Spicer Ranch has always been a great spot for us to boondock because it’s right at the Beatty, NV trail system. Convenient! Derek and I rode a great loop that covered quite a bit of the trails. My favorite is still Split Tail. Though it does appear a bit of work has been done on …
With a short stopover in Boulder City, NV, I took the chance to ride the Railroad Grade out to Hoover Dam and back again. We’ve done this ride a couple times before and the awe and grandeur of the dam never wains. I added on and made it a 15.5 mile ride but it could …
To break up our drive we stopped a few nights in Wickenburg, AZ which is northeast of Phoenix. There is some great boondocking out by Vulture Peak and a maze of gravel roads that go forever. I pedaled around for a couple hours one day just exploring the area. The Vulture Mountain Range is a …
Cave Creek Regional Park in Cave Creek, Arizona has a set of trails for mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding that showcase the area beautifully. We had never ridden here before and were surprised at how fun and challenging the trails were. There are only about 15 milles of trail here to ride but that …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …