Grand Canyon Caverns to I-40 exit 149:


Statistics for today
Distance 92.43 kms 57.17 miles
Climbed 495 meters 1,624 feet
Ride time (hours) 4.80 -
Avg speed 11.9 kph -
Avg climb 2% -
Max grade 4% -
Statistics for trip to date
Distance 24,954.86 kms 15,506.31 miles
Climbed 262,522 meters 861,293 feet
Ride time (hours) 1,768.56 -
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

57.43

There was no sleeping in the buff last night, I went into that sleeping bag with so many clothes on that I barely fit. Nice and toasty despite the fact that it probably got into the teens. I don’t even wake up until 8am. That’s a rarity when I’m camping, I must have really needed the sleep. It is freezing outside, when I walk to the bathroom the crunch-crunch of the snow underfoot is a sound that I associate with skiing, not bicycle touring. I put everything out in the sun to thaw and dry. With all the waiting around I don’t get pedaling until 10am.

I’m working against the wind today. I cycle past a couple walking along the road smack in the middle of 10-mile long valley where there is absolutely nothing of human fabrication. The asks me for a cigarette. Sorry buddy. No idea what they were doing out there. When I get to Seligman I can’t resist stopping into the Roadkill Café for a huge burger and some internet time. On the way out of town I stop for water and get talking to a group of Canadian motorcyclists from Alberta. They had their bikes trucked down so they could spend their whole time in Arizona.

From here I get on 1-40 for the stretch towards Williams. Pretty boring but some nice colors on the grasslands. I try all afternoon to get a picture of the prairie dogs that are hanging out near the road but they are too fast for me. I stop in some little town to pick up a couple of food items but they have no vegetables. Not long after I decide to call it a day, the highway is sewed up tight with barbed wire so I take a little-used exit, go over the cattle guard, then I’m free to camp wherever.

It’s ski jacket weather again. I make dinner then dive into the tent to escape the cold.

The late start and the long lunch made for a light riding day.

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Noname doesn't look too happy about having had to sleep outside last night. Sorry ole girl.
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Seligman, Arizona
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Good food and a sense of humor.
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Big mesa
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Don't worry, I won't be wandering out into those lanes.
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Flagstones
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A perennial hotspot I'm sure.
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"J'ai prié pour que tout s'arrête.. Andalousie, je me souviens..."
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Dinner was a little light tonight, no eggplant or peppers left, but it will still have some flavor with this onion, chile, and garlic. Beans and cheddar cheese to follow.