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Hi everyone! Today was truly a dream day, (at least for me). We only had 42 miles to travel, and about 90% of the ride was on a bike trail. My hat is off to the city of Tucson, who really have put a lot of money into their bike trail system. The weather startedContinue reading “March 13, 2023: Catalina State Park to Empire High School, Tucson, AZ. 42 miles”

It was nice to sleep in until 6:15 this morning, and take some time before our 8:00am breakfast. The coyotes started their serenade around 5:30am this morning, with at least 5 or 6 animals joining into the chorus, all on key. Everyone really appreciated the R & R, as it allowed anything ailing to getContinue reading “March 12, 2023. Rest day in Catalina State Park”

Today we cycled just under 56 miles, from Casa Grande to Catalina State Park, just outside of Tucson. The elevation climb was back-end loaded, so the first half of the ride went fairly smoothly, with the exception of a head-wind of around 10 – 12 MPH. I can’t really complain, since this was really ourContinue reading “March 11, 2023: Casa Grande to Catalina State Park – 55.7 miles – 1,529 feet of elevation”

Today, we cycled past the Sonoran National Monument and the South Maricopa Mountains, and began to see quite a few Saguaro Cactus and a wide variety of cactus types. The first part of this 73 mile ride into Casa Grande was on I-8, with a fairly smooth shoulder a traffic that was relatively light. WeContinue reading “March 10, 2023: Gila Bend to Casa Grande, AZ. 73 miles”

Last night was interesting, particularly since it was our first day of tent camping outside. While relatively warm during the day, the evening brought temperatures in the high 30’s and low 40’s, so the warm sleeping bag, blanket, and ski jacket was put to good use. I’m quickly learning the importance of getting everything doneContinue reading “March 9, 2023: Dateland to Gila Bend, AZ. 49.9 miles”

Today was a very interesting day. I left camp around 7:30, and Jim Bob and I headed east from Yuma through the Gila River Valley and Dome Valley, also referred to as the Nations Salad Bowl. Though I am not always the biggest fan of vegetables, it was truly impressive to see miles and milesContinue reading “March 8, 2023: Day 5 – Yuma AZ to Dateland. 69.4 miles”

The kids from the Calexico Mission School prepared breakfast for us this morning. We are told that the broad majority of the 300 children cross the border from Mexico each day to attend school here. Since they never know just how long it will take them to pass through the border into the US, theyContinue reading “March 7, 2023. Calexico, CA to Yuma, Arizona. 66 miles”

We basically undid all of the ascending we did yesterday. Left camp at 7:30 this morning, and arrived in Mexicali just a little past noon. After following the dirt road back to the main road, we headed down I-8. When I say “down”, I mean “down”. The morning’s course was a cross between frightening andContinue reading “March 6, 2023. Jacumba to Mexicali, CA. 52 miles”

Last night, the chefs prepared a pretty good meal of steak and asparagus, along with mushroom risotto. While the meal was good, eating anything with plastic forks and knives while seated at a picnic table out in the parking lot of our hotel in 42 degree weather added a few complexities, which resulted in theContinue reading “March 5, 2023: Alpine to Jacumba, CA. 52 miles, 4,934 climbing elevation”