{"id":63321,"date":"2023-09-17T22:15:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=63321"},"modified":"2023-09-17T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:15:10","slug":"texas-bicycling-adventures-september-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/17\/texas-bicycling-adventures-september-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Adventures – September 17, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2018Bucket list thing\u2019: Cross-country bike ride by seniors offers tips for others to follow<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Tom Corwin | www.postandcourier.com<\/h4>\n

Ed Cawthorn, 76, of Charleston was at the Grand Canyon last year when he bumped into a fellow seasoned adventurer and they began to swap stories. And that man helped launch Cawthorn on a new quest: biking across the country.<\/p>\n

That trip, with three other riders in their 70s or late 60s, and no other support, offers helpful tips and advice for those who might seek to make a similar arduous journey.<\/p>\n

Cawthorn had thought about a cross-country trek, maybe walking or biking, but meeting someone who had done it three times lit a new fire in him. He told himself, \u201cDon\u2019t put this off any longer.\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n

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The Hill Country of central and west Texas provided a significant challenge to the cross-country bike riders.<\/p>\n

\u2026 There was also the chance to see the country up close. The Hill Country of central and southwest Texas is aptly named, Cawthorn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a fact, there are a lot of hills there,\u201d he deadpanned.<\/p>\n

Cable remembers leaving Yuma, Ariz., in the morning \u201cand seeing the sun rise and silhouette the mountains behind us.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was also a memorable ride across the Mississippi River via the 500-foot-tall John James Audubon Bridge north of Baton Rouge, La., Cawthorn said. \u2026<\/p>\n

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#FancyWomenBikeRide<\/a> hosted by @BikeDenton<\/a> was a blast! Everyone looked amazing.

To those of you in heels, I salute you!

I wore Stans like a proper lady. ? pic.twitter.com\/T4kXLZZCcC<\/a><\/p>— Stephanie Brooks (@StephCycle) September 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>