I only had a few dogs give chase today and the one that got closest was a dachshund. Thankfully his little legs couldn't move fast enough and my ankles were never in danger.
It was a pretty ride today from Hammond LA to Bogalusa LA. Sixty miles and 1500 feet climbed. Some headwind and some (occasional) tailwind. Temps in the low 20sC and overcast. I started out the day with my 7th flat tire of the trip. Apparently I ran over some truck tire debris yesterday and had a small wire puncturing my tire & tube. That left me last out of the parking lot and it took me almost 30 miles to catch up with the front-runners.
No stunning scenery, just the usual rural stuff from mobile homes to country estates to horse and cattle farms to undeveloped wilderness. We've moved north of the coast to a little bit higher elevation so no more flooded fields. A pleasant ride with a bakery stop for lunch and ice cream at the end of the day. Oink, oink!!
That was an interesting tour of Texas! It's not all John Wayne movie-like. It's funny how if I don't know anything about a part of Texas I just assume it's flat and semi-desert - default education: Hollywood. A couple of things I find curious: how could you ride through a big depression (GPS says below sea level) and there not be a lot of stinky standing water? And how come you did not report big oil fields in east Texas - all gone?
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's why I've always loved dachshunds... (we had one when I was growing up, and he was a sweetheart - he didn't chase bicycles either).
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