Arizona and California Ride - October 20, 2024

Mileage near the start of the day's ride.

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Starting out in Phoenix. [Crop/Zoom: 2491x732]

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Taking Loop 202 next. [Crop/Zoom: 2092x967]

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Then onto I-10 for a while. [Crop/Zoom: 4174x1130]

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Back on I-10. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Down into the Colorado Valley toward California. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Back in California (briefly) for the first time in 17 years. [Crop/Zoom: 969x560]

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I'll take California 78 down through southeastern California after my loop through Blythe. [Crop/Zoom: 1470x1058]

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Backtracking just a bit through Blythe on the business route. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Blythe. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Through farmland south and west of Blythe. [Crop/Zoom: 1039x1155]

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Gas is pricey in California.

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After Palo Verde, it's out into the desert. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Coming up soon on the Imperial Dunes (on their own page of pictures). [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Out of the dunes and time to look for lunch. [Crop/Zoom: 758x1420]

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Brawley. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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A few pictures from lunch in Brawley are on a separate page. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Heading out of Brawley toward I-8. [Crop/Zoom: 961x979]

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And onto I-8 to start back toward Phoenix. [Crop/Zoom: 1438x1082]

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The large ding I got in the windshield in the dunes before lunch. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Mexico border fence from I-8. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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I-8 crosses dunes as well. [Crop/Zoom: 796x1099]

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Right along the border through here. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Almost back into Arizona as I approach Yuma. [Crop/Zoom: 773x573]

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Yuma, Arizona. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Back into California very briefly to return to I-8. [Crop/Zoom: 2150x1133]

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The Yuma exit I took just a few minutes earlier. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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I-8 out into the desert. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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A small brush fire along the road up ahead. [Larger: 2448x1836]

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Coming up on the east end of I-8 at I-10. [Crop/Zoom: 949x1008]

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After some food in Chandler, back to I-10 in the dark to Phoenix. [Crop/Zoom: 3335x1272]

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