Riding toward the Thunderbird Lodge - the End of the Trail
The final five miles or so were a welcome downhill run past the mouth of Canyon de Chelly. Views: 395
Mileage: about 105 miles (depending on whose cyclocomputer we were reading), with just under 5,000 feet of climbing registered on my altimeter. We coasted to a stop back at our rooms at the Thunderbird Lodge, took quick showers, and then made our way into Chinle for dinner. We dinned on a variety of Navajo dishes including Navajo tacos, Navajo fry bread, posole, and mutton stew, as we reminisce about the day which, at least for me, lived up to the Rapha motto: "Glory Through Suffering." No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Junction of Monument Canyon and Canyon del Muerto (Canyon de Chelly)Views: 388No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Posing at the Antelope Ruins OverlookViews: 383No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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West Toward Canyon de Chelly
Now we skirted the northern edge of Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The canyon, with its sheer, 1000 foot cliffs, is home to Navajo ranchers and farmers. It's also the site of several cliff dwelling ruins built and - and abandoned for reasons not completely understood - hundreds of years ago by the Anasazi, the Indians who inhabited the area before the arrival of the Navajo.
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Roof Butte from Tsaile
We hung a right onto Highway 64, at the little community of Tsaile.
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On Indian Route 12Views: 381No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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About 35 Miles or So to Go
With Hahn soling behind us for a while (due to another flat), I led the way for a while, and then stopped to photograph Cole, Pierra, Kansas and Dominick cycle by me, as we made our way toward the Junction with Highway 64 and the final 30 miles. Left to right: Cole, Pierre, Kansas and Dominick.
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Pierre on the way to Tsaile, AZViews: 379No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Dominick in Front of the Ice Machine - Temperature in the 90s
Dominick gave me a couple more electrolyte tablets. They revived me again.
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New Navajo FriendViews: 380No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Pierre, Albert and Kansas Hanging Out at the Totsoh
The lower reaches of Indian Route 13, which had taken us from Lukachukai up to Buffalo Pass, were blasted by a dust storm as we made our way back to the Totsoh Trading Post. We took a short break as the winds died down. Views: 383
After arriving at the trading post, I thought perhaps I should climb into the van. I knew I could finish the century, but I didn't want to hold up the Rapha riders. Everyone encouraged me to continue - at my own pace - and I did. One or even all of the riders always stayed with me, or let me escape up the road for a while. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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On the Sandstone
Perhaps the view was the reason someone put those cuts into the rock.
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Diverting Ourselves with a Little Climb
This photograph was made as Cole made his way down a sandstone slab, into which some shallow cuts have been placed for reasons unknown. I had earlier followed him up the slab, much to my discomfort as my bike shoes began to slip close to where the slope leveled off.
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Its a Dogs LifeViews: 380No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Runt of the LitterViews: 383No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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