Thursday, September 22, 2011
Amarillo, Texas to Shamrock, Texas
92 miles
850 ft. climbing
Started the day with a treat - the crew made us French toast for breakfast. It was a chilly morning - about 50 degrees and overcast. We’re now in the central time zone, so the mornings are still darkish when we wake up and have breakfast, but light enough for us to start riding at 7:30. It was a good recovery ride - mostly flat; just a little climbing. It rained for part of the morning, but we had all our rain gear on, so it wasn’t an issue. Our entire route was on historic Old Route 66. Notable sights: the largest cross in the western hemisphere (in Groom, TX); the leaning water tower (also in Groom); and the Devil‘s Rope and Route 66 museums (in McLean, TX). The weather became bright and sunny in the late morning and stayed sunny and pleasantly cool for the rest of the day. It was an exceptional day - even with the rain, we had a great ride. Because it was such a short day, we arrived at our destination - the Western Hotel in Shamrock - before 2:30. We had plenty of time to relax after cleaning and maintaining our bikes and settling into our rooms. For dinner, about 15 of us walked over to a small pizza place (the only pizza place in town) about a block away from our hotel. We took over the entire tiny eating area - rearranging the furniture so that we could all sit together. The people running the place couldn’t have been nicer. We probably cleaned them out of all their food!
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| The largest cross in the western hemisphere |
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| The leaning water tower |
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| Not caring that my rain hat does not match my rain jacket |
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| Well, there goes our restrooms! |
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