After some decent sleep in Prescott, I got up and ate about 3 bowls of cereal and a yogurt.
We woke up to a new, unexpected challenge. TT1 escaped, and another team, 4mil, had passed us also. We were in 3rd. Our work was cut out for us.
We started our day outside of Prescott with a climb over a 6k climb. I wrapped up the climb and continued for the long descent throught Jerome AZ, then down to Cottonwood, at about 4k ft. It was a pretty long first pull, about 30 mins and 17 miles. No problem, it was a fun descent.
After Cottonwood, we started to ascend into Sedona. After Sedona, we continued through the red rocks canyon and climbed back up to 7k ft. This is some of the most beautiful country you can imagine.
After the peak at 7k ft, we rolled through Flagstaff. In Flagstaff we finally caught team 4mil. We had no problem pulling away from them the rest of the day. About 10 miles outside of Flagstaff, we began the long descent toward Tuba City and Monument Valley. We finished our day 8 mins ahead of team 4mil on the road, and 14 mins ahead officially.
Time Station data:
Andrew and Jeremy Average this shift: 20.21mph, 27.08mph
Team Type 1 Average this shift: 19.71mph, 27.08mph
Today no hoses were around to rinse off, so I used the sun shower that we had on the roof of the car all day. The only problem is that there wasn't much sun all day, so the shower was a bit chilly. Andrew opted for the sponge bath, not wanting to catch a chill :).
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