Monday, March 23, 2009

Day 3: Julian-Brawley


What a difference a day makes. Our home-grown Accuwheather missed the mark. But I won't complain that we did not wake up to snow this am. Never-the-less, it was a chilly 30F when we set out. But skies would be clear all day. We had to bundle up for the steep 7 mi.downhill from Julian but we were able to shed our extra layers as the temp had climbed 30•. We had ascended 4,300' yesterday and we were to descend as much today and in warmer temperatures. We skirted the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley below sea level. This broad valley that spans lower Cal.is a major supplier of truck crops and hay all made possible with irrigation. Fields were lushly green as we biked past. We arrived after 76 mi. at the Methodist Church and it was warm enough for an outdoor shower. I hope I can include a pic to better illustrate this novel experience. I did laundry at the same time and hung it up to dry on a tree, which doesn't take much time in this arrid climate.

5 comments:

  1. There's some great birding around the Salton Sea!
    LW

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  2. Did you feel the earthquake? LW

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  3. Granddad, I love you. I'm following you on our map at home and I hope you get back safely. Love, Hayden

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  4. We're glad to hear your conditions improved yesterday. Here's the encouraging word for today: "But this precious treasure-this light and power that now shine within us-is held in perishable containers, that is, in our weak bodies. So everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our own."
    2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT

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  5. Amazing! Congratulations on a great start - and successfully mastering the Blackberry! I look forward to amny more wonderful stories of your adventure! Cyndy

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