Spin, hike, spin, ride, hike

What’s that? A new activity inserted in title? Yes, today I snapped off my TIME pedals from the road bike and fitted them to the Turner. I lifted the bike off the rack and threw my right leg over the top tube and pedaled away down the street. I reached the grip comfortably and my hand worked the controls. I pedaled up the steep hill @ far end of the street several times. The spinning was of benefit. 7 weeks after break I rode, albeit on the street. This week I will work up to gravel roads.

My new lenses in my old frames arrived Fri. Picked them um late afternoon. They are clear, hooray for no photo gray. Progressives in glass. Not much correction. Much more enjoyable wearing glasses that all me to see close up and distance w/o having to put on and remove a pair of up close glasses. I carry these readers in my hydration pack to wear when I have close up work.

Oh, new hydration pack: Osprey Raptor 14. Met a salesman for the company who gave me a special screaming deal discount card. So far I have packed it but have not filled the bladder or put it on.

Yesterday after bfast @ ritual Sat bfast restaurant (forget the name right now) I stopped by Fat Tire in uptown to visit w/ Dave. Tomas stopped by. About 7 guys from Spearfish, SD stopped in for giggles. I told them I had ridden the Tinton trail, a hometown trail. This was the first trail I rode after putting on my PUSHed shock. I remember so well how the rear suspension worked when i hit the first root.

Drove down to BnB for visit & possible hike out Jack’s canyon. Jimmy had suggested it as a hike where I would see no one. Hot Loop trail. He & I had previously ridden the part of the trail that is out of the wilderness. Hot Loops made a hard left up a draw that was nothing but volcanic ejecta. Very hard to walk thru or on it. Could not see anyone riding it. Engineered the hike to get back to TH at 5:00. Out & back and made it back just b4 5:00. Returned to BnB after closing and drank a pint of keg beer. Visited w/ Jimmy & Jan for a spell.

Today I spun in the AM. Then my mtn bike ride. Just beautiful day. I added a hike in west Sedona from the recycle center. I bushbashed across the desert, checking out washes & some dense patches of scrub oak and cat claw bushes looking for a javalina skull. I followed their paths as I came across them. They are around as evidenced by their rootings and footprints. I spotted a white object across a small wash from me. I scrambled over to retrieve what it was and it was a bleached weathered skull. Interesting: check out the grooves in the muzzle where the scent gland ducts resided. They use the scent to tell each other apart and stink in the living.

At Dannys I park on a downhill, there is some of the bubble in the inner circle of my level guage. The frige temp was higher than I thought. Issue is gas bubbles form in the cooling system that interfere w/ cooling eficiency. A bumpy road might break up the bubbles. Great idea. I bought dinner groceries and drove out to Deer Pass. Somebody has my spot. Plan was just to enjoy early evening in the desert and fix dinner. Succeeded. Cooking skills are rusty after 7 weeks of eating prepared food.

Got a bit of a sunburn today.