Well, it’s Saturday, my first weekend at Fort Huachuca. After getting up several days in a row at 4:30 a.m. I was looking forward to sleeping in a bit this morning, and I could have, had I not forgotten to turn off the alarm on my cell phone. So, at 4:30, I went back to sleep until about 6:30. I decided to take a nice road ride this morning around post. I ended up going about 16.5 miles, and met up with a group from Sun n’ Spokes Cycles who were out for there Saturday morning group ride. They were pretty nice, and except for the one incident where the first guy just blew right by me and scared the heck out of me, it all went without incident.
Here’s some riding etiquette people … if you’re coming up behind someone, let them know you’re there. Especially when you’re in the middle of nowhere and the individual you’re about to pass thinks he/she is the only person around for miles.
The group leader, Shawn (sp?) was nice. We road together for a while … yes, I ended up catching and passing the guy who caught me … take that big guy who scared me! Shawn told me about their group rides, the usual routes and skill levels. I think I may join them next weekend. They’ve got a mountain bike ride going out tomorrow that I may get on as well.
After getting back from the ride I went to town and bought some stuff for my room and some food. Then decided to go for a hike near where I hiked the other day. Thankfully, the only wildlife I saw today was a deer that crossed the trail ahead of me. I drove to the top of Reservoir Hill and parked at the trail head … and from there it was pretty much straight up.
(Yes … that’s the trail going almost straight up)
According to the Garmin eTrex GPS, I started around 5,329ft (slightly above the parking lot), and when I turned around, I was topping out at just under 5,700ft. It was a beautiful hike, and despite feeling like Val Kilmer in The Ghosts in the Darkness, where every swaying patch of grass hid a mountain lion or havalina … I enjoyed the hike. I didn’t wan to go too far by myself, so I walked to the top of the largest hill right at the base of a much larger mountain. I’ll save the larger mountain for a later hike.
It really is gorgeous around here:
