Ride For Life – Around the Santa Ritas

What was once a dream is now reality. The ride around the Santa Ritas is complete and it was a roaring success. We were presented the opportunity of a good day and we took it. It turned out to be the perfect day.

The preparation for the ride was extensive:

Recon 1 Recon 2 Recon …. [Continue reading]

February 28th, 2004 | Category: Long Rides | One comment

Molino trail work part 2

More work on the Molino trail today, this time on the east side of the campground–the steep and very difficult climb up to the saddle. I always think that I am going to ride more and more of the climb whenever I attempt it, but I always end up walking a number of sections. It’s …. [Continue reading]

February 28th, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Trails, roads and buildings

I grew up in Salt Lake City, and as a 12 year old, starting riding the shoreline trail on a $150 rigid bike, thanks to my Dad. The area remains without a doubt one of my favorite places to ride. Hero hill, the living room, the quarry, rollercoaster and of course the beacon. 10 minutes …. [Continue reading]

February 25th, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Recon Part 3

We finished up our third and final Santa Rita epic recon ride. The pieces are complete–now all that remains is to attempt the whole thing.

Although I’ve done a number of rides on the east side, it is one of the most confusing areas on the planet. Small canyons and roads everywhere. All the canyons …. [Continue reading]

February 22nd, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Starr Class

It was a nice relaxing weekend. Not much riding, but a couple of good hikes and plenty of rest. It’s always great to have family visiting.

The hikes were Douglas Spring trail, then Camino de Oeste at Starr Pass. Both very nice days to get out. During the latter hike my sister discovered a trail …. [Continue reading]

February 18th, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Ride For Life

Another adventure is complete. We’ve now linked up all of the pieces necessary for the Ride Around the Santa Ritas epic. The question remains: can it be done in a single day?

It’s going to be a delicate balance of waiting for daylight but not waiting so long that it’s too hot. It’s going to …. [Continue reading]

February 13th, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

TMP

Another quality ride out at Tucson Mountain Park today. I love Tucson: we’ve had rain on and off all week, but out in the mountains today the trails were dry as a bone. It was cold, by Tucson standards, (50 F), but what a beautiful day. The clouds swirled throughout the ride, providing incredible contrasts …. [Continue reading]

February 5th, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

FSA

Odin and I squeezed in a nice Suburbo Assault ride between storms. We still got some moisture while out there, and it wasn’t exceptionally warm, but for the ride just felt good. Mark F’s sand challenges were not much of a challenge, today.

We opted out of Finger Rock since it was wet (no damage …. [Continue reading]

February 3rd, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Indian Kitchen

Hopped on the river trail and took it to the west end, 3500 W River, the Pima County Rec offices. There was a meeting about the new Indian Kitchen regional park. The park will be somewhat small and doesn’t include a lot of topo, but the trails will be designed for racing bikes (as well …. [Continue reading]

February 2nd, 2004 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment