Leave earlier, before the heat of the day sets in.
Tks Captain Obvious...my best days ever have always started late morning...
Couple suggestions:
Lighten the load.
Sir, with an answer like that I guessing you’re all about helmets, those silly spadex outfits, and those horrible crotch pad shorts...If you got any ideas, I’m all ears
OK, instead of thinking up insulting responses, try actually listening to advice offered to help.
90 lbs of loaded bicycle? Waiting until 11:00 a.m. to begin crossing a desert? Come on! Use your head.