Temperature: 101
Wind: light
Rest Stop 1: Usery Pass 24 miles
Rest Stop 2: Side of the road 44 miles
Rest Stop 3: Side of the road 61 miles
Rest Stop 4: Side of the road 77 miles
Lodging: Tonto Bible Church 91 miles
Another 6AM start to try to beat the heat as much as possible. We strayed off route to McDonalds for a quick breakfast. The first 15 miles was urban riding but traffic was very light since it was Sunday. There were lots of bicyclists on the road for the first 20 miles. The road to rest stop 1 was easy cycling. It was generally uphill but at a very gentle slope.
The easy cycling changed in a hurry. We had 2 difficult climbs. The first was over 8 miles of steep uphill climbing. That was followed by a quick downhill and then right back to the climbing. You climb for 2 hours or more and then the descent is over in 15 minutes. I had to walk several times during the climbs.
There was a little store at rest stop 4 and I had a hot dog and Gatorade which energized me. Our climbing was finished at that point so the final 14 miles was much easier. We stopped at a IGA grocery about a mile from camp and I got some fruit and a diet coke.
My riding buddies went to dinner but I just wanted a shower and bed. So grapes and a diet coke were my dinner.
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