Where Arizona Ends and California Begins

Hello again from near the end of the road. I'm now in Wenden, Arizona, which is a couple days of riding and thirty degrees of heat away from Prescott. We headed out from mile-high Prescott, climbed up about another thousand feet and then proceeded to drop about four thousand feet over the next fifty miles or so. Now, I was still feeling somewhat weak, and I'm normally all for downhills. However, when you're in the desert, descending also means adding five to ten degrees for every one thousand feet, so needless to say it was quite hot by the time we got to our destination of Wickenberg, it was a little on the warm side. The water in my camelbak tasted sort of like it was coming out of a microwave, ready for a tea bag to be added for a nice morning cup of Earl Grey. Fortunately, I don't really mind the heat, but it was nice to have a short ride and get in early. The Assembly of God Church in the town was quite nice, and we spent the afternoon there resting and watching Forrest Gump. That night, we had an awesome lasagna dinner with sweet tea (!!!) and then headed to bed in anticipation of an early wakeup today to avoid the heat.

Today was pretty much a flat ride through the desert without too much to see. At one point we passed through a town that was so small that you could see the other welcome sign from the welcome sign where you were standing. We were all glad when we finished the ride and arrived at the elementary school here in Wenden, which is quite nice and has a computer lab that they were kind enough to let us use, so I get to write a post from a computer for a change! Tomorrow we will cross our last state line and head into California, which is crazy to think about. To me, it doesn't seem like I'm that far from home, but when I look at a map, I realize that I've come a long way. If only there were a way to prolong the trip, I would be all for it, but I am starting to miss sweet tea, a bed, and all of my friends and family, so it will be nice to be home. I look forward to seeing everyone soon!