Wickenburg, AZ to Prescott, AZ 59 Miles Hills and climbing were the big unknown for me. If you have read my past posts you know that I have limited training and success with hills. So a day of around 5,600 ft of climbing was going to be a test for me today and it was! Deirdre…

Wickenburg, AZ to Prescott, AZ 59 Miles Hills and climbing were the big unknown for me. If you have read my past posts you know that I have limited training and success with hills. So a day of around 5,600 ft of climbing was going to be a test for me today and it was! Deirdre…

Indio, CA to Blythe, CA 96.7 miles Not exactly my best fashion look today. Unfortunately I do not ride across the desert with the style and looks of Omar Sharif or Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia. I am looking more like a ‘past his best’ Desert Ninja, covered from head to toe in sun…

Riverside, CA to Indio,  CA - 92.7 Miles Today’s ride was  supposed to be 92.7 miles from Riverside to Indio but my ride was actually 93.41 miles, due to the fact I left my sunglasses at the second SAG stop. I had to double back into a headwind to pick them up, which was totally…

Manhattan Beach, CA to Riverside, CA 78 Miles At last I am on my way East until we reach Boston. After riding the bike in groups of two side by side the  5 miles from the hotel to the beach, I took of our shoes and socks and dipped Irma’s back wheel into the Pacific Ocean.…