I have long known that this day would come; too long have I escaped it. After almost four years of narrowly avoiding the sharp succulents of Arizona, my time has come. At least it happened on a hard trail: Brown Mountain. But it wasn’t at a particularly hard spot. I’ve never had anything but a [...]
Beautiful morning today, as summer mornings in Tucson usually are. I rode down the river trail with Paula to the far west side, then kissed goodbye as she headed to school. I turned left, bound for Tucson Mountain Park. I approached through the main entrance, enjoying (hah) a view at the progress of Star Pass [...]
The Swift trail, the road that climbs and traverses Mt. Graham, is still closed to all motorized traffic. This presents a remarkable opportunity to those willing to put in a little effort: a deserted wilderness to explore. Mt. Graham quite often seems deserted (I have yet to see another mountain biker in all of my [...]
One year ago I was almost completely unable to ride, and wrote here that I was actually looking forward to changing a flat tire on my bike. This year I have been riding myself into the ground, including major (six to twelve hour) rides in nearly every Arizona sky island. And this week I am [...]
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