Day 8 - Casa Grande to Catalina State Park

57.8 miles today
478.6 total trip miles
11.9 mph
1115’ climbing
FF - 5
MP - my youngest daughter Val.  She is a free spirit who generally rejects conventional thinking, especially if it comes from the mouth of her father.  I have come to appreciate that!  She has large amounts of compassion for vulnerable people & a special concern for victims of domestic violence.

A much shorter day today, but still a fair amount of effort was required.  This was caused by a few things - rough roads & a persistent uphill terrain.  These weren’t steep hills, but needed consistent effort.  The desert was beautiful today

and I just had to stop & take a picture of what appeared to be a giant albino pig carcass on a train

Tomorrow is a day off & camp is set up at Catalina State Park outside of Tucson 

I have the privilege of staying tonight with my daughter Laurie’s in laws, John & Carol Walsh who live nearby, plus I get to see Joanne & daughter Julie who are going to be starting their road trip to North Carolina after spending the day with me tomorrow.

WDYLT -ILT one of the best things about living in the desert is that there isn’t any grass to cut.