Pretty busy today. I had another epic ride, we drove into Amarillo and visited the RV museum and then drove out to Cadillac Ranch on I 40 just outside of town. We hit a liquor store and that was pretty much it. Tomorrow we move, probably to San Angelo.
We had to contend with Texas panhandle winds today. We did a long hike from the canyon bottom to the canyon rim and nearly got blown off our feet a few times. We always carry a lunch so we had to find something to block the typhoon or our sandwiches would have become Frisbees. We climbed a little below the rim and ate next to a cliff. The bike riding here is superb. There are a couple of museum's fairly close by that we are going to visit. We have to drive up to the top to get any cell. Even with that we have to use our Wilson Sleek signal booster to get anything other than 1x. Here's a couple of pics.
We had a pretty robust storm blow through early this morning. We raised the blinds and watched the light show. It was like being in the middle of a fireworks display. Our hike this morning looped around the north end of the park. It was quite challenging in places. We have, at Jenny's insistence, hiked the 2 most difficult trails in the park. These collages are of some of the trail & some of the scenery.
Had an epic bike ride this morning. Weather was preemo. We are going to stay here 1 more night so tomorrow will be an epic hike. The park is in the path of a big storm. 2" hail is possible. The sky is looking pretty ugly at the moment. I might have to take down the satellite dish. Oh no! This park is the home of the official state herd of Bison. They are pretty lethargic. This area was under a warm mineral sea at one time. There is a lot of gypsum laying around in layers. I saw this little gypsum dome during my ride this morning.
We are near Quitaque, pronounced, "kitty quay", Texas. I have been wanting to visit this park for a few years. Today was Clear and windy so there was some good drying of the mud. Consequently, I had a great bike ride after we got set up. When I returned from the ride Jenny & I did a pretty aggressive hike to a look-out, high above the canyon floor. I'm not sure how, or if, I will be able to send this post. We are in a cellular wasteland.
After the muddy bike ride we decided biking was not really an option. We did a couple of hikes. The park is something like 1900 acres so we got a pretty good feel for it. The Plains Indians lived in this area before we showed up and there is a lot of interesting history around here. Also, this park has been designated a "dark sky" something or other. There is very little light pollution. Tonight's sky is Clear so if I can stay up I should get a good view of the Milky way.
