Today, instead of going back to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, I decided instead to ride to the nearby Ajo Peaks; Ajo and North Ajo Peak respectively.
I could see North Ajo Peak from my BLM campsite and its shape was "intriguing".
North Ajo Peak is the triangular shaped peak on the right
First though, the morning was spent on repairs/maintenance for Scarlett. I replaced the lock portion of the ignition assembly with very minor difficulties. Took two tries to align things correctly in terms of contact points within the lock but it all turned out well.
I also decided to replace the pusher brake pads as the existing ones were getting a bit thin. No issues encountered there, easy maintenance task for the most part. Hardest part is pushing back the brake caliper piston to allow for the wider new pads.
After a quick lunch, it was riding on AZ 85 towards Ajo but turning at Darby Wells Road to get closer to the Ajo Peaks.
The trail I followed ended up getting Scarlett and I closer to North Ajo Peak first.
Approaching North Ajo Peak, I posed Scarlett next
to this clump of Organ Pipe Cactus
This is as close as I got to North Ajo Peak
The road to get closer had a big trench across it
that I wasn't willing to try to cross.
On the way to the trail to Ajo Peak, I stopped at
this small hill top and was rewarded with this view
Views of Ajo Peak with North Ajo Peak on the right
View of the other side of Ajo Peak
The above picture shows the furthest point I rode on the "Scenic Loop Road". The rest seemed to be just Saguaro Cacti and open desert. I rode back to the beginning of the trail and got a pic of this sign:
There's a similar sign at the entrance to the Gunsite Wash BLM Site
Got back around 3:30 PM I believe, just rested and relaxed the rest of the afternoon and had an early dinner before the sunset.
Not much of a sunset, I'll admit, but given the setting, no complaints from me!
I think I'll go back to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument tomorrow and finish off the riding of drives there.
2 comments:
That looks like a pretty nice campsite. I think that I would be tempted to stick around for a while.
I think one more day ought to do me....the nearest camper told me he regularly spends the entire winter here.
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