Great Silent Sunday today--we did a kind of serendipitous trip out to South Mountain Park with Bill Bubnis and Heather Bateman. When we got there, Sally and Brian McGuire were there too. Instead of going out to the San Juan ramada first, we just climbed the hill. I've been to the South Mountain intersection before, but this time we went up to the antennas.
By "we," I mean Heather, Brian and me. Bill had an allergy attack halfway up the hill, Chris was walking the dog, and Sally took a look at a study site for work. Those last few inclines from the intersection to the antennas were pretty steep. But the view was so worth it. Also, one is "humbled" by all the actual hard-core riders up there, doing intervals several times up the incline that you barely survived climbing.
Hey Jim. We need to go for another ride when you get back to the States and I'm done with field work!
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Absolutely! Note the now continuing canal series. Admittedly it's not hardcore riding, but the fact that these canals crisscross the Valley is fascinating to me. Of course, when you're done with fieldwork, I'll be teaching an overload! But weekends . . .
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