Waaay back in 2001 I flew into Tucson with my friend Jen, picked up my mom’s camper van and drove up to Oracle to race the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo Mountain Bike Race. I was on a team...
Sabino Canyon Creek Hike
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, located in the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Arizona, is a true gem. With tons of hiking options, we have been here before. In fact, Seven Falls was one...
Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge Ride
Last year when we were boondocking out by Tubac, AZ we tried this ride but after about 5 miles in Derek got a flat tire that couldn’t be fixed and we had to quit. This time the ride was...
Starr Pass
Last week we rode out at Starr Pass and connected to the Mockingbird/Shemwell Trail from the opposite way than the previous time. We came up Explorer Trail from the east and it is way easier this way. The climb...
Owl Head Ride
Our friends at Dirty Freehub posted this ride and on a cool day (60 degrees) we gave it a whirl. The recent heavy rainfall left us uncertain, so we chose to ride mountain bikes and were happy. Our ride...
Christmas in the Desert
We found a new trail and it’s awesome! Mockingbird/Shemwell Trail is the newest addition to the Starr Pass trail network, built in fall 2021 by Pima County NRPR and Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists. We incorporated it into our ride...
Pistol and “The Loop”
I’ve been seeing pictures of snow in parts of the country and I do miss my ski adventures. That said, it’s been warm enough in Tucson to usually ride in shorts and short sleeves. The couple days it dipped...
Arizona Trail Pistol Hill
The Arizona Trail section that heads north towards Saguaro National Park from just past Vail, AZ is a great section. We usually start this ride from the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve. The Preserve is a 4,010 acre parcel of...
Arizona Trail
We spend time in Tucson every winter enjoying family and warm weather so a lot of our posts aren’t about new rides. The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path, stretching 800 diverse miles across Arizona from...
Sunshine and Cacti
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...