Loved those pictures from Borrego!
Sorry east coasties- the desert southwest is the place to be right now. Tucson has a "rodeo weekend holiday" and I rode Thursday, Friday and today.

Thursday: the regular ride to Saguaro NP and the 8 mile loop road (23 miles total). Lots of wildflowers trying to get the show on the road before they dry up. We had the rain in the fall for germination but none since then Still, lots of flowers are out already- brilliant yellow Brittlebush especially.

Friday: rode up Mt. Lemmon to milepost 7 (4800 feet). I started around 10 am, and it was pleasantly warm and I didn't even need a windbreaker on the descent.
I wanted to go further but had stuff to do. More roadside flowers, especially up to about 3500 feet. One of my favorites is the white Desert Chicory, which was in abundance along the road, along with several very large and showy white Evening Primroses. I should have stopped to take a few pictures. Met up with my husband at the coffee shop at the base and took a ride home so my total was 29 instead of the 34 I planned on.

Today: rode 10 miles to the start of our team ride- which was a lot of hills today. I had to turn off early so I missed the last loop but it was a beautiful morning. I had about 38 miles altogether.