Day 16 - Fort Davis, TX to Marathon, TX: Miles and miles of Texas
Wednesday April 15, 2009, 55 miles (89 km) - Total so far: 1,163 miles (1,872 km)
Weather: Sunny skies, temperatures 57 to 81, winds 10-12 mph from the south. After almost 200 miles and lots of climbing the last two days, today was a nice recovery day. After breakfast at a local cafe in Fort Davis, we did a slow ride out into the expanses of West Texas. On the way we stopped in the very nice and charming town of Alpine, Texas. In Alpine, Larry and I stopped at a cafe/bakery and had a fresh-baked sticky bun and iced tea (bike rider fare!). After Alpine, there was nothing but open spaces and a cross-wind all the way to Marathon. The purple flowers that I have been seeing were prolific in this area. The motel in Marathon is a combination motel, campground, and RV park. It is very pretty and very well done. The town of Marathon has only 500 people but has this place, another B&B, and the historic Gage Hotel (which was too costly for us poor bike riders). The town is the gateway to Big Bend National Park, about 60 miles south of here.
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Hey Uncle Barry!! We hope you have a good and safe trip. We can't wait to see you. Tell Share Bear we miss him too! Love Mrs. Yarber's K4 class
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ReplyDeleteWe have a different place to stay each night. We have stayed in a lot of Bed and Breakfast's and also hotels and motels. Each city is different but all the people are very nice. - uncle Barry
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