We drove north quite a ways out of town to hit the legendary Tusher Canyon Slickrock. I've been before, but was happy to revisit the area. There is some really amazing terrain up there. The slickrock begins with some hike a bike sections. It deters a few folks, but it's worthy. The Entrada slickrock it leads to is amazing.
Phillip, our day's guide, points the way. "See if you can make it up that..."
Jay rides the rim. We climbed quickly and abruptly. Any way down was a long one.
Once on top, it was like a slickrock beach.
The lookout yielded views of Monitor and Merrimac (in the back), and Determination Towers (in the front).
I even found a little oasis in the slickrock.
Once we were done with Tusher, we found ourselves back in the sandy wash heading to Determination Towers. We had lunch at the top fo this cliff.
A close up of one of the Determination Towers. See the climber?
I found some life in the desert, too. A trilobite.
More slickrock as we headed to Courthouse Rock. It was a lot rougher than it appears, too.
Here's Dave Turner himself climbing out back to the road at the end of a great ride.
We ended up at the Halfway Stage Station. Interesting history, for sure. Highway rest areas sure have changed a lot since then.
That's all for now. I munched the top 3mm off my thumb earlier today truing a brake rotor. I'm not much up for more typing with a stitched thumb 3 times the size of Fonzy's. Maybe tomorrow. Sorry I had to bail on the ride tonight, too. Those beers at Oscars definitely helped, though.
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