My 10 Best Haircuts

You may be wondering about the title of today's posting. I found the ride to be a bit mind-numbing at times. LInda agreed and then told me that she was passing the time reminiscing about her 10 best haircuts and other momentous life events. The stats: Safford AZ to Lordsburg, New Mexico. 77 miles, 2500 feet of climbing, one flat tire (that makes three so far this trip). Early in the ride I pulled over to a historical stone monument. Turns out 2 brothers were killed close to here by Apache Indians in 1885. Apparently nothing approaching that level of excitement has happened since. Halfway through our day we came to the town of Duncan AZ, founded in 1883. Looks like the town has been in decline ever since. But - we did have the chance to hang out with some locals at Ol' Jo's Cafe (which is for sale if anyone is interested). The highlight of the day was the 3 miles of road construction. We were able to fly through on mostly new pavement while the cars had to wait for us. No big climbs today but the little ones did add up over the course of the day. The scenery really wasn't all that bad - very dry but not very much cactus anymore. We still have mountains on the horizon in almost all directions although they seemed to be more distant today than other recent days. We changed time zones tonight and celebrated the state crossing with a margarita party and salsa dancing lessons. After having 3 flats already, I changed my rear tire and will hope for better luck in the days ahead. Another fabulous dinner prepared by our amazing chef Linda. Oh - and did I mention that the weather was glorious?