm feet. My travel to Comfort, TX was otherwise undelayed except for flat tire #9.
I rolled into Comfort just under the dusk buzzer. 70 miles in hill country takes more voltage than I'm used to producing. I opted for a motel when I got in. The two most difficult (Hill Country) climbing days lie just ahead. I will likely take them in smaller chunks.
Two great birds for today were the Northern Caracara and Greater Roadrunner. The Looney Tune hasn't left my head since I saw him...
No less than three people stopped to see if I needed help while I was repairing my tire. One was the rancher who appeared to own the land that I was in front of. He went back to repairing fence when I told him I was okay, but as I rode off he shouted a wish for good luck and also his phone # in case things didn't go well. Just when you think you have people figured out...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
1st day of the REAL Texas Hill Country
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I look up the birds....Lovely!!! Caracara is the Mexico's National Bird.
ReplyDeleteMiss the Looney Tune Roadrunner...Beep beep!.....watch out for the Coyote!!!!
Minus 2 as I write, about 4" of fluff in the yard, just finished scraping the driveway. Keeps the snow from packing down in the wheel tracks. Because of the steepness, there's a certain line to keep your momentum up during the hillclimb and if you don't keep it scraped down, it becomes the worst place to attempt the grade instead of the best. Also scraped my neighbor's short, steep drive which I do just because he says I shouldn't do it...can't pay me, etc. Defiance is the outstanding characteristic of.....how's that go???
ReplyDeleteHaving a feeder full of chicadees, woodpeckers, nuthatches, occasional blue-jay, and new arrival, mom and pop cardinal. What an outstanding bird!
Keep up the writin' and ridin'