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Monday April 20, 2015 Day 2
Pine Valley to Brawley
87 miles

Royce and I started the day out on our bikes together and had a great ride....and then it was time for Royce to turn back so that he could move the car forward. We had wanted to get an early start, but it was very chilly in Pine Valley. By 8 o'clock it had finally reached 60 degrees so we ventured out. It was fun and beautiful riding through the Cleveland National Forest. It was a long day riding through the farmlands of Brawley with the temperatures in the low 90's.

Wall along the Mexico Border

Backroads of Brawley CA 




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