Nine biking days in. After a rest day at home, we climbed to Tonto Basin, near Roosevelt Lake, a beautiful but very tough ride on a noisy road. That is the second time I have climbed from the valley by my house to Tonto Basin. Even after that success as

I’m not an every fine inch person. I didn’t think I was but yesterday confirmed it. It was after a beautiful morning riding towards the Chocolate Mountains and along the Imperial Sand Dunes.

"Imperial Sand Dunes, sometimes called the Algodones Dunes, are the largest mass of sand dunes

The first day was jitters and chaos. Marty and I woke up at 3 a.m. and that was it. After the photo op at Dog Beach, we left San Diego through a myriad of bike paths and secondary roads and headed up to Alpine, ending the day with a

Going away party done. Lots of laughter, friends and food. Plenty of cake eaten.

My body is ready-mostly. My shoulders and neck are perpetually a little sore. Yoga helps. My man massaging them is even better but I won’t have that on the road. My right knee/IT band