Mud, snow, pavement, and petroglyphs.

So I've been busy, between work, and personal projects. The weather has also influenced this. But, today it was 50 degrees out, and I decided to say "You know what? I'm gonna go on a ride."

So I did.

I aired up STeve's tires, packed a muffin, and headed out, in shorts and a t-shirt.

The plan was to see what the Campbell Mesa trails looked like, and if they were too muddy, head out Old Walnut Canyon Highway.

Obviously, the trails were muddy.

Very muddy. 

 After having my fill of mud on Old Walnut Canyon Highway, I hopped on the Monument Road to head back to Route 66.

Not as muddy here.

Snow on the mountains... Clouds in the sky? 

 As I was heading back to town, I decided to take a bit of a detour.

This is new.

Flagstaff's only natural waterfall.

It had been a bit since I had been to Picture Canyon, and I figured it would be a good place to have lunch. Plus, I could resume my search for the elusive petroglyphs.

So, after poking around for a bit, I picked a rock to have lunch on. Turns out this one had some scratches on it. Man-made, but obviously not a petroglyph. Someone spent a minute scratching at the rock making.... something.

Meh.

So, as I'm eating my muffin, and studying the graffiti, I looked up at the next rock over.

Score! 

 I then spent the next 30 minutes crawling all over different rocks, looking for more.

Some of them show signs of vandalism from way back when. I'm glad this place is protected now, and I'm glad I got to find some of the ones that survived. I want to go back and find more now.

The ride home was quick and painless. It felt good to be pushing pedals again after a couple weeks off, in nice warm weather.

It wasn't long enough, though.

Mileage: 31.6