I invited my husband to join me on a ride to the historic and beautiful San Xavier Mission, southwest of Tucson. It was 43.5 miles, my longest ride to date (in recent times). It was relatively flat, though tending downhill on the way out and uphill on the way back. It was not a speedy ride- we meandered around the historic barrio neighborhood in Tucson, took pictures, shared a red chile burro and rested at the Mission.
I used the city bike route map to plan the route, but discovered that not all posted bike routes are equivalent. We agreed we would definitely not want to revisit one section that was very bumpy, in a residential neighborhood with lots of traffic circles with stop signs.
It was very pleasant weather the whole time- low 60's at the start and mid-70's at the end- nice change from the 90's last week- and the first time I've had to wear anything over a sleeveless or short-sleeved jersey.