Kit and Carol on the Road

Since this is our last season in Tucson I thought I might blog "standing still" at Far Horizons. We've been here since Nov .9. We have a Thanksgiving tradition of a bike ride along the Rillito. This year there was a forecast for wind but we decided to give it a try since it was our last one after all. We portage the bikes to a park near Columbus St. and ride west to Children's park. The wind was coming from the east so it was a breeze getting to our turn around point. But just like in sailing "it's always a beat home", Riding into blustery wind is not fun, esp. when it is gusty. Grit was flying up the wash and it got in our mouth, eyes, and rasped the skin. I didn't have trouble pedaling my e-bike--just keeping upright and on the path. It's a 12 mi round trip ride with half of it into the wind.
We were ready by eve for a traditional dinner of Cornish Game Hen on the Barbie.

Carol Harma--from my iPad