Globe To Safford (by Terry)
Sunday April 26, 2015
Globe AZ to Safford AZ
A rainstorm moved through the area last night. It was predicted and we knew we would awaken to rain. This time the rain was colder than we had experienced in the Phoenix. The forecast was for just the one day of rain. We delayed our departure until around nine. We say a crack of blue sky in the cloud cover and took that as reason enough to hit the road. It was a wet and will 77 mile ride into Safford. Royce bumped along with me just in case I needed some shelter from the rain. It was a good thing he was following me closely because after our first meeting spot, it happened. I got my first flat. The roads were full of broken glass and my rear tire took a direct hit. It was great having Royce so close. The glass was big enough that it ruined my tire. So we ended up replacing the tire as well. Once it seemed relatively safe from any down pours Royce bumped a head and rode back to me, and we rode back to the car for lunch. By this time we felt comfortable with the weather and Royce headed for Safford, where he would secure our lodging and then ride back to me. We blew in town with a 15mph wind at our back, which the blessing of the day.Another upside of the day was that I got to use every piece of bicycling rain gear that I own. We enjoyed a great meal at a local Steakhouse and went to bed looking forward to riding into the Apache National Forest.
Globe AZ to Safford AZ
A rainstorm moved through the area last night. It was predicted and we knew we would awaken to rain. This time the rain was colder than we had experienced in the Phoenix. The forecast was for just the one day of rain. We delayed our departure until around nine. We say a crack of blue sky in the cloud cover and took that as reason enough to hit the road. It was a wet and will 77 mile ride into Safford. Royce bumped along with me just in case I needed some shelter from the rain. It was a good thing he was following me closely because after our first meeting spot, it happened. I got my first flat. The roads were full of broken glass and my rear tire took a direct hit. It was great having Royce so close. The glass was big enough that it ruined my tire. So we ended up replacing the tire as well. Once it seemed relatively safe from any down pours Royce bumped a head and rode back to me, and we rode back to the car for lunch. By this time we felt comfortable with the weather and Royce headed for Safford, where he would secure our lodging and then ride back to me. We blew in town with a 15mph wind at our back, which the blessing of the day.Another upside of the day was that I got to use every piece of bicycling rain gear that I own. We enjoyed a great meal at a local Steakhouse and went to bed looking forward to riding into the Apache National Forest.
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| Ready to brave the storm |
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| Let's do this!!! |
I had one flat tire for my entire trip and it didn't happen until West Virginia...giant construction nail. Hope you are flat free the remainder of your journey...
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