Frank’s Coast to Coast Ride for Justin – Day 9, May 5
Editors note: the following is shared from Frank Watson’s blog at: Frank’s Coast to Coast Ride for Justin
SEDONA, AZ – A later start to the day at 7:30 a.m. and up the canyon out of Sedona toward Flagstaff.
This is the last major climb for the next week. It would be impossible to put into words or pictures the beauty of this leg. It would also be impossible to put into words the lack of a shoulder to ride on (there was NONE) and the amount of traffic on this road.
This road is shrouded in a canopy of trees as it follows the creek up the mountain. After 21 miles of climbing I reached the summit @ a scenic overlook. After some pictures & a drink I pressed on to Flagstaff. When you climb up a mountain out here you climb to 8,000 ft. then descend 2,000 ft. and climb 500 more descend 2,000, climb 3,000 then repeat!
Reaching Flagstaff at noon I checked into a room and set out to send some “unnecessary gear” back home and try to find a repair for my dead GoPro. After a stop at the UPS Store (where I shed 10lbs of gear) and Walmart I took the rest of the day to recover and prep for the final push out of Arizona. It looks like I will make Colorado by Sunday night, if I have favorable weather and winds. Tomorrow should put me in Tuba City at the start of the Indian reservations.
My thought for the day is what a beautiful country we live in! And with such a beautiful country why do we insist on throwing our trash alongside the road? It is truly disgusting. But we must have the cleanest car interiors in the world!
Now a shout out to “Nicks” in Sedona and Tom the bar keeper – great place / great guy . Also if your traveling through Jerome (and you really should) stop at “The Haunted Hamburger” for a delicious burger, cold beer, stunning view & great people.
Remember to say a prayer to Justin, & please take time to go to the bone marrow registry site & sign up! Deletebloodcancer.org
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Donations may be made by visiting:
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For more background information on this effort see our earlier story at: Canton Man Riding Coast-to-Coast for Justin Kline
