Camp Eszter

The forecast for Camp Lynda was pretty bleak. It was a long way to drive for questionable conditions. We made the call pretty late to stay in Colorado, and instead of big days in the desert on little bikes, we schemed for overnight clown bike fun.

There wasn’t much time to plan the …. [Continue reading]

January 29th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 3 comments

Camp Tucson

I’ve been talking about emulating Lynda’s most excellent Camp Lynda for a while now. The time has finally come to showcase Tucson’s trails, get some crackheads together, and see what fun ensues. The timing and routes are designed to be good prep for the AZT and AZTR. Two loops use big pieces of the race …. [Continue reading]

January 28th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 2 comments

Winter Warmth

I decided that it was high time I got a new bike. The stable has looked a little thin in the last year. But how different would another full suspension 29er really be compared to the two brilliant ones I already own? Dedicated singlespeed? Yeah, maybe. But I can convert mine pretty easily.

Then, a …. [Continue reading]

January 24th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 9 comments

Just an average week in Arizona

Mister Mike usually makes a winter trip down to AZ, with the aim to put as much tire to chunk as possible. This year the plan morphed a little, from back-to-back big bike days to, well, a few things a bit more adventurous. I drove up to Camp Verde late Monday night and found the …. [Continue reading]

January 15th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 7 comments

Rug Road Revisited

One of the first bikepacks Lee and I did was a traversal of the Rug Road (back in 2004?) from Mammoth to Klondyke. It’s probably one of the worst possible routes for bikepacking, but we loved it. I guess the thinking, besides the sheer mystery and thrill of exploring a route steeped in legend, was …. [Continue reading]

January 13th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | One comment

Desert warmth

I’m not sure how it all started. How the idea of bikepacking in one of the best and most beautiful places came to be. How it came to be timed perfectly with the full moon, with the holiday and with the weather. In one of my favorite places in the whole world. With someone so …. [Continue reading]

January 5th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 4 comments

Desert warmth, warmup

Life is funny sometimes. The way circumstance and timing work out. The way the pieces come together, come together beautifully. How when you find something beautiful, and believe in it fully, dreams really can come true. That things can and will go perfectly, and leave you feeling like things are almost too good to be …. [Continue reading]

January 4th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Holiday anticipation

I knew I wouldn’t get much of a chance to ride back in Utah, so I killed it the last few days, including a Tucson Mountain Park ‘big loop’ with Krista before hopping on the plane. It’s not always the best idea to bury yourself before a trip or family visit, but what …. [Continue reading]

January 4th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment