I had what feels like the ride of my life on the AZT this past week. Conditions were near perfect and my body stayed strong. I couldn’t be happier. I crossed the Utah line 7 days and 8 hours after leaving the barb-wire fence at the Mexico border. In that time I rode some 700 [...]
The ‘big idea’ referred to in the previous entry was to ride the Arizona Trail again — the easy way. Or at least the ‘easier’ way. I’ll follow the route described in Andrea Lankford’s book. As I’ve said many times in the past, it’s a great route for loaded touring, or for lightweight racing. It’s [...]
My cold is gone and my hands are doing well, so I’ve been doing a few rides this week. First was a Suburban Assault loop that I bailed out of on the wash. I was too underlit. The batteries on my headlamp were too weak, and the city lights too bright. So I took Pontatoc [...]
Despite being on day 3 of a nasty cold, I pulled myself together to ride across town with Lee headed for Mt. Lemmon. I have asthma at times when I ride, mainly driven by allergies, but this cold brought out the worst asthma I’ve ever experienced. I could not sleep, nor even get drowsy, before [...]
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