Author Archives: Morgan McCune

After a rest day, we were ready to hit the road again with refreshed legs! Ryan spent all day on the 29th finessing his new wheel onto his bike and 60 plus miles have testified to his hard work! We have officially entered the desert landscape and are seeing new spikey plants today and flowingContinue reading “Day 36 – March 30th”

Technical difficulties! Our VERY windy 30 mile ride into Del Rio took over four hours to complete and left us with a serious mechanic issue to sort out on Ryan’s bike. What an interesting history for the road we were traveling on though! Unfortunately the only bike shop in town, or for miles and milesContinue reading “Day 35 – March 28th”

Okay. We are back on the grind. But before we ground today, we took it very easy! Our camp takedown took about 2.5 hours as we enjoyed a slow wake up and breakfast. A short 5 mile ride took us into Camp Wood where we met Helen, the support van driver from Washington state whoContinue reading “Day 34 – March 27th”

Today was a beast. We CLIMBED some insane hills! The elevation change from Vanderpool to Camp Wood Texas was 2,000 ft up and 2,000 feet down. Unfortunately this was not the rolling hill kind of up and down but a steep incline for a few miles at a time followed by a thrilling downhill shortlyContinue reading “Day 33 – March 26th”

Do you ever wake up and just feel thankful to be alive? This morning that was easy with such a beautiful campsite and a night of stargazing in Stonehenge behind us. We took the morning slow and stopped by McDonalds after setting up camp for THREE breakfast sandwiches each. Amazing how you can eat whenContinue reading “Day 32 – March 25th”

We rose early at 7am to leave with Steven on his way out to work and did some stretching before the journey began. We found one of our favorite biking spots yet on a very secluded country road that meandered through the hills. The land opened up a bit so fewer fences meant more wildlife.Continue reading “Day 31 – March 24th”

A late start to the day with lots of silly shenanigans at camp got us on the road around 10:30. Within the first few pedal strokes my legs reminded me they were no longer fresh… but after a warm up I was ready to bust some country hills! Today was the first day we metContinue reading “Day 30 – March 23rd”

First day back on the road. Fresh legs, and ahhhhh warmer weather. That means more sweat… but less shivering uncontrollably and dreading the exit of my warm sleeping bag on freezing mornings! Ryan and I left Austin after a quick update to his bottom bracket (where the pedals attach to the bike). He now hasContinue reading “Day 29 – March 22nd”

We have hit the road again!! Here is a far too brief summary of our time in Austin: THANK YOU THANK YOU to Oso and Craig for letting us crash with you and for fitting us into your lives. You made us feel so welcome and made me realize even more why Ryan loves youContinue reading “Farewell Austin, Texas”

Okay quick update! We are officially extending our stay in Austin!!! Thank you to the Anna and the boys, Jonah, Oso, and Craig for keeping us comfortable, well entertained, and for being so enthusiastic about good food! 😉 While we are here, I will be illustrating a children’s book for Ryan Hanlon, a connection madeContinue reading “Austin Update”