Today we left Ocotillo, CA at 7: 30am in lovely "shorts and shirtsleeves" weather with a tailwind. Due to wicked-bad old roads, 4 of us opted out and took a long-cut for an extra 9 miles, heading almost to Calexico and then heading north to Brawley, rather than doing the prescribed 40 mile through Plaster City (we missed nothing there since there is nothing there). We had good roads and little traffic, again seeing many white Border Patrol Suburbans patroling the sand dunes. We are staying in the Brawley rec center/pool gym floor, which will give us a quick, early start tomorrow morning for our 90-miler to Blythe, CA since we won't have to take down tents.
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Nice video! It looks like you've pimped out your ride. Good luck with the big day tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteLove, Casey and Kim
Hi, Enjoyed the video.My sister, Alice is on the tour. tell her hi. Thanks for the blog and hope todays ride isn't too bad. Hope to see you all in Wickenburg or Tempe.
ReplyDeleteMolly
Your tailwind was our headwind when Sedona and I rode from the Colorado River, AZ to the ocean. (5th grade) Climbing the mountains was easier than bucking those winds. Good luck tomorrow and hopefully you'll sail the wind all the way to Blythe.
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Hi my name is Barb Curtiss. My friend Sharyn is on the ride. A lot of the territory is familiar because I have driven from MI to Phoenix and then taken the bypass to California where my family is from...Anyway take care of Sharyn. She is a gutsy gal.
ReplyDeleteI walked four, rode my bike 16 and tomorrow I am going to enjoy a day horseback riding with the Hags on Nags.
Wish I were there too Sharyn...