Day 68: To Brawley, Ca
Friday April 9, 2010, 61 miles (98 km) - Total so far: 3,186 miles (5,127 km)
We were expecting today to be lots of nothingness, and that's exactly what it was. The first 20 or so miles were spent riding with little to no shoulder. There were some mountains and the usual scenery. Then the shoulder widened out a bit and in the distance was what looked like white mountains. Sand dunes. It was awesome. About 7 miles were spent riding next to these massive mountains of sand. As we were nearing Glamis, the one town we passed through, a pickup truck pulled onto the shoulder in front of us. He had a bike loaded on the side, so we slowed up next to him. He's done some touring, and has heard stories about Glamis, the same stories we'd heard; the only store in town charges ridiculous prices for everything. He'd also had a friend who they wouldn't let refill their water bottles. Anyway, he pulls out this 3 gallon jug of water and cracks it open. He let us have drinks and fill all our bottles up. It was great.
