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We woke up with the sunrise around 5:45. As we broke camp a lovely older couple with a black lab passed by. We told them about our journey thus far and they told us about a series of wildflower centered hikes they were doing. Happy trails to them, Tonto National Forest in April certainly doesn’tContinue reading “Day 55 – April 20th”

Today we woke up to the squawks and wing beats of half a dozen bird varieties. First light peered through a gap in the mountains and over the beautiful lake we camped beside. I’ve got to say I like being on the eastern edge of a time zone, it feels so much more productive toContinue reading “Day 54 – April 19th”

A slow morning brought us eventually to the Gila County RV Park for showers and laundry. What a nice way to get ready for our three day passage through the Tonto National Forest! We hit the road around 1 and quickly found ourselves in a big climb. These hills are no joke! Neither is thisContinue reading “Day 53 -April 18th”

The morning began with more oatmeal in bed and coffee to get up ready for the plank and push-up routine we have started. Thank you Daft Punk for the song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger to keep us planking for almost four minutes every day! We set off from our dry river bed site for Globe,Continue reading “Day 52 – April 17th”

Ryan and I had a very nice morning in Arizona, where the sun rises very early at 6:45am! (They opt out of the time change here haha) After breakfast in bed, coffee, camp take down, stretching, and planking, we left for another good day of mainly downhill. I had the pleasure of talking to NancyContinue reading “Day 51 – April 16th”

We are officially in state 7 of 8. Crazy!! How did this happen?! One pedal stroke at a time. Now Ryan and I are having to hardcore face the fact that soon, we will be done with the intended journey and need a plan. The corona virus has certainly thrown a wrench in our ideasContinue reading “Day 50 – April 15th”

Yesterday Ryan and I only rode 5 miles then took the rest of the day off in a Motel 6 in Silver City. We took full advantage of the time off to eat to our hearts content. It was a lot: cup of oats with a scoop of protein powder 2 cups of coffee halfContinue reading “Day 49 – April 14th”

We literally climbed a mountain today. Woohoo!! Feels good to know what heights we can reach, and it felt even better to descend from those heights 😉 I have to admit I am mentally and physically exhausted after grinding away for hours today against the incline and the strong winds that came on in theContinue reading “Day 48 – April 12th (Happy Easter!)”

Our plans to beat the forecasted 40mph winds today by leaving in the early morning were held up slightly, so we had a nice windy ride into the mountains in New Mexico. Ryan and our good friend Haedyn King added me to a three way phone call and that seriously helped pass the time whileContinue reading “Day 47 – April 11th”

Short and sweet at 40 miles, Ryan and I are settled in at Hatch, NM RV Park. We are showered, laundered, and Ryan is getting started on cooking us up some tacos for dinner! Life is good today. We met a really awesome family in Las Cruces this morning before we left our campsite atContinue reading “Day 46 – April 10th”