Day 12, Chula Vista CA to Casa Grande, AZ
| Miles: | 384 |
| Start Point: | Imperial Beach, CA |
| Start Weather: | At 6:00 AM PDT the temperature was 56.6 ° with 85% humidity. The conditions were overcast with a wind speed of 2.4 MPH and wind gusts of 3 MPH. |
| End Point: | Casa Grande, AZ |
| End Weather: | At 6:00 PM MST the temperature was 78.2 ° with 21% humidity. The conditions were clear with a wind speed of 6.1 MPH and wind gusts of 11.3 MPH. |
| Sun Rise: | 6:32 AM PDT |
| Sun Set: | 6:50 PM MST |
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Today
We got up early to avoid the local traffic and headed to the beach. We actually did this crazy thing. Rode Silvia from coast to coast in 11 days. Through rain, wind, cold, rain again, snow and finally California traffic.
We left Chula Vista the fastest way we could find. Just too much traffic after all those days in the wide open spaces. There must be protected space just east of Chula Vista or maybe everyone wants to live with an ocean view. But it did not take long to get out of the city. We were very surprised by the cool temperatures. A little light mist did not dampen our enjoyment of the views.
However the gas prices are insane. We paid $4.49 per gallon at one point and in Arizona we paid around $2.50.
The ride to Casa Grande, AZ was easy with temps around 80. I do want to remind our riding friends to avoid riding behind pickup trucks as you never know what will fly out of the bed. In this case it was a kitchen cabinet. We were maybe 3 minutes behind the mishap. A fellow had the cabinets in the open bed and they appeared to be tied down ok, but we ran over the pieces of one in the road. A car was off to the side with the plastic ripped off the rear bumper so he probably tried to miss the cabinet but still nicked it.
Around Calexico CA we started noticing in the fields just south of the freeway there was a Border Patrol and Enforcement vehicle about every half mile or so. The Mexican border is about 5 miles south of the freeway. We also saw 6 military helicopters flying low with the guns and missile launchers. Later I read online that President Trump was in El Cenro just north of there and was going to Calexico, so we assumed everything was related to his visit.
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Beach and Ride to Casa Grande
Chula Vista, CA
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Chula Vista, CA
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Chula Vista, CA
Bobby, Laurie
Chula Vista, CA
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Chula Vista, CA
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Chula Vista, CA
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Southern California, east of Chula Vista
Southern California, east of Chula Vista
Elevation Changes During the Day
The day started at 75 feet and ended at 1,376 feet. The highest altitude was 4,178 feet and the lowest altitude was 2 feet.