Good-bye Arizona!

While I do not want to indulge in negativity I have to say that I am not unhappy to be leaving Arizona. We have ridden a lot of poor roads with minimal shoulders, aggressive drivers, hostile law enforcement and the dreaded rumble strips (like Route 7 toward Williwmstown). I can only hope that New Mexico will be an improvement in that respect. All of us in the group seem to be tired. We've been riding for 12 days now, the point in a tour where the miles begin to wear on your body and mental negativity starts to set in. Fortunately we have a rest day coming up on Thursday in Silver City which will give us a chance to rejuvenate ourselves. I am also hoping to be able to get my bicycle issues remedied there and get back to being able to ride full days. There's some climbing again tomorrow which I am hoping to be able to do most if not all of. We will be crossing the continental divide, which will make at least 6 times I have done that on a bicycle. That's it for now. I need to take some time to organize my things for an early start in the morning.