Recumbent Loop Ride through Saguaro National Park - Tucson, Arizona.

[@DavidRidesaTrike]

A lot of the scenery looked like where they filmed all the Roadrunner cartoons. 😉

[@TravelsByTrike]

Meep, meep!

[@paulahavens2764]

I put this on my computer and while riding my trike on my trainer I wrote along with you and it was fun. Thanks again for sharing this with us. Go Turtle Power.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Paula - go turtle power!!!

[@paullyle3461]

,Great ride Sylvia 245 in the morning and my back is keeping me awake so thanks for the ride. And the derversion. God bless .🎶😉🎶😎

[@TravelsByTrike]

On no, Paul - I hope you get relief. Take care!!

[@paullyle3461]

@@TravelsByTrike long over due for a ride myself thanks for the reply, To much time on my feet puts me in a bad place, riding is my only recourse, it gets that circulation going, Happy Trails. Sylvia🎶🎀🎶

[@ChisWest]

Wow … Love the Saguaros … yes this is another one for the books So scenic … its a real head turner. This is going on my Bucket list.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Julius - you will love it!

[@janlillis3676]

On my that tad trike with electric assist I got up to 18 mph I thought I was flying, thank you for taking me along on your trip I love the desert it brings back lots of wonderful memories.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Glad you enjoyed it, Jan! I think 18mph is plenty fast. I also love the desert - in the winter...

[@donnadeskin658]

Thanks for the beautiful pictures. I love that area. You do an awesome job on your videos.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thank you, Donna!!

[@paulahavens2764]

beautiful weather to ride send some of that weather my way, cannot wait for spring. loved the ride and the music.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Paula! - Spring is one the way. Go turtles!

[@rollingreclinerRecumbent]

Very nice! Adding to my bike-it list.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks for following along and commenting! Trike on!

[@dawnrae6813]

Enjoyed your video! I'm an expat from Michigan living in Auckland New Zealand who just got an e-quad recumbent and I LOVE it!!! I suffer from vertigo and wasn't ready to give up cycling so this is the bike for me (cannot fall off and break any bones). Will be watching more of your videos.

[@TravelsByTrike]

You are so lucky to live in Auckland! Thanks for following along and commenting!!

[@longrider42]

Looks like you had a nicer day to ride, then I have yet to have. Still cold and windy, with snow. I am so looking forward to May! Stay safe and warm.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Yes, winter riding in the southwest is very nice. Spring is coming!!

[@sw8536]

Sensational ride in a park I didn't even know existed! And even better because I had just watched the news and was in a funk over it. Watching your video relaxed me and reminded me that there is another reality, a Sylvia and Myrtle the Turtle reality😍

[@sw8536]

And thank you for including the mileage you rode. I have a back issue and can't ride over a certain mileage. It helps me to guage whether I can include certain routes in my future!

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks! Yes, we all need a break from the news. This is a ride to put on your list.

[@peterlimbrick69]

What a nice trike ride, you have found some great rides, am really enjoying your video's thank you for all your work putting them together for to follow.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Peter - I'm enjoying making them which is good because, so far, there is no monetary incentive, haha!

[@basicmarsh]

Great ride & video -- love your choice of music, too. I was at this park with 20 college students in February 2002 for a week doing volunteer work to eradicate invasive rabbit weed. We were camped DEEP in the back country at an old corral. You were brave to head off on the dirt road as I wondered if your tires would pick up some of those prickles from the Cholla (cho-ya) cactus (the round "puffy" balls of prickles) that anchored on to your pant cuffs. Weather looked perfect! Can't wait for spring to arrive here in the PNW. Thanks for sharing.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Marshall! I bet that was a fantastic experience. With all the thorns lying in wait, I'm surprised no one had a flat. Good livin'!

[@rexfrew5392]

Loved the music! Myrtle rocks in the desert...would love to do that ride ✌

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Rex - yes, put this ride on your list!

[@tomboyd9053]

This was a fantastic scenic ride on the loop at the Saguaro National Park. I loved the high desert views, Sylvia. The saguaro cacti are the largest cacti in the USA and are the symbol of the West. Thank you for taking us along today. Keep on Triking !

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Tom! Appreciate your knowledge and comment.

[@billfearheller4179]

Sylvia, Very beautiful ride. Thinking about all the years some of those cacti must have existed. Those and turtles always make me think how short our experience on this marble is. Be well and stay safe, bf

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thank you, Bill - this is a very special place, for sure!

[@carlholttum9150]

There are Saguaro at Quartzite AZ which is only 800 feet in elevation. I don’t think that is high elevation, it is desert though. Great video. Love your trips, sometime we may run in to each other.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Carl!

[@hahafalseflag5090]

nice ride. if you're in scottsdale you can take a ride that's about 20 miles on the paved trail all the way to tempe. its about 20 miles one way and a nice ride.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, I want to do that ride. Do you know the name of that trail?

