Sunday, June 17, 2012

Arizona!

We are moving across this country.  The team put in a fast section from Oceanside to Brawley, averaging 19.1 mph for the first 145 miles (in spite of some stout climbing, blistering heat, and nasty crosswinds), then they put on their wings and flew over the benighted desert for the next 197 miles, averaging 21.3 mph!!  It ain't always gonna be so fast, but we're makin' hay while the sun is shining.  And speaking of the sun shining, here's Michael Patterson, getting some last-minute notes from Nate Keck, before riding into the rising sun ...


... as Don Metz recovers on the massage table after a long night in the saddle:


And recovery he will need ... it's gonna be a 109-degree scorcher today!!


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