tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70406101527011473942024-03-15T18:09:18.397-07:00My Two SchillingsworthAvid mountain biker, occasional hiker & seasonal skier. Get outside, it's a big world to explore...Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.comBlogger594125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-69961433270772043352024-02-02T21:58:00.132-07:002024-02-24T23:15:48.420-07:00Kingman: White Cliffs<p> There has been a bunch of recent posts / videos about the new trail system in Kingman: White Cliffs. I know a couple of the guys involved with the trail construction so I knew they would be incredible trails. We were heading that way for a weekend bikepack, but I made sure to schedule enough time for a short spin through the trails.</p><p>First things first: Burritos. We needed to stock up of food and grab some lunch. <a href="https://freysmexicanfood.com/" target="_blank">Freys Mexican</a> had been recommended and it was super easy access. It didn't disappoint. Perfect. All fueled up, we made our way over to the trailhead.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tE3XpK2qPeAlW7e8-fTsIzC6RDuCnZyi-pN1wKaItCiTZW4bJLg7EgSMNCB76yaHznUmyR0AxY2PeG74zqFgpvvgKYXIWuS04QjW89W4Jll1ByTRzsLF2YuiqlkpWgmQjLsJwR2T43yNmqv2W7Ttn94l6wiTspHDDt2TQ_YE6iNW4nDcQMPUmvSgf6AQ/s4032/PXL_20240202_195728539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tE3XpK2qPeAlW7e8-fTsIzC6RDuCnZyi-pN1wKaItCiTZW4bJLg7EgSMNCB76yaHznUmyR0AxY2PeG74zqFgpvvgKYXIWuS04QjW89W4Jll1ByTRzsLF2YuiqlkpWgmQjLsJwR2T43yNmqv2W7Ttn94l6wiTspHDDt2TQ_YE6iNW4nDcQMPUmvSgf6AQ/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_195728539.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We could tell right away, things were being built to a high standard here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLAyfJjTuLU7FQOWJ05LzAQ1l_RyLGaMcIfKbswIlMQf7sUzymWH3FlJWG3o6fnoKT__BGZeq0VJgLC44ifaZ2hThLq5w4dtcjoAveWbqo5IVT6bhHQWY2Gu1m3LwR6oPzFlaWt_jxoG47otNpfTsv9Pa7zy_X2CPw7El67uWQIcbzjQ-cRWv_uETMiTU/s4032/PXL_20240202_195759219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLAyfJjTuLU7FQOWJ05LzAQ1l_RyLGaMcIfKbswIlMQf7sUzymWH3FlJWG3o6fnoKT__BGZeq0VJgLC44ifaZ2hThLq5w4dtcjoAveWbqo5IVT6bhHQWY2Gu1m3LwR6oPzFlaWt_jxoG47otNpfTsv9Pa7zy_X2CPw7El67uWQIcbzjQ-cRWv_uETMiTU/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_195759219.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trailforks app is key here as well.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AV4j-6JUBshljamCM_Lwepo4-l09pijDpRniiUPvBwRvLg4lcQGqDqyY-z9efMA7ae1_EjiiRFuyzZ3rw4KwqVtGCSwTF062EdcVaIWFcTzaymVmxWtRg0WmLbvneERN0KKw5ae2WQlDE0FCUCBQ78Ruq4Lk4rQGzRBLuglsqPa4Prix4AQiIHOUEeoJ/s4032/PXL_20240202_200101361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AV4j-6JUBshljamCM_Lwepo4-l09pijDpRniiUPvBwRvLg4lcQGqDqyY-z9efMA7ae1_EjiiRFuyzZ3rw4KwqVtGCSwTF062EdcVaIWFcTzaymVmxWtRg0WmLbvneERN0KKw5ae2WQlDE0FCUCBQ78Ruq4Lk4rQGzRBLuglsqPa4Prix4AQiIHOUEeoJ/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_200101361.