March 2, 2017. Sunflower Arizona to Roosevelt Arizona 45 wonderful miles and 582 miles from the Pacific.
My good friend Jim and his wife Trish dropped me off in the desert today just passed where I injured my knee last year.
Beautiful Arizona weather with temperatures in the high 60s And a nice wide shoulder and very little traffic. Can’t ask for much more than that on the first day of this journey. Camp happy and I are set up overlooking the Roosevelt reservoir. It is beautiful and desolate. As the sun sets the mountains to the east turn bright red and the cool Mountain air begins to sink into the valley. I take a sip of warm tea from my camp stove and feel grateful for all my friends and family that have supported and encourage me. I am one lucky free bird. Enjoy the pictures of the desert southwest.