weekend of Yod , Keenan, and AKI

Aki, Steve, Keenan and Yod
Steve kicking out Keenan's bike in 2 1/2 long days

Doug hall, AKi and Keenan- that is one lucky kid -look at his new bike

Kristina shredding
Aki
the gang...
good to finally ride with Nancy, it has been a while

Yod and his son Keenan flew in this weekend for a hand made bike. Yod is one of Steve's best friends and Steve wanted to make a bike for his 14 yr old son to race on and enjoy.....They came in from Bend OR. Also Aki flew in from Japan for a week of riding in beautiful Flagstaff.... Aki has come every other year for a while now......

Monsoon rains back in full swing.....YEH....

check this sunflower out Kristina......

I love this view of the peaks from the top switch back on sunset trail....
Gosh how lucky I am to be Married to Steve Garro and ride hand crafted show bikes....
I was stoke yesterday riding look at these trail conditions....all wet and tacky....

check out this sunflower over 9 feet tall. everyday I think it grows 6 pulse inches. it is almost as tall as the shop now.......

rode some AZ trail and Mormon mt trail Monday with Christy.. gosh it is beautiful out there. there were one other set of bike tire tracks that I could tell. we also saw and thanked volunteer forest service folks on horse back cutting out the down trees on the AZ trail by hand....

top of Mormon mt trail.....2 coconinos
view from the rode up moromon mt to the trail
big lush goose berry bushes along the trail at the top.....
Christy left something behind for the trail gods..... Your lip sure bleeds a lot....
she tucked and rolled or something like that but the bike in the end kissed her hard in the face.. mormon mt trail is not Rocky that is why we love it......

last week it dried up for several days, and I & my flowers were dreaming of rain....and yes 2 days ago they started right up again.......This definitely is my favorite time of year in Flagstaff.....the flowers this year in the forest are amazing.....and the trails are oh so sweet.......

enjoying flagstaff

Really love seeing these flowers out in the forest- Sego Lilys
sun flowers are starting to bloom. they have really spread throughout our yard.
some of our flowers at home. blanket flowers and yellow cone flowers
back yard

rode with Christy around Mt elden the other day. the Cliff rose bushes where going off and the smell was amazing for at least a mile or so of trail.....
barry and steve enjoying a few beers after a hot day of work in the shop
Jaro and a beautiful butter fly
a pic from a week ago when a storm was about to hit. I love the lighting on the trees....
steve riding up Little Gnarly yesterday

The inner basin on Wed. gosh it is beautiful up there
trail from Locket meadow to the inner basin
nothing like drinking water right from our mountain without any chemical treatment. gosh it is Cold and good......
inner basin.....

It is great to live in a place that is great to vacation. Back to enjoying the woods with my flower bike and with steve and the dogs. My tibia feels completely healed.... So glad I just had a minor step off fracture. Last week I road up Weatherford trail and down Overlook trail. I knew then that I was ready for the One speed(flower bike). No pain , no swelling fully healed.......Great to be back out with Steve again too.............Also doing regular yard work. weeds weeds weeds. a continual battle but I would not change a thing. I love having some land to landscape and create.

5 wks today since I cracked my Tibia

Deanne on Orion- look at those ferns.....
lupines and ferns
Trusty Orange bike for a hurt knee.....

Great ride before work early am with Deanne....Took it easy riding my gear bike- orange bike- up Schultz-pipe trail-Orion-meadow trail....nice small loop......the forest is so healthy right now......D

FREEDOM

columbines on Schultz creek trail. not the clearest pics they are from my phone.
more columbines just beautiful.

Orion springs trail all buffed out...

Recovering from my broken tibia just fine so far. Started riding my bike off the trainer last week......yeh.....today went for my 2nd ride out on the trails. The first ride I did not make it very far. Really trying to take it slow and not over do it. Today my 2nd ride on dirt was great, definitely tired at the end. Riding up Schultz creek trail I couldn't believe all the flowers especially the patch of columbines. Just beautiful. Boy Orion Springs trail sure got worked on and now is an easy climb. Kind of sad the last pitch of the climb has been shut down by the forest service. I came out across from New Ham trail. Itching to get into the Aspen trees I went up to Overlook trail. I layed down for a while in the aspen trees to rest my leg. I just went to the Overlook then turned around to down hill. I decided my broken tibia was not ready for Over look trail. Great to be up there. Leg still feels pretty good several hours later after the ride. Not bad for 4 1/2 weeks out since I broke my tibial Plateau. The ride across town back to the house was tiring. I was done. I layed down in bed for a little while. Still recovering and need to gain my fitness back......It is great to be back on the bike. The freedom to ride to work and leave the car at home....

fishin' and stuff 4th of july weekend

Dan, Steve and Barry enjoying bikes and beers good sunday afternoon. Cody sure is a good looking dog...
My hard work is paying off this year the yard is really taking off.
Blanket flowers are in full bloom
Just love our yard

After a good swim in Blue Ridge , I caught a nice trout... thanks for the pic Jeff.
Look at these beautiful dogs....life is good...
love the wild life. we saw a hundred plus elk on the drive to blue ridge that morning at 5 am.
Cody was thinking their boat looks more fun or maybe she just wants a beer
Thanks Eddie and Sheri for letting me use their canoe....I love having my own boat that I can take the dogs in.....

No biking for me still except on a trainer with no resistance. But Fishing, boating and swimming are just fine.... Went to blue ridge on friday with Jeff, Steve and Barry. I am putting weight on my leg and starting to use 1 crutch. Monsoon rains are here and the flowers are coming out. This really is my favorite time of year in Flagstaff. From all the tragedy last week, it sure once again reminded me to cherish life and our friends/family. Don't forget to slow down and smell/feel life.