The temps were cool, and the winds light and variable as we started a long gradual climb out of Wickenburg. It was a pleasant morning with several chances to stop and photograph the surrounding mountains and a raptor perched regally atop a large Saguaro. There were even folks out riding the high desert on horseback.
We had expected the climb to last a full sixteen miles, but when it ended a few miles early, we weren't complaining, and began an even longer and more gradual descent. Life was good, until I felt that strange squishiness and looked down to see I had another flat rear tire. Jerome 12 Barb 0. Embedded in my rear tire was a familiar piece of green glass. A few Dos Equis will be drained tonight in revenge.
We did the 26 miles into Aguila and stopped at the Coyote Flats Bar and Grill for lunch. The place seems a watering hole for locals and tourists alike, though at 11 am in the morning, the ccustomers were of a distinctly gray-haired vintage. We fit right in.
After lunch we had 23 miles to get to Wenden, and a bit of a headwind had kicked up. Nothing fierce, just enough to know we were working into it. At first, it appeared that the convenience store in Wenden had closed, but a block further down the street was a store with a sign that said hardware and market. Exactly what the sign said, like an old country store, they dealt in a bit of everything.
The last four miles into Salome were easy after our break and we found a room at Sheffler's hotel, slightly updated, but more like a motel from the 50's. Rooms are spacious and clean at a very reasonable price.
Dinner was next door at the Salome Restaurant, when we found the Mystic Wolf restaurant, that serves an native American menu, was closed. The bar had no Dos Equis in stock so revenge served cold will wait for another day.
We plan to ride to Quartzsite tomorrow.
Feeling fine and enjoying the adventure.
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