Bicycle Touring
Globe to Safford – March 26
This was a tough day. We cycled 81 miles with about 75 miles against a headwind. There wasn’t too much climbing for the day but the relentlessness headwind wore everyone down. At the end […]
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Tempe To Globe AZ – March 25
Today’s ride involved a fair bit of climbing and riding in very hot conditions. I felt pretty good and rode hard as it was my turn to cook and I wanted to arrive with enough […]
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Tempe -Rest Day – March 24
As luck would have it, I found out last night through email that two of my cousins and a husband were vacationing in Mesa. I was able to make contact with them last night and […]
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Wickenburg to Tempe – March 23
It was a nice ride out of Wickenburg on Monday morning on US 60. That changed as I approached Sun City West and Surprise, west of Phoenix. The traffic volume increased and the amount of […]
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Salome to Wickenburg – March 22
It started off as a cool morning in Salome but quickly warmed up as I rode to Wickenburg. We were a little short on food and coffee at camp so most of us stopped at […]
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Quartzsite to Salome – March 21
Today’s ride was another short one. I travelled 40 miles at an average speed of 12.8 miles per hour. After leaving Quartzsite on the shoulder of the busy I-10, the route took me to the […]
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Palo Verde to Quartzsite – March 20
I left Palo Verde at 7:32am and rode through an area of farmland. After about 20 miles I arrived in the town of Blythe. I stopped at a coffee shop and had a coffee and […]
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Brawley to Palo Verde – March 19
Today’s ride was 71 miles. We headed out expecting a scorching day in the sun and ended up cycling most of the way in cloudy conditions. It started raining lightly just before we reached Glamis […]
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Live Oak Springs to Brawley – March 18
Today’s ride was 61 miles. The elevation at the start of the day at Live Oak Springs was 3473 feet and the elevation at the end of the day was -161 feet below sea […]
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Alpine to Live Oak Springs – March 17
Today’s ride was mostly uphill punctuated with some fun downhill cruising. I got on the road around 8am and arrived at the campground just after 12:30. I stopped for a second breakfast with couple of […]
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San Diego to Alpine – Monday March 16
We got on the road just after 9am Monday morning. After the ceremonial dip of our rear tires in the ocean and lots of picture taking, everyone headed out at their own pace. The […]
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Arrived in San Diego
After a long flight on Friday, I arrived at my hotel in San Diego just before midnight. On Saturday morning I walked to the bike shop and picked up my bike. It was over 30c […]
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Finally able to get on the road
After a long winter with cold temperatures and above average snowfall, some above freezing temperatures have arrived this week and some of the roads are becoming snow free. I was able to get two outdoor […]
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Getting ready to head west
Earlier in the week I packed up my bike and took it across the river to Soo Michigan so I could ship it west to California. If all goes well it will arrive about a […]