Group Ride

I drive south for an hour to Amado, AZ where the forecast is dry.  Sure enough, I soon can see blue sky while in Tucson, it rained considerably.

Twenty of us parked in front of the closed, Cow Palace restaurant.  I'd like to have seen it in action when it was open.  As we waited for the 9am, 50 degree start, several of us were shivering and it began to lightly rain.  I couldn't recall the last time I started a ride with these circumstances. Surely in Ohio.

Our destination was Arivaca.  The road is in great shape, winding and mostly climbing to the town. My clothing decisions were made while I was shivering in the parking lot.  At about mile 10, with the sun out, I was aflame so to speak.  At mile 12, I'd had enough and bade farewell to the group. Turning, I had a strong tail wind and enjoyed that, finishing with 25 miles.

Nearing Amado, I stopped to take this image.  A lot going on here. The entrance to Longhorn Restaurant with the distinctive skull.  To the left of the water tank is Elephant Head and farther right Mt. Hopkins and Mount Wrightson. Of course, the clouds add quite a bit to the image.

Driving north, I had many good looks at the Catalinas, between cloud breaks.  Snow had fallen on Mount Lemmon but by the time the clouds move on, the snow had melted.  More of that coming this week though.