Thursday, April 22, 2010
Today’s route was one of my favorite so far. It was so much fun. We didn’t have terrible winds today, so didn’t feel like we were moving our legs and going absolutely nowhere. Although the route was pretty hilly, there were lots of rolling hills, which gave us enough time to recover between hills. It made for a challenging, yet very fun ride today.
I was riding with the guys for a while. Unfortunately, I don’t have the weight to descend as quickly or the power/strength to ascend as quickly as the majority of them, so I ended up riding by myself for a bit. Chris eventually rode with me and we had a great rest of the day.
Today’s route was one of my favorite so far. It was so much fun. We didn’t have terrible winds today, so didn’t feel like we were moving our legs and going absolutely nowhere. Although the route was pretty hilly, there were lots of rolling hills, which gave us enough time to recover between hills. It made for a challenging, yet very fun ride today.
I was riding with the guys for a while. Unfortunately, I don’t have the weight to descend as quickly or the power/strength to ascend as quickly as the majority of them, so I ended up riding by myself for a bit. Chris eventually rode with me and we had a great rest of the day.
We stopped to admire the wildflowers, take pictures, and attempted to speed away from crazy chasing dogs. 
Just prior to reaching our final destination, we passed through Eastland. The county is known for it's Horned Toad, Rip. I'll let you read the description below for more information. Interesting. Very interesting...
We arrived in Ranger, Texas pretty early. Ranger is an incredibly interesting town, to say the least. Upon arriving, we were pretty certain we had arrived in a ghost town. We turned on to Main Street and didn’t even see any cars. The vast majority of the store fronts were closed; most buildings were completely dilapidated, with broken windows and fallen-in roofs.
We did come across one building that was open – Fox’s Mercantile – which sells “Everything from Crackers to Coffins.” Strange. 
The owner of the store came out and chatted with us for a little while. Even stranger…
We also found the Medical Museum Etc. on Main Street.
Unfortunately, it was closed (and appears to have been closed for a very long time). We were able to peak in the windows and see all of their treasures but could not go through the museum. Sad. 
We are staying at the First Baptist Church in Ranger. We showered at Ranger College, which just might be as dilapidated as Main Street, Ranger. My shower water ran straight down the wall. It made for a challenging shower, which involved quite a bit of pressing my head pretty much directly against the wall. It made for a difficult showering experience.
We had a tasty meal cooked by Team Lemon. We had amazing internet when we first got to the church, but I’m pretty sure that, in our excitement, we overloaded the system. Without much to do in Ranger, Megan, Katie, and I decided to take a walk and explore. Interesting place, Ranger, Texas. We passed by the Police Station, which also turned out to be City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce. We passed by two Kwik Stops because, yes, a place like Ranger does in fact need two Kwik Stops. We got “shot at” by two children playing in their front yard. And “Sexy Beast” passed by us in his maroon truck, at a minimum, four times (he was thus named because he had “Sexy Beast” written on his front windshield). We were interested in renting a movie to watch this night (because we couldn’t think of a better way to pass our evening in Ranger); however, we were told that the store “only rents movies to people who live in Ranger.” Again, I repeat, interesting place, Ranger, Texas.
End of the twenty-second day. And it was interesting.
We did come across one building that was open – Fox’s Mercantile – which sells “Everything from Crackers to Coffins.” Strange. The owner of the store came out and chatted with us for a little while. Even stranger…We also found the Medical Museum Etc. on Main Street.
Unfortunately, it was closed (and appears to have been closed for a very long time). We were able to peak in the windows and see all of their treasures but could not go through the museum. Sad. We are staying at the First Baptist Church in Ranger. We showered at Ranger College, which just might be as dilapidated as Main Street, Ranger. My shower water ran straight down the wall. It made for a challenging shower, which involved quite a bit of pressing my head pretty much directly against the wall. It made for a difficult showering experience.
We had a tasty meal cooked by Team Lemon. We had amazing internet when we first got to the church, but I’m pretty sure that, in our excitement, we overloaded the system. Without much to do in Ranger, Megan, Katie, and I decided to take a walk and explore. Interesting place, Ranger, Texas. We passed by the Police Station, which also turned out to be City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce. We passed by two Kwik Stops because, yes, a place like Ranger does in fact need two Kwik Stops. We got “shot at” by two children playing in their front yard. And “Sexy Beast” passed by us in his maroon truck, at a minimum, four times (he was thus named because he had “Sexy Beast” written on his front windshield). We were interested in renting a movie to watch this night (because we couldn’t think of a better way to pass our evening in Ranger); however, we were told that the store “only rents movies to people who live in Ranger.” Again, I repeat, interesting place, Ranger, Texas.
End of the twenty-second day. And it was interesting.
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