After taken out the last of my garbage, I took a quick shower, turned down the temperature on the hot water heater and loaded up my bike. One final look around to make sure I didn't forget anything, locked up and rolled out of Phoenix exactly at 4:00am.
A brief fuel stop in Gila Bend, and I finally roll into Yuma... 164 miles in 3 hours 20 minutes! Why so early? It was 91 degrees when I left Phoenix, it did cool down a little once out of the city, but my goal was to beat the daytime heat as most of the Southwest is under an extreme heat warning this week-end. It was 94 degrees and humid by the time I got to Yuma. And I'm happy to report that nothing fell off or shifted during the ride.
One of the coolest things was watching the sunrise in my rear-view mirrors! The ride was nice, uneventful other than the sunrise, and luckily traffic was very light.
Checked in to were I'm staying, unloaded my bike, unpacked and settled in. A quick run to the store to get some assorted items I decided not to bring, knowing I could get them here. And now it's time to rest... maybe go to the pool later this afternoon.
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