{"id":548,"date":"2018-04-03T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idoitoutdoors.com\/?p=548"},"modified":"2018-09-28T20:21:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T20:21:46","slug":"halfway-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idoitoutdoors.com\/?p=548","title":{"rendered":"Halfway Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Climb From the Top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our day started with a struggle. While it was not a long struggle it was taxing coming as it did before our legs had a chance to warm to the cadence of journey. The hill was just over a mile long but at a 14% incline it was about as much as any cyclist would care to tackle first off during a ride. The good part was that once at the top the rest of the day was there to be enjoyed and what an enjoyable ride it was.<\/p>\n

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The Struggle to the Top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the skies were cloudy and rain threatened, the cooling grey of the day only made our efforts seem light. The hills were constant but mostly of the rolling type with a downward glide to boost you part way up the other side. The countryside was typical of Texas Hill Country but with large game ranches predominating. One even seem to boast of an exotic menagerie that was hard to believe.<\/p>\n

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Can a T-Rex be Part of a Menagerie?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Somewhere some Texans are barefoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


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Halfway There!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The highlight of the ride was the town of Hunt, Texas marking the official half way point of our cross continental journey. Midway between oceans and having crossed two mountain ranges, the Great American Desert and too many tall hills to have counted, we are ready to take on the rest. There is still plenty of Texas ahead but already it looks different. Maybe it is all downhill from here.<\/p>\n

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Most of the Gang at Hunt, Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 2, 2018 Our day started with a struggle. While it was not a long struggle it was taxing coming as it did before our legs had a chance to warm to the cadence of journey. The hill was just over a mile long but at a 14% incline it was about as much as…<\/p>\n

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