Trans America Cycling Day 12 - Lordsburg, NM to Deming, NM
The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Cyclists don't put away your winter clothing yet. Today was downright cold. It was overcast all day with temperatures in 50's F, wind over 10 mph and even some raindrops thrown in for good measure. Yet it was a great day, because any day cycling is a great day. We rode on Interstate-10 about 38 miles today. The interstate shoulder was very rough for the first 12 miles, so rough that holding a speed of 14 to 15 mph was hard work. It was so rough that when riders in the rear of the first paceline ran over a dead coyote on the shoulder, it wasn't that big of a deal as compared to all the other bumps in the road. It's hard calling out a dead coyote to warn other riders in the paceline. If a rider calls out "coyote," then other riders behind are liable to look off into the scrub bushes to the side to spot a live coyote, and thump. One doesn't expect to ride over one, says one who left tre