Cumulative Distance: 228.4 mi
Average Speed: 14.6 mph
Climb: 5152 ft
Cumulative Climb: 14,599 ft
The word for today was WIND. So much for the prevailing westerlies. Our route was just slightly north of east but we had head winds most of the day plus uphill (see above). It was a tough ride.
We passed some areas that were very pretty with flowers.
An some areas that were not.
Lee found us a delightful spot for lunch.
Toward Blythe we are passed through a very fertile, irrigated valley with mountains surrounding the very flat, very productive area.
Der Tag fing an mit schlechter Strasse, dann eine umwefende Sicht mit Duenen auf der einen Seite und den Bergen auf der anderen. Danach hatten wir bis auf kurze Strechen einen schrecklichen Wind. Wieder ein Tag mit vielen Eindrucken. Trotzdem waren wir alle froh, als wir in unserem Best Western ankamen. Nun freuen wir uns auf einen neuen Tag.
Greetings from Phil & Robin, currently on Day 2 of Bike Florida. I'm writing to you from the library of Stetson College, in Deland, FL. It is pouring rain outside...but we DID have a great 45 mile ride this morning in dry conditions.
ReplyDeleteBubba's trans-con is 10 days ahead of you, and the word is...Day 3 was the hardest. So take heart...better days ahead! In fact, Bubba reported that on Day 13 the slowest rider averaged 26 mph! Sometimes they were coasting downhill @ 36 mph for 20 minutes at a time!