Today’s ride from Globe to Thatcher
was my least favorite of the trip.
We started the ride on a road
with more traffic than expected and a glass-littered shoulder (when there was a
shoulder to speak of) and we ended the ride on a road with more traffic than
expected and a glass-littered shoulder. With no notable differences to report
in between. Rumble strips separated the road (traffic) and the shoulder (glass)
the entire 78 miles, so there was no choice but to ride over them as we tried
to navigate the steady stream of obstacles along the route. We must have passed
over that unrelenting strip of cement 100 times during the ride. It was physically
unpleasant and mentally exhausting.
I got 2 flats in the first 18
miles today, which really set the tone for the ride. I thought my dad was going
to ditch me after the second flat – it’s always a bad sign when he gets quiet. But
we slogged on and eventually made it to Thatcher. We were lucky to find a bike
shop in town so we could replenish our tubes, although I’ve become pretty adept
at patching holes.
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| Caught the "Black Oasis" on the GoPro! |
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