Quartzsite to Salome

We got off to a late start today.  The town of Quartzsite is a giant swap meet so we went exploring.  Then stopped at the museum and took the above picture of the model city.  We got on the road at 10:45 bundled up against the chilly air.  The day was a 42.1 mile ride through the desert.  Lots of saguaro cacti and beautiful desert and mountain scenery on the wide open road.

We stopped at a fruit stand and bought and ate a whole bunch of fruit: bananas, cherry tomatoes, an apple, carrots, and trail mix.  There were two big climbs but we made it there by 5pm before the rain started.

We passed through that tiny town of Hope.  The illegible sign in the picture above says "Your Beyond Hope".  And yes, the sign is misspelled.

I want to mention that yesterday after we checked into our motel, Ruth went for a 1.5 mile run.  We are feeling good and having a great time.