A week ago we drove to Tucson to visit some friends and managed two beautiful rides in the area, one on the east side of town toward Colossal Cave and the other to the west to the Sonoran Desert Museum and Saguaro National Park. We were not alone as Tucson bills itself as the “road biking capital of the US.”  Waving to many fellow bikers on both routes we saw one bike in particular that caught our eyes: a tandem with the front rider in a recumbent position!

Yesterday we biked 70 miles to the South here in Phoenix and the temperature on the roads was over 105′! Yes, it was hot and dry and we went through a lot of water. It is hoped that the temps on our ride will be less than what we found today.

We’d like to thank everyone who has contributed to the Bike Wright initiative of the Frank Lloyd wright Foundation. Taliesin West is in need of serious infrastructure preservation and your donations will help a lot in conserving this American Masterpiece. We’d like to particularly thank First Solar for their generous support of this effort.