On the very last ride before I crashed I did the route shown below. Yes, it looks a bit strange, but I rode this course for one reason: So I could write a parody about it and put it on this blog. Ha!

What parody you ask? And what do Simon and Garfunkel have to do with cycling in Phoenix?

Well …

Simon and Garfunkel Loop, (Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, I climb), arbitrarily started from Invergordon (64th St) and Doubletree Ranch Rd in Paradise Valley, AZ. On the day that I recorded this route, I rode down Lafayette to Arcadia Drive to start the climb up Dromedary, and came back on Camelback Road. Not sure of total climbing effort, probably around 1,000 feet.

Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, I Climb

Sung to the tune of Scarborough Fair, by Simon & Garfunkel.
(Just think “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”)

Parody lyrics by Bryan Flamig

Are you going out cycling today?
Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, in time
Please come with me, I’ll show you the way
For these once were my favorite climbs

We’ll start with Mummy, up Hummingbird Lane
Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, in time
It’s not too hard, the grades aren’t insane
And this can be a hill that you’ve climbed

Coming up next is the road they call Sage
Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, in time
It’s steep up the curves, with 12% grades
But this can be a hill that you’ve climbed

Last but not least is the Dromedary loop
Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, in time
Has 20% grades, at the top you’ll be pooped
But this can be a hill that you’ve climbed

Be sure to click in to your lowest gear
Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, in time
On the ride back down, don’t tremble with fear
And this will be a hill that you’ve climbed

Are you going out cycling today?
Mummy, Sage, Dromedary, in time
Remember me as one who rides there
For these once were my favorite climbs