Friday's lunch hour ride, Dry Canyon. The goal is to slam this ride in 45-minutes with only one break at the top. It's still taking half a dozen stops. But they're getting shorter and not all of them are strictly for air. "Gotta stop for a photo. Get sumn' good for the ol' blog, you know. Not that I gotta take a long draw on the CamelBak. Not that my lungs and legs 'r screamin' for oxygen."

Ride rating: * * * * of five stars.