Clouds & Standing Water in One Day!

I park on the corner of Ina and Oracle to begin a 40 mile ride through Oro Valley.  This location is at the southwest edge of the Catalinas where I observe a lone cloud.

Later, in Marana, I pause and observe a standing body of water.  I thought, how rare a combination.

I take a day off and head for a 50 mile ride that included pausing to watch a train of horses.  Then, I....

....head up Mount Lemmon to the view point at mile 2.5.  This gave my ride 2000' of climbing.  I'm contemplating riding all the way to Summerhaven soon.  Were I to be a first time visitor, I'd be all over this effort, along with going up Kitt Peak and Mount Graham.  But, having done so many times, for whatever reason, I focus on the mental agony of the effort.  We'll see.

Saturday and on my way to Phoenix, via I10.  No surprise, a wreck has brought us to a standstill.  I much prefer taking the back way via St. Rt 79 & 77 but my destination was too far west for that to be practical.

My girlfriend's sister's husband passed recently so they held a celebration of life.  The man led quite a life and over 100 people attended.  The food...the drink...ugh.

Sunday was an unusually windy day so I decided to hike to Ringtail Ridge, a very scenic hike in the Tucson Mountains.  Now, when you read this, we'll be in an RV giving it a test experience to Sedona.  Got some great hikes planned.  Actually, great are the scenes, not so great the effort but that's ok.