Daylight savings time is rejected in Arizona. The sun did come up however. Arizona is now Pacific daylight savings meaning 3 hours behind the east coast. Zags semi final game on Monday is played in Las Vegas and televised here at 9:30 PM tomorrow night. I will prolly be the only patron at PJs during the game time.
Previous Thurs was extremely windy. Forecast for Fri called for precip starting as rain then turning to snow. Fri morn while laying in bed putting off starting my day I heard the spliffs of rain which shortly changed to big wet snow flakes which fell for most of the day. I stayed hunkered down inside the entire day but for a wet walk over to Oak Creek espresso for coffee and a sit down. Clouds blocked solar gain to charge batteries but I ran the engine for 30 mins for power boost. Heater ran all day. Thurs night I looked at propane gauge which indicated I would need refueling early sat morn. I worried that the tank would run dry during the night, if through the night then sometime during bfast. Propane kept the heat on and cooked my oatmeal and heated water for cleanup. I buy propane at Ace up in W Sedona, store opens at 8 AM. I needed to be there at store opening for refueling before running out of propane. Several inches of pure white snow covered red rocks etc, beautiful morning. I arrived at Ace a few minutes before opening. Tank took 5.2 gal, max is 5.6. Propane runs the fridge that burns 24 hrs, the stove when cooking, and the heater when needed.
After fueling I drove up to cultural park for scenery.
Sunshine and low 50 temp returned the white to liquid. Way too wet to ride. Mid afternoon I drove out Verde Valley school rd for a hike in the Transcept area which the sun warms and dries the dirt. I hiked a way trail that I had down hiked from Transcept previously. I walked on several small patches of snow and more wet spots but was mostly dry feet. Later I drove up to Absolute to visit and learn what the rental bikes looked like upon return. Shop had 1 return that I saw and it was very clean, I was told person spent half hour hosing off.
Forecast for last night called for temp at 34, this morning the temp was 28 degrees for a hard freeze not allowing moisture to soak in. This morning at 9:41 Arizona time temp is 57. Trails might be dry enough for ride after lunch. Snow remains on N facing aspects.
Google found a contractor in La Pine. They replied to me to set up a tele call for info. I listened to her info. Their construction price is the lowest so far still in excess of saved $ from my house sale. I have my 401k $ that I will tap to make up the difference. My concern is running out of $ while still alive. But then my $ will prolly outlive me so wrestling with spending for now weighed against having enough for future is a conundrum. I keep putting off proceeding with whole construction as I would have many decisions to make which will take time away from doing what I want. Then my body is wearing down such that riding takes more from me.
Last week I rode just 1 ride which was Rabbit clockwise which is more enjoyable than climbing up the ridge. I still exceed my breathing capacity on the climb but the descent down the ridge is letting gravity pull me over all the rocks. The bike’s suspension inspires confidence by rolling over the bumps.
So this off my to do list. Now letting water absorption determine the rest of my day.