Arrival in Arizona

 

 Deming NM to Safford AZ 23-24 April.  Two great days of light wind, hot sun, super roads.  Now 2082 miles down, with about 600 to go.  Yee-hah!

 

 Maria and Ned (keen cyclist), from Austin TX, whom I met in the motel and who then screeched to a halt when they overtook me to take this photo.  Hope you found the blog!

 Just the tracks...

I wasn't quite sure this child presents the right image for Dairy Queen - he just may have had too many already....

More endless vista

Of great significance - in fact, a party of about 10 people arrived last night to walk this latest trans-con trail, from Mexico to Canada - about 4-5 months!  The two other massive trails are the Pacific and Appalachian, but this one has by far the biggest logistical challenge - not least water.

 For train spotters  - rail survey the Union Pacific way!

 Sometimes a bit of 'commercial' is a sight for sore whatnots....

 More endless sky and open road - this is just short of the Arizona border

 And here we are - spot the time zone shift.  No, it isn't there, which confused me for most of the rest of the day.

 A spot of shade, midday.

And, finally, lunch under the sole tree.  Brilliant country for cycling, and the roads remain fantastic.  This is the business!