Del Rio to Camp Wood, TX. We left after 1230 because we were trying to let the wind die down after wind advisory. We were running out of daylight so we left in the wind and Rode 79 miles through heavy wind until 40 minutes after sundown, and did bicycle 1942 feet of elevation gain. I think I said enough about the wind.
Just past Laughlin AFB, but before Bracketville, there was what looked like a Gazelle bounding up to a 10 foot high fence along the road, bounce off the fence and continue loping along. My understanding is that there are game ranches in the area that attract hunters for sport. On this ride at dusk, I saw two coyotes cross the road about 50 yards in front of me. I also passed in front of the Diamond Ranch outside of Uvalde. I forgot to mention when we rode down the last mountain in Fort Davis we went past the Prude Ranch. All eateries at Camp Wood were shutdown when we arrived after 2000, except one- Kings Texas Smokehouse. When I entered at 2025, I was greeted by the cook with – “we are closed,” but after the cashier intervened and since the grill was still hot -the cook acquiesced and said he would make me a burger- I had the most delicious “Bacon and Bleu Burger” with fried potato slices; I also purchased two bags of spent grain granola and chunk of Texas Gold mild cheddar for breakfast the next day; the cashier, who was much nicer than the cook, proclaimed he was marrying the cooks daughter- who he proclaimed is the prettiest girl in town, so we both agreed that tolerating his future father in-law was worth it. 😊
The plan for the next day is to ride to Ingram, TX.
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