Friday, February 27, 2009

SO back to the dry side 09
















Made me cold just thinking about the northwest right now, but you guys can do it. So just a few more shots then...... Fill in on the stage race later, hopfully somthing good to talk about......

Things like new years with freinds and fam 09
















So not to get to caught up in the moment of sun and warm here are the reasons I can apreciate the warm and sunny skies in te southwest.....

On the yuma side of things 09
















Yuma now to visit with my folks for a few days and to do the Northend Classic stage race. So I need to eat more and drink less or is that the other way around? Either way thease retired snow birds know way into a thing or two .





I rode with some of the foothills gang yesterday it was nice to get a little caught up and to see how much they had improved sence I was down here in November.





They have had some rain here , actully a little more than usual and there is actully some green grass poping up and more flowers than normal, has that beauitiful desert collor thing going on...

Busy like someone simi retired 09
















After meeting up with some of Danyels team mates from Seattle I rode a couple of days with them and they are very strong and fit already, look out norhtwest riders they are coming back fit.We did Kit peak the last day for me in Tucson which was some fn and had some great views of the vast vistas and the observatories at the top.





Thease ladis can also really cook and could show you a thing or two with drinking wine. There rented out house was rock star like wit the best pool and hot tub calmbo ever also great space on the patio for cooking and the kiva with the presto long doin double time. The peeps that come to Tucson to ride their asses off also know a thing or two about the pampered side.

Friday, February 20, 2009

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Just checken out that tour with the tt today pretty riviting stuff from the american flyers Levi the super fly and Dave the Z-man Zabriskie. FUN STUFF had to look it up on versus but that works. I can't keep myself awake till midnight whatchen 11 ohclock coverage.

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So Flurry to bad about the wattage meter man your such a tork monster , back off alittle big fella... Also good luck to Stay Low this weekend being a series starter for mt.B in Seatlle. And Down Low keep the rigorous trainen up and some day you will blow one of those watt meters apart.

More sunny warm days 09

SO I have bean hittenthe trails and the roads this week after doing a hike Monday in some new ares around my owasis in Catalina State Park. Tue. was two and half hour mt.B back on the 50 year trail , a taci sort of cool trail that works me. Wen. a little 5 hour day with mostly flat on the back side of Gates pass. I ran opon the cycling house crew out with the Talsa Tri peeps that was fun and broke up the long day. Thur. I tried hooking up witht the masters group I've rode with before but they start at 8:30 and I misse them again so got with guman and hooked up with his tri group peeps again and had a spirited ride out to Madera Canyon with that 13 percent mile and a half of hell on the legs. Relly I need the a 25 on the rear the 23 just isen't doin it for me and the old legs.. So today bein Fi. is a down day and tomorrow I may give the Shoot out a try, this ride being loaded with the some supersatars. But 7:30 start really dosen't apeal. I don't have any idea how I get to work during the work season at 6;00-----how do I do that??????
We are back in the high 70's and I'm loven that temp my personal fav................ So ride hard and keep the smile all......

Monday, February 16, 2009

Tucson hiken beauty 09
















So the last week was a lot cooller so off I went hiking a bit more and enjoyed the views and surroundings more so. I also sis a little to much and have the sore legs to prove it. Ah the soreness in a different way. I biked a little less but still getten in 2 to 3 hour ventures. i did Tortilla Flats by Apache Juntion yesterday. Nice bunch of up and down.





Beam pretty cushey in my little haven in Catalina State Park so signed up for another week I am totolly spoiled on the hook ups and nice warm showers . No more Camp Longmire and dry camping for a while. Pretty happy to hang and go from here were ever the bike or the hike takes me.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

The beauty of hiking here 09
















SO the wheater has dafinently cooled down some but still great and doable for hiken and Mt. Biken. I went on on the Mt . B for about 3 hours afew days a go and it was full of about every varity of terrien, obstacales,water, humps, bumps and tire stoppen incliens. SO after the age thing exscuss came into full focuss.





Next day I'm out on kind of a recon hike trail thing which aventually leads me up the Romero trail in to the up-up mold but well worht the leg ach by the end. There are definently some wonder hikes around here.





So yesterday I'm pretty much into spin and recover day until a few of the Orcol Valley peeps try schreden by me at mock speed on ther bikes then a go fast dude on a beefed up faster than most incumdent . Hey most the time I can grin and bear it but that wasen't my M-O for the dAY SO ATTACK MODE . I caught up and put uss both in the pain cave till he gave in probolly just befors me....Dude could rock on that thing............... So much for recover mode........

Friday, February 6, 2009

Played touron Tombstone and Bisbee 09
















So I went with Bill and CIndy to the wild west town of Tombstone where they still reinact the old gun fight and way of life days, sorta cheassie but interesting history stuff. Then off to Bisbee were we walked around alot of the town which is mostly built into the hill sides. The old hotels are historic with alot tales and informative signs to read. Thee was this main atraction to uss the Bicycle Brothol that has nothing but old road , comute and mt. bikes with all kinds of nastalga on the walls and shelfs. The owner ken from Norht Caralina had so much enfoe and old age ridders we could have listened all day. His little workshop was pretty cool with all the tools and a pair of ladies panties hanging on the peg board as well . As you wlked into the workshop there was also a little bar set up. This guy did not have one new bike in the shop but what a fun place. Had to get a shirt with one caption saying Best Little wheelhouse in Arizona and another saying Love-Peace-N bike grease......We went on to Searia Vista from hee and were inpreased with the mountains, trails , and mt. bike trails to be had.





So next day Bill and I go suacide up Mt. Lemon at pain cave pace making from what Bill calls Camp Longmire to Summer Haven which is almost all climb with around 6500 ft of numb your leg climb. Hats off to Bill who has bean doing spin classes, working out on waits and some nordic his tuff. Thats were the Shultz boys get some of that go.





Rest with a small spin today then Saturday I'm doing Madara canyon with the cycling huse gang it has some 11 percent stuff I've bean told.. Och





Thanks to Lisa-Down Low-John -Flurry & Joe Stay Low for the fun up dates on there blog sights. Keep on Bloggen Brothers and Sisters.............

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Ride with the Portland Velo Gang 09
















So I've bean riding with the Shultz boys Dad the last couple of days and enjoying the steady Bill pass which is not kicked back by any means. Bills bean in on the Missoula spin classes at Golds Gym around 4 times a week and it shows, he has some good fitness going already and was tuff to hang with.





I road along with the cyclinghouse ride today in some of the same places Bill and had bean on the day before except we did a 8 mile loop in the Sagoro Park East and it was narrow, smoth, scennic and races fast . This Portland group of 9 riders were all pretty fit and ready to test some of that earlly season spunk and they did well.





Back to the cycling house for a great lunch that Owen had put together while were out turnin peddels. He too will make some buddy a good house husband someday. Great food Owen.....