Sunday, March 8th, 2015 Jacumba to Brawley, CA 68 miles

Today I had two lucky flat tires!  The first was discovered in the parking lot before leaving the Jacumba Hotel.  Better there than on the road!  The second was the other tire, and I happened to be in a small group that included our ride leader, Katie Craney.  She was able to patch the tube and send me on my way!  Both flats were caused by "goat heads," very small thorns that wreak havoc with cyclists.  The replacement tubes have to have 80 cm valve stems, which are hard to find, especially here in the desert.

We all had to be very careful going down because of the wind tunnel effect

on the road.  I kept my speed between 25-30 mph especially since the rims

on my wheels are wide.

Alpine to Jacumba, CA 49 miles

San Diego to Alpine, CA 34 Miles

Day 1 of our ride and the air was electrified!  We were anxious to get going!

Road Trip: Part 2

February 21-28th Dave and I joined the Twin Cities Bicycle Club for a series of day-rides in the Mesa-Tempe Arizona area. There were about forty members that were there, and it helped get the wheels on the road after our Minnesota winter!