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Trans America Cycling Day 5 - Blythe, CA to Quartzsite, Az

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The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Today we crossed the Colorado River from California into Arizona.   The water in this section of the Colorado River had previously passed through the Grand Canyon further northeast in Arizona. Colorado River crossing Once in Arizona we c ycled on I-10 for about 6 or 7 miles.   Chuck, one of our illustrious tour leaders, led the group ride today on his bike to the SAG stop at 10 miles.   There was a wide shoulder on the interstate, so the pucker factor was low for this cycling. Oklahoma flatlanders made it PA grocery store mogul Ray is pleased to be in Arizona We saw our first saguaro cacti today.  Feast on these saguaro tidbits.  S aguaros only grow in the Sonoran desert in Arizona, state of Sonora in Mexico and Imperial Valley in California.    The saguaro flower is the Arizona state flower, and it is prevalent from April to June.  Young saguaros are called spears before bearing arms at between 75 and 100