No internet in Seligman, folks, so am posting this after the fact. Was another section of old Route 66, through Peach Springs. Pretty non-eventful day, though my extra pedals saved the day when another rider's broke. I also stopped at the Grand Canyon Caverns for the tour of that cave. I was escorted up to the site by an eager 11-year-old, Jordan "Like the shoes" who was very interested in the racing bike. He told me about all the routes he knew to get around tomorrow's 20-mile stint on the freeway. Great kid.
The caverns were interesting. They found out that the air down in that 200' deep hole comes all the way from the Grand Canyon 40 miles away and takes two and a half weeks to get there. They also still have the civil defense shelter supplies from the 60s stocked down there for 2000 people. Creepy.
The last 25 miles from the caverns to Seligman were beautiful. Gorgeous flowers, strong tailwind, slightly downhill, straight as an arrow, cool air, and good road surface--the very stuff of a perfect ride. It was very fast and very enjoyable.
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