Blythe, CA to Hope, AZ
Date: 01/07/2013
Distance traveled: 57.51 miles (303.3 miles total)
GPS tracks: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/259512504
It was good to get back on the bike. Today’s ride was very nice, despite spending a good chunk of it on Interstate 10. But it wasn’t too bad – interstates are nice if for nothing else than the super wide shoulders.
I had a short diversion onto a side road where I met some prospectors who were literally looking for gold. It was fun to chat with them – believe it or not, they do find gold every now and then. Apparently this is a pretty common snow birding activity down here. This is where my day with the snow birds started.
Wayne and Carol pan for gold & help clean up the desert – they come down from North Dakoda every winter.
Highway 60 … well, that was really nice to ride on. It was smooth. Wide shoulders. And had some fun things along the way. For example, Stevie’s dinner where I spent 20-30 min chatting with another set of snow birds who live in the RV park nearby – also down from somewhere up north for the winter.
Stevie’s Diner – in Brenda, AZ, 15 miles before Hope. I had a great turkey on rye sandwich here with slaw. Also spend some time chatting with some snow birds.
At the end of the day, I got to Hope, AZ with no issue. There’s really nothing here but the Ramblin Roads RV Park. Turns out these RV parks are lil communities, complete with planned events! Bingo some nights. Poker tournaments other nights. Tonight was Bluegrass! Score! I got settled into camp, got a shower, and now I’m sitting in this overwarm community center listening to some crooning of “Walking after midnight” and the like.
I love it! It was the perfect way to end this day.
Looking back on Highway 60 – it was a nice ride!
Hope! The only thing in this town is the RV park & the gas station.
Listening to Bluegrass music at the Ramblin Roads RV park with the snow birds.
Some other pictures from the day:
I grabbed a picture with Liz before I left B&B Bait this morning.
Cute sheep! – Just outside Blythe, CA
Sounds like you are having fun! Ellie really wanted me to ask you about staying with strangers- is it safe? She also wants to know if you really saw a horse with no name? Ha! Amy
You can tell Ellie that it is safe. The people I stay with are part of a community of people that open their homes to bicyclists that do this trip. They've all been vary nice and very helpful.
And no… every horse I've seen has a name. :) My bike, however, does not have a name… that's the horse I was referring to. Maybe she can help me name it?