Spring in the Sonoran Desert

Guy and I went to Phoenix for President’s Day weekend.  This was our first in three years that we haven’t traveled to Tuscon for this holiday to race at the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo.  It was really nice to actually ride where we wanted to and not have to pay for it!  I will admit, though, that I do miss the camaraderie and excitement that you get at the race.  The weather was perfect for riding the whole weekend.  It was 60-65 with a slight breeze.  I even got a slight sun burn the first day.  I need some color, so I will take whatever color I can for now.  We rode one of our favorite trails all weekend, the Black Canyon Trail.  We found 3.5 more miles of new single track north of the Bumble Bee exit.  I love the healthy, vibrant ocotillo that grow in this desert.  The temperatures have warmed up here so much and they have had a lot of rain so everything is turning green already.  The grass is erupting like a green velvet carpet of the desert floor.  The flowers will be blooming within the next month I would suspect.  Maybe we can come back in time to see it before it gets too hot and everything is a crispy brown.  The ocotillo was blooming everywhere.  The pictures are along my favorite section of the BCT trail below Rock Spring.

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Guy is usually out of site while we are riding but he always seems to appear out of nowhere when I get to the river crossing.  I guess maybe I just know how to time it right!  Thanks for taking such good care of me out there. 

work hard, play hard, rider harder.