Weather:
Bright sunrise with high patchy clouds
about 68 degrees.
Clear and sunny in the afternoon about
90 degrees .
Not much of a wind all day.
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Points of Interest:
Casa Grande Ruins.
Unbelievable panoramic views of red, brown
and white rock with some green shrubs and amazing cactus. Large
boulders and tumble weeds everywhere. Looks like the old western
movies. If you look hard enough you can picture covered wagons
and early settlers.
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Highlights:
Breakfast at 5:45 am Long, flat ride before
lunch but much more climbing in the afternoon. Crazy tunnel through
mountains which was really really scary and loud when trucks
drove by.
Hard climbing but nice descent at the
end of the day. Plenty of stops to get gatorade and food.
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People We Rode With:
Brian rode with the tandem (Leigh and
Forrest), Bill, Peter, Ed, Howie and Pat and the other tandem
with Marty and Lisa until lunch and then went solo to hotel.
Bruce rode with Frank, Ned in the AM.
The rest of the day was chaotic due to numerous flat tires (4
in total!). The last section was ridden with Ron, a geologist
and engineer. We rode past several copper mines.
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Comments/Quotes:
2nd hardest day based on mileage and feet
climbed (day 1 was hardest) but this day felt a lot harder!
Saw some ugly road kill (deer and fox).
Bruce's quadriceps are now lost at sea.
The riders on this trip come from varied
backgrounds - dinner and SAG stop conversation is wonderful.
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