We moved this week from our spot in the Coconino Forest off
E. Frontier Road to another spot in the Morman Lake District of the Coconino, 5
miles south of Morman Lake. This area is
really nice; meadow with pines dispersed throughout. Definitely more sun than before and farther
away from town. The nearest “store” is
at Morman Lake Village, about 8 miles to the north, or at Clints Well, 20 miles
to the south. Rick is happy because we
can get Lumberjack IPA at the Clints Well store. The Internet service is less than stellar
though…
The ride from our campsite to Clints Well is more hilly than
before. We did it Thursday, about 42
miles round trip to the store and back, and 1770 feet of climbing, most of
which is on one LONG hill. It really taxed our quads. Then we went out again in the late afternoon
for another 20, gluttons for punishment.
Friday we opted for driving the
car down to the Morman Lake Village Road and riding down to the Chevron Station
north of our old haunt. Less hills and
that Chevron Station has Lumberyard too.
Bought a 6 pack and a bag of chips and headed back up the road, only to
be stopped by thunder, lightning, and rain for about 20 minutes. We hid out in
some trees to let the lightning pass us by.
It was a good ride today, especially since we both were feeling our
muscles at the beginning and we still managed to get 52 miles in with only 10
in the rain. Oh, and Rick’s altimeter
watch clocked this ride at 1870 feet of climbing, so it was actually more hills,
just more spread out!
This week’s total was slightly less than last week’s: 225 miles total, 13 hours riding time, 17.24
average. We are still recovering from
the time trial with Dean Marvin and the century ride last week!
We will be off today and tomorrow, volunteering at the
Northern Arizona Celtic Festival. It will be good to let the muscles rest!
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