Our next boondocking spot wasn’t a very big drive from Indian Bread Rocks where we camped last week. We’re in a National Conservation Area by Sonoita, AZ off on our own with nobody around except a herd of pronghorn....
Rustlers Park Out and Back
Ascending to a high-point around 8400′, this ride to Rustlers Park and Barfoot Park climbed up into forests of chaparral, oak, laurel, then pine, douglas fir, aspen, and spruce. Our out and back ride on this dirt/gravel road was...
Mt Graham Out and Back
Sure, most cyclists have heard of Mt Lemmon in Tucson and plenty, including us, have ridden up the challenging mountain. But ask most cyclists and they probably haven’t heard of the lesser known Mt Graham located about 70 miles...
Chiricahua National Monument
The Chiricahua National Monument bills itself as, ” A Wonderland of Rocks”. Indeed it is. Located outside Wilcox, AZ, the National Monument was created in 1824. It is one of the lesser visited monuments since it is pretty nearly...
Cochese Mountain Bike Loop
Cochise Stronghold is up in the Dragoon Mtns at 5000′ just west of Sunsites, AZ. We are camped in the area for a week to check out some of the sights. Our boondocking spot is nestled up against a...
Jack’s Peak
Our first ride in Silver City was up the Continental Divide from the Jack’s Peak Trailhead and the whole way up I was thinking this sure would be better as a descent. So, we put together a loop that...
Devils Garden
Today we mountain biked past/through a place called Devils Garden. I’ll never get why so many places are called Devils Garden…we’ve been to quite a few! It was a bit of a slog to get there. This was another...
Monastery and Sapillo Continental Divide Rides
Over two days we rode two additional sections of the Continental Divide Trail by Silver City. Both were incredibly scenic and were deserted. Actually, we did see one person once. Both days were out and back rides. Day one...
Boston Hill & Silver City,NM
Boston Hill Open Space Boston Hill in Silver City, NM has a little trail network that offers great views of the town below. It’s a series of three hills that were mined for silver back in the late 1800’s....
Bear Mountain Mayhem
Some of the ride here have such cool names, like the Burro Enduro we rode the other day. This one is called Bear Mountain Mayhem and is a pretty big loop at 30.3 miles and 3091′ of climbing topping...