Update 2/23
Arrived in Blythe at 4 PM Monday. Rode 72 miles from Chiriaco Summit. Perfect cycling weather for the third day in a row. Glad we didn't make it to Desert Center on Sunday night. We stopped there yesterday, and there's almost nothing in the "town". We did meet an inspirational 88-yr old man on a bike, and he said he cycles every day, even in summer. He must have to do it at the break of dawn then. Pitched our tent for the third night, this time in the backyard of a Warm Showers host. Weather is great again today. Getting a late start, so don't know if we'll make it to Salome for the night. There are a couple of other towns before Salome.