Training camp in Phoenix

2 weeks ago Darrell, ( my race partner), and I went to Phoenix to do some training and acclimitize to the heat. It was 28-31 degrees and sunny. We did several long days and some good hill climbs. This is a picture of Darrell riding the Desert Classic trial. It is the last portion of a long technical loop. The trail makes you want to scream " weeeeeeeeee", as you can tell by the ---- eating grin on Darrell's face.We ran into some bike troubles(read-ran into a rock) on the first day down there. We could only do some road riding but boy was it awesome. We climbed up to a small old town called Tortilla Flats were we let the steeds take a break while we went inside for some prickly pear cactus ice cream. It has a mild berry taste and man is it yummy.

It was a hot day and after 4 hours in the saddle we took advice from Darrell's coach, Me ;) , and we had a little siesta.

Here's hoping that all that riding down south will pay off.

Jeff