Yesterday dawned clear & warmed up. Today is a rest day and I have a list of tasks to accomplish. No rush to hit road. The dead battery halted the road. Used laptop & wireless internet card to find a roadside shop in Sedona. Called on cell phone. driver called to affirm location. Called AAA to rejoin. Eventually got back to Spokane where I previously belonged. They waived new member fee. I bought basic membership as greater roadside assistance is in my RV insurance. I have used my yearly limit but AAA is boundless. WA membership is cheaper than AZ fee. Service guy plugged in small battery onto mine and the engine started right away. Been doing a lot of short driving w/ no extended driving to really charge the battery. The camper batteries being charged from overflow to rig battery and the solar collector remain mostly fully charged. Today I used the Web again this time to find a service garage in Sedona to rewire the stereo to the camper batteries and then I can rock all night.
Bought propane now that temp is above freezing and their valve is unfrozen. Would have run out last night.
Push to get to Hilton for shower before my granter of special privilege goes off shift. Made it.
Back to B & B to install Maxxis Ardent & make it tubeless. Scored. Hung @ shop goofing & talking trail system issues. Big issue is publishing trail description on the web. Many of trails are not approved but many ride them. Calling attention to these trails might not be in best interest of local riders. Jimmie told me there are maybe 30 riders who live here, the rest are tourons riding trails they found on the web. Might not be here to see how it plays out.
Back down to Beaverhead flats camp. Beaver creek is still flowing w/ runoff. Pulled in to my spot I passed a pickup maybe 150′ away. I was putzing around inside my van and saw that I needed h2o that i forgot to get earlier. Drove out and pickup was almost in my camp. Was I being selected? Drove up to VOC. Chair massage was offered. I sprung for 20 mins w/ instructions to work on hurting lower back. Woman was weak on power massage. I felt like I was being caressed not stress relieved. She said that she detected no abnormalities from crash. Back out to camp. Truck was gone. Before dark several rigs cruised thru. None stopped.
This camp gets the sun earlier. Connected small solar collector to power the stereo. Rig started when I needed. Back up to VOC. Parked & dug into GPS manual to learn how to creak a track and to see how to retrace the route. Thinking is to load ride data in a GPS and rent it. user lets GPS guide the rider on prepared ride thus the rider never gets lost. Most of the mtn bikers are tourons and are lost. Having difficulty making the GPS follow the track back. Emailed Garmin seeking solution.
Made B & B for afternoon shop ride. Owner Jimmie, wrenches Jason & Richard, and me headed out. Rode hard, stopped several times but less than MBH rides. Enjoying 2.4 tubeless tires inflated to 23 psi. I have such a Sedona bike now and it is great. 3 hrs 21 mins for 14.42 miles and 1744′ vert. Rode neglected trail strewn w/ loose rock today better than I did on Tuesday w/ Jeff. Tires big difference. Ardent tires roll faster than Nevegals. Finished just before sundown. Bike is so much fun to ride, best bike ever.
back out to Beaverhead camp after dark. No rigs have passed thru.