17-04-17 Day 09

Williams, AZ to Winslow, AZ

Up early to face the chilly morn and once again sunny day, we biked through Williams to begin our trip to Flagstaff to pick our our next shipment from home. Needing to replenish some items and switch out some clothing, we had a box shipped to Jessica at the Flagstaff YMCA.  

Jessica our box assistant in Flagstaff

Hoping for no issues and good road we hit Route 40 with enthusiasm.  We were soon greeted with a berm of the road that was anything but accomodating for our 30 mile trek to Flagstaff.  Luckily we were routed on to historic route 66 for a short trip off the highway with better roads and beautiful scenery.  Then back to route 40 for another deteriorating section that was even more frustrating than our previous encounter.   The miles crept along extremely slow.  Our saving grace was finally entering Flagstaff and meeting the nice staff at the YMCA.  They were great and helpful.  Thank you Jessica!

Top of a climb and a small indication of the road conditions

We anticipated a rough remainder of our lengthy journey today, but were treated to a tail wind for 42 miles into Winslow with a berm of route 40 that permitted us to roll along at times at 27 mph.  A monkey wrench in the day were three flat tires (Randy 2, Karen 1).

Breath taking view prior to entering Route 40 for our leg to Winslow