A curious set of circumstances resulted in the brain patterns necessary to convince myself to race “cross country” again. Ironically, a large part of what led me to race XC was the two days of lift served downhilling at Winter Park. I’ll leave the ‘how’ behind that one as an exercise for the reader. Beyond [...]
I was really getting along with summer in Tucson. The high country was open. Morning rides were beautiful. All was well. Then the allergies kicked in, and things went downhill quickly. I operated in dribble mode, with a fuzzy head, for too long before finally bailing for clear mountain air. I camped solo on Lemmon [...]
Few trails have as much mystery and mystique surrounding them. Few have as many yarns woven about them. And few people have ever completed the trail, end to end. A Sammie yarn often begins thusly, “We tried to ride that trail once…” The allure is too big — the promise of more than a vertical [...]
Down, but not out. Ankle rehab has been slow. After struggling with it, believing that the damage wasn’t as extensive as it is, I finally accepted that it’s just going to be a while. At first, I was plotting an AZT 300 reload, or other multiday routes. As much as the rest of me is [...]
Speaking of wilderness areas, I picked up several miles of Arizona Trail that I had not ridden before. I rode until I hit the dreaded “W” sign. Sunnyside / Scotia canyon has some very pleasant, very mellow trail. I was gobbling it all up, super psyched to be exploring new AZT. New and old technology. [...]
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