Had a very good night's sleep just got up once and went fairly quickly back to sleep. (<>) It wasn't as cold as the previous night, thankfully no wind as well. We got up and didn't have to rush with just a short trip to the campground located between Flagstaff and Sedona. Had bum's eggs and coffee for breakfast, and I started taking our campsite down. Then I started a load of laundry and had a shower. I finished packing up and putting stuff in the car while Ann had her shower, then we left a little after 10:00. Drove into Flagstaff and went to Walmart to stock up on groceries. After packing them in the car, we had lunch at a Mexican food restaurant on Route 66 that had been featured on Guy Fieri's TV show. Ann liked her meal more than I liked mine, tortillas didn't seem quite right. We drove a half hour down to the campsite at Cave Springs Campground in the Coconino National Forest. It's beautiful, with lots of trees and nice temperatures. But they were having some problems with the water, nothing to get super worried about yet. After setting up camp (Coleman lantern, installed new mantle again) without the vestibule, I filled up the water jug, then got ready for a bike ride. Headed out to State Rte 89A and rode south, which was almost uniformly downhill (although not too steep) and a fun ride. The road is narrow with no shoulders, but there weren't a lot of cars and they were courteous. I rode down 6+ miles before deciding to turn around and ride back up. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, so I kept going north after passing the entrance to the campground. Rode up to the point where the road was going to get steep with lots of switchbacks, and that's where I turned around and headed back to camp. This was a fun ride, best one of the trip and most beautiful as well.
Avg speed = 16.1 mph (16.2 mph). Total mileage = 17.7 mi
Avg power = 123 W. Weighted avg power = 151 W
Total elevation gain = 1030' (1140')
Avg heartrate = 123 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 26 (27)
Training Load = 55
Intensity = 60%
When I got back to camp, Ann wasn't hungry, so we decided to snack and then have apple crisp in the Dutch oven. I read a tiny bit and had a satisfying nap before getting up and helping make the dessert. Peeling the apples was a chore but the results were worth it. This was probably my favorite Dutch oven dessert, cooked to perfection. After cleaning up the dishes, we bundled up and went to sleep.
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