Day 2 of Phx Rouleur week has us riding the North Valley 125k populaire. Another large crowd of ~30 riders from numerous states. Started at 9am. It was a bit cooler today at start than yesterday. This time around mile 6 we all held-up at Cave Butte Dam due to road construction ahead that had traffic using the bike lane. Mike S had talked with police here and they worked out this idea of having all of us together, head N on Cave Creek Rd until we got to Sonoran Desert Pkwy and go left. Mike followed us in his truck until we all got into the turn lane. Nice. It was a pleasant ride over to Deem Hills and that much needed bathroom stop! :) Then off to the long stretch up to New River. Luckily today the wind was pretty low. Had fun heading up there and caught a couple cyclists. Then saw the 2 burros. Eventually Paul and Vernon caught us and together we arrived at the control in the Shell Station at I-17. Then around New River Rd to Shangra La. Mike created a photo contest where we were to take a selfie with the sign. So I did and uploaded it. I was the first to upload. The rest of the trip went well. Great temps to ride. Heading south we did have a bit of headwind. Ran into Chris and Kerin as we went down 56th St.