Up in the Clouds

There are few places on earth were you can hate and love it at the same time. Today, Tucson experienced steady 30mph winds from the ENE. I geared up for a ride to Lemmon (it being the only ride to the NE). I knew I was in for some headwinds on the way there, but I had no idea what I was going to get on the mountain.

It turned out that I faced winds so strong that they nearly blew me over, literally. I climbed to mile 14, Windy Point Vista, descended two miles, and climbed back up. On the way back down there where a few points where I was reduced to 16mph or pushed to 51mph. At times it was miserable and at times it was great. The ride home was nice: 33mph at only 180 watts. Hate it and love it at the same time.