Tucson, Arizona: January 13, 2010

I decided to stay another day in Tucson so I could check off another state in my Grand Adventure.  I had a good ride except for the horribly rough roads – chip seal roads are great in comparison. Even in the bike paths there are big gaps caused by road cracks. Weather wasn’t as nice as yesterday and I had a flat. It was overcast, windy up to about 10-12 mph, and a little chilly (low 60’s) but not too bad. I had hoped to finish Arizona today, but due to the flat caused by a hole in tire, I was afraid to continue the ride because I never get any more than about 65 pounds pressure from the CO2 cartridge and I need 100 pounds.. Maybe I can get in 10 miles on the way out of town before I leave Arizona.