Day 11, January 15, 2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
each of us rode 187 KMS/116 MILES from Del Rio, Texas to Vanderpole, Texas
[farther than our plan of Camp Wood]
Cumulative
distance for trip: 2323 kms/1443 miles over 11 days
Total
altitude climbed today [i.e. total climbs not including downhills]:
10,020 feet [second largest of entire trip]
Calories
expended during ride: JEFF 6088/KEVIN 4897
Weather:
clear sky but Southeast headwinds and crosswinds [question: what happened
to the concept of the "westerly winds" as the prevailing winds]
Daily inspiration
Each day
Diane Rushton & Jeff's kids Brooklyn and Skylar are sending the team inspirational
messages to start their day.
Read January 15th inspiration.
Read Jeff, Kevin's comments for the day
Read a comment from Lance Armstrong!
Photos
The first
part of the day was gradual incline into strong headwinds for the first
3 hours.
Entering what is called Texas Hill Country, which turned out to be 40
miles of brutal 400-500 foot ascents and descents.
We saw lots
of wildlife today including some deer. (Inset) One of the many streams
through the Texas Hill country. There were flood markers that show high
water marks up to 6 feet above the road during flash floods.
Big effort
on one of the many climbs.
Taking a break
after one of the climbs from the valley floor.
Yes Kevin
is King of the Mountain Climbs. Look at those thighs; I don't think they
are real. Do you?
..Today's
weather
..C2C
shirts!
..Jeff's
radio interview
..Kevin's
video
..Kevin,
Jeff, Kenn
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Special
Thanks
We'd
like to thank the Holiday Inn in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico who
graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 10th ride.
We'd like to thank the Super 8 in Silver City, New Mexico who graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 9th ride.
We'd like to thank the Best Western in Arizona, as well as in Texas, who graciously gave us free accomodations after out rides.
Some of the cool support things that are happening along the ride.
Many local
newspaper stories along the way.
2. A camera crew from the TV program "Ride Guide" on Outdoor Life Network
with us for both events. They will be making a TV segment on our two events.
3. Providing daily updates on the website including outline of what we
did and digital pictures along the way.
4. Most important we will be highlighting on our support vehicles and
on our website the person we are riding for during that day.