Saguaro National Park
From our campground It's just over an 8 mile drive to the entrance to the East Unit of the Saguaro National Park. So this morning we put the bike rack and the bikes on the back of the truck and headed over. We would have ridden the bikes over and left the truck at the campground but between the heavy city traffic and construction...carrying the bikes on the tuck was a much better option.
We rode the loop road, an 8 mile roller coaster of a road. It has lots of ups and downs and one real mean hill to climb. There was one gravel road to a picnic area that we also rode on. As far as a bike ride in a National Park, this one rates right up there with us. The scenery was just gorgeous. Judging by the number of cycling groups we saw there today, it's a pretty popular spot for cyclers from the Tucson area.
A very peasant ride. And we saw a few birds to boot.
Some folks we talked with at one of the overlooks recommended a restaurant just outside the park for lunch. It to was great. We both had the double tacos and a local craft beer on tap.
Two pictures from this morning. The cactus are Saguaro, they can grow to be over 40 feet tall.
We rode the loop road, an 8 mile roller coaster of a road. It has lots of ups and downs and one real mean hill to climb. There was one gravel road to a picnic area that we also rode on. As far as a bike ride in a National Park, this one rates right up there with us. The scenery was just gorgeous. Judging by the number of cycling groups we saw there today, it's a pretty popular spot for cyclers from the Tucson area.
A very peasant ride. And we saw a few birds to boot.
Some folks we talked with at one of the overlooks recommended a restaurant just outside the park for lunch. It to was great. We both had the double tacos and a local craft beer on tap.
Two pictures from this morning. The cactus are Saguaro, they can grow to be over 40 feet tall.
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