Today was a day of climbing out of the last of Mojave Desert to Arizona high country where there are hopes of cooler temps. We had good tail winds and a lot of climbing (5500 feet in 73 miles) and it was still in the 90s. The tailwinds help get you up the hills – especially long shallow desert climbs but it also keeps you warm. Most of the day I was distracted by the change in vegetation from Mojave desert bushes to wetlands vegetation around the Colorado river banks to Arizona's signature cactus and ocotillos. As we rode up to Oatman, AZ, at 2700 feet, the wildflowers got better by the mile. Descending into Arizona, the scenery changed from jagged mountain peaks to the chimney-topped mountains.I’ll leave you with images of some the wildflowers and let them describe the scenery for the day.
Also for more pictures check out Jim Bradbury's Flickr pages at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zheem/
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