Riding the desert

When I first moved to Arizona I hated it. I came from Seattle, The Emerald City, so called because it rains almost every single day keeping everything green. It might rain 10 or 12 days a year in Phoenix though most of those rains come and go in just a few hours. After almost a decade I really like living here. I am used to the heat and the desert while it doesn't photograph well (especially from a camera phone) does have a certain quality about it that is peaceful.

It makes me thankful that from my house, I can ride only a few miles and be completely alone or as alone as one can be on a seldom busy highway to no where. This year I would like to include more pictures of the places I train, Canyon Lake, Tortilla Flats, The mythical Bee Line (IMAZ course) and Tempe Town Lake.

For a guy that actually likes to take pictures, I certainly have been remiss recording my own environment.