Salome to Wickenburg

The sky was bright blue after breakfast at the cafe so we bundled up against the 40 degree air and ignored the threatened rain.  The morning soon warmed up and we were back to our standard riding clothes.  Desert farmland soon gave way to plain desert with armies of saguaro cacti. 

We met a local cyclist, named Ron.  Then we met 2 other bikers riding across the country and rode with them a few miles until we stopped for lunch. They expect to do the whole thing in 40 days so they are riding much farther than we are today. 

We put in 57.5 miles today and our odometer said our average speed was 10.1.  We left Salome at 9:30 and arrived at Wickenburg at 4:30.  The wind was against us nearly the entire way. 

Then we checked into our motel and took the walking tour of the town.  There are incredibly life-like statues of historic people around the town and Ruth took up with a miner.

We bought a newspaper.  The top headline is "Cow/Vehicle Accidents Continue on US60."  It's that kind of town.

The truth from Ruth: I have to admit I've been getting a little tired of the small diners we have been eating in lately.  Food not so good and really expensive.  So my favorite part of today was finding a delicious Mexican restaurant with reasonably-priced food.  The small motels in the tiny towns don't usually have much in the way of amenities.  So I am enjoying the nice Best Western hotel we're staying at tonight.  It's got lotion and even a hair dryer - yay!