We’re on our way north for the spring/summer after spending all winter in Southern Arizona. Our first stop wasn’t very far up in Cave Creek, AZ. Back in the late 90’s we would visit the Phoenix and Sedona areas for mountain bike vacations and wow has it grown! Our first day here we mountain biked …
We made the hour drive to Patagonia, AZ one day to ride a fun section of the AZ Trail. Patagonia used to be a pretty sleepy town but tourism is alive and well today. The downtown park was full of cars and the streets were lined with cars the weekday we were there. This is …
Somehow until now we have not hiked Pima Canyon. It is a great hike in the foothills of Tucson. Like a lot of hikes in the area, you can make it as long or as short as you want. You can go out and back or even connect to other trails for a horseshoe like …
After a couple days of cool temps and rain, we tackled the trails for a hike in Sabino Recreation Area. There are a lot of different hike options in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Our National Parks pass also gets us in this area so the normal $8 day use doesn’t apply to us. From …
The 50 Year Trail in Tucson is a nice piece of singletrack along the western slope of the Catalina Mountains. Supposedly it got its name from the 50 year lease the county has with the state Land Department. Currently they are somewhere around 41 years of the lease. I wonder what will happen then? We …
Saguaro National Park has two separate locations, intersected by the entire city of Tucson. The east one is where we ride a nice road loop because the paved road is one way and twisty and for the most part, you are going as fast as any car so traffic isn’t an issue. It doesn’t get …
When we are in Tucson, this mountain bike trail network is our favorite go to because it is close in, has remarkable views, and so many interesting and fun trail features. This is a great place to put together different loops to suit your preferred distance and I love networks like this. It seems like …
I love the wide open views in the desert. In Tucson the views in every direction are of mountain ranges. If you’ve never been in the area you are probably surprised to know that. This mountain bike ride out just east of the city features fantastic views of Mica Mountain and plenty of cacti. This …
Saguaro National Park East is a pretty cool place. Derek and I ride the loop out to it and then do a lap or two of the park and it makes for a great road ride. The road loop in the park is one way which makes for a nice experience because for the most …
On our way out of San Diego we stopped and mountain biked in the Laguna Mountains. Like the Cuyamaca Mountains, we last rode here about 20 years ago. There are more ride options now. Before we used to come out and ride Noble Canyon and sometimes Laguna Meadows. This time we skipped Noble Canyon and …