87 Miles to Blythe ......

I'm new to this blogging thing and last night after the ride I wrote my paragraph and then in the process of adding the pictures, somehow I deleted the whole thing. So I'll try again.

Yesterday's ride was a long one and we rode out of our hotel just as the sun was coming up. Because we are headed East, that means the sun was low and right in our eyes, so it was hard to even see the road in front of us. It was 47 degrees when we started, but 82 by the time we were finished. 

The sand dunes were beautiful because of the high winds of the last 2 days. Plow trucks were out clearing sand from the streets. Luckily, the wind wasn't an issue for us or I imagine sand would have been blowing all around.

I had been warned about the dips and rollers in the terrain (thank you, TT)-- sort of like riding a roller coaster. The problem with that is that when you're going down a hill, you drop out of sight of motorists behind you, so it's very important to keep as far right as possible. They also encouraged us not to be to close to one another, so cars could pass more easily. 

Since we rode through such a remote area, there were no restaurants to stop for lunch, so Woman Tours provided a picnic lunch for us at mile 37.

Today is our first, and much needed, rest day. We have a bike-cleaning clinic at 9 AM and then we're on our own, even for meals. There isn't a lot going on in Blythe, CA., but just vegging and doing laundry and stretching is my plan for the day.

Tomorrow we ride into Arizona, leaving our first state behind. Check.