Day 2 Riverside to Indio CA. 85 miles
Riverside is separated from the desert by some low mountains. To get to Indio we had to climb to about 2500 ft then coast to Indio at about 50 ft in elevation. The morning was very cool, only in the 50s but it didn't take long before I was sweating. The "summit' was Banning, CA. At that point it was down hill. Tracey, the whip cracker said to be careful when we got to the pass and the wind farm. The wind farm - about 500 wind mills - is there for a reason, it's windy. It had to gusting to 40 mph but generally from behind us. There were six or seven guys riding together and we flew!
Only one casualty. Bill, the mutual fund manager from Seattle, was trying to take a picture while riding. He hit a patch of sand and crashed. He destroyed his helmet and bent up his wheels. Only scraped his knee. $450 dollars later with a new helmet and new wheels he's ready to go.
Tomorrow its 115 miles of desert.
To: Lawrence of Arabia.....multitasking while riding is probably not the best thing to do while trying to navigate across the desert. Keep your eyes on the road. Should we ship a camel out to you? You are unbelievable.Thank you for wrting. It is a real joy to read your blog each day. Take care and if you see a mirage of a beautiful woman, go for it. sue/jim
ReplyDeletegreat picture Sam.......S & J
ReplyDeleteThis is a good reading adventure -- keep peddling and reporting and watch out for snakes!
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