Friday, January 30, 2009

Another beauitiful run up Lemon
















This mountain just shows more beauity everytime I ride it. I got with Owen,Brendon, Jen and theman Frank who has bean great to get to know and cruise in the injoyment mode up Lemon for a nice change and I was able to apreciate even more of the views oh ya.





We crested the top and into Summer Haven. And on to kinda glutanie having choclet cream,punkin and berry pies oh my they were homemade and so good. We had chille and sandwhiches . So with little efofort we coasted quite fast down the mountain.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

An awsome hike day 09
















I did Soilder Trail about a mile up the base of Lemon what a grinder from the start all the 3.4 miles in. Lots of great scenic views with so much desert and mountain feal with streams and crossings along the way.





My legs were feallin the effort from the big hike today while ridding with the master group out here. I did slow and long. At first I just rode with Bill and let the group slide away up the rode which I had know problem with today with thease dead stumps. This guy Bill knows just about everything. I learned what the term Honeymoon really stands for-whoed a thunk and also some histiry of prisson Camp area which I had hiked up to the day before.





So after the short 33 miles or so with thease chaps I set out for around another 60 miles touring the area around Colossal Cave - Pistop Hill Rd. and via Houghton Rd. home spot bound . To much saddel time now the legsare real toast with out the jam. Gonna back off for a few, at least I say that now............. Happy trails and chow baby........

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hiken and biken this place 09
















So another day but it has bean cold by the standards of this area and the nights in the house on wheels-well ca burrrrrrrrrrrrrr. So poor me but it will and is warmen up so off the wall for this fly.





Did a great affort up Lemon yesterday with brendon,his group from cycle house clients and Chris and Allen from the Haugen-Davis team. We were in rock on mode up to WIndy Point about 14 miles up. I caught with the front runners at the bottom with Chris,Allen,Brendon and John a pro tri guy from Philly. Good strong bunch with lots of punch so onward hole. Brendon a tri dude also and John were strong at the front shelled uss three hang on's or is that wanna be cling on's? I tried bridging on up to them but blew a few times getting caught from behind by Big Al who stands 6-6 , he put it in hurt mode and left me some doing some 410 watege efforts. Uss four gethured up again at the 9 mile mark for a while till the tri boys killed again. I think it's to earlly for this blank stuff. But I am old they are young and it's probolly easy trainen for them.
The petty girl is my daughter Angela...............



So today easy ride on the camuter to a trail for some easier hiken waiten for the warm stuff to come back. Chow.........

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Little on the trainen side today
















I hooked with the master group I meant the other day, When I figured out what group they were cause down here it is unreal all the riders and teams espeacially on the weekends. This is trully with some spots in cally the rockstar of biken in the winter. It has Mt. Lemon with almost nothing but climb for 26 miles or the Gates Pass possabilities then a couple other canyons and a long ride out and back to an observatory. Bear with me I am still learning the nmes of all thease.





I hung with the bike house dudes and dudets last night for home made pizza and wine, nice treat. I brought this wine called Red Diamond in a Merlot, it's from washington state of corse and they all liked it enough to drink and want more. i think I will call this winery and look into a rep job cause I've turned at least 20 peopl onto this brand.





When I got ready to leave the young guns Sam Schultz and Brendon Huffman went along as my guide to get me across the wash near by knocking off 4 miles of my ride. Cool till we hit the fisrt water spot with not much trouble but the next being about a foot and a half deep and big curent anf in the dark wasen't doin it for me. So brendon bein the man walked across with flaps on and almost washing a way, he gets back and with a little more ur a wimp Longmire if u don't I did. Riden with big curent was a first a instant butt pukker mode butt I made and it wooped up a moment then anward to the home on wheels with very wet and cold feet............

Thursday, January 22, 2009

A rainy day in Tucson
















I like the rain right now. Was up most the night with good oh hill climbing leg ach. Need a down day with on the backside routein in mind, so that be my structured work out of the day. I mentioned crampeage yesterday well some of the ach is coming from that. I'm still glad I did the grind at least in my mind.





I have ment a guy Nick from Canada that help me get up the mt. lemon thing and today with down time and a need for a coffee shop Iwas pleasently surprised to meet and chat with around 6 retired type of freindly riders who i hope to get in with their rides from La Buzz coffee shop, so cool.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Tucson and the beauty of warmth
















So great place to be in the 80's and oh it feals so good to ride in. Iment some of the Missoula crew and a few from Seattle and a few new people and did the grulling Mt. Lemon today Oh My it has some climbing.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A few more days in Zoo Town
















Well the time is winding down for the froszen tundra of Zoo Town and I am ready to get the confines of warm Tucson.................I may need to learn to how to ride a bike all over. The nordic sking here has bean great and I a finally finding my groove now that it's time to leave. But it's all good.........





It is nice to have bean up North for a bit to keep me ohnest on the wheather thing and being able to hang with the pips,liken that. Keep the rubber side down in all your adventures. The schwage...........

Monday, January 12, 2009

winter days in zoo town with Amaya
















So here I am in the zoo town coffee shop again cheching by phone and the web for anyone heading up to Pattee for the nordic thing. I'm here till Friday so wana make the most of ski oprotunities.





Have bean hangen alot with familly and freinds,liken that. Grandaughter Amaya and I hung out all over zoo town the other day. We did the caracel,the kid park,the kid museum and walk about the town. I was draggen by the end but had had a blast. Man little ones have the go time!!!





Saturday I got a stiller day skate skien up at Pattee Canyon. It was pretty much affertless till the last half hour of two hours but a great work out with pretty fast snow. Aman to the Steve German the Guru of Groomers.





Sunday went to Nidermans for the Eagle giant game,they are mostly all Giant fans and were sadened on the out come, no super bowl for them this year. Michelle and I tried walking over a mile down hill from their hose to the parked car,an experiance ona ice rink drive. Did the two step side step wrinch this body part then the other all the way down but no body dabin how about that ?





I have eat so well here that the air line will probolly charge double. have had some great home cooked and spots in town to eat. The big boy travels and laid back time will be over once I get to Tucson espeacially if I think I want to drag my big carcuss around The Valley of the sun race around the 15th of feb.....

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Some more of that winter stuff
















So I did a little more of that skate ski stuff with a good freind Dan Dalberg alis Stealth. He pushed the pace at times perusual cause he is the man at this stuff. he is taking on Bathalons this year the ski shoot at targets and ski again thing. We had stellar conditions with the snow falling most the hour and half were in constant go mode with the snow puttin on the go slow to uss.





I enjoyed a great snow shoe with Pat and Keith the other day on a ridge above there place. We were out long enough for the darkness to settle in so we could see the city lights from way up there which is a beauitiful thing.





I'm in the walk about mode around Zoo town and enfact at a new coffee shop called Zoo Town Coffee...Pretty cool huh??? So a little more down time and back to the streets and visiting more pips. Me

Monday, January 5, 2009

winter wonderland 09
















Hi all so how is the world treating you all? On my side of things it's all good. Had a great New Years Have bean to a few to many great dinners. But that is what winter is all about some what.





So I have bean nordic sking 3 times already and the conditions have bean stellar.