A short distance outside of Valentine, TX is an unusual "sculpture" that our riders stopped to admire. This little structure out in the middle of nowhere is actually designed to resemble a Prada store by artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. Inside the store are authentic Prada shoes and bags but there will be no shopping - the door is not functional! This exhibit is never supposed to be repaired or maintained and is intended to eventually erode back into the landscape. Erected in 2005, the "store" doesn't look any worse for the wear yet!
Infused with their daily dose of culture, Kevin and Emi continued on, once again, into the winds. Check out the flag on Kevin's bike - that says it all...
Passing into the Mountain Time Zone, the route took them onto a major road in the afternoon and then onto this half-paved, half-dirt road for 4 miles of rough ridin'. Again, off-roading on road bikes.
This doesn't even look like a real road but I guess it got them where they needed to go because after 71.5 miles they stopped in Sierra Blanca for the night.
Sierra Blanca is the light colored mountain range to the left.
The forecast for Day #42 includes light 5-10 MPH winds from the East and Southeast. A nice wind pushing them toward El Paso, TX for the planned 88 mile day would be sincerely appreciated!
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Damn an easy day?
Okay, I know you asked me not to announce it prior to your getting back....but since you can't stop talking about shoes & now Pradas ( you can take Kev out off the Hamptons but never the Hamptons out of Kev)..I feel free to let the cat out of the bag...Kev plans to rest up a couple of weeks & then he's riding Rte. 1 from Maine down to Key West finishing up at Sally's Sparkling Shoes on Duval Street...
XOXO,Waterdog123
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