We rolled out today with temperatures in the low 50s. The high was supposed to be in the high 70s, but it warmed up to 95 degrees. It's great to have a van to leave the extra clothes in and not have to carry them all day.
We were happy to leave Willcox and head back to Tombstone. Today's ride was 82 miles with almost no climbing, a welcome change of pace. The beginning of the ride took us out the same way we rode yesterday - towards the Chiricahua monument - but then we turned off onto a highway called Kansas Settlement for about 20 miles. The road is straight for as far as the eye can see and appears to end in a pinpoint on the horizon. The majority of landscape is dirt and scrub with little to draw one's attention other than the mountains in the distance. Boring riding, and flat as a pancake.
Shuli's saddle has been less than comfortable riding this many miles, so at one of the rest stops, she swapped it out for an old school, leather saddle borrowed from Lon Haldeman. It's made by Rivet and was amazingly comfortable right away She rode it 50 miles today and will happily ride it tomorrow :-). Thanks, Lon!
Today was another windy day and we are convinced it's always this way. We rode in a small group so we could 'pace line' and still made pretty good time. There's an option tomorrow to either ride 55 or 90 miles. Hmmmm.
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