March 10, Monday: 87 miles in the desert

Rolled out of Brawley At daybreak.  Pretty chilly to start, but the sun warmed things up pretty quickly to a high of around 90°. Thank goodness there was little wind as we crossed a desert and then into more agricultural areas.  There was a great expanse of sand dunes which provided a recreation area for dune buggies, ATVs, and dirt bikes. Fortunately, It was a little early for them as we passed by.  The last picture is lots of lettuce near Blythe.

 I changed out my saddle for the spare that I brought. But that put me behind everyone else today and I rode nearly 70 miles alone. It is an odd feeling being in that vastness as a solitary figure.  Also had my second flat.  Grrrr.