I’m not much of a bike rider, but I thought I could handle an e-bike, I can, but I was the slowest one in our group. I think I though this was going to be an easier ride, like around the town of Carefree, maybe next time I do the Segway tour.
I did it! I even went off road! A first.
The scenery was magnificent. Really worth it, I’m not sorry I pushed myself, but this was enough.
Saguaros are extremely heavy but don’t have much of a root system, it’s not like they will find water further down. This huge one was felled in a recent flash flood.
A closer look at the fallen giant.
A much much older fallen Saguaro. The burl is what that certain bird pecks to make it’s next. The Saguaro will then seal itself around the hole and this is what it looks like. Long after the pecker is gone, other animals will also use these holes for homes for themselves.
Other interesting cacti. Look at those spikes!
Even their flowers have spikes!
love the street lamps in Old Town Scottsdale!
As well as these old fashioned Cigar Store Indians
, I’m glad they haven’t been banned yet.
I’m guessing this is a bar. Btw, they have those beer trucks, the kind you peddle around as a group. I don’t think they can drink while riding, but they stop at all kinds of bars. First place I saw that was 8 years ago in Portland, now it’s the rage, especially with the girls on Bridal weekends.
Don’t Shoot!
There are plenty of art galleries, just window shopped, I’m pretty sure this is wood and paper, but how my, it would make a great quilt.
Outdoor art. In the heat and bright sun of Arizona, metal works really well.
Leah