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old ruts on the Wagon Wheel trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkK0YtFhcf6Rrm87vjY47KRlAVmWRHs3wzENRLYOOs8cCGPt395QGkQw6QJUqhSqQxCo9AM7hdoxrGCV76Sg3Jf9BGrB_UZZe2KmUiTAlhWczKLDdl56eI7GYlA6WIbyn5gdIwCOdfEmSATpVHvs1-k54HJ2JJni39vBk5MV289oTI2hb7VLbipn3NqKO/s4032/PXL_20240202_201454826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkK0YtFhcf6Rrm87vjY47KRlAVmWRHs3wzENRLYOOs8cCGPt395QGkQw6QJUqhSqQxCo9AM7hdoxrGCV76Sg3Jf9BGrB_UZZe2KmUiTAlhWczKLDdl56eI7GYlA6WIbyn5gdIwCOdfEmSATpVHvs1-k54HJ2JJni39vBk5MV289oTI2hb7VLbipn3NqKO/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_201454826.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wound our way up to the Skyline Loop for starters.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV8qoFKP_ik2ItiLaNeDXUlPrqRti5YWMaRklhypGOmce1sEX7M94Ms4CBgLh_dC2_-ixNUNalZHvo3qBttMq1_xZLsGBFVvSAakT6n74PEtFwDCN5A3G-JpLjGpM00xvBHFhGR2jn95Cvzjz9veIdq-wH1m83X5vafJG2ONE9BZRWNfNs7nIm3VAboTf/s4032/IMG_7990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV8qoFKP_ik2ItiLaNeDXUlPrqRti5YWMaRklhypGOmce1sEX7M94Ms4CBgLh_dC2_-ixNUNalZHvo3qBttMq1_xZLsGBFVvSAakT6n74PEtFwDCN5A3G-JpLjGpM00xvBHFhGR2jn95Cvzjz9veIdq-wH1m83X5vafJG2ONE9BZRWNfNs7nIm3VAboTf/w400-h300/IMG_7990.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grippy rock for the power moves. Photo by Robert.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmarMKs__sIIIhJFMOvpSx-5msunBxdobC8Hpckg_QmhZNhVknW5ASXgEONJ4wQvYHFFb-T60kBXO4mmflhl4gvrdocCATbGmzjphJc4sQt7vmz7JAtGvM8x_xzecTntlmqaqQuWGaYhfRmrfLQzLKyQWt3wFP46e9eLDZr0ZSS-qbR8xdq4Gk9KROK-M8/s4032/IMG_7991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmarMKs__sIIIhJFMOvpSx-5msunBxdobC8Hpckg_QmhZNhVknW5ASXgEONJ4wQvYHFFb-T60kBXO4mmflhl4gvrdocCATbGmzjphJc4sQt7vmz7JAtGvM8x_xzecTntlmqaqQuWGaYhfRmrfLQzLKyQWt3wFP46e9eLDZr0ZSS-qbR8xdq4Gk9KROK-M8/w400-h300/IMG_7991.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking in the view at the top. Photo by Robert.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesUQlkIVwSpddrXIgNHI9wgXrFwj6ln8C6HHyAHF6EW_Blq3_BJ2jCw1W2pFAIZSmz7RWwnWjugKIi2UQwoHJtYKCVCZyrPPaToWfGCY3xGnGjBchJcxWYFNlEICqopzxNWQuvdYRogpb5y-AAznJZO16-rpdfV7QjUepAXY9rPpDptxhxJob18ZDGiD4/s4032/PXL_20240202_201732466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesUQlkIVwSpddrXIgNHI9wgXrFwj6ln8C6HHyAHF6EW_Blq3_BJ2jCw1W2pFAIZSmz7RWwnWjugKIi2UQwoHJtYKCVCZyrPPaToWfGCY3xGnGjBchJcxWYFNlEICqopzxNWQuvdYRogpb5y-AAznJZO16-rpdfV7QjUepAXY9rPpDptxhxJob18ZDGiD4/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_201732466.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The well placed white dots were welcomed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeuU_XWz2m2-RnrJ875XhM7fuaamJ9PeJpoyNrWij3TCmTu8rPWRRVtwvDlZuHIpfHwbNcIgTuZ1K8ZFjfHF2L07_7mbqsy2WTeBgaDCfTGeRCxgJaxDyVY14DvxA5bhn2_6ybqbXbBfI9AKYViNdQUG3qHuuEBEyP4pu7R4zEfSrv_H60O6OdUXERVzO/s4032/PXL_20240202_201828668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeuU_XWz2m2-RnrJ875XhM7fuaamJ9PeJpoyNrWij3TCmTu8rPWRRVtwvDlZuHIpfHwbNcIgTuZ1K8ZFjfHF2L07_7mbqsy2WTeBgaDCfTGeRCxgJaxDyVY14DvxA5bhn2_6ybqbXbBfI9AKYViNdQUG3qHuuEBEyP4pu7R4zEfSrv_H60O6OdUXERVzO/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_201828668.