Saguaro Heaven

My friend Jenny and I hopped on our loaded up bikes last Saturday morning and headed down the road.  VACATION!!!  FINALLY!!!  During the first stop we made - just before getting onto 101S in Prunedale - she smiled and said 'This is fun!'  Couldn't agree more.  We haven't done a bike trip together since our first one howevermany years ago.

Trigger and Ruby, together again

Down 101 to Paso Robles, across 46 and a late lunch in Lost Hills.  Over part of the cold and wet Grapevine brrrr, across 138 into the warm sun, onto 14S and to Littlerock and Melinda & Lorraine's at Sunrise Ranch.  Agility people!  Dogs!  Food! Laughter! And we got to sleep in Melinda's very comfy trailer.  What a treat! Great start to our trip.

View from my bed

Next day down 15 to San Bernadino where we picked up 10E and flew across the desert to Eloy, AZ.  T'was a very long day; rode 430ish miles, mostly into the wind.  Nice big clean room at the local M6.  It's on my good M6 list.

Up for an easy ride the next day as it was just a couple of hours to our final destination, which, btw, had changed.  Mercury went retrograde a week ago, and lots of stuff went haywire including the weather forecasts ...  which resulted in us changing our plans from cold, wet weather in Chinle to warm sun in Bisbee.  Good trade.

Dances with Cactus

On our way to Bisbee this third day, we had time to spare, so headed out to see some sights, opting for the Saguaro National Park off I10.  So glad we did this!!  What a treat!!  Go there!  It's awesome!  Become one with the saguaro.  Appreciate the quiet beauty.

The visitors center/desert museum was exquisitely done.  State of the art.  They play an excellent 15 minute video about the desert and its indigineous people and their beliefs.  If you're not already in love with it, you will be.

The indigenous believe they come from the earth and return to the earth.  That their parents and grandparents are the part of the earth.  That the saguaro resemble people.  That we must take care of it all.

Aho!  All my relations.

Well done Arizona!!!

More adventures await in Bisbee!!!