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We cycled 81 miles today along I-40. The winds were very strong, luckily they were blowing in our direction for most of the day. We left Winslow at 7:30 am hoping for a strong tailwind. Unfortunately, the winds were coming … Continue reading →

We rode 99 miles today.  Riding 100 miles is considered a big deal.  No one rides 99 miles and stops a mile short of 100. That gives you an idea how tired we were when we finished today.  One extra … Continue reading →

Today was a day of rest and planning.  We did move 15 miles down the road to the Comfort Inn at Camp Verde, I-17 and Route 260.  We will be traveling along Route 260 to Route 87 straight into Winslow.  Although … Continue reading →

We completed a 78 mile ride yesterday from Yarnell to Cottonwood that took us through some beautiful mountains and provided some fantastic vistas. We spent most of the day either climbing steep mountain grades or flying down descents at breakneck speeds. … Continue reading →

Completed a 63 mile ride today culminated with a 6 mile climb with gradient between 5 and 7.5 percent. It was the most physically challenging thing I have done in my life. I evidently am not drinking enough fluids as … Continue reading →

Five Star Hotel in Salome As planned, we completed a 61 mile trip today. We expected it to be relatively easy, but the ride involved 2500 ft of climbing.  It took us almost 6 hours to complete the trip. We … Continue reading →

We completed a 106 mile ride today from Indio to Blythe.  It was extremely challenging.  We left the hotel very early this morning as we saw the sun rising as we entered onto the main highway. We traveled first to … Continue reading →

We left the hotel later today as we only intended on riding about 60 miles.  As we left the parking lot, we noticed a very stong west wind. We abandoned our plans to meander along side roads and opted instead … Continue reading →

We completed a 94 ride today from Costa Mesa to Banning, California. The first 30 miles were delightful as we traveled along a scenic and well maintained bike pathway called the Santa Ana Trail.  The remaining 60 plus miles got progressively … Continue reading →

I left Toledo this morning at 6:00a.m heading to DTW Airport. It was 20 degrees.  I had my multi-purpose bike tool confiscated at Detroit security and that turned out to be the only negative occurrence for the entire day.   I landed at … Continue reading →