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The fruit comes in fall. I have not had any as just fruit. I have had the juice and I love the color!

I think all that riding finally caught up with me as my legs have been flat all week. My Exie is in for suspension service so I have been riding my Pivot 429 this week. While the differences in the two bikes are subtle, I am reminded of how much I like the Exie. I have my eyes on the new Ripley...

I caught a glimpse of the eclipse this morning around 5:30. My pictures did not come out, so no pictures today. I was glad my bladder woke me up to see it. That's one good thing about getting older and having to pee several times a night, you get to see shit like that. To continue on the...

I just dropped Marianne off at the shuttle after having a nice few weeks of a visit. It has been a wonderful month with friends visiting and some really fun riding! We had visitors for 22 fun filled days of February. On our last 2 days of riding, Art, Marianne and I rode Wild Burro/Ridgeline and...

These pictures are from my last ride with jersey friends. It was so much fun! I ended up riding 11 out of 14 days, which is a lot for me. I felt pretty good riding, and my neck has been fine. It got cool again, so looking forward to temps above 50 soon.

More pics from the last 2 days. Yesterday we did an 18 mile loop at Starr trails in TMP. We rode most my favorite trails. I am now at riding 10 of 12 days. Even though my legs are not feeling terrible, I decided to take today off the bike to rest. I should have been more tired yesterday, but...

Rainy day catch up: The last few weeks have been warm and filled with friends visiting and lots of riding. I rode 7 of the last 8 days. The rain was almost perfect timing as my legs were getting tired. This rest day is needed. Tomorrow we will resume with another 4-5 days of riding with...

Some pics from last ride at Starr Pass.

Sorry to see that black eye. …stay hydrated!

Today we decided to ride up to the trails formerly known as "cow pies and baby Jesus" now named "stone cactus loop" by forest service. This is the first loop recently adopted and scheduled for reroutes. A few weeks ago it was the usual hike a bike eroded stuff hence the name cow pies and not...

After two days of rain, the sun has come back out in the desert. Things are turning green and looking like wild flowers may happen this year. Conditions were quite good up high behind our house. Rider traffic has helped pack in some firmer lines now that there has been enough moisture. It was a...

So I have been dealing with some discomfort in my neck, enough discomfort to have me out of sorts for the holidays. The neck stuff actually started back in June. I would get a fatigued burning feeling in most my muscles tied into my neck and upper back on long rides. It started occasionally...

Back injuries from sneezing are more common than you think. Hope the body feels better soon.

On both Christmas and New Years we were gifted with rain. Not a bad way to start 2026. Rain is always welcome, and many times it brings much opportunity to the desert. Temperatures have finally come down closer to normal ( highs around 60 ). With the rain and getting a few stiff necks, I have...

The first shot here looking back on Ridgeline Trail. It wraps around a bunch of hills with the Santa Catalinas in the background. There is a bunch of less than desirable climbing on this ride, so we do not do it often, but it is a nice change of scenery and the wild flowers are always different...