Titan II Missle - Promise me Fun and Sun! - CycleBlaze

March 5, 2020

Titan II Missle

Sun and wind

Beautiful day today. Headed out before 9am this morning. 

First stop - Walmart for some supplies!
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Then out into the desert we did ride!
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Bill ShaneyfeltCane cholla.

https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/cacti/cylindropuntia-spinosior.html
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4 years ago
Slag mountain. Lots of these giant dirt hills today.
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The desert is blooming!
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Bill ShaneyfeltVerbena/vervain. Possibly Gooding's Mock Vervain.

http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3096
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4 years ago
We climbed 2,849 feet today
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In the desert! It was windy and sunny. A perfect day for riding.
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We stopped into the Titan II Missle to take the tour
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Bill ShaneyfeltPrickly pear cactus of some species, possibly pancake prickly pear. There are a number of prickly pear species in southern Arizona that are difficult to differentiate, so my internet search ID is not absolute!

https://www.opuntiads.com/opuntia-chlorotica/
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4 years ago
Amazing little flowers
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Bill ShaneyfeltFruits, actually. Here is a search link to prickly pear flowers.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAPPDO_enUS799US803&sxsrf=ALeKk01V6Vg59MmN4azTa1TZddJgtj3P7A:1583506795913&q=Opuntia+flowers&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjhsfAjoboAhXOXM0KHSsuDMwQiR56BAgIEAw&biw=1366&bih=609
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4 years ago
Taking a rest before the tour
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Murray was a great tour guide. Here he is in the control room telling us how they would have launched the missle if necessary - but it never happened!
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On the second floor looking through a window at the missle
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Looking down from above at the missle
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Quick stop to stand off the bikes just before the last few miles into Tubac.
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We just had time to shower and then head to Elvira's for dinner. Quite a place.
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We had a nice dinner
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Back in our very cozy room at the Tubac Countryside Inn!
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Today's ride: 58 miles (93 km)
Total: 535 miles (861 km)

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