Day 2 – out to the west side of the Catalina Mountains, just north of Tucson. A “recovery day” of sorts. Scoped out a few new lines. Managed to spook Mike on some classic ones (all found by Louis and crew). I had the pleasure of riding Mike’s 5″ Lunchbox bike (he was on the [...]
The esteemed Mr. Curiak decided he wasn’t ready for winter just yet. I know the feeling. So he headed south for a few days of sonoran desert chunk. First up was South Mountain in Phoenix. It’s been years since I’ve ridden there, and most of my memories of the trail are from the Squealer (Jim [...]
Breakfast was at Los Hermanos. I could have eaten twice what the waitress brought out. We were heading back to our starting point on Freeman Road. Time for some pavement. HWY 177 is known to roadies for its big hills. But perspective is everything. Compared to yesterday’s rollercoaster jeep road extravaganza, these hills are nothin’. [...]
Sunrise looked like this, from the sleepy bag, lying atop our own private, saguaro studded ridgeline. The sun hit and there was nothing to do but ride singletrack. So that’s what we did. photo by Lee Blackwell photo by Lee Blackwell Truly epic trail building. I helped lay out this bit, but had zero grasp [...]
We started riding at Freeman Road. After contributing a few gallons to the water cache we coasted off down to the Boulders. Always a pleasure cruise, especially with the 90% chance of tail wind. We rolled the dice and got a nice one to gentle us on our way. On to power line riding. This [...]
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