2019 Desert Camp - Elfrida

Relief in the form of low winds and clear skies was our lot today.  What a pleasure to ride the 7 mile downhill this morning, remembering what a struggle it was to climb it against a full on 30 mph headwind yesterday afternoon.

We are staying two nights in Bisbee AZ, so today's route was an 80 mile loop that included the small town of Elfrida, the tiny ghost town of Gleeson, historic Tombstone, and then a tough climb up Mule Pass before descending into Bisbee.

Riding along Gleeson Rd provided a wonderful view of the Dragoon Mountains (after climbing a gentle grade for several miles).

I suffered one flat tire just at the start of Mule Pass.  Never could find the culprit (glass shard, retread wire, tack, goat head, etc.), but the replacement tube held for the final 7 miles to the finish.  Once I arrived at the "repair area" (Lon's trailer with racks and cleaning/bike repair materials), I went ahead and installed a new tire.  The old one probably had five or six thousand miles on it.

The ghost town of Gleeson AZ

Relic from Gleeson's past

Gleeson jail

View from Gleeson Rd

Dragoon Mountains

Historic area of Tombstone AZ

Concrete statue covered in copper, erected in 1935 in Bisbee to honor copper miners