One of my best friends whom I’ve known for too long, Mike Wunderle was in town in AZ, glorious weather so we got down with some hiking & biking!

Camelback mountain is the mountain you always see when you land and take off…
I’ve lived here for 7 years and haven’t climbed it until now!
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Starting the climb…
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I like the matte green crib…
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Where’s Warty?!?!
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Made it! Almost 4 miles roundtrip…
Cold can of Simpler Times, not a great beer but tasted good, it’s Trader Joe’s house brand…
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Great view!
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Blogging the Instagraming…
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Weeeee!
Mike will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa next month so this climb was nothing, go get em!
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Sweet crib right near the trailhead…
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So FFWD to yesterday, Thursday, burgers at Joe’s Farm Grill, Bikes in Scottsdale and beers at Papago Brewing, not bad for a Thursday!
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I was riding my STATE Bicycle FGFS and Mike was riding my 29″ SE Bikes Big Ripper…
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Free Museum visit at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts...
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