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Flagstaff to Winslow, AZ 04-19-2026 Day 9

The early morning in Flagstaff was below 30 degrees. By the time we made it through another continental breakfast, repacked everything, lubed …

I saw that the continental breakfast at our hotel was, as one of my Warm Showers hosts once said “Breakfast for people …

Yesterday Ron thought he had heard some conversations in French during lunch. We met up with some “French folks” that now live …

It was a long day in both climbing and time yesterday and today was going to be climbing without the grade, but …

The Red Roof Inn where we stayed had a terrible Wifi service. The blog the first night took me 3 hours because …

The Bridge is Out! Carol Schleif had driven us last night to Needles where we stayed overnight. Today we loaded up the …

We awoke to a sunny dry day with expected tailwinds. Carol was still carrying our panniers, so we had the potential to …

We knew we were going to have a hard day today. There was a good chance of rain in the morning and …

Historically, Route 66 began in Chicago, Illinois and ended in Santa Monica, California. For our ride, we are beginning in Santa Monica …

The first big adventure with Hidalgo took me from the Pacific to the Atlantic, starting in April of 2016. Hidalgo had already …