Javelinas that is. Today after a 4 person splinter of group of 17 finished out MBH shop ride at the shop we saw 2 javelinas foraging around the pump track. Normally they are active dusk & dawn and all night but we can’t see them. I followed them a little ways to notice that one was unsteady on it’s rear legs. Disease they can have.
Yesterday the balloons landed almost on top of me. Amazing how that bag of hot air can be commanded. Into to MBH for a solo ride. I will attempt of loop Janet lead me on. Too late for the shop cats. George, oh George.
Headed out. Ride makes a big loop going to the N of rt 89A continues west to Cultural center, crosses the hwy and drops down Herkenham ( the one I fell on going up), wind way to a large wash, exit onto pavement for short ride into Red Rock Crossing ( a park), pedal along flowing Oak Creek to Buddha Beach, climb out of bottom joining Ridge, ride Sketch which flows into Lemonade that joins Ridge again for road ride back to shop. First part was city streets. Found TH. Made some better riding choices as i made more tech moves. Fortunately only jan’s & my tracks were on the ground at crucial points. i did miss a junction and rode between a house and an out bldg. I rode thru but I was confused to trail because of rocky ground that would not hold tracks. Rode back between house again. This time a young guy greeted me from the porch railing. HI I said, He is a mtn biker and was renting house for bike vaca. Cool. I missed a left @ bottom of hill before house. rest of ride was pretty much spot on. Sketch is airy on shallow bench cut hillside. Its all rideable but not quite all by me. All by myself. Bluebird day. Arms getting sunburned.
Fixing Jambalaya Sat night @ Dave & Rebeca’s, bought groceries and drove down canyon. Visited @ B & B. Heather stopped in on her road ride home.
Dinner turned out real well, D & R licked the wok clean.
Zags were only on computer. Caught 2nd half. Did my wash.
Today Rebeca fixed pancakes. She decided to not do the MBH ride.
I made MBH up canyon and geared up. I heard a count of 17 riders. I have ridden w/ almost all of them. Heather’s birthday is this week and to whom the route choice fell. We did the Hogs which is down canyon, ST @ start skirted the airport then dropped down to only road going down canyon and is under construction: no shoulders and 20 mph speed. Dropped onto Broken Arrow and climbed to Chicken Point. Somehow we rode onto Hog something which hugs the vertical surface, another handful trail. Rode Chapel trail to Little Horse, down Broken Arrow to road for pavement pedal back.
Bought dinner groceries and drove out to Deer pass camp. Car was parked blocking approach to my normal spot. Then a small RV pulled in almost beside them. The car left and the RV finally nabbed my spot. I am parked more in the open. Enjoyed a clear sunset till the lights of Cottonwood took over. Mingis mtn is to the west and has snow on it.
Back still hurts about the same. No adult beverage until a week from tomorrow.
Today was 67 degrees under cloudless skies. My arms are getting sunburned. Leg armor protection keeps my legs white. Forecast this week is sunny & 60.