After being closed for a couple years for improvements and paving, Cottonwood Pass finally opened to the west. We decided to ride to the top and down part of the other side, then back. The climb up was steady...
John’s Canyon and Citadel Ruins
John’s Canyon You win some you lose some. Today we attempted to ride John’s Canyon Road out by Gooseneck State Park. There was nobody around, no cars, no people…except for the guy in the grader. After a couple miles...
Valley of the Gods and Muley Point
Folks, this was a doozy. From our camp spot, do you call it a camp spot when you live in a trailer all the time? Anyway, from camp we rode gravel bikes out Valley of the Gods road to...
Elk Ridge Backway and Exploring
Bears Ears Today’s ride was a keeper. We road up and out Elk Ridge State Scenic Backway past Bears Ears and then just kept going. The dirt road actually goes out 87 miles towards Canyonlands but we can’t leave...
Live it up
Mule Canyon Hike We hiked Mule Canyon the other day. I think it was around 6 miles. A lot of our time was spent up on the cliff sides picking our way along the slickrock and looking for ruins....
Virgin, Utah Rides
A couple of our mountain biking friends from San Diego moved to Virgin, Utah last year. Since we were traveling by the area I contacted them and as luck would have it, they had an RV spot at their...
Alstrom Point Bike Ride
Alstrom Point boasted having some of the best views of Lake Powell. Lake Powell is low this year, it’s down 36 feet from last year. The Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1963 which is what formed Lake Powell....
Apache Trail and Roosevelt Reservoir
Just past Canyon Lake outside Apache Junction is what I’ll call a death road. It is referred to as the Apache Trail and it is a narrow dirt road that dips down and curves along canyon walls before impossibly...
The Loop Bikeway
Tucson has a paved loop surrounding the city, open to pedestrians and nonmotorized bikes. The loop started out as a flood control measure but grew to be so much more. It follows the river wash on both sides so...
Gravel ride to nowhere
We did our first gravel ride in Tucson the other day. Really it was a mixed ride in that it started on the Tanque Verde Road and turned to dirt/gravel. The first part climbed up some switchbacks on road,...