Well, we've completed another fruitful morning on South Mountain... Scotty and I had a great ride this morning, although we have observed that Fall is on the way as the sun has been rising later and later each week. It was relatively dark for the first part of our ride, where we normally have quite a bit of sunlight from the start.
Scotty goofing off, as per usual
We anticipated that we would see more wildlife on the ride with the later sunrise, but didn't really see much at all. We did see some rattlesnake roadkill and some rabbits, but that was it today. No roadrunners or quail, no coyotes or "chupacabra"...
We did have some stunning, beautiful cloud formations, though - including large storm clouds and lighting to the West.
Thunderstorms forming in the West Valley (now dumping rain on Tempe as I post)
Rays of sunlight breaking through the cloud cover over the East Valley
After our ride, I dragged Scotty with me to Royal Coffee at the Market at the Phoenix Public Market - a cool, locally sourced market downtown, for those of you not in the know. I had heard a little rumor last week that they bake "bacon brownies" on Fridays (yeah, only on Fridays) and was a little curious to try this concoction. Royal Coffee brews each cup of coffee individually, to order... It was delicious. And with a side of bacon-packed brownie, I had the perfect start to the day. AND, while we were at the market we met a former ALC rider who had done the ride twice in the past. How cool is that?!
Coffee: CHECK. Bacon Brownie: CHECK.
TONIGHT, Scotty and I are going to see fellow ALC Team PHX cyclist Ian Christiansen in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens! Check it out - the show runs for a couple more weeks!
And TOMORROW, if the stars are all aligned... I'm planning a 70-90 mile ride from Sedona through Jerome and to the TOP of Mingus Mountain... With a crazy 12-mile climb topping over 4,000 feet of ascent. You'd better believe I'll be blogging that.
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