leaving Van Horn Toward Marfa it's a great day.

Leaving out of Van Horn my anticipation was 40 to 50 miles a day – boy was I wrong.

Here at break having lunch after 10 miles the chip seal is a little tough - slows me by 2-3mph.

Lots of crunchy peanut butter, Marmalade and tortillas lunch and dinner and snack time cheaper than energy bars and has the protein, carbs, sugar and I like em. Read about the tortillas on the web from bicyclers going to Alaska.

The chip seal shoulder  has not been smoothed out by cars and trucks like the travel lane – too busy to get up on the highway.

Just a neat shot of the landscape at 6MPH

Four sword palms just hanging out – going even slower on a bike helps you really notice more.

so here is one of crops out here - King Cotton and we thought it was desolate.

And there is a close up of the chip seal almost as bad as a gravel road only harder.

and here is the another crop Pecans, Miles and Miles of orchards

The trains coming at me every few hours would blow their whistles - nearly everyone waved back or honked thier horns.

a beautiful sunset on a pretty tough 30 mile day

beginning to suspect I have lost enough weight and water and my Blood pressure is dropping. Missed Valentine by 8 miles.