Conference noted::bicycle

2720.0. "Getting out of the snow" by NOVA::FISHER (US Patent 5225833) Wed Feb 02 1994 08:34

    BIG BEND TOUR	March 4-13
    420 miles, 47-78 per day
    $630, 9 days, INTERMEDIATE level skills required
    
    The Big Bend Tour takes cyclists through awesome scenery of a last
    frontier - Texas.  The route begins and ends in Fort Davis; in between
    you'l visit Alpine, Marfa, Presidio, Lajitas, Terlingua, Big Bend
    National Park, and Marathon. Roll through the Davis Mountains, cross
    the Chihuahua Desert and ride the Camino Del Rio along the Rio Grande. 
    two days rest let you relax in Lajitas (rafting down the Santa Elena
    Canyon) and Chisos Basin, BiG Bend National Park.  An option Pre-Day 1
    ride takes in the 74 mile Davis Mountain Scenic Loop.  (Lodging not
    included for this day.)
    
    For the summer, I might bypass this tour, but for March, hey the
    check's in the mail.  Anyone interested?  I'll see about getting more
    info to you, obviously time is of the essense to get your money in.
    They cancel the tour if they don't get 10 signups.
    
    As for HeartCycle Tours, the ride leader and sag driver are volunteers
    and once in a while there's a bummer tour but the majority of their
    tours that I heard about are excellent as was the one I went on last
    year.  The sag truck provides luggage transport and lunch stops as
    well as portage when needed.
    
    ed

    I found this tour to be especially interesting because we had been
    planning to go to Hell Week in North Texas March 12-19, so the
    plan if to get in 2 weeks of early season cycling.   Besides, I
    just have to use 7 weeks of vacation this year.  :-)
    
    ed