Quote Originally Posted by DarcyInOregon View Post
If you run low on water, and you are rural, stop at a farmhouse and use their outside faucet. The farmers don't mind.
I would NEVER recommend this in Texas. The majority of the people are wonderful and wouldn't mind but seriously we have some gun owning nuts out in the country. My in-laws have a neighbor that shoots at dogs/people who get on their property (she is either a bad shot or just out to scare them because no one has been hit). I think they have called the sheriff on her but as far as I know she hasn't done anything they can get her for. Call me paranoid, but I am not taking my chances. Plus most of the houses in my area are 1/2 mile or more off the road up gravel.

I have learned from the local cycling club here that many rural churchs have water spickets behind them. Sometimes a lonely looking little church is all I see for miles. Also many of these small towns have tiny community centers with a water spicket. These are also good places to take shelter for a sudden thunderstorm or just a break from the heat!

The thing I did when I rode alone more was have set routes my DH and parents knew. I called an told them "I am doing X route, you should receive a call from me at X telling you I am home." If I had a mechincal issue I called to let them know I was running behind.