Today in the desert...

OK, unlike my girlfriend, Sexy Mary from Florida, i am not riding my bike 100 miles a day for seven days straight.

Instead, we hiked to Bridal Wreath Falls in Saguaro National Park, the east side. It's about 5.5 miles (depending on who's counting) and maybe 1,100 feet of vertical (see prev parens).

Continue to mull the decade thing. Ten years ago, i didn't contemplate mortality. But a close friend, barely 30, died in 2001. Many friends (oh, and i) had cancer. Family grew older (oh, me too!).

Will i be here in another 10? If not, i plan to have a good time before then.

And really, they should have put more hot fudge on this ice cream that i ordered!!

Oh, then there's sunset from last year: