Day 4
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Blythe, CA to Wickenburg, AZ
116 miles
3,406 feet of climbing
Today we crossed into the state of Arizona - the second state of our tour! Today was a long but good day in the saddle. A stiff crosswind, intense heat, and a couple of flat tires (Art), made it somewhat of a challenging day Nevertheless, we had a good ride. Because I.m falling asleep as I type this, I'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves.
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| Elevation profile of today's ride - the climbs were gentle, but the heat made them seem more difficult |
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| Pre-ride prep in the morning . . . Brian getting ready for today's ride |
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| Jim S. - happy biker |
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| Robert pumping up his tires |
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| We crossed into Arizona on the interstate at mile 5. We also picked up a lot of debris from the road, which caused Art to have two flat tires today. |
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| Sights from the road |
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| Art & Jonathan at the first rest stop. looking fashionable in their Southern Transcontinental jerseys. |
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| Note: although we're no longer "technically"in the desert, today, we rode in desert-like conditions - very hot, with temperatures in the high 90s. |
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| Arizona Art |
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| Lynn leading a long pace line |
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| Art |
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| Entering the town of Hope |
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| So very true (despite the improper use of "your") |
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| Riding under a big threatening rain cloud.. It only sprinkled a little. A nice refreshing rain would have been nice in the heat, but I appreciated the cloud cover. |
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| The desert - only elevated |
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| The last 10 miles of the day was a gradual descent into Wickenburg - fun! |
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| Our map - still a long way to go, but we're getting there! |
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