Today was a long day. I rode from 7:15 to 4:00 with three rest breaks. I'm feeling a little hammered.
Wickenburg seems to be a nice town. We were told that there are a number of dude ranches in the area. Mountains all around and lots of saguaro cacti.
Not much excitement today. Craig, the guy that crashed yesterday, started out this morning but about 10:00 decided he'd better rest some more and rode in the van. He did go to the hospital in Blythe to get checked out. Six x-rays and a CAT scan.
Tomorrow we go to Prescott. It is only 47 miles but almost all up hill.
Oh, I forgot. This was cool. We had a rest stop in the town of Aguila. As I was leaving town I passed the Coyote Flats Cafe. Looked to be a local hangout. Corona beer signs in the windows. About 50 yards past the cafe a big old coyote comes out of the bushes and runs across the road right in front of me. He looked right at me. He was probably more surprised than I was. I bet he doesn't many crazy gringo cyclists.
Hey crazy gringo cyclist....the Ohio coyotes send a big "howl" to your Arizona coyotes. It sounded grueling yesterday, hang in there. Keep the faith, you will finish in Boston. Thinking of you. Sue and Jim
ReplyDeleteVery, very cool!
ReplyDeleteGood job, Sam! By the time you see this you'll have taken that climb to Prescott. You are inspiring me to run to the end of the block then do some sit ups --- maybe tomorrow. Watch out for the Mule Deer!
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