It was my privilege to serve as the "host" for the Rapha Continental ride, which wound its way around, through, up and down Navajo country, in North Eastern Arizona.
The route began from the parking lot of the Thunderbird Lodge, at the mouth of Canyon de Chelly National Monument. We rode through colorful red rock country, past a variety of Navajo communities, including Chinle, Many Farms, Round Rock, Tasile, and Lukachukai.
Much thanks to Jean Ray, who both drove much of the way to and from Arizona, and who served as the support vehicle/photography vehicle driver.
Technical Note: All photographs made with a Panasonic Lumix TZ5 digicam, which was compact and offered a terrific zoom range, from wide to telephoto.
Riding toward the Thunderbird Lodge - the End of the Trail
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Junction of Monument Canyon and Canyon del Muerto (Canyon de Chelly)
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Posing at the Antelope Ruins Overlook
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West Toward Canyon de Chelly
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Roof Butte from Tsaile
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On Indian Route 12
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About 35 Miles or So to Go
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Pierre on the way to Tsaile, AZ
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Dominick in Front of the Ice Machine - Temperature in the 90s
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New Navajo Friend
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Pierre, Albert and Kansas Hanging Out at the Totsoh
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On the Sandstone
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Diverting Ourselves with a Little Climb
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Its a Dogs Life
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Runt of the Litter
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Hahn
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Daniel
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Kansas Attacks a Navajo Taco
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Navajo Chef
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Navajo Food Stand Just Below Buffalo Pass (8,400 Feet)
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Lunch Break
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Pines Instead of Sagebrush
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More Locals in the Chuska Mountains
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Beginning the Climb to Buffalo Pass
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Departing Lukachukai
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Pierre
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Dave
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I Am Revivified with a Navajo Pickle
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In the Tatsoh Trading Post, Lukachukai
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Approaching Lukachukai
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Bruised Cyclists Legs
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Round Rock Trading Post
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Cole Purchases H2O for the Van
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At Tsé Nikání (Round Rock)
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He Should Have Been Riding with Us
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We Meet Another Local
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Approaching the Round Rock Trading Post
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Past the Mesa
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The Road Turns East
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Flat Tire Break
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Flat Tire Repair
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Riding by One of the Local
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Early Morning Thunder Clouds at 25 mph
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Time to Ride
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First Things First - Breakfast
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Rapha Van
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Unleashing the Rapha Steeds at Thunderbird Lodge
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