I cruised past the impressive Guadalupe Mountains and Texas's highest peaks (over 8000ft) then began the downhill ride toward Van Horn. My low fuel light came on but fortunately my spare can was full. A tailwind finally set in from the North and helped keep my speed around 35mph. I felt like I was FLYING!
The morning sun shines bright this Friday and I look forward to the road ahead. I'm going to scoot out of here south for Marfa, TX and spend the night at the Marfa Lights Viewing Center. The low temp is 22F so this should be a good test of gear and preparation for the cold. Hopefully it won't get much colder than this on my southern sojurn in the coming months. Once I shed this elevation, I expect the extremely cold temperatures will slip away. At least I hope!