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...
Bud & Bo Gravel Loop
Our friends over at Dirty Freehub visited Southern Arizona last year and put together a gravel ride down by Parker Canyon Lake they call Bud & Bo. We gave it a whirl and had a great time! Our ride...
Rustlers Park Out and Back
Ascending to a high-point around 8400′, this ride to Rustlers Park and Barfoot Park climbed up into forests of chaparral, oak, laurel, then pine, douglas fir, aspen, and spruce. Our out and back ride on this dirt/gravel road was...
Calaveras Canyon Gravel Loop
Our Calaveras Canyon gravel loop took us back into forests probably rarely seen by people. This ride had a little of everything from singletrack, to open choose your own adventure meadows, old abandoned rutted loose pipeline paths, muddy forested...
Gilman Tunnels Gravel
Our gravel ride out and back on forest road 376 to Gilman Tunnels was unexpectedly awesome! We rode an out and back that was 38 miles with 3233′ of climbing. The gravel is good the entire way and there...