62.6 miles, 3635’ climbing
La Quinta Inn, Williams, AZ
It would have been nice to lounge in bed longer, but the morning is usually our best time to cover miles. Our burrito purchased last night made a good breakfast with the hotel room coffee. We rolled out before 6am in the crisp air. We had fun taking pictures of the Burma Shave signs as we left town. Trains were passing about every 10 minutes.
We passed a group of horses as we left the pavement and headed up into the junipers. Soon we were on some gentle hills, passing some private property, a juniper tree full of Xmas decorations, some jackrabbits. We had a long stretch of down hill before our half way point where the road got bumpier and we had to climb some hills. It got hot. We made several stops to eat and hydrate. At one place near the tracks we paused to watch an approaching train, and the conductor laid on the horn to greet us. We waved.
After a lot of bumpy up and down, we turned a corner and found ourselves in the shade of pine trees. We coasted down the hill to pavement, and soon we were in Williams. At our hotel, we cleaned our drive trains before going in. Then we showered and laundered all our clothes, picked up groceries, had dinner, and made plans. Tomorrow will be a shorter day to Flagstaff.
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