City camp last night about 85 yards off 89A at top of hill, 2 lanes each way. Still quiet enough for peaceful sleep and living. Ate dinner at new Mexican restaurant within a stone throw from my van but you can’t get there from here.
The furnace ran infrequently last night while providing a comfortable temp to slide out from under the slippery percale sheets. Breakfast event performed and cleaned up then made for road. Drove out to Cultural park for start.
Just perfect riding weather and almost conditions…. picky sand on Girdner. Rode Draino down to dry Dry Creek crossing which then becomes Last Frontier climbing back up onto bench cut in tread along ridge. Exposure and grunt. Narrow trail as build does not allow widening. Climbed out of small wash right before start of Western Civ which is free of exposure. Stopped at old homestead;
Turned onto Cockscomb then to Aerie where I started encountering riders and hikers, up till then I was all alone. Aerie is raising and loosening rocks making for a rougher ride, suspension takes the sting out of the sharp edges. Connect back to Cockscomb which is a loop around said peak. Cockscomb descends an old power line: straight with big rollers for speed with wide open sight line. Fun ceases as the trail returns to broken red rock with some climbing. The first several times I rode this piece I groaned at the climb. Now it is just part of the ride that I just get the job done. A cross country scramble dropped me down onto Girdner along Dry Creek. Where there could be sand it was so. It is what it is. Climb out is a soul abuser, the harshest pay back for previous fun. Back at van for adult energy recovery drink. 15.7 miles climbing 1627′ pedal time of 2 hrs 16 mins. 53 mins above aerobic.
Spending night in town again as tomorrow is laundry day up here.
Whipped tonight.
I stopped to take the 2 pics. Same ol same ol but still drop dead pretty.
40 years ago I was preparing for my Pacific Crest Trail thru hike.
Didn’t start Bromfield last night and prolly won’t tonight either as I directed time to write this.
Lights out is between 10 and 11 depending upon how good the book is to keep me awake. Radio show TheA1A is live at 7AM which is my get up notice, decent sleep time.
Ordered a ’17 Turner Flux today, $2600! That’s less than I paid for my Burner in ’05. Did you know Tucson now has over 1000 miles of trails in the area? 10 degrees warmer than Sedona.