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passed by everyone else, but saw many
of them turn north after their lunch stop
in Uvalde. On our new road, US 83, we
made somewhat better time and stopped
around mile 63 at a cross-roads store
in Shamrock. Jan and I were still do-
ing well as we turned east just north of
Garner State Park, less than 15 miles
from our destination. Some five miles
later, Jan said her legs had given out
and she could no longer climb the hills
on her bike. She tried walking up the
hills and coasting down for a bit, but
we decided that it was late enough that
we had better call and get a Support
and Gear (SAG) vehicle to transport us
to our lodgings at Utopia on the River.
While we hated to give up at 78 miles,
we realized on the drive in that we were
about one mile short of three miles of
road construction—we heard it was a
nightmare for the other riders.
October 11: Utopia to
Kerrville (62 miles)
At dawn, we started on our ride out
to Kerrville. While only 62 miles, we
had been promised hills and the route
certainly delivered on that promise. We
admired some beautiful countryside and,
now and then, had some great hills on
which to coast down.
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PHOTO BY JACKIE
LAHMAN
Left to right: Tom
Codrington, Tom
Crawford and Phil
Lahman.
Jan Woolheater and Stephanie Greenley pose in front of a convenience store
during a brief stop in Sisterdale, Texas.
PHOTO BY JUDY PHILLIPS
