Photos from the Utah to Flagstaff AZ Trail trip of 2009.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Went on a brevet with Yuri. It was 200km (about 127 miles). The last 45 miles or so were spent in the rain descending on some wet roads. It was a good time.
Yuri has some photos over at Upsideout.
Yuri has some photos over at Upsideout.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
RBR Weekend
Two days were spent riding with some very fine folks. Some were local, some were wintering in the state, some visiting with their spouses and one just drove over from Sandy Eggo.
The first day, Friday, was spent up in Scottsdale. A group of nine, which finished as a group of eight, left John H's house at 9am for a sunny spin around the wealthy environs of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. John decided the route would include Camelback Mountain. I've ridden some of it before, but not the insane 16%-18%(?) pitches that it possessed. I had to stop twice due to a loose cleat on my right shoe. Believe me, that it NOT a place one wants to stop and get started again. Not to mention the lowest gear I had was a 23t. That climb will definitely need to be revisited. After a regroup, we made our way back in a similar fashion back to John's for food and beverages.
On Saturday, we all met again up in Cave Creek at Barry's place. We were minus one from the previous day due to him being in the ER because of an infection that he never quite shook before he arrived in Phoenix, but we gained one as YuriB graced us with his presence. As a group, we all rolled along towards Seven Springs where the group strung out. Many other groups rides were in progress on the same roads, some small, some large, some teams and some individuals. After regrouping at the top of the longish climb out to the end of the pavement we all bombed down to the next meeting spot for continued climbing. This time instead of enjoying mellow climbs, these became short and steep. Very steep. These were fun but definitely took their toll on me (and maybe others). After a decision to head back for food, since we had to drive to Fountain Hills for the festivities, we all rode back in a loose group, some still hammering and some just cruising and chatting.
The BBQ at Jim's place was a great ending to the riding of the past two days. The beer and conversation flowed with the snacks replenishing our caloric deficit while the ribs were cooking on the grill.
Two days were spent riding with some very fine folks. Some were local, some were wintering in the state, some visiting with their spouses and one just drove over from Sandy Eggo.
The first day, Friday, was spent up in Scottsdale. A group of nine, which finished as a group of eight, left John H's house at 9am for a sunny spin around the wealthy environs of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. John decided the route would include Camelback Mountain. I've ridden some of it before, but not the insane 16%-18%(?) pitches that it possessed. I had to stop twice due to a loose cleat on my right shoe. Believe me, that it NOT a place one wants to stop and get started again. Not to mention the lowest gear I had was a 23t. That climb will definitely need to be revisited. After a regroup, we made our way back in a similar fashion back to John's for food and beverages.
On Saturday, we all met again up in Cave Creek at Barry's place. We were minus one from the previous day due to him being in the ER because of an infection that he never quite shook before he arrived in Phoenix, but we gained one as YuriB graced us with his presence. As a group, we all rolled along towards Seven Springs where the group strung out. Many other groups rides were in progress on the same roads, some small, some large, some teams and some individuals. After regrouping at the top of the longish climb out to the end of the pavement we all bombed down to the next meeting spot for continued climbing. This time instead of enjoying mellow climbs, these became short and steep. Very steep. These were fun but definitely took their toll on me (and maybe others). After a decision to head back for food, since we had to drive to Fountain Hills for the festivities, we all rode back in a loose group, some still hammering and some just cruising and chatting.
The BBQ at Jim's place was a great ending to the riding of the past two days. The beer and conversation flowed with the snacks replenishing our caloric deficit while the ribs were cooking on the grill.
Friday, February 12, 2010
AZ Trail -- Picketpost TH Out-n-Back
Yuri, Gordon and I agreed to check out some new singletrack cut for the Arizona Trail. Some was familiar, a lot of it was new and the last few miles were mostly hike-a-bike.
We intended to do some hiking once we reached the wilderness boundary but that didn't happen so much. As it was, we did some hiking anyway.
Yuri, Gordon and I agreed to check out some new singletrack cut for the Arizona Trail. Some was familiar, a lot of it was new and the last few miles were mostly hike-a-bike.
We intended to do some hiking once we reached the wilderness boundary but that didn't happen so much. As it was, we did some hiking anyway.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Casa Grande Ruins 200K Brevet
Just a few photos, fewer words. Yuri and I did this 125 mile ride on January 2nd, a good way to start the year and a good day on the bike. It was a bit challenging with just the route out to the Tohono O'odham Reservation; fairly straight, some rolling hills and of course, wind. We finished in about 8.5 hours. That included all of the nature breaks, checkpoints and food stops. I think more of these are in order.
Just a few photos, fewer words. Yuri and I did this 125 mile ride on January 2nd, a good way to start the year and a good day on the bike. It was a bit challenging with just the route out to the Tohono O'odham Reservation; fairly straight, some rolling hills and of course, wind. We finished in about 8.5 hours. That included all of the nature breaks, checkpoints and food stops. I think more of these are in order.
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