Today was another climbing day, this time up Mingus Mountain in Prescott National Forest. Mom's quite proud of herself for her latest accomplishment, climbing to an elevation of 7,023 ft (as you can see in the photo)! Dan and Darrell met her in Jerome for lunch at an English restaurant, where they had some great blackberry pie (and hopefully something more substantial too), before the group continued on to Cottonwood. The 10 mile descent rattled Mom a bit, as it was full of switchbacks, but she did fine. Today's 44 mile ride brings the cumulative distance up to 571 miles - and she's not sore! The group has been understandably attracting attention as they roll along. A truck driver waiting at a stoplight asked where they were going. "Boston!" "Boston?!? No sh*t!" Saturday's route continues up to Flagstaff, passing Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon along the way. Mom says the canyon is visible from Cottonwood and it looks beautiful. Dan will meet her in Flagstaff this weekend for her first rest day and they plan to visit the Grand Canyon, after which Dan will begin his return to Indy. Of course he's told Mom, "I'm driving home. You're not. You have to ride your bike." :-)