Caballo Lake NM to El Paso TX
May 1, 2015
99 miles
Once again with a big ride day ahead we were up early and departed on our trikes just after sunrise. We had gotten the idea that we did not need a tent for the night. We just scooted the picnic table to the side, which gave us a nice pad for our sleeping mattress. This made it easy to pack up in the morning as well.
It was a nice morning as we rode out through the New Mexico farmlands. They grow a lot of Chiles in this part of the state. Royce rode out for about two hours and then turned back to bring the car forward. The farmland terrain was great for the trikes, as they are a little more work to get up the hills. Royce and I met up at 50 miles, had lunch and I switched to my bicycle. Royce proceeded to El Paso and then rode back to me. We got to ride about the last 10 miles together. We stayed in West El Paso and of course got caught in evening commute traffic, which was a little challenging. I did not find that the Texans in this area care much about bicycles or bicycle lanes. For a city of a half million and a University in the city I expected a little more bike friendly environment. It made me really appreciate communities that embrace bicyclist.
May 1, 2015
99 miles
Once again with a big ride day ahead we were up early and departed on our trikes just after sunrise. We had gotten the idea that we did not need a tent for the night. We just scooted the picnic table to the side, which gave us a nice pad for our sleeping mattress. This made it easy to pack up in the morning as well.
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| Caballo Lake State Park NM |
It was a nice morning as we rode out through the New Mexico farmlands. They grow a lot of Chiles in this part of the state. Royce rode out for about two hours and then turned back to bring the car forward. The farmland terrain was great for the trikes, as they are a little more work to get up the hills. Royce and I met up at 50 miles, had lunch and I switched to my bicycle. Royce proceeded to El Paso and then rode back to me. We got to ride about the last 10 miles together. We stayed in West El Paso and of course got caught in evening commute traffic, which was a little challenging. I did not find that the Texans in this area care much about bicycles or bicycle lanes. For a city of a half million and a University in the city I expected a little more bike friendly environment. It made me really appreciate communities that embrace bicyclist.
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