April, 2026 | The Lone Rider

Groom to Shamrock, TX 04-30-2026 Day 20

I was so wiped from yesterday’s ride, I slept through my alarm for the first time. Up a half hour later than …

In the original planning, today was supposed to be long mileage, with gentle downhill heading east. I was counting on westerly winds. …

Our Warm Showers hosts, Mel and Erika Lolmaugh had just got home from their respective 12 hour shifts as local police and …

We were once again up in time for breakfast at 6 AM. The winds might be uncontrollable like yesterday, so we wanted …

We knew today’s challenge was going to be the wind. Fortunately, it was going to be mostly at our backs, pushing us …

Today was going to be short in distance and long on wind and climbing. While the climb was going to be over …

We awoke to one of the coldest mornings so far. When we walked down to the lobby of our hotel for the …

Just before I went to bed last night, I put a patched tube into my front tire. It had ended the day …

Yesterday was a day and night of fixing punctured tire tubes. Today started pretty well, especially for me because there was a …

Although Brad’s Desert Inn was a nice enough place, they did not offer breakfast. They did have a fridge, microwave, and coffee …