That is her, isn't it? I saw Finding Nemo in the theater when it first came out. I've never laughed that hard in public before or since, and it's all Ellen DeGeneres's fault. The entire audience was laughing their butts off. R.I.P. Dory.

"Don't worry, I speak Whale..."

Long call back I know. I had some fun a few years ago buying one when my twins were toddlers. I asked the guy ahead of me in line what it was. "Speed square." I asked my 2yos. "It's a triangle you silly!"

Edit: I told the same story right after upthread and didn't notice before posting this. Getting old already at 45

Where is that? I don't recall passing, er, seeing it.

(making note not to be found by galcyclist ) :)

Only time I've ever gotten full-on heatstroke was climbing Yarnell Hill on a fully-loaded touring bike in June 1994 with a tailwind that exactly matched my speed. Oh, how I longed for a culvert to hide in to cool off - none on that hill. Left Congress with 4 full water bottles, a full spray bottle, and half a Big Gulp from Wickenburg, and staggered into Yarnell with half my wits and zero water.

That heatstroke is so scary. I have been lucky to have not had full-blown heatstroke yet, and you are lucky to have survived it. I have had heat exhaustion a few times. the last time that happened, I was able to ride my bicycle, but I was unable to walk. I was weak and lightheaded. I think that the reason that I could ride is because walking may require more coordination than cycing. Both require coordination, but the movements of cycling are more stereotyped.

I notice above that you hadn't mentioned using a hydration system (e.g., a CamelBak) above. I can't imagine riding without one, especially in this Desert Southwest (Las Vegas here.). I won't lecture you too much, but I highly encourage you to use one. You are clearly an experienced cyclist. I once rode to St. George, UT. I took two nights and three days. It was worth it. Bike touring is fun.

Afterthought:
 

I have foun found multiple license plates some valid and some not.. A cop stopped me one day asking me for the plate. which I gave him. It was protruding from my rear pannier so

Even though others in my family like their bladders n' backpacks, I've never been as much of a fan. I like the flexibility of bottles, and like to let the bike carry the weight (albeit minor). On that day, I don't think any added amount of carried water might have helped. The long cold shower at the motel in Yarnell certainly did, though.

For a dozen years, I managed freeway operations and design for I-15 in Arizona (and other northern AZ freeways & highways). I've ridden the Virgin River Gorge and part of old US 91 in the area.

Getting back to the topic: one of the duties I perform on El Tour de Tucson Bike Patrol is to pick up discarded or dropped water bottles along the route. One year I think I had collected a dozen of so by the finish. As none of them seem to ever have any identifying info, they get thoroughly washed and donated to local bike co-ops or given away at bike swaps.

It was new to me too. Near Werner's Field Park on Grovers Ave.

last night
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Nails of all sizes.

once a dead fox, poor thing.

Whenever I see a complete and intact automotive logo on the ground, I grab it for a Christmas tree ornament or year-round mantel decoration.

Our home now has several perfect Honda H's, one complete and shiny Toyota T, a squarish "F" from an F-150, and an SUV-sized VW badge with some animal hair lodged in it :/

I'm on the lookout for a Mazda M for my Dad who drives one.

A tree and numerous branches

So far, a couple of toddler socks and lots of different types of N-95 type masks.

Found this the other day; fortunately there was plenty of room to go around.


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I don't see the problem; if that's your bike up there, your tires look plenty of wide to get through that chunder

It's taller than it looks. And while my tires are plenty wide, not everyone's are. I forgot to mention the second one on a different street with the same circumstance; in the middle of the bike lane, with plenty of room to go around. Admittedly it's not as interesting as the fish last time. Poor Dory.

Today I found a Craftsman ratcheting box wrench, but one ratchet part is rusted, so I'll take it to Lowes this weekend and get a new one if soaking it in WD40 doesn't loosen it up.

I had forgotten about this thread last September when I found two baby snapping turtles that had just hatched trying to cross the MUP I ride. They were heading away from the river and towards a parking lot, so I carried them down to the water.


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Mark

Yesterday I found a smashed cell phone. It was on, but the touch screen had been reduced to rubble by traffic. I tried for a while to figure out what carrier it was or if I could call any contacts with the voice assistant. But it was locked. I waited for a call and only got one, from a bank who would give me no info who they were trying to contact.

I thought it might be a Verizon phone because I could make out the word "Wireless" on the screen. Today I took it to a Verizon store. I forewent a ride because the Verizon store is in the opposite direction from work. Friends let me tell you those guys do not want to deal with a lost phone that isn't theirs. I think they probably don't want to deal with a phone that is theirs but this gives them an out. They popped out the SIM card, which was bare of logos, and then told me to take it to the police station.

At the station, the lady at the front desk took it no questions asked except where and when did you find it.

I feel like I tried to do a good deed and had the ancient mariner's albatross for a day instead


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Thank you for trying.

On my ride out last night I saw a pair of pliers on the road but didn’t stop to pick it up. On my ride back home I road back to the spot and picked up this pair of Snap-on pliers.

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Today I rode up the steep 2-lane state highway on my way back home and picked up the majority of lost padlocks collected against the curb in a flatter section.
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Three locks found in silt against the curb. Actually better quality than most I've found there before.

Not exactly on the ground.
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An ancient Camry parked in the bike lane, with two guys harvesting leafy branches (bay leaves for industrial foodservice, or resale?). One guy was on his knees in the gutter (why I post in 'found on the ground') I think stuffing branches into the front passenger footwell. As I passed I could see the back seat/window was crammed full of branches, and there was a woman in the driver's seat. I'm not sure how the two men planned to fit back into the car.

That street is also lined with rosemary, but they didn't seem interested in that.

That's wild.

California bay laurel leaves are shaped like spear heads with smooth edges and grow evergreen. California bay leaf is a distinctively different and stronger flavor than the (Italian genus) stuff in the grocery store and surprised they would want it if that's what it was.

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I'm not that educated, I've never understood what's the big deal with bay leaves in the first place. I've never fished bay leaves out of a stew or whatever and then later been "mmm, that's delicious from the bay leaves!" But I once did a carnitas recipe involving a rub made mostly from ground/powdered dry bay leaves.

Those leaves look about right, but checking for pictures online, the bark of the trunk doesn't look what I remembered this morning. Further down the road I grabbed a leaf from overhead to rub and smell when I was riding, I didn't really smell much. But I am very low on smell from being just a few days off a vicious (non-covid) cold. Maybe I'll pause and get a phone pic tomorrow morning.

If you didn't smell anything when you tore it up, it's not bay! The raw leaves are powerful. Recipes for soups and sauces usually have one leaf that you fish out before serving. I put a local one ripped in my spaghetti sauce recipe (back before cooking for lowfat wife and picky bland-loving kids) and the flavor was just over the top. With hindsight the recipe needed a lot more garlic to keep it in check.

That was from a hike around Auburn, I think, quite some years ago now. I've always meant to find a tree around Lake Natoma near my house but never slowed down enough to check them all. There are a lot of other trees with similar looking leaves