The mileage is lower when the hills get steeper. The route gave us a nice (relatively) flat warm up, and then turned into a 4-mile climb. There was an amazing amount of traffic for some reason, but I tried to ignore it. We had headwinds again which made the entire ride more of a challenge, but I made it!
Tonto National Forest. WTF! Apparently no one checked that in Spanish "tonto" means "stupid". Gorgeous country nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteChris and I have cycled through Apache Junction many times. The tunnel looks a bit scary ... glad you had an escort!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful ride!
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