Wow! We hit the scenery and solitude jackpot with this part paved and part gravel/dirt road ride. Our ride up Smith Mesa, around the backside of Zion and down Kolob Terrace was around 33 miles with 3079′ of climbing....
Gravel Ride to Gold Butte Town Site
All the roads out here are gravel but pretty rough in some spots. So, we rode our mountain bikes out to the historic Gold Butte town site. Our ride was 35 miles with 2610’ of climbing. This was an...
Lava Butte Gravel Ride
A big part of our time on the road is spent exploring areas. Our ride the other day is a perfect example! We rode some gravel roads just outside Lake Mead National Recreation Area. We rode up and down...
Aguereberry Point
Derek and I rode our bikes up to Aguereberry Point. We started from the Wildrose Campground and rode out and back for a total of 33 miles with 3745’ of climbing. The first half of the road is on...
Mt Hopkins Gravel Ride
From our boondocking spot we can see the top of Mt Hopkins and today we rode up to the gate at the top where the Smithsonian Fred Whipple Observatory is. Our recording messed up with the GPS signal in...
Ruby South Ride
Dirty Freehub posted details of this route last year and it looked intriguing so we checked it out. This is definitely one that is best ridden on mountain bikes because the gravel road is very washboarded in long sections....
Adobe Ruins Ride
We debated what bikes to ride for about half an hour and according to Derek, we chose wrong. Our ride out Forest Rd 143 to the adobe ruins at Alto was 26 miles with 3544′ of climbing. The rocky...
Keeping Sane
Arizona Trail It’s easy to overload on politics. When I was little I did a class project to trace my family history. Part of the assignment involved interviewing relatives about their lives. Some of the questions were about politics...
Montezuma Pass Ride
A couple years ago we did a hike in Coronado National Memorial Hike, and visited a cave! This year we rode mountain bikes from Parker Canyon Lake up to Montezuma Pass at the top of Coronado National Memorial and...
Patagonia 30
Another day, another ride. Again, we borrowed a route from our friends at Dirty Freehub. The Patagonia 30 is a gravel loop in Patagonia, AZ a charming little town of about 1000 down by Mexico. This loop was 30.3...