Ah from the rain forest back to Oregon taking on Montezuma Revenge head on for two days then loading up the red wagon and home on wheels from storage the not yet up to strenght me headed down the five with Tucson as the destination. I pretty much drove 1,400 miles in two days with one mis hap that being a blown trailer tire and not really felling or seeing it with the dark and all , a nice motorist came up and turned the dome light on and pointed back, at first I thought they were mes sen with me but then it all hit snapping me out of my sleep deprivation and figuring out things just weren't right with the towing. Thanks to my trusty black Diamond prim win I could see all the things to getter done and back on the road ariving at the Catalina State park and hook en up with Montana connection Jeff the shim Penrod and Don Juan Arhtur, I was promptly fed and mothered by Jeff in his sort of wine induced humorous preforming way.
So after way to much wine and maybe four hours of sleep we do tour the Oro Valley for tree hours , see alot of the valley and have mostly great bike path and bike lanes. Day two felling some what rested we tackle Mt. Lemon but get way too late a start especially after making a few wrong turns and not being in Lemon conquering shape we get our back sides handed to us. I may ed it to the Winter Haven spot and waited a while for my homeys then headed down meeting them down the mountain gearing up for the cold near the top, we were all suffering and cram pen but new we were running out of that glorious sunshine and light. No prepared for darkness stuff with us we got some Adrenalin pedal pumping in but still ended up ridding a hour in the dark with occasional car lights helping our journey, we are old enough to know better but did make the 120 mile with a lot of climbing a epic event for us out of shape over eatters and wine drinkers.
We also saw the happy faces and chatted a bit with the Schultz boys on the mountain, of coarse they had already slayed it and were in home ward mode.
We did a good hike the next day to try and work a wrinkle or two out then hit Gates Pass the next day meeting Lindsey C. Jen L. And Elliot the B man along the way, so we been good for Montana sightings.
Next day big changes even in Paradise with rain and snow so a no go on valentines day, my boys decided to catapult out of town towards Saint George and the promise of better weather on the way back to the center of the universe.
The next day was sorta big for me ridding two hour mt. bike then ridding roadie ten miles to meet Bill and Cindy Schultz and throwing in nice conversation pace on the bike paths around town and a great dinner with the Schultz family . I got another big three hours on the mt. bike next day doin a killer Charheouleoou Pass that I meant my stopper before I could crest the pass with no legs left and miles to go back I gave in. Day of rest now I might be ready for some more brutality to the body but life is good..
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