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This place has a Moab kinda feel to it, just a bit more rugged.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yVxlbo69ekcY8SY14L878wkUssue9QCkhWFtHflrk4n_BQV7AjYwcVJc7tce3Is2X1z7ZZMmj398VpeEdNvRb_ayMMoSoGMrMX4kYJ4rReBbkgDlpSMaYyxGBVg8GMM8JaSDFqJROH6U3Id_wNLFNnMIY728auWj9AuhO9Jgbm7cjON2gvA-V-pZmhlR/s4032/PXL_20240202_202255932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yVxlbo69ekcY8SY14L878wkUssue9QCkhWFtHflrk4n_BQV7AjYwcVJc7tce3Is2X1z7ZZMmj398VpeEdNvRb_ayMMoSoGMrMX4kYJ4rReBbkgDlpSMaYyxGBVg8GMM8JaSDFqJROH6U3Id_wNLFNnMIY728auWj9AuhO9Jgbm7cjON2gvA-V-pZmhlR/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_202255932.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is some real dirt tucked in there too.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqVQMnHK86tUZJMAe_ou6jCQMU3cpeutwnN50eR2-icNemSf9Hj_ggOhEesu7sRIngC2n54cZnx3SqdEXKXnHM4OsZ0rlwpgW9h2C9KeYdFt2K-Owx0KDBZniAvYsUZW_SttPPXygZHf3-66uVjDk2ddd5hoJYjpPRf2FwAppAXozR-DvCuPF2mBC5vrC/s4000/20240202_132114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqVQMnHK86tUZJMAe_ou6jCQMU3cpeutwnN50eR2-icNemSf9Hj_ggOhEesu7sRIngC2n54cZnx3SqdEXKXnHM4OsZ0rlwpgW9h2C9KeYdFt2K-Owx0KDBZniAvYsUZW_SttPPXygZHf3-66uVjDk2ddd5hoJYjpPRf2FwAppAXozR-DvCuPF2mBC5vrC/w300-h400/20240202_132114.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power up!! Photo by Mike W.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQURJ2DtgWGstSoq-vrvJmi7gQ2PRht3rkBEKDh9FOWE6-1sIGZ1kGdOk7jucaqsfzewwCHXy_F0Xm7rQSJYPfXhEAS6hZxpcVLXpqYVvYHW9PG7hvCXxwexhF_Vxs8ZojiGBC6Y8-p-rDKuWSF0C3g7qXatMfF6h1wsAn_XLuN56CigXe3MaZAdgX42ca/s4032/PXL_20240202_205536724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQURJ2DtgWGstSoq-vrvJmi7gQ2PRht3rkBEKDh9FOWE6-1sIGZ1kGdOk7jucaqsfzewwCHXy_F0Xm7rQSJYPfXhEAS6hZxpcVLXpqYVvYHW9PG7hvCXxwexhF_Vxs8ZojiGBC6Y8-p-rDKuWSF0C3g7qXatMfF6h1wsAn_XLuN56CigXe3MaZAdgX42ca/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_205536724.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere on the north side of the system we found flow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3R5ORogjWJ6UK_QjEFyXke2Ao_3g3FF_xYOATmsaIfwMLs_LSx2LFCH5GLtSyAWgBxIYbG267qWY8-qQc-uOKFd5UGvhjPGbjpzpGFfQzqKVukmePiJhM6azKQrF_KZ-XyH8C3NyWrnX4SQe_K2HoqY-tC-4XWPkn7lIjOSZmki_WelTcJbMsEp6whE0/s4032/PXL_20240202_205825917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3R5ORogjWJ6UK_QjEFyXke2Ao_3g3FF_xYOATmsaIfwMLs_LSx2LFCH5GLtSyAWgBxIYbG267qWY8-qQc-uOKFd5UGvhjPGbjpzpGFfQzqKVukmePiJhM6azKQrF_KZ-XyH8C3NyWrnX4SQe_K2HoqY-tC-4XWPkn7lIjOSZmki_WelTcJbMsEp6whE0/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_205825917.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hard to believe these trails are tucked in the middle of town.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bL8-thg6mQO77CbCoehgBc4LbRxt_XzFC-sOr8ZH7_dzrk0IvWIZ4bJgs33ZOqkpSHNqAVUTSNPU4ofVD_gwkx22W3dtMMAfzruy3mOwHiYBCzh8bQ_th2XLdNxEa7tXTvHuh660cAXsHn9Ad5PM2B4F_u3AGLsANQgCDqVa5JQwFbtvdj9DUHUH7Gzz/s4032/PXL_20240202_205838096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bL8-thg6mQO77CbCoehgBc4LbRxt_XzFC-sOr8ZH7_dzrk0IvWIZ4bJgs33ZOqkpSHNqAVUTSNPU4ofVD_gwkx22W3dtMMAfzruy3mOwHiYBCzh8bQ_th2XLdNxEa7tXTvHuh660cAXsHn9Ad5PM2B4F_u3AGLsANQgCDqVa5JQwFbtvdj9DUHUH7Gzz/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_205838096.