Camping by the roadside let us get away before 9. Unheard of. Mule Creek has a Post Office, big enough to fit one person, and nothing else. Luckily we could fill up with water as we had run completely dry but it had to be another 28 miles into Three Way until we could get food.
We had another mountain pass to get over, one a lot easier than Emory, a nice climb through Gila and Apache National Forests to take us into Arizona.
The wind has died down today and it's a pleasant change to the battering of the past few days. Maybe it was a New Mexico thing.
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| New Mexico will be remembered for it's hills and wind |
The view when we made it over the pass was just absolutely breathtaking.
The best descent followed - full of perfectly wide, sweeping turns all the way down into Three Way.
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| Crisp sandwich amplified |
A fairly substantial climb out of Three Way set up another massive downhill. It was time to loose another chunk of the altitude we'd gained over the past weeks.
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| Another stunning vista. Mt Graham in the background (with snow) |
Today's scenery was spectacular. It's an unheard of arrival time as we're in Safford at half 2. Arizona has welcomed us nicely.
We are staying with Mons and family tonight who've hosted over 400 cyclists over the past few years.
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