Will keep this updated a little bit, but nothing too crazy like during this summer. Always nice to get away from the rain and BC grossness.

Rusty T-Rex at a rock shop. Dinosaur bone fragments looks the same as pebbles. But they cost more!

This one is great, large quail family installation. 65km ride for this picture. Worth.

I... I dunno

One of the big draws of the area is Mount Lemmon. Here it is from about 25km away near my friends's house.

On the way you pass by this huge T-Rex statue some creationists wanted taken down ( lol ).

Then this giraffe in front of a store. I like it.

The official Mt Lemmon segment is 35km long and climbs 1660 meters.

That makes it one of the longest climbs in North America, though it's not very steep. It's just endless.

That's the top with the nice view, but it keeps going another 10km and climbs into the forest to reach the fabled Cookie Cabin.

Cool display of the mountain at the visitor center

Back near home there's this .... interesting... bear statue that the people in the neighborhood apparently dress up according to the seasons.

Of course Tuscon has its share of large interesting statues and I have enough brain damage to visit them all.

Thanks to my friend Carmen for doing a statue tour with me and taking pictures! And letting me stay at their house. But more the statues.

Giant wine bottle, the envy of all Karens desperate to post drinking memes on Facebook.

Large bull with large balls. See the attention to details is important.

"Invisible horses" statue. From the side you see them...

From the front, you don't! Especially in a car going highway speeds. These are very cool.

Rattlesnake shaped bike path bridge.

Huge Tiki head ( it shoots fire apparently ) at a downtown bar.

Big chonky rust elephant in front of the Tuscon Zoo entrance.

Welcome to Tuscon sign downtown. Trying to copy Vegas eh.

San Xavier Del Bac Mission, south of the city. "The oldest intact European structure in Arizona".

Completed in 1797. It's in a pretty rural and scenic region of town.

"Some 200,000 visitors come each year from all over the world to view what is widely considered to be the finest example of Spanish Colonial architecture in the United States."

Also made a pile of fried chicken sandwiches. So good.

Went to this place one day for some Sonoran Hot Dogs.

Apparently it's an Arizona thing.

Sausage wrapped in soggy bacon and with some beans added. Can do better guys, can do better. Who's leaving 5 star reviews on everything always?

Road Runner snacks

Did the Tour De Tuscon. 101 mile race. Happy to have finished with front pack, under 4 hours.

This place is infested with these little wild pigs called Javelinas. Here's one eating some garbage.

Went to a Mexican bakery/meat market to shop for fancy gift candies.

Didn't buy any of these. Can't tell if she literally just coated Gushers in chili powder. That would be Mexican as fuck though.

Some of the things I bought. Contains food-grade ingredients. For sure...

Pima Air and Space Museum. A very popular local attraction.

Ryan over here enjoying the planes.

The highlight of the museum: World's Smallest Plane. Worth it.

Pretty good museum honestly. Where would the museum industry be without wars btw? Thank god for wars.

Some goofy submarine plane designs.

Wasn't until the 1980s that science advanced far enough to make this a reality:

A shot down wreck they fished out from the ocean.

The Famous Blackbird. I have no idea if it's famous, It just sounds like I know what I'm talking about if I write this.

Top 10 airplane facts honestly.

The bulk of the plane collection is kept outdoors. Enjoy these plane pictures.

This is why we can't have nice things.

Another tip from a local: Popovers. Mexican friend bread with various types of toppings.

An example of convergent evolution here as Mexicans seem to have also invented Canada's Beaver Tails.

Stayed until Thanksgiving! Made this sweet potato casserole. Very delicious diabetes goo.

Finished the night very late ( 9pm ) with watching this now new Thanksgiving Classic.

Would love to thank my friends Carmen and Ryan for having me over in Tuscon, it sure is a nice spot to bike in the winter. Was nice to still manage 15 hour weeks on the bike down here and great to ride the Tour de Tuscon with hundreds of other riders.
It’s now time to move on and drive back up to Canada along the California coast, while wrecking myself on some of USA’s toughest climbs:

Chilling in Tuscon!