Cyclist's Observation: Black may be beautiful, but in the desert it's hot!
Today we began our trek west one more time. After retracing 17 miles from yesterday we started across the 43 miles of Sonoran Desert. What a pleasant surprise! It was only beginning to heat up at 8 am and
after the Monday desert rush hour, we had little traffic and blooming Saguaro cacti (see picture) on a relatively flat smooth road. We had traveled from Chandler to Gila Bend, Arizona for a total of 62 miles at 16 mph.In Edward Abbey's book, "Desert Solitaire," he laments the lazy tourist. The one who drives through the national park without getting off the asphalt. He also suggests that seniors, when they were young, had a chance to see national parks in pristine condition, so they should not get any access accommodations. Here's to you Mr. Abbey, not all tourists are the same. These two seniors are finding it hard to get any closer to nature than we have been over the past 35 days. Note the sign (see picture) as we move forward toward the anticipated destination.
We are the Old Land Cruisers getting an up close and personal view of Mother Nature.
Great to see that sign! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteBill, are you going to make it for the Indy 500? Hope to see you and Marsha there. Maybe Amy and the kids can come also.
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Estelle
The grill is hot and the Margaritas are frozen! We're standing by for your arrival here in Yuma and look forward to your visit. Don't worry...we'll get you all ready for the last hard push to San Diego. You guys are amazing!
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