Climbing and spandex sightings

Arizona is big for bicyclists.  Everyday we see bicyclists riding up and down mountains roads.  Yesterday we saw a team of adult men racing up a mountain road with everyone in the same white spandex outfit with a van following them.  We're wondering if there's a law in Arizona that you have to wear spandex if you ride a bicycle. Aren't shorts and a t-shirt allowed anymore?

Gates Pass is a place we heard about and saw on our way to a nearby park, so we decided to stop in for a short stop. The short stop turned out to be a couple of hours.  The pass itself is OK with a great view.  The fun is the climb up the mountains on both sides.  The paths were really only paths for short sections, then it was a scramble up the rocks.  I am absolutely petrified of heights.  But I like to put myself in some dangerous situations.   My heart was beating fast between my fear of heights, the high elevation, and the actual climbing.  Coming down is the worse part.  There was a lot of loose stones so it was easy to slip.  To be honest, if you're a climber these mountains were easy to climb.  But we're hikers so it was a challenge.  We first climbed the peaks in the front and we're taking the picture from the peak on the other side.

We also went the the Saguaro National Park West (the park is split into 2 parts).  The best part was a section of petroglyphs made somewhere between 200 and 1400 AD.  I love that they said they might be ceremonial, religious, or maybe just ancient graffiti.  Unfortunately there was some modern graffiti added to it.  One spot was marked as 1950.  You may have to double click on the pictures to see the markings better.