Warmer this morning, possibly in the 60's. With the new schedule, we were rolling by 7:30 again.  It was a gradual climb out of Salome as we entered back on I-10.  Later  we descended into Quartzsite,  My tire was still not holding air, but I wasn't sure where the leak was.  We climbed up out of the bowl that holds Quartzsite and down towards the Colorado River and the California border. Still on I-10.  Pretty easy riding, some trash on the shoulder and tire pieces.  There was evidence of a car fire every mile or so.  Other roads have them spaced even closer together.

One of the riders noticed that there was a bike lane across the river and we had updated ride info to reflect that.  We crossed from Mountain Std Time to Pacific Daylight Time which are the same; no need to change clocks.

We had a water resupply at the border. I started to pump up my tire and air came shooting out of the hole I had plugged two days ago.  I got one of my good Dynaplugs and stuck it in and things seem much better.

Some rough roads  at the start of the CA section, which got better later.  We were looking for shade at one point and stopped by a fire station. When we knocked, they invited us in and we got some info on local crops.

   I stayed at the Tamarisk RV Park last time I did this, only the third repeat. The other two were in LA.

Bird Talk: Gambel's Quail yesterday.  More White Face Ibis today and Common Gallinule. Several birds I didn't see well were likely to be Western Kingbird. 

pics tomorrow i hope