Day 5-Oct.20 Apache Junction, AZ 101 miles

Today we rode 101 miles from Wickenberg, AZ to Apache Junction, AZ. We spent most of our time going through one town after another. Here are some of the towns we went through: Suprise, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, and Tempe. There was a lot of stopping and starting at traffic lights and stop signs, which not only takes longer, but wears you out faster. Dave & Faith went ahead to get a room in Apache Junction, while we continued to bike well past sunset in the dark. Fortunately I have a rear blinking red light which helps, but is still dangerous. Toward the end it was hard to see the road and so hit some sharp rocks, which gave me a flat tire at the end of our day's journey with just a half mile to go.
Earlier in the morning we stopped at a bike shop in Suprise. Ryder needed to get a new cyclo computer as his broke and also need some new bike gloves as he wore his out. I needed to change out my stem, so got a shorter stem with a little rise to it so I would not have to lean over so far and down. This would help my neck not to hurt so bad.
For ten miles we biked on the Arizona Canal Bike Path, which was pretty cool--no traffic! (see picture).
By the time we finished around 7:45pm we were so tired and Dave and Faith hadn't gotten a room yet, so we decided to just eat out.
Then when we got to the room, Ryder noticed he also had a flat on his rear tire. Lots of sharp things growing here in Arizona.
Oh, the sunsets are just gorgeous here in Arizona. And the weather is getting better each day.
Only 80 today.