I seem to be having trouble with this blog. The one I posted for the 4th and 5th days seems to have disappeared into the ether. The key event for the 4th day was a 7 mile ride thru a sand dunes area with a 30 mi cross wind driving sand at us. It was great and the dunes were lovely.
The 5th day was a rest day in Blythe, CA, near the border with Arizona.
The last 2 days we have been riding across the Arizona desert. Visually wonderful--mountains surrounding us and the desert surprisingly varied. Lots of saguaro and other cacti. And unexpected things along the way like the stack of 8 dinner plates along the roadside today. There are also ranches with cattle grazing in the desrt where it seems impossible to me that they could find enough to sustain life.
Too bad about the missing posts, I bet they were good ones too. It sounds like you enjoyed the desert - lots of people just see dry/dust but it is sooooo varied and lovely at times.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling I will be thinking about those plates at a variety of inopportune times.
Keep pedaling, you are doing something amazing.
did you take a picture of the plates? you know that's my kind of oddness.
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