Suguaro National Park - Promise me Fun and Sun! - CycleBlaze

March 4, 2020

Suguaro National Park

Shake down ride

CharMeet up for breakfast at 7:30!

Ted and Dennis. Some of us brought our own!
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Charlie and Carol in front. Suzie and Chris in back!
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Our fearless leader
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Nice breakfast room
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Meeting time before we ride
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Here we gather
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And we're off!
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Clothing break
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Detour!
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Here we go!
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Oops! Another detour
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What a day!
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One more detour
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Stop and group
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Wow
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Bill ShaneyfeltNice! Looks like a fishhook barrel cactus with some ripe fruits. Nope not any good eating. I tried. Once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferocactus_wislizeni
I see someone placed a few chainfruit cholla sections on top
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_fulgida
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Fender repair
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Cactus garden
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Bill ShaneyfeltFront center is cow's tongue cactus.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/prickly-pear/cows-tongue-prickly-pear.htm

Slightly to its right is beavertail cactus.
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/opuntia_basilaris.shtml

Behind are several light colored spined cacti: chain fruit/juping cholla.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindropuntia_fulgida

And of course, bringing up the rear are giant saguaros.
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Suguaro
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Climbing up into Suguaro National Park
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Reaching the top
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Stephen, Emma and I hiked up to a stone hut
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The hut
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Bill ShaneyfeltI see brittlebush is blooming!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encelia
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The view
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Amazing stone hut
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Nice and cool inside
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Emma found a big rock
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Step had seltzer in his mug and it exploded while we were up on our hike
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Group shot
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Time to eat
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Nice lunch spot
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Spot the roadrunner?
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Detour coming back to the hotel!
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Today's ride: 42 miles (68 km)
Total: 577 miles (929 km)

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