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike W. prepares for the drop...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wjL_V52D5GwdZKbTjKyoX5K3Cr6bgcPaMFjC__8CfpOlG72eoS8sPmbrL-XkoLpE590Uj4I6isNUCVfcmHDouA-gR4qJSNDNDkjA8BAhuiC6dLvFGoh102gpeeXxpnEU50TAD8JTmy5EnrsJUZGkdNr8DfVmR3UqexXlGdXPLBmYo8qSGvCgEhDelHLG/s4032/PXL_20240202_205841621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wjL_V52D5GwdZKbTjKyoX5K3Cr6bgcPaMFjC__8CfpOlG72eoS8sPmbrL-XkoLpE590Uj4I6isNUCVfcmHDouA-gR4qJSNDNDkjA8BAhuiC6dLvFGoh102gpeeXxpnEU50TAD8JTmy5EnrsJUZGkdNr8DfVmR3UqexXlGdXPLBmYo8qSGvCgEhDelHLG/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_205841621.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smooth sailing!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTZprFgcrBSkH7vV7uWRq5VsBLO4V5sqjgn6xv5d1AQiWBV3bT1fVhzVi5_xh56-n7zNYkrQZLDkL3anTvxY7FrjW2G6Q3CDiBEt6R-T9Jf_jXt3GL98Jgj-Expmlw8Yk7ABIrXxXeq9QifVPrnQqxb3lzVJf5y8g1IaqK5PBYZ1nCODB29VWp1wnw2oR/s4032/PXL_20240202_212212722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTZprFgcrBSkH7vV7uWRq5VsBLO4V5sqjgn6xv5d1AQiWBV3bT1fVhzVi5_xh56-n7zNYkrQZLDkL3anTvxY7FrjW2G6Q3CDiBEt6R-T9Jf_jXt3GL98Jgj-Expmlw8Yk7ABIrXxXeq9QifVPrnQqxb3lzVJf5y8g1IaqK5PBYZ1nCODB29VWp1wnw2oR/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_212212722.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We caught it on hero rock/dirt day, even found some flowing water, which I'm sure is rare here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmON7BZOA3l1cAHuCjE9fCNijQGzSogdM449TTEbyo0rqSJnyUecDDYg_R8WX7pIgM16cmug_7yUOeolv5rCDrqevOSf9evCaX9FKVqijgIEBAmmkGdaMHwcsIuZtDKxBjl4BTgwMnYOcCNhRF_F_-fjAJDL191_QlW3Q6UrcAKAxUIbxQaxeCt79ZoNx/s4000/20240202_144524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmON7BZOA3l1cAHuCjE9fCNijQGzSogdM449TTEbyo0rqSJnyUecDDYg_R8WX7pIgM16cmug_7yUOeolv5rCDrqevOSf9evCaX9FKVqijgIEBAmmkGdaMHwcsIuZtDKxBjl4BTgwMnYOcCNhRF_F_-fjAJDL191_QlW3Q6UrcAKAxUIbxQaxeCt79ZoNx/w400-h300/20240202_144524.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I briefly thought about it. Photo by Mike W.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCSnRsMjtmZoOWAo4mB8LWsQczMbWNb58x5AGHWFlzNesU3FAR8-XL7c2fKqOvNbV_WkK0yT_ismgZT8RGBE0TFUrWn7CG2PVfvtcY3GexI8XZjY2sYCW7gr2QlFRbTmSI_KRoUb7KjACQeMRhp8BXz-W_xjLOzBrARbSmw37g0gpAm-RX0RlqbL4efd5/s4032/IMG_4046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCSnRsMjtmZoOWAo4mB8LWsQczMbWNb58x5AGHWFlzNesU3FAR8-XL7c2fKqOvNbV_WkK0yT_ismgZT8RGBE0TFUrWn7CG2PVfvtcY3GexI8XZjY2sYCW7gr2QlFRbTmSI_KRoUb7KjACQeMRhp8BXz-W_xjLOzBrARbSmw37g0gpAm-RX0RlqbL4efd5/w400-h300/IMG_4046.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our way back to the trailhead. Photo by Mike S.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItxE7NPRzBSNqU5cpbPl302M_0WhtzkLomt9kdZaVrQMG-XneDXwrRlooN_vjdBIy-234tYBUiqmPLn8hUkF9RffXmxcC5letKMakcHRDT3Xo6uto