It’s chilly these days in Scottsdale. There is no wind to speak of and it’s mostly sunny. The conditions for running are perfect. I changed it up today and went hiking with Binita and Anura. We hiked up to inspiration point in the McDowell Mountain preserve. It’s a short, easy hike with only about 400 […]
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Garza Blanca, Puerto Vallarta – a busy but relaxing day (day 3)
Here at the Garza Blanca resort, the definition of “early in the morning” is 9AM. We started a guided hike to the waterfalls at 9:30AM today in the heat and humidity. There were about a dozen of us including the guide (Tito). We walked up behind the resort on a barely-maintained trail through thick canopy […]
Memorial Day = BBQ

Today is memorial day. It is a day to honor those who fought wars for our freedom, but to most of us it just signals the arrival of summer. There are barbecue parties all over the country. We invited a few close friends and had curried turkey burgers, ribs and a few other goodies. The […]
A hike in Sedona | Sad news at BikeMS

Missy cooling off in Oak Creek, Sedona I was to ride the Bike MS event in Cottonwood / Sedona today. Since I am in no shape to ride even 20 miles or ride any distance outdoors, I dropped out. Instead, 4 of us (me, Binita, my mom and B’s mom) went to Sedona with the […]