The Loop - Promise me Fun and Sun! - CycleBlaze

March 15, 2020

The Loop

Different Directions

There is a ride in Tucson called 'The Loop' and Stephen and I decided we better ride it today! It is entirely on bike path!
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We packed up all our stuff and tossed it in the van and off we rode! Emma, Carol and Charlie packed up, picked up Carol's ID bracelet she had dropped while on our ride, had lunch at the Food Co-op and drove up to Scottsdale.
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Charging the Tesla on the way up to Scottsdale.
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As we were leaving the park, a group came to set up for a birthday party for their 3 year olds!
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Lots of dessert flora today!
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Bill ShaneyfeltBrittlebush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encelia_farinosa
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4 years ago
Lots of yellow flowers
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Many bridge crossings.
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This one was really pretty.
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Mountains all around
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Off the path to have a coffee.
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When I bought our coffee the store looked normal. When I went back in to use the bathroom, every single chair, table and display had disappeared. As soon as we got up from our outside table, a fellow came out to pick up the chairs out there. It'll be grab and go from now on until the end of COVID19!
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Gorgeous dessert plants
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Bill ShaneyfeltChain fruit cholla/jumping cholla

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_fulgida
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4 years ago
What a day, cool, sunny and beautiful
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More yellow blooms
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Bill ShaneyfeltHard to tell without a closeup. Could be one of several different yellow flowering shrubs... But my from size bush and shape, my first guess would be creosote bush... However, I have never seen them with such thick flowering!

https://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/1384/larrea-tridentata-creosote-bush/
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The trains were miles long but all things must end and this one did. We finished up our 57 miles, loaded up the bikes and headed north.
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Driving up to Scottsdale!
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Bill ShaneyfeltPicacho peak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picacho_Peak_State_Park
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We arrive to find everyone making dinner! Yum!
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Great AirBnB. Has what we need for the next couple of days.
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Meanwhile we get a note from Suzie. This is how many people were on her flight this morning. She is heading to Joshua Tree to do some rock climbing.
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Dennis made it home. He said his flight was also not full and he could pick his seat and his neighbor and watch movies!
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Chris lives here in Scottsdale in the winter and we will head for his house tomorrow to first hike and then ride to Tempe Lake! More to come! Have a good night! Stay healthy - Universal Precautions. 

Today's ride: 57 miles (92 km)
Total: 85 miles (137 km)

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