Trans America Cycling Day 25 - Ingram, TX to Fredericksburg, TX
The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Today marked the halfway point of our cycling journey across America. Trans-America Cycling staff surprised us at breakfast by singing the "Happy Halfway to You" song at the breakfast table. Happy halfway to you Today was a picturesque ride in the Texas Hill Country. There was one steep hill with a grade measured at 12%. Once on top there were panoramic views of ranchland with cattle, sheep, goats and alpacas. Where before Del Rio there were no trees, now trees are everywhere Water in the hills Smooth chip seal made with rounded pebbles made for a very smooth ride. Thanks to Ray from Malta for most of the outstanding photographs of the hill country today. Today we had some of the smoothest chipseal for miles around. The reality though is that most chipseal is rough. A Texas cyclist recommended to lowering air pressure to best deal with the rough chipseal . He recomm