Derek and I are still in Tucson enjoying “winter”. It seems I have a pesky case of tennis elbow that is hanging on as long as possible. Even though I’m not riding, I get outside and walk or hike every day. There are a bazillion trails to hike and winter is a perfect time when …
After two years of life on the road full time and consistently hard days of riding we are taking some time off the bike to recover. Staying in our trailer on family property in Tucson, we’re getting in some much needed rest. Luckily we have spent the entire pandemic quarantined so we are able to …
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 …
Cochise Stronghold is up in the Dragoon Mtns at 5000′ just west of Sunsites, AZ. We are camped in the area for a week to check out some of the sights. Our boondocking spot is nestled up against a terrifically rocky mountain backdrop. Our first evening we hiked up one of them to get a …
Tsankawi Sites For our day off we went into Los Alamos to walk around some historic sites and then did a short hike of the Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites. The name Tsankawi is from the Tewa language of the nearby Idelfonso puebloans and means sharp gap or village between two canyons. The cliff dwellings were built …
I’ll venture to guess that 90% of you reading this blog post have never heard of Bandelier National Monument. I hadn’t until we decided to spend some time in Los Alamos, NM and did some research on things to do here…besides mountain biking. Named after Adolph Bandelier, a Swiss-American anthropologist, who researched the cultures of …
Horsethief Mesa and John Dunn Bridge The Horsetheif Mesa singletrack by Taos is outstanding. We put together a loop there and added an out and back down to the Rio Grande John Dunn Bridge for a total of 24 miles with 1857’ of climbing. The area is at elevations of 6500 to 7200’ so while …
Our initial plan to hike up to Como Lake were foiled by heavy looking dark grey, almost black clouds that hovered around Blanca Peak. So, we decided to hike around Great Sand Dunes National Park for a couple hours. I am quite possibly the most paranoid person when it comes to the pandemic. Basically, I …
We finally left Salida and are hanging out by Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. With thunderstorms forecast for early in the day, we decided to do a quickish hike in the area. Mosca Pass Trail starts just inside the park headquarters and except for 2 other people, we had the entire hike to …
Pagosa Gravel Ride What better way to see the mountains and forest surrounding Pagosa Springs then by bike? Our gravel loop was 49.3 miles with 3677’ of climbing. We started out from a park in town and road pavement up into the neighborhood hills a bit before heading out into the forest. First observations? There …