Back to the typical kind of challenge addressed in this diary – this AM, my brain was awash with ideas for what shall henceforth be known as the “Antelope Peak Challenge.” In broad strokes: Ride from Oracle to Antelope Peak on the AZT, then head back on Willow Springs (dirt) Road, doing a ~lap of [...]
I successfully converted, merged and profiled the 2,174 mile Appalachian Trail this week. It’s quite the data set at some 320,000 GPS points. I killed TopoFusion and my computer several times in the process of hastily writing code to wrestle with it. The challenge? The GPS data, once cleaned up, came to some 2,109 miles, [...]
This weekend was the 1st Prescott Monster Cross, put on by the illustrious ionmuse. I’ve long been looking for an excuse to explore Prescott, and it was long overdue, if the above picture is any indication. This was what I call a “choose your own adventure” race. You get minutes subtracted from your finish time [...]
Louis is a veteran of Catalina riding. He’s been a part of more than a few brave, but dubious plans. I remember tales of the day he and Hank dove off the side of Samaniego Ridge, near the peak, and rode most of the way back to the 50 Year Trail. Louis is a good [...]
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