Impressive win tonight against Iowa. Watched @ PJ’s. Next up is UCLA on Friday.
Ian told me of another sleep spot that I checked out yesterday. I drove to the road entrance and walked the road. Sunny warm day I worked on my upper body tan as I hiked w/o a shirt. I am still paying the price from the burn. I slept at a spot that was all out in the open: no shade. I parked my van to create shade while I sat outside. I just walked yesterday and stayed out here in the desert.
Friday I rode Verde Valley School road and bits of Baldwin out and back and some of Turkey Creek. I wear a wrist brace to quiet the tendons in my left arm. I am still able to hang on and operate the controls. Ride total is 12 miles and an hour and change. Sweet. I finished up as the shop ride was getting under way. I took a shower and left for the Gonzaga game watched again @ PJ’s. I slept @ the cattle tank.
Thursday I started w/ PT in West Sedona. I cancelled remaining appointments to save visits for after surgery. I was told that medicare will cover about 31 visits a year and I have used a chunk already. I am following their exercise plan to strengthen the supporting muscles in the rotator cuff.
Next was a yearly cleaning of the refrigerator orifice @ Camelot in Cottonwood. Jet had some crud in it that solvent cleaning cleared. The tech said that propane has oil in it which causes orifice clogging. I didn’t have the orifice cleaned in 2014. Can’t see how the furnace can be clogged to failure. Furnace works when started now just in the AM before leaving the warmth of my bed. Fri I reached out and turned the furnace on or so I thought. I just felt unheated blowing air. I looked @ the control panel and learned I turned just 1 click which is just a blower. Sun did its thing and warmed me right up. The tech discovered why my spitter valve is clogged by another valve at the tank. Monday I drive back down to Camp Verde to have a replacement valve installed.
Thurs in Cottonwood as I was driving out of town I spotted an upholstery shop and on a whim I pulled in. The seat bottom of the driver’s seat is sacked and I was seeking a rebuild. Short story: the guy switched seat bottoms, I am now sitting on the almost virgin passenger seat which feels so firm.
I have heard that 700 riders paid for the festival. I walked Special Ed down and Under the radar back up noticing no bike tracks.
Water flow in Oak Creek is almost below the stepping stones across it @ Red Rock Crossing. It appears that the flood has washed away the middle rock creating a gap that to me is too wide to jump leaving the crosser a mid thigh strong current crossing.
I consumed Gray’s Mountain by Grisham, his newest. The setting and story is about Big Coal which equals big money that allows lack of compliance to rules which in turn kills people and destroys the environment.Demand for electricity from coal burning plants begats Big Coal. I commend his work and position if in line with his book.
Today I hiked up onto and around Horse Mesa just East of lower end of VOC. There are 3 ways I have found to breach the cliff faces. Very old, well b4 the FS cracked down on trail building for hikers. Up on the mesa there were no agave cactus.
Tomorrow is make surgery date.
Too bad about your shoulder surgery again. Sounds like you are going to have it done in AZ this time? Good luck with your recovery.
Check that your noise and vibration is not due to a bad wheel bearing. It may not be the transmission.