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Title: In praise of the Lemon Post by gerald.hughes on 06/26/12 at 13:01:39 To the north of Tucson are the Santa Catalina mountains. The highest peak in this range is Mt. Lemmon at 9167 ft. Most of the Tucson old timers just call it "The Lemon'". From the National Forest Service sign at the base of the mountain, to the parking lot of the general store in Winterhaven at the top is 25.9 miles. In the course of that 25.9 miles of curvy, twisty, up and down, bending road, it rises a little over 6000 feet. The road will test the skills of any rider, especially if they happen to be riding above the posted speed. Along the way, there are numerous panoramas that extend out sixty or more miles. The vistas are spectacular. I really do not like to ride the road with friends from out of town, because they always want to stop at all of the lookout points and take pictures. Of course, I guess that it is better to stop and take pictures, than to ride off the side of the mountain because you were busy looking at the scenery. Unlike the Dragon, which only happens once a year, the Lemon is a weekly ride for me (except for a couple of months in the winter when there is snow on the road.) It is only 30 minutes from my front door to the Forest Service sign. It is the only ride that I am usually sure that Serowbot will want to go on. It is that good. I just wish that the Bot would make a video of the entire route. It would be long, but I think that everyone would enjoy it. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by babyhog on 06/26/12 at 13:12:41 A little too far for a drive for me to see when I come visit my mother, but you sure do make it sound beautiful and fun. Bot should definitely make a video... yea, yea... c'mon Bot, make the video already! :) |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by Serowbot on 06/26/12 at 15:12:06 I can take the ride,... but if I shoot video, I'll have to wash my bike... It's too HOT!... ;D... Maybe in the fall... :-?... Where's your mum, Piglet?... How long will you be staying?... Hope she's doing well... |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by 360k+ on 06/26/12 at 16:59:37 A couple of years ago I was riding thru the area and hunkered down in a Tucson motel for several days. I wish I had known about The Lemmon. I did take in a Davis Mothan tour, Titan II ICBM tour, and rode up to Kitt Peak Observatory one day. I also cruised over to Tombstone and Bisbee, even tho I had been there before. Fun stuff, great history, but much cooler than now. :P |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by Serowbot on 06/26/12 at 17:18:54 Here's about 5 miles of it... :-?... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eo4bppRDP4[/media] ...and another... :-/... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6BzgU3UySc[/media] |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by babyhog on 06/26/12 at 19:17:56 4F594E534B5E53483C0 wrote:
She is in Sun City, and is doing better after the surgery. I'm probably going to come for a long weekend, maybe 4-5 days around the end of July. Will get a more accurate date when they schedule her chemo treatments. I was originally planning a fall visit so it wouldn't be so dang hot but I'll brave the heat for her. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by gerald.hughes on 06/26/12 at 19:57:23 If you had time, Bot and I could drive up to the valley, and we could meet and have lunch. Totally understand if your time is spoken for. I know that you are there to be with your mother. In any case, our thoughts, and my prayers are with you and your family. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by elitemunkeycrew on 06/26/12 at 20:51:27 I'm in Sierra Vista If your ever out this way lets ride. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by babyhog on 06/27/12 at 06:53:49 606275666B63296F72606F6274070 wrote:
Thanks Gerry, that would actually be very cool, if we can work it out. I'd love to meet you guys. Will keep in touch as soon as I make some definite arrangements to come. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by gerald.hughes on 06/27/12 at 07:04:04 6F66637E6F677F64616F7369786F7D0A0 wrote:
Would love to. As soon as it gets cooler, we can ride over and have lunch at the Taco Bell. Alternately, we can meet you in Sonoita, about halfway for each, and we can ride to Patagonia, and have lunch at the Velvet Elvis. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by elitemunkeycrew on 06/27/12 at 08:21:16 I like the Steak Restaraunt at the gas station there in Sonoita. I haven't heard of Velvet Elvis what kind of food? |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by gerald.hughes on 06/27/12 at 08:38:05 Pizza, sandwiches, etc. Also, the First Base in the hotel in Patagonia makes the best cheeseburger in Arizona. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by elitemunkeycrew on 06/27/12 at 09:41:00 393B2C3F323A70362B39363B2D5E0 wrote:
Sounds good :P I'm getting hungry thinking about it. How many people on this forum that are from AZ have you found? I looking for someone close to Sierra Vista that could guide me through my bike build. I want to do all the work myself but I want to make sure I'm doing it right. |
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Title: Re: In praise of the Lemon Post by Serowbot on 06/27/12 at 09:56:43 As far as I know,.. you're alone, south of Tucson... Too far of a commute for helping with an ongoing build,.. but we're happy to give advice from here in the R'side, or through PM's... If you get truly stuck on some specific aspect,.. I might be able to make my way down to lend a hand. But, I suspect you'll do fine... Just start a thread in the R'side and show us progress... helps others here, too... |
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