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Day 28. Marble Canyon, AZ

Yesterday: Day 27. Fredonia, AZ to Marble Canyon, AZ
Tomorrow: Day 29. Marble Canyon, AZ to Cameron, AZ

6 September, 2003 -- Day 28.
Marble Canyon, AZ
0 miles
961 miles to date.

  • The Story

    No riding for me today. I woke this morning and felt both dehydrated
    and ravenously hungry. After breakfast, I came back to my room and
    crawled back into bed. I was definitely worked, but without knowing
    why. The ride yesterday was on the longish side, but it wasn't
    anything crazy... Oh well, the Marble Canyon lodge is located just a
    half-mile up the road from the famous Navajo Bridge, so I decided to
    just stay here for another night and do a little sight-seeing.

    The Navajo Bridge was built in 1928 as the first bridge spanning the
    Colorado River Gorge, connecting the Northern "Arizona Strip" with the
    rest of Arizona. In 1995, a new wider bridge was built to accomodate
    the wider present-day needs. The new bridge was designed and built as
    a carbon copy of the old in an attempt to minimize the aesthetic
    impact the new construction might have on the natural setting. The
    old bridge remains open today as a pedestrian bridge and the site has
    an accompanying "Interpretive Center", where I spent some time reading
    today.

    Okay, a big meal in me tonight and early to bed. Tomorrow I ride.


  • Tomorrow

    I will start my climb out of the Colorado River Valley and head to
    Cameron, Arizona, for another 70 miles day with a lot of climbing.


  • Snapshots

    The Rafters enjoying a picnic on a beach along the Colorado River. The Colorado River Gorge, as seen from the Old Navajo Pedestrian Bridge.
    The Navajo Bridge spanning the Colorado River. On the left is the

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