FreeWheel Day 0: Marietta to Texas State Line
It is Saturday night at 10pm, and I am sitting in my car at the Love County Public Library.
Lisa, Spencer, and Snoop Dog are here too, and they are trying to understand why I need to do this. I'm trying to figure it out myself, but call it a self-absorbed obsession if you like, I just want to write about the ride because I hope you will like it.
We left Sand Springs at about noon. Here is a shot of Spencer and I next to the rig.
Saturday is never an official ride day, that's why we call it Day 0. We ride to the state line, take pictures of ourselves at the Texas sign, and ride back. Here is a shot of Spencer and I getting ready to head out.
Today didn't quite work out like we planned. We rode the 14 miles or so to the state line, but once we got there, we discovered that Highway 77 doesn't go across the Red River. We were 500 yards from the border, and we improvised. Check it out.
Here is a link to the site with the vital stats of the ride today, including a map, GPS coordinates, etc. We did 28 miles, in just under two hours, and I burned 1900 calories. The wind was brutal on the way down, but carried us back at a nice pace to where we started.
Tomorrow is the official start, and we will ride 60 miles to Sulphur, Oklahoma. More then.
Lisa, Spencer, and Snoop Dog are here too, and they are trying to understand why I need to do this. I'm trying to figure it out myself, but call it a self-absorbed obsession if you like, I just want to write about the ride because I hope you will like it.
We left Sand Springs at about noon. Here is a shot of Spencer and I next to the rig.
Saturday is never an official ride day, that's why we call it Day 0. We ride to the state line, take pictures of ourselves at the Texas sign, and ride back. Here is a shot of Spencer and I getting ready to head out.
Today didn't quite work out like we planned. We rode the 14 miles or so to the state line, but once we got there, we discovered that Highway 77 doesn't go across the Red River. We were 500 yards from the border, and we improvised. Check it out.
Here is a link to the site with the vital stats of the ride today, including a map, GPS coordinates, etc. We did 28 miles, in just under two hours, and I burned 1900 calories. The wind was brutal on the way down, but carried us back at a nice pace to where we started.
Tomorrow is the official start, and we will ride 60 miles to Sulphur, Oklahoma. More then.
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