Pontiac Ridge Our first hike of the year was short but sweet. We hiked Pontiac Ridge which was four miles with 1300′ of climbing so basically two miles up and two miles back. What a gem! Once you get...
Arizona Trail – Last Ride of the Year
What an awesome year! We’ve ridden and hiked in some amazing places since we first set out from Bend last January. For the last day of the year it seemed fitting to mountain bike. If you read our blog,...
Christmas in Tucson
This year Derek and I have collected billions of memories and they just keep coming this holiday season. I was able to spend my niece’s 8th birthday with her, and Christmas with family. We made four kinds of homemade...
Box and Madera Canyon Ride
Box Canyon and Madera Canyon was a superb mostly gravel ride out by Sonoita, AZ outside Tucson. This out and back ride was 33 miles with 3842′ of climbing. Our ride began on dirt as we descended into Box...
Las Colinas and Saguaro National Park
Las Colinas – Arizona Trail Today we were back on the Arizona Trail riding 26 miles with 1600′ of climbing. This was an out and back from the Gabe Zimmerman trailhead heading towards Sonoita. We saw all of one...
Arizona Trail – Bellota
We rode the Pistol Hill section of the Arizona Trail a couple weeks ago and did a blog post here. There are more sections in the area and Bellota did not disappoint. The ride was a 22 mile out...
Tucson Thanksgiving week
We have been busy, busy, busy with family these last couple weeks. Derek and I went riding with my brother-in-law and nephew one day. My nephew, Cameron, rode two loops with us out at Fantasy Island which made it...
More Arizona Trail
We’ve come full circle and are back in Tucson for the holidays. I’m fortunate to have family here and a place to park our trailer and stay. It’s great to talk to someone besides each other! Since we have...
Fremont Saddle and Cave Trail
We’re camped at the edge of wilderness so there is a giant area where bikes aren’t allowed. We took another day to hike up to Fremont Saddle and along the Cave Trail in a big loop. The loop was...
Gold Canyon Continues
Gold Canyon Leftovers There are a lot of trails out here, too much for just one day of riding. Derek put together a 19 mile route that had us checking out most of the trails we hadn’t ridden last...