So far spring seems a lot like winter down here in southern AZ. Shorts all day, beers outside in the evening as we watch the sunset and listen to coyotes yipping it up. Instead of posting about every ride,...
Shambala & Another Snake
Shambala is a mythical kingdom in Tibetan Buddhism and it’s also a Three Dog Night song. For us, it was a trail we rode as part of another day here in Gold Canyon. Some of our day was repeat...
Lost Gold Mine Loop
Today we tackled some of the trails further out on the perimeter against the Superstition Mountains. These are at times more technical than most everything else out here. I really like Lost Gold Mine Trail and we rode a...
Gold Canyon, Arizona
We don’t like driving. After leaving Oracle we drove about 1.5 hours to our next two week spot in Gold Canyon. This time we took a different route up through Superior on a steep ascent. I was curious what...
Praying Hands to Slot Rock
Two weeks at our current boondocking spot went fast and our last few days were spent like the rest, riding and hiking. Our Praying Hands to Slot Rock hike was a 5.2 mile loop with 1004′ of climbing and...
Three Sisters Summit Hike
There are a lot of hikes to choose from in the area we are boondocking. Derek and I picked to hike the Three Sisters Summit one day and off we went. We picked this hike because it is hard...
Picketpost Loop
A storm blew through and brought some pretty heavy rains and snow to higher elevations. Actually, we got about 30 minutes of snow at camp but nothing stuck. The mountains however are another story and they look so cool...
Turk’s Head Summit
From our campspot is a horizon filled with rocky mountains of various heights and a giant wall of rock stretching up to the Superstition Mountain Summit. Derek and I hiked out to and up Turk’s Head the other day....
Gold Canyon, AZ
After a couple months boondocking at family property in Tucson, we struck out on the road for more adventure. We passed the 2 year full time traveling mark back on January 12 and are ready for more. Fattened up...