Tomorrow I’ll be leading a ride called Agua Caliente to Milagrosa for SDMB. It’s a nice little technical climb with a few hike-a-bike sections. I’ve never really heard of anyone riding this trail, but it’s definitely worth it. We’ll connect over to Milagrosa for the last half of its descent. The connector drops into a beautiful canyon with steep cliffs on the sides. Then, the trail attains Milagrosa ridge and you get to push your bike.
I put up a preview photofusion page. I’m not really expecting anyone to show up, but I have been surprised before.
It looks like some Catalina trails are open, and others will be opening on July 4th. This is great news! My legs long to pedal Montana Verde once again. Then there’s Oracle Ridge, perhaps my favorite ~5 hour ride in the area. Up the control road, down the ridge. The funny part is that it takes longer to go down the ridge than it does to climb the control road. It’s all about hike a bike, overgrowth and general slow riding.
The lunar eclipse last night was very impressive. We had a super view from Tucson. I watched it cover the moon, then slowly uncover it. At one point it turned a bit red and I recalled a few doomsday prophecies. I wasn’t scared, but it was funny to think that some people out there probably were…
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