I slept in reluctant to leave the cold covers for even more chill. My doubled over down blanket isn’t cutting it so well. I made scratch pancakes then cleaned up my mess. Only person camped @ spot.
My personal bike shop shower needs a shower mat and something to hang my clothes on. I drove down to Cottonwood Walmart. I bought a rug and a drying rack.
From Cottonwood I drove to Beaverhead Flats road for more of the road system. I rode this time all the way to the end of the road which terminates @ the above pic. No more riding. I turned around. Part way back I turned west on another jeep road and followed it a short distance. I decided to save it for future exploration. Great rocky coast back down.
I drove back to BnB for hanging and a shower. I asked Ian about rides out this way. He shared his ride that dropped all the way to Verde Valley road, down Turkey Creek. He rode the same roads but kept on going down the road I turned back on. Got it. He sent me a .gpx track that I attempted to load into my Edge. No success. I am researching TOPOFUSION for mapping and data manipulation. I reloaded the AZ nat geo topo map and am downloading my rides. Socialization and a shower. I stopped for dinner groceries on the way out of town to Beaverhead Flats. Tonight I drove further back from where I camped the other night to a flat spot further off the road.
Tomorrow I will retrace Ian’s ride.
Today I rode back downhill more aggressively and confidently. My shoulder and arm are supporting the demand placed on them. I am riding stuff that I am comfortable on. The dirt roads are rough, irregular double track, loose rock. I am paying single focus on my riding. My understanding is that I am to use my shoulder as it will allow, I just am not allowed to fall. I will gain more info during my Wed PT session.
Hi Rockman and Tomas.