Hello from the Pacific Northwet.
Not a new rider, but new to the forum.
I used to live in Az (Tucson) and put 10k miles/year on my old bike. I've moved around a lot since then and have slowly been getting more and more out of cycling shape, but I'm finally going to change that, hopefully.
I still have my mountain bike for trail riding, as soon as I learn where the good areas are to go for a relative n00b.
I just bought my first recumbent, so I'm really looking forward to getting that on the road as my regular commuter, hopefully by next week.
Cheers.