[@dansv1]

Looks like a great ride. I’m on month four of waiting on the delivery of my Greenspeed GT20. The waiting is driving me nuts. I want to be out there riding.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Your Greenspeed will be worth the wait - it's great trike! Thanks for following along and commenting.

[@deezynar]

Very nice.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thank you, take care!!

[@kenmcclow8963]

That area really looks like a good winter riding spot. One of my friends settled in Florida near a bike trail and was trying to get me to move there, but I like the idea of trying different spot before I settle on one. My local shop got a new Catrike 559 that they are setting up for me. I want to ride it without a motor for awhile since I have a motor on my Rover and then I can swap over my motor, or buy a new one. I like the 559 because it folds and will fit into my car and maybe on an airplane if I don't add the motor and battery

[@TravelsByTrike]

congrats on your new Catrike! You will love it.

[@markfeldman6509]

The 559 is a super trike. Enjoy it! I have ridden mine 12,000 miles over the last two years in great comfort. It’s totally reliable and a joy to ride. It joined my original Trail and I added a new superfast 700 last fall which I have ridden 3000 miles in the four months I’ve owned it. If your ride mostly trails with minimal grades avoid the excess weight of the e assist. The batteries make them extremely difficult to transport on public conveyances. Happy triking. Come ride New England in the summer and fall!

[@kenmcclow8963]

@@markfeldman6509 I have the Lamoille Valley trail in Vermont on my list as well as Route Vert in Quebec and then I believe the entire Erie Canal can be ridden an there is free tent camping at the locks. One of the first trails I learned about runs from Pittsburgh to Washington DC and will eventually be the other end of the trail that I ride on here in Seattle. I hope they get it close to completion while I can ride on it. The newest trail I’ve been learning about runs from Key West up to Maine which like the other will be knitted together from existing local trails. I’m pretty excited to retire in a few months so I can get riding every day. I have been planning to go around in my truck and trailer, but I may start out with my car and tent camp/B&B for awhile

[@markfeldman6509]

I have ridden many of the New England trails as I live right off Cape Cod. We are blessed with many wonderful rail trails and protected other trails. I lived in Pa for 42 years and have ridden many beautiful trails there. I intend to check off the great American trail across the country from just west of DC to the west coast. This summer I intend Ho drive I- to Nova Scotia for a combination triking./golf trip and possibly Prince Edward Island if we are allowed into Canada. If you make it to New England please get in touch and we will ride together. I fortunately retired 15 years ago at the tender age of 55. Been riding and kayaking and golfing every day since then.

[@FlyNatural]

Sylvia just a heads up you can fly in National parks you just can’t take off or land in them, you’d have to take off outside of the park an fly in and not land anywhere according to the FAA.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Yeah but it would also be poor form.

[@lizchilders4154]

Lovely ride. Did you end up camping there later? After riding on dirt roads or trails, how often do you clean your trike? Dirt roads will be my primary riding style since the nearest paved trail is 25-30 miles away.

[@ironman1518.]

Sylvia do they have Goat Heads in Tucson? I live in Southern New Mexico and YES we got them HERE!! YUK!

[@TravelsByTrike]

Oh yes! No escaping the thorns.

[@danielbadge1257]

What do you recommend for pedals for triking? I have clip less mountain bike pedals now and I have problems with hot spots and cramping. I haven't seen anything about this on any of your videos and since you have ridden all over and with many different trikers I would like to get your opinion. Thank you

[@TravelsByTrike]

My opinion is only my opinion - what works for me may not work for you. I use Wellgo platform pedals and Black Star Bag pedal straps. I bought them at RecumbentPDX many years ago and they are helping me relieve the symptoms you describe. People ask me about this probably more than anything else. I should do a video about this foot security system. Best of luck!

[@cborbon82]

You should make your next trip to the top of Sabino Canyon. After 5pm it is open to cyclist.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Cory! I'll be back in Tucson to camp in the Saguaros and I'm planning on riding Sabino Canyon too. Maybe I can use my follow drone there at sunset.

[@cborbon82]

@@TravelsByTrike That would be amazing. If you get there early enough in the morning you can ride to the top as well with the added bonus of more of the wild life is out.

[@cborbon82]

@@TravelsByTrike Also, Doug is my neighbor.

[@roberttengler7100]

Do you have a bucket list ride in the US?

[@TravelsByTrike]

Yes, thanks, I do. So far, I'm picking places to ride while meeting recumbent riders. It's been a lot of fun.

[@markfeldman6509]

Beautiful ride and video Sylvia. Thanks for sharing. Looks like you are having a wonderful winter. I have three more weeks in Florida then back to Cape Cod. They had a rough winter there. I’m glad I missed it!

[@willar7179]

I notice that you wear your helmet extremely loose. Is that because recumbent bikes are so much safer that you don’t feel you really need one and just wear it because it’s a group ride. Not being sarcastic, really want to get a feel for recumbents.

[@TravelsByTrike]

Thanks, Willa, I'm wearing a new helmet and I didn't adjust it correctly. On another video, a week later, I was flying down a hill and the helmet actually came loose. I've fixed the fit now.