Tucson, Arizona: January 12, 2010

A good ride except for the route I chose west of the Airport where I am staying. Not only roads turned out to not be paved, but the roads were extremely rough...especially the bike paths…bump, bump, bump! It was a rare treat when the roadway was smooth pavement, but very rare! Also riding on several of the main roads meant a lot of red lights. I also took a minor spill that I can’t figure out why. I had stopped where the route was supposed to turn onto another street and it turned out to be an unpaved, dirt road. I was unclipped with one foot, but I did something to cause me to lose my balance and went over on the side where I wasn’t unclipped. A few scabs on my knee and elbow, but the main injury was to my pride!!