Our boondocking spot this week has glorious views of Santa Rita Mountains, Tumacacori Mountains, Sierrita Mountains, Elephant Head, and more! It’s pretty quiet out here…and very dark at night. Trailforks showed some trails in the Tubac area which is down the road from where we are so we decided to check them out. Our loop …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Our first ride in Silver City was up the Continental Divide from the Jack’s Peak Trailhead and the whole way up I was thinking this sure would be better as a descent. So, we put together a loop that allowed that! The ride itself was short mileage at only 15.1 miles but it featured 2446′ …
Today we mountain biked past/through a place called Devils Garden. I’ll never get why so many places are called Devils Garden…we’ve been to quite a few! It was a bit of a slog to get there. This was another out and back ride; 18.7 miles with 1919′ of climbing. We started riding out Bear Creek …
Over two days we rode two additional sections of the Continental Divide Trail by Silver City. Both were incredibly scenic and were deserted. Actually, we did see one person once. Both days were out and back rides. Day one was 18.4 miles with 2102′ of climbing and day two was 22 miles with 2798′ of …
Boston Hill Open Space Boston Hill in Silver City, NM has a little trail network that offers great views of the town below. It’s a series of three hills that were mined for silver back in the late 1800’s. Around 1880 The Boston Company purchased the legal tender claim and the name was born. Tired …