mileage 413
total mileage 13,904
camping fee $5 national forest
I left San Diego after 8am, giving time for traffic to clear, and then headed East on I-8 towards Yuma, AZ. I stopped at a micky-d for breakfast and a mid day snack. The heat was very oppressive, crossing the desert in August is bad. Temp was 110 plus. My cool vest only lasted about an hour. I was only able to use it once because everywhere that I stopped had "cold" water that came out of the tap very warm to hot. At Yuma I headed north on hwy 95 to Quartzite. From there I headed towards Prescott. Had to pay high prices for gas in the desert but still less than Calif. Going to Prescott meant climbing into the mountains so I finally cooled off late in the day. I had been stopping every 60-80 miles to get something to drink and to make sure that I had gas. My gas mileage has dropped into the low 30's, don't know if it is from the heat, the altitude or the combination. I have kept my speed at 55-60.
From Prescott I headed North on hwy 89alt towards Sedonna. About 25 miles out of Prescott I stopped at a Natl Forest Service camp ground at 7200 ft. This seemed like a cool place to sleep. The only problem was that once more I have had no dinner. I have to stop making a habit of this. Especially since I'm not losing any weight. It was looking and smelling like rain when I stopped but it never happened. No mosquitos!!
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