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 and I can only imagine what people will think of this election when looking back say, …
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 back. The ride was 30 miles with 3282′ of climbing up to the highpoint on the …
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 miles with 1862′ of climbing. The day before was a tough ride so we appreciated the …
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 didn’t record so I’m using their stats with a tiny add on we did. The loop …
Our first year of full time rv’ing we spent a day hiking in the Coronado National Park. This year we’re in the area for a few weeks and spent a day in Sierra Vista riding to the top of a mountain and then a loop around the area. Our ride was 19.2 miles with 3174′ …
We ticked yet another portion of the Arizona Trail off the list by riding from Helvetia Pass up to a high point of around 5900′ and then back. The ride was mostly rugged singletrack with a few dirt road sections. 21.8 miles and 2795′ of climbing granted us the opportunity to see lots of backcountry …
Our next boondocking spot wasn’t a very big drive from Indian Bread Rocks where we camped last week. We’re in a National Conservation Area by Sonoita, AZ off on our own with nobody around except a herd of pronghorn. Our first day we rode a Kentucky Camp loop with a further add on of the …
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 26.9 miles with 3476′ of climbing. We started our ride on Pinery Canyon Road just past …
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 Chiricahua National Monument bills itself as, ” A Wonderland of Rocks”. Indeed it is. Located outside Wilcox, AZ, the National Monument was created in 1824. It is one of the lesser visited monuments since it is pretty nearly in the middle of nowhere. Rhyolite rock pinnacles rise sometimes hundreds of feet in the air …