Smooth sailing out of Roswell into Texas

I left Roswell after recharging my batteries (literally & figuratively). I worked hard to get something for day 16. My distance for that day is totaled at 9:26am Pacific time so pushed for 50k, I got just about as close as you can get. I was on the road with no place to really take a break so I carried on with a gentle tail wind and a gradual decent :) to Plains, TX. I arrived to find the town about to roll up the streets. I had 15 mins to get some food at the DQ before they closed at 8:00pm. The other Mexican restaurant had already closed. I decided to call it a day and found a place to park the Zzzoomer and set up camp.

I started before sunrise so that I could finish out Day 17 with over 100 miles. I had to work hard to get to Brownfield because the wind had changed direction during the night in advance of an approaching storm. As I write this I am considering a severe weather advisory (see below:)

I was just finishing up this blog and the waitress told me that my meal was paid for by one of the patrons. I don't even know who. It constantly amazed at the friendliness and generosity of the people I have met on this adventure.

Special Weather Statement

PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL- CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD- MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK- CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN- GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA... DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON... QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY... CHILDRESS... MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD... OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA... LOCKNEY... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS... PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND... LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH... CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS... SPUR... GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY... BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA... O'DONNELL... POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT 535 AM CST WED MAR 5 2008

...ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH AN INFLUX OF COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SNOWFALL FOR AREAS ON THE CAPROCK ESCARPMENT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE GREATEST IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS...GENERALLY WEST OF A MORTON TO TULIA LINE. ACROSS THOSE AREAS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE... ALTHOUGH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED FOR MOST AREAS.

Las Cruses to Roswell

I have had to camp in the Zzzoomer fro the past 3 nights. The first night I stayed in the parking lot of a Family Dollar behind the card board collection trailer.The second night was aesthetically much more pleasing in the White Sands desert. Last night was the most difficult of the Whole trip - I was caught by a wind (50 - 70 mph) and snow storm.

weather.com - Local Severe Weather Alerts Details

Winter Storm Warning

/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z- 080303T1900Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA... TUCUMCARI...CARRIZOZO... RUIDOSO... FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES... CLOVIS 851 AM MST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE IN EFFECT OVER THE WARNED AREA. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. THE SNOW AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. I Broke 1000 miles in the morning after I got going. Things have been pretty smooth sailing until this storm. Thankfully Zzzoomer and I weathered it safely. Tomorrow will be a rest day I have decided and I will not try to put in as many miles

Las Cruces Article - March 1, 2008

Zoom, zoom: Man runs, coasts cross country to promote physical fitness
Sun-News report
Article Launched: 03/01/2008 12:00:00 AM MST

Sun-News photo by Norm Dettlaff

Glen Turner, 48, runs along Avenida de Mesilla on Friday with a "Zoomer" attached to his body. The man from Louisville, Colo., stopped in Las Cruces on his way to Savannah, Ga., after he started his trek in Oceanside, Calif., on Feb. 17. He is making the 2,500-mile journey solo with nothing but what he can carry in the wheeled cart he made. The device is strapped to his body as he runs, but he can sit inside, prop his legs, and coast down hills — an action he calls "the zooming effect." At a goal of traveling 62 miles day, he plans on making it to his final destination in under 40 days. He said he is making the cross-country journey to promote physical fitness and to prepare him for a run around the world.

Link to Article

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