Cactus Patch

Today is our first full day in Tucson.  We have a warm up ride and several programs today.  Our group of ~150 cyclists had a great dinner under the stars last night, and each spent plenty of time catching up with the friends they met at previous rides but haven't had the chance to see in a year (or more!). 

Prior to that, I assembled my bike and took it out on a shake-down ride.  I couldn't figure out why I had a flat tire.  I had only ridden a couple of miles when it happened.  But, that didn't keep me from taking the photo above.  The catci around here are HUGE.  This morning, as I uploaded the pic, it occured to me that maybe that cactus had something to do with my flat.

Ever learning something.