Tourists in Our Old Town Before Bend, Derek and I lived in San Diego and now we’re back as tourists. We took an afternoon to go down to La Jolla cove and walk along the beach and up through the town. Sixteen years later, the area largely looks the same. The sun, the surf, the …
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 …
Las Colinas – Arizona Trail Today we were back on the Arizona Trail riding 26 miles with 1600′ of climbing. This was an out and back from the Gabe Zimmerman trailhead heading towards Sonoita. We saw all of one person today and were happy to wind around the desert, up over and around the foothills. …
We rode the Pistol Hill section of the Arizona Trail a couple weeks ago and did a blog post here. There are more sections in the area and Bellota did not disappoint. The ride was a 22 mile out and back with 2300′ of climbing. The Bellota section of the AZT is somewhat inconvenient to …
We have been busy, busy, busy with family these last couple weeks. Derek and I went riding with my brother-in-law and nephew one day. My nephew, Cameron, rode two loops with us out at Fantasy Island which made it his longest ride to date. I was so proud of him! It’s hard to remember what …
We’ve come full circle and are back in Tucson for the holidays. I’m fortunate to have family here and a place to park our trailer and stay. It’s great to talk to someone besides each other! Since we have been here before and ridden most of the trails, we probably won’t do as extensive or …
Gold Canyon Leftovers There are a lot of trails out here, too much for just one day of riding. Derek put together a 19 mile route that had us checking out most of the trails we hadn’t ridden last time. The character of the trails felt the same as day one and we had fun …
Wave Cave Hike After a big ride on the Arizona Trail we needed a day off the bike. We slept in, had pancakes, and picked a short hike by where we are camped. Wave Cave is a 3 mile out and back hike on the southwest side of the Superstition Wilderness. It’s rated as moderate …
Gold Canyon Trails We’re back in the desert, land of pokey, spiky things. Land of heat! The chilly temps at higher altitudes were starting to cramp our style so we left. Our new campspot is an awesome place on Arizona Trust and there is so much to do here. On day one from camp we …
Horton/Highline/Derrick Trail Hike We enjoyed our ride up on the Mogollon Rim and decided to do a hike in the area too. The loop went up Horton and Highline and down Derrick Trail. It is 9.5 miles with 1,814′ of climbing. This area is neat with pine, oak, alder and maple tree forests. It’s wild …