bumpin!


help!

so headed back out to tucson end of feb/beginning of march 2023 and looking to check off a few more rides in the area and
looking for suggestions from those in the know/locals. have done some stuff over the course of three previous visits and have
a few more earmarked but wondering if i'm missing some places/rides because there's only so much "research" you can do on
the interwebz vs local intel/ranging around on your own curiousity senses-or legs.

stuff that's been ridden:
-sabino canyon
-mt. lemmon (the whole enchilada)
-saguaro np-east unit loop (3x)
-gates pass (both sides and from both ankiel rd and speedway)
-sentinel peak
-approx 8 miles of the loop closest to dtown tucson (2x)
-dtown tucson to the u of a (2x)

stuff that's on the must-do docket:
-kitt peak climb
-mt. hopkins climb
-madera canyon

stuff that's on the edge of the radar:
-ride out to oracle and back

a couple of caveats...will be riding from sunrise to approx 10am or so. gotta be back to the hotel in the u of a or dtown area to be present and accounted by 11:15am. don't mind driving an hour (one-way) or less (so mt. graham is out). only riding solo. not worried about support so boonies rides are okay. scenery and challenge are equally okay and a must. prob a max of 40-45 mile rides. mt. hopkins or kitt peak would take up the entire morn for me but madera canyon could possibly be combined with another shortish ride on the way back to tucson/in the tucson area. light, firm dirt (riding a road bike on '23's) as a connector to paved roads w/o big up/downs okay for up to 5-6 miles. worst case scenario...could do any mix of previously mentioned "been ridden" rides/places and would be happy with that but suspect there's a bit more lurking out there.
thanks in advance for suggestions/assistance/specifics.