After the climbing for the last three days, today we descended down almost all day to Holbrook, AZ. It was about 90 miles and 1000 feet of climbing, we started the day at 7000 feet and ended up at 5000. This made the day’s riding really fast and social.
Susan Notorangelo, Lon Haldeman’s wife and cycling legend in her own right, flew in to join the trip last night. It was great to see her. We rode together most of the day and I got to catch up with her a little bit. But mostly I rode behind Lon and Susan and got a great draft. She has a great sense of humor so it’s fun to be around her.
It took us a little more than 3 hours to get to Winslow, AZ (56 miles). We had a long relaxing meal at the La Posada Inn. This is a restored Harvey House. Harvey Houses were luxury railway stopping places. It’s like going back into time. The food there is exquisite.
Susan Notorangelo, Lon Haldeman’s wife and cycling legend in her own right, flew in to join the trip last night. It was great to see her. We rode together most of the day and I got to catch up with her a little bit. But mostly I rode behind Lon and Susan and got a great draft. She has a great sense of humor so it’s fun to be around her.
It took us a little more than 3 hours to get to Winslow, AZ (56 miles). We had a long relaxing meal at the La Posada Inn. This is a restored Harvey House. Harvey Houses were luxury railway stopping places. It’s like going back into time. The food there is exquisite.
Next we rode some more old highway (mostly torn-up road and gravel) where some of us got flats. We ended up at a famous Jack Rabbit trading post. You may recall I had got henna tattoo of their billboard “Here it is” in Santa Monica.
A quick day ended with a rest in Hollbrook, AZ where we will stay at the Wigwam motel in teepees…one of the group’s favorite.
There you are! Finally, the Teepees!
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