Where's the Beef?

 Dalhart Texas is the answer, As we were riding in to Town, we were amazed at the size of the feed lot on the righthand side of the road. A little bit further there was a feedlot double in size of the first one on the left-hand side of the street. We read something that one of the feedlots has 79,000 head of cattle. I think it is safe say there is a lot of beef in Dalhart.

Don't you just love the one cow standing upon top of the hill?

Today's ride was fairly simple. We got on US 54 in Tucumcari and headed northeast. Our legs were strong and the tailwind of 20 to 30 MPH may have helped us. We averaged 18.4 MPH for the over 94 miles we rode. 

The highlight of the trip was entering into Texas. Our fourth state and third time zone. 

Handsome devils aren't we?

Here is the route on Strava:

I thought I should say something about what we eat. Neither Thom nor Claudia and I are big meat eaters. Before we started the trip, I thought we would be having pizza or pasta most meals. Well I was wrong. For the first 2 plus weeks, I think we have eaten Mexican food the most followed by hamburgers.

Today after we passed the feedlots, there was a billboard for a restaurant/diner called The Grill that had a picture of a giant hamburger. It didn't look appealing at all to me. Where did I end up picking as our dinner restaurant? The Grill. What did I eat? A bacon cheeseburger. I am hoping that we have more choices as we move along.

Something I hadn't anticipated was the lack of places to eat along the route so far. I haven't counted it up but I would guess that on half of the days, Thom and I don't stop for lunch, We usually take a break along the side of the road and eat a Clifbar or some other energy bar. If you remember the spreadsheet on the post about The Route in Ridiculous Detail, I had identified lunch spots for each day. It just hasn't worked out.

Another item of food that hasn't worked out is the instant oatmeal I insisted we purchase before the trip. I have a feeling that box is going to be donated to the NK Food Pantry when we make it to Rhode Island. All of the hotels we have stayed at, have had a breakfast available. Of course in Gallup it was only 2 granola bars but other than that it has been sufficient for us to keep on going. At home, where ever that is, I usually only have cottage cheese and a piece of fruit for breakfast. For this ride I eat whatever is offered, This morning along with my breakfast burrito, I had a piece of bread and a package of Little Debbie's chocolate donuts. 

Progress

Today was our fastest day. We are both satisfied with our progress.

Tomorrow our goal is to zip through Oklahoma and end up in Liberal, KS.