Today was our first of five rest days for this ride. I was definitely ready for today and enjoyed every minute of it. Some of the group visited the Grand Canyon for the day, others went off to find local history and/or attractions. I went for a mid morning massage about a mile away from…

Cottowood, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ 47 Miles So before I let you know how today went, I have to talk about last night! Irma got some well deserved loving. During the day she had not seemed like herself. As a former nurse I was a tad bit worried about her health. I asked Rick (our…

Prescott, AZ to Cottonwood, AZ 44 Miles Day 6 passed very quickly. I am not sure if it was actually easy or just that the past few days have been so hard by comparison. I rolled out of the hotel early gunning along a nice wide two lane highway. The road was smooth and mostly…

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.…