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We did a group ride Sunday and we thought we might be doing the new rerouted stuff by our house, but it turned out that one person wanted to take the group out on Monkey rocks. We had seen some riders out on some slabs across the valley but did not know how to get over there. We went along to...

Our last scheduled visitor left yesterday and we are three weeks from departure for heading back east. The heat wave has moved out and the weather is just about perfect. We could always use some rain, but things have been pretty dry. We have both been feeling pretty drained from the riding and...

I just harvested my first round of squash blossoms and made stuffed blossoms. We have had a young ( 2 rattles ) rattlesnake make a few appearances in our garden. No more walking around in the garden without checking under plants or watering first. Both times I saw it, it came out while watering...

Just spent a week riding with old friends from Team Campmor. Thankfully temps came down below 100. It was actually quite pleasant riding in the morning and we stayed in the shade or indoors in the afternoon. Everyone took naps, except me. I do take naps, but this week's riding was much less...

Hopefully this heat dome will end tomorrow. Today it hit 100 by 1pm. The humidity is only 7%, but 100 is still 100. So, another day getting on bikes by 8:00. Tomorrow we may ride longer so will try to get out earlier. Trails are actually busy early in the am. Today we saw 2 gila monsters...

Currently, the weather channel is saying it is 100 degrees outside. The weather station on the roof is calling it 99.9. I guess you get the idea that it is hot in Tucson today. We did our ride early and it felt comfortable, but we are all feeling wiped out. I may do a siesta today. We saw a...

Things have warmed back up to summer like weather. Today we were on the bike by 9:30 and it was ideal at around 70 with a light breeze. Next week it is supposed to get super hot ... like 100 downtown. Looks like we will be up early if we want to ride. Jen will be visiting so I hope it is not...

The fruit comes in fall. I have not had any as just fruit. I have had the juice and I love the color!

I think all that riding finally caught up with me as my legs have been flat all week. My Exie is in for suspension service so I have been riding my Pivot 429 this week. While the differences in the two bikes are subtle, I am reminded of how much I like the Exie. I have my eyes on the new Ripley...

I caught a glimpse of the eclipse this morning around 5:30. My pictures did not come out, so no pictures today. I was glad my bladder woke me up to see it. That's one good thing about getting older and having to pee several times a night, you get to see shit like that. To continue on the...

I just dropped Marianne off at the shuttle after having a nice few weeks of a visit. It has been a wonderful month with friends visiting and some really fun riding! We had visitors for 22 fun filled days of February. On our last 2 days of riding, Art, Marianne and I rode Wild Burro/Ridgeline and...

These pictures are from my last ride with jersey friends. It was so much fun! I ended up riding 11 out of 14 days, which is a lot for me. I felt pretty good riding, and my neck has been fine. It got cool again, so looking forward to temps above 50 soon.

More pics from the last 2 days. Yesterday we did an 18 mile loop at Starr trails in TMP. We rode most my favorite trails. I am now at riding 10 of 12 days. Even though my legs are not feeling terrible, I decided to take today off the bike to rest. I should have been more tired yesterday, but...

Rainy day catch up: The last few weeks have been warm and filled with friends visiting and lots of riding. I rode 7 of the last 8 days. The rain was almost perfect timing as my legs were getting tired. This rest day is needed. Tomorrow we will resume with another 4-5 days of riding with...

Some pics from last ride at Starr Pass.

Sorry to see that black eye. …stay hydrated!

Today we decided to ride up to the trails formerly known as "cow pies and baby Jesus" now named "stone cactus loop" by forest service. This is the first loop recently adopted and scheduled for reroutes. A few weeks ago it was the usual hike a bike eroded stuff hence the name cow pies and not...

After two days of rain, the sun has come back out in the desert. Things are turning green and looking like wild flowers may happen this year. Conditions were quite good up high behind our house. Rider traffic has helped pack in some firmer lines now that there has been enough moisture. It was a...