I’ve made a few changes to my blog site and what I want to focus on. My tag line used to be about losing weight (and it’s still my goal) but I wanted to change directions. Instead, I want to focus more on exploring the lower Rio Grande Valley on a bike. I figure kill two birds with one stone. Explore the Valley with long rides and lose weight at the same time.

The lower Rio Grande Valley is located in deep south Texas. I have to put the word, lower, in it because the Rio Grande Valley stretches all the way up to Colorado where the Rio Grande River starts. I realized this when I would see the Rio Grande Valley associated with New Mexico and I was saying, “What?”. After doing a little research, I found out about the Rio Grade Basin and why New Mexico also has a Rio Grande Valley. Well to avoid any confusion, I added the ‘Lower” prefix as I should have done all along.

The Valley is located in deep south Texas along the U.S. and Mexico border. If you want to look it up in a map then look for the cities of McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville. That’s where I’m at. The weather is sub-tropical which means 100 degree Fahrenheit temperatures in the summer and 40-50 degree winters. The terrain is flat but lots of wind provides the simulated hills. The Valley is a Winter Texan haven during the winter months and I do see them out cycling.

Anyways, my goals are to ride around more on my bike exploring and seeing what I can find. I’ll do the long rides out to the sites or drive near by and start from there. Maybe even an overnight trip. Who knows.

I still plan on posting on the equipment that I find and use as well as the training that I’m doing. This year looks to be a good one, I just need good health to make it happen. Expect to see more postings as I explore the lower Rio Grande Valley on a bike.