Epilogue

March 23
The sag team gave several of us Coaster a ride back to Tucson.  I picked of a Mini Van and with the other Michigan Rick (Shanoski) we started our drive back to Michigan.
We made it to Santa Rosa, NM the first day, Fenton, MO the second and home the third.
Finding food was interesting as all restaurants were close for sit down seating, so we basically had to eat fast food in the car.
Rick's wife met us at my house where we transferred his bike and gear to their car and sad our good byes.
In all we put 2011 miles on the van on the trip back to Michigan

I did ride ~3.5 times as far as I did on last year's ride and made it out of California, but not out of Arizona.-----Oh well there is always next year(s).

  Some the Coasters that returned to Tucson for the trip home (Patrick, Larry, Rick, Lori, and Greg

The back of the van where we had our 2 bikes and gear bags

Day 11 Tucson to Tombstone

Day 11 2020

Tucson to Tombstone

73.75 miles Total miles 576.95

Time 5:58:35

Ave speed 12.3

Max speed 34.4

Elevation gain/ loss/ net 3786/ 2329/ 1457/ 5135

Min temp 54 

Ave temp 70

Max temp 88

Conditions: cool at the start, long hard slog up hill with a head wind for first 35. Then strong tailwind for the last 35

The trip is being interrupted because overnight venues are being cancelled and the tour cannot move forward

I'm going a back to Tucson tomorrow and driving home with a fellow Coaster from Michigan 

Day 10 Catalina to Tucson

Day 10 2020

Catalina to Tucson

44.70 miles Total miles 503.20

Ave speed 11.8

Max speed 20.3

Ave temp 71 

Min temp 50

Max temp 102
Elevation gain/ lost/ net/ max 1207/ 797/ 410/ 3212

Conditions: the ride started cool becoming warm early.  About 40 of the 44 miles was on a bike path, so easye riding. Stop for lunch at a taco/ burger gas station. Then made an extended stop at a watering hole. Camp is an RV park.

Taco/burger gas station

Day 9 rest dsy

Day 9 2020

Rest day
9.19 miles Total miles 458.50
Ave temp 81
Min temp 75
Max temp 84

I took a short ride (9.19 miles) to Wal-Mart  and Safeway to stock up some supplies.

Beautiful  day sunny in the low 80's

 Relaxing in my hammock

 view from my hamock

 my tent

 bathroom/shower house

Day 8 Casa Grande to Catalina

Day 8

Casa Grande to Catalina

65.95 miles Total miles 449.31

Ave speed 9.4

Max speed 29.6

No Temp Data Today

Elevation gain/ loss/ net / max 1526/ 243/ 1283/  2836

Conditions: started cool becoming warm to hot

Day 7 Gila Bend to Casa Grande

Day 7 2020

Gila Bend, AZ  to Casa Grande

61.40 miles , total miles 383.36

Ave speed 13.0

Max speed 26.5

Elevation gain/loss/net / max 1506/ 902/ 604/ 1894

Min temp 54

Max temp 77

Ave temp 65

Conditions: cool and sunny to begin, becoming sunny and warm, then cool/cold  and raining the last 5 miles

Day 6 Dateland to Gila Bend

Day 6 2020

Dateland to Gila Bend, AZ

52.5 miles , total miles 321.96

Ave speed 13.25

Max speed 19.08

Elevation gain/ loss/ net/ max 666/ 295/ 371/ 817

Ave temp 66
Min temp 61
Max temp 75

Conditions: cool and basically mild, over night stop was a modern KOA, w/ hot showers 😀 

Dateland flood

   

  

Day 5 Yuma to Dateland

Day 5 2020

Yuma, AZ to Dateland, AZ

71.22 miles total miles 269.78

Time 5:29:22

Ave speed 13.0

Max speed 22.8

Elevation gained/ lost/ net / max 945/ 646/ 299/ 589

Min temp 59

Ave temp 66

Max temp 72

Conditions;  dizzle at the start; becoming partly cloudy. The 1+ inch of rain in Yuma yesterday and last night that caused the roads to be very muddy for the first half of the ride. The lettuce picking trucks were going and coming out of the fields leaving mud everywhere. Bubba said it has never rained in Yuma in the 11years he has run this ride, and this the coldest it has been in Dateland. And then it rained more in Dateland during our rider meeting.

 a parked train that was over 2 miles long

  sorry not many pics today

Day 4 Calexico to Yuma

Day 4 2020

Day 4

Mexicali to Yuma

65.35 miles total miles 198.27

Time 3:24:36

Ave speed 13.5

Max speed 28.9

Elevation gained/ lost/ net / max 1785/ 1047 /738/ 486

Min temp 54

Ave temp 66

Max temp 86

Conditions; rain to dizzle at the start; becoming partly cloudy to partly sunny w/ a light head wind.
Upon arriving at the over night spot it soon became a down pour of rain, but I was already inside and had my shower.

 Made it to mile 18; farther than last year

 

 Sag

 Center of the World: look it up

 Downtown old Yuma