Barry, Gay, Larry & I rode up Mt. Lemmon to Windy Point. Gay and Barry elected to go further but I'm not sure how far they got. We waited at Palisades but they didn't appear.
Larry and I headed on up the mountain. We thought we could make the 2 mile 9% climb to the Ski area and we regrouped there. We decide to try the last 1.7 mile 12% to the Steward Observatory at the top of the mountain. The elevation was right about 9,000' at the gates to the observatory. We put on jackets to decend to Summerhaven for cokes and muffins. It was darn cold on top for a sunny day. A fair amount of wind kept it cool. Low 50's I think. The wind was what really cooled it down. We had a fun decent and I hit 42 and 43 mph on a regular basis in some of the steep parts.
We were both pooped from this hard ride and need a few days off, but it was a fine ride and well worth it.
We hoped to see others from the Vistoso club but for some reason we never saw a soul from our club.