I live in the north Texas Hill County. Just got back yesterday from a two night-130 mile trip--all on highways and overnight at state parks. Sunday afternoon was an easy 30 miles to Fort Richardson in Jacksboro, Texas. No wind, no traffic, just great. Monday was all day, five hours IN THE SADDLE, doing less than 40 miles into a horrendous 25-30 mph direct wind. One of my worst pedaling days ever. I toyed early on with just heading to Oklahoma and seeing how far it would blow me and then calling my wife to pick me us. Instead I plugged on and spent the night at old Fort Walters/Mineral Wells state park.

Hoped for the tailwind home yesterday to battle the Brazos valley hills....it never materialized as the temperature went up to 86 degrees. That's right...nearly 90 degrees. Welcome to a Texas winter.

Except for the stop at a used a bookstore and the hamburger of the year in Graford it wasn't the best short tour.

Anyway, the summer tan lines are starting to come along as well as those little brown circles on the back of my hands.