Arizona 2000
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This page was last updated on Jan 29, 2000
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Friday was a housekeeping day as we were going to the "Sultans of Twang"
dance at the clubhouse in the evening. An afternoon trip to the web
(www.sdmb.org) revealed the Tucson mountain bike club I'd joined before
leaving home had a ride at Chiva Falls, also in the Catalinas, on Saturday
morning so I was glad these Snowbird dances end at 10pm to let the old
folk get off to bed! Had a great day riding with the local guys but
I need to be in better shape - the ride started at 4000' and climbed to
5500' !! These trails are open to all vehicles and a guy got stuck
on this really steep rocky climb in a Jeep - no idea how he would get out
as his rear wheels were off the ground and spinning. The SDMB guys took
me to a real mexican restaurant for great burritos after the ride
- how does Taco Bell pass off their stuff as Mexican?
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Sandy is sick today (Sunday 23rd) so get well e-mails would be acceptable!!
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Sandy didn't get any better so we went to a local doctor but she wasn't
much help - said it was a viral infection (Labyrinthitis) and would take
a week or so to clear - and then would probably come back again!
Couldn't prescribe any medicine for it except for something to help with
the dizziness. The nice get-well e-messages probably did more to
help than the doctor did!
The north side of Tucson is bordered by the Santa Catalina Mountains
and the peak, Mt. Lemmon, is over 8000' and has a spectacular 30 mile drive
to the top. Sandy thought she could manage that, even though still
unwell (Wednesday 26th), and the drive really was great. There is
a ski hill at the top but it hasn't had enough snow for two seasons now,
even though it is 30F cooler up there than in Tucson. Not much else
there except a few homes and a couple of gift stores but there is a great
little cafe that had just baked some huge iced scones that were delicious.
A guy at the next table had the chilli which was served in a hollowed sour
dough loaf with cheese and onions on top. It looked even better than the
scones, so I had that too! We headed back down just before
sunset and hope to find a good viewpoint for it. We did, but it wasn't
too special.
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