November 6
50mi/80km
+2500ft/760m
Well, it was definitely warmer last night and this morning, but it was a cold day for the most part. No sooner did we pack up that it started hailing! It didn’t last long, but shortly after it started raining. It rained off and on through the morning. It was never too hard or too long, but the sun never came out to warm us. And the ground has still not absorbed all the water from the last storm.
We continued along the Rim Road all morning and had really great views. After the road turned to pavement we joined the Old Rim Road for awhile, parts of which are closed to motor vehicles. It was great riding on the dirt.
We rode down into the town of Young, arriving around 2pm. We stopped at the market and one of the local restaurants. We charged up the electronics while we ate, and refilled our water bottles before leaving. Young is a nice little town, surrounded by dirt roads. The “North Road” is dirt, and the “South Road” is dirt, minus some pavement in the town itself. We are really enjoying seeing an area we haven’t been to before in Arizona.
We left town with full bellies as we climbed into the Sierra Anchas. We set up camp early, and it’s a good thing we did, since we are now in the midst of a thunderstorm. It should be dry tomorrow anyway.
