Opus last TUE was ok. Didnt have a real agenda. Had tired legs from AZ. Maybe a hard push or two. I messed up the ending by thinking I read 11 laps to go when it was actually 1. My brain was somewhere else. It was a bit cold for me. Never seem to due well in those temps. Great to see everybody.

There is a great article in the StarTribune about sprawl. Check it out. Im glad somebody cares about open space and preservation instead of the onslaught of disgusting business centers, massive parking lots, grossly inadequate streets, obese robotic humans, car-centric communities...etc. City Councils are perhaps the most corrupt group of developers, because there mindset is based on widening the tax base. What an environmentally deplorable agenda.

"Answer to the Challenge Ride"  3/25-3/26 

Day 1  Scottsdale to Strawberry  94.4 miles  9400ft of climbing/4900ft of descent. (Highlite: climb to Strawberry)

Day 2  Starwberry to Prescott   97 miles  6800ft of climbing/7500ft descent.(Highlite: climb to Mt Mingus)

Day 3 Prescott to Scottsdale  127 miles 3700ft climbing/7300 descent. (Highlite: 58mph switchback downhill at Yarnell) 

Glueks weather looks cold and damp. I will gear up for it today and tomorrow. 35+ more than likely.

The Answer ride in AZ was a very fun event. Roughly 80 participants of every caliber. Mostly recreational riders from AZ. Older white men who like to ride. There were only a handful of racers. I found a group to hang with early on and we stayed together the whole way. It was like WISPORT on HGH. The bikes were bizarre and a few people were just odd. Some say this was just about the only ride they did all year. I have a few pics of the bike set-ups that I will put up tonight. You will question how they ever made it...