Day 7, Quartzsite, AZ to Salome, AZ

Up at 7:00 am when the sky was just starting to lighten. Temp was about 45 but warmed rapidly after the sun popped up. After breaking camp we rode the short distance to the gas station for some chow and coffee (tea in Jim's case). 

We crossed I-10, rode the length of Quartzsite, and crossed over again to ride the shoulder of I-10 up to the pass by Guadalupe Mt. and then exited on Hwy 60. 

Classic southwest scenery with numerous saguaro, ocotillo cactus, and flat topped mesas. 

We ate an early lunch in Brenda, AZ at a roadside stand. We left and were truckin down the long, gentle downhill when Jim had a rear blowout. It was loud enough to scare me since I was drafting him. There was a hole in the sidewall about pencil diameter. The tube had a hole next to the stem but it wasn't adjacent to the hole in the tire. Weird! The tube wasn't patchable so we put another in after making a duct tape boot for the tire. A volunteer search and rescue guy stopped in case we needed help. 

We asked about staying at the KOA in Harcuvar but they wanted $30. Jim called one of the RV "resorts" in Salome and they wanted $5 apiece so went the three miles and got what we payed for. 

Yes, that is smelly garbage next to our camp. It's a good thing we have a high tolerance for lack of luxury. At least there's some grass for our tents. 

We couldn't go further than the 41 miles we did today because there is no place to stay between here and Wickenburg, AZ. A sixty mile day tomorrow will take us there.