Thursday, June 5, 2008

Updated Route through New Mexico and into Phoenix

Friday June 6
El Paso to Las Cruces: -200' and 55 miles TX Hwy 20 and NM Hwy 28

Saturday June 7
Las Cruces to Deming: +350' and 60 miles along I-10 and frontage roads

Sunday June 8
Deming to Lordsburg: -100' and 58 miles along I-10 and frontage roads

Monday June 9
Lordsburg Up US Hwy 70 to Safford: from 4,157 down to 3,000 ft elevation but with what in between? 73 miles of uncertain elevations on US Hwy 70

Tuesday June 10
Safford to Globe: +500' gain by end of day but a few spike hills and 79 miles on US Hwy 70

Wednesday June 11
Globe to Mesa, AZ: -3,400' but climb 2 passes first, 61-71 miles on Hwy 60 into Apache Junction, then University to Adobe Road to 8th Street

projected arrival to Phoenix: June 11 or 12 (if I need a rest day or winds become an issue and Ramon isn't driving by)

projected arrival into San Diego around June 25th (yep, it's getting within forecast reach)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Dan,

Wow, it's all laid out.

Checkout this link for a detailed elevation profile for your ride from Lordsburg to Safford - US Hwy 70 (75.45 mi.)
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/nm/lordsburg/547814242092

This site is pretty cool, but slow if you use the "follow roads" feature. However, it might be helpful for knowing what is coming on non ACA routes.

See you soon,
Mike

Anonymous said...

Hi Dan,

After you click on the link, you will need to click "Display Evelation" on the left hand side of the screen.

But this is some of the info they provided.
max: 4382ft
min: 2905ft
ascent: 733ft
descent: 2012ft

After you lose some elevation, you have to climb back up, then it looks like you have one small hill then mostly downhill.

-Mike