Today was hard! We climbed over 5000 feet total, and rode almost 80 miles. We left at 6:45 am and got in at 5:30 pm. We go up the steep climbs at about 3.8 miles an hour. Thank goodness for our small chain ring! The last few miles were mostly downhill, and that was a big relief. Everyone cheered for us when we got in - they recognize that pushing the tandem uphill is hard. I'm proud of us! We have more climbing tomorrow, but not as much uphill and a shorter day. Stayed in a motel in Tonto Basin.
Both Sue and I have the bane of all bikers ,diaper rash. Luckily we have various creams and are wearing double bike shorts, which helps somewhat.
The country side is desert and so beautiful.
Better than, "National Geographic".
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