The Tucson Recumbent Cyclists Madera Canyon Campout was enjoyed by Randy, Ray, Geo, and Kevin. Randy, Ray, and Geo spent the night in Bog Springs Campground and rode down to the breakfast at the Twist and Shout diner where they met up with Kevin (There is no record of that ride since I didn't ride it.)
The breakfast was okay, but Kevin's order was messed up and the "correction" was all mangled and saw dusty (multi grain waffle). It was food, nonetheless.
We took off riding towards Madera Canyon campground with quasi-level ride for the first six miles. Then the road turned upward. It was a mild climb starting at about 2% then slowly increasing to 3%, then 4%, then 5%, then 7%, then 10%, then back to 6% and back up to 8%. The climb was unrelenting and went on for 12 miles. It really wore on the three who rode down in the morning.
I was able to take a number of pictures as I was waiting for the others .
I really enjoyed this ride - so much that I can't wait to do it again. I am also thinking about how I could ride there from home. That would be about 54 miles, so that last 12 miles of climbing would be quite the finish to the ride.