Trans America Cycling Day 11 - Safford, AZ to Lordsburg, NM
The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Today we crossed from Arizona to New Mexico. Entering our third state was a significant milestone of our journey. We also lost an hour in stepping into the Mountain Daylight Time Zone. Celebratory photos of entering New Mexico are shown for two paceline groups. Today was cooler than many previous days, as evidenced by many of the riders wearing vests in the afternoon when photos were taken. Temperatures peaked at 66 F, and with wind over 10 mph it was chilly riding. First paceline consisting of John, Ester, Nichole, Hannah, Randy and Alison Second paceline consisting of Kristin, Jim, Ray, Barry, Roberto and Ahnie As we cycled out of Safford, irrigation was in progress in the fields of this region of significant agriculture. Irrigation water flowing out of canal and into furrows from one end to the other A little further down the road our tour company staff posed for a picture on the ba...