We’re back in the Southwest for the winter and loving the warm temperatures and sunshine. The last few weeks have been full of bike rides (both mountain and road), and family time. We rode our old favorite Honeybee to Ridgeline mountain bike loop. It’s one of our favorites in Tucson because it’s remote and technical …
National Parks are kind of a shit show these days. I think it’s just that I am so used to being away from cities and crowds that sometimes the whole scene is a little much. Late one afternoon we drove a few miles outside Zion National Park and rode the rest of the way to …
Even though we have been enjoying warm sunny weather (Derek would say it’s hot), our ride to Kolob Reservoir was a good reminder that winter just happened. Our out and back ride to the reservoir was 27 miles with 2830′ of climbing. Kolob Reservoir is a 250 acre “lake” created in 1956 by the Kolob …
When you think of Vegas you hardly think of wetlands but we rode around them! The Wetlands Loop we rode was 24.6 miles with 1164′ of climbing. This loop is mostly on a paved path closed to motor vehicles but there are a few miles of off roading that were interesting. The Las Vegas Wash …
Brilliant idea. Create a continuous bike path that encircles the city and gets people off busy streets. Tucson has the loop that we have ridden a bunch over the years, and this time we checked out the River Mountains Trail Loop in Boulder City. The loop is 35 miles with 2800′ of climbing. I rode …
Sure, most cyclists have heard of Mt Lemmon in Tucson and plenty, including us, have ridden up the challenging mountain. But ask most cyclists and they probably haven’t heard of the lesser known Mt Graham located about 70 miles NE of Tucson. At 10,724′, it’s high. Our ride was 12.4 miles up, then we turned …
The local ski mountain here in Ruidoso, NM is Ski Apache. Since 1963, the resort has been owned and operated by the Mescalero Apache Tribe. The base sits at 9600′ and we rode up to it and back one day. Our ride was 25.7 miles with 3292′ of climbing topping out at 10,341′. I have …
San Antonio Mission Trail Ride It’s been awhile since we’ve posted so here’s a recap. We had plans for quite a long time in the San Antonio and Austin area but we curtailed them and are headed further from population centers and to parks that aren’t closing. Living full time in an rv has added …
Looking back through pictures, we realized we never posted from out last days in San Diego. While staying with Derek’s mom, we took another day to ride around the area and check out the views. We took our gravel bikes again and did a big loop that clocked in at 38 miles with 3600′ of …
Rancho La Costa Preserve We are back in Carlsbad, CA visiting family and friends. After an almost 7 hour drive the day before, we needed to stretch our riding legs. Not far from Derek’s mom’s house are the trails at La Costa Preserve. Riding almost every way up and down, we put together 14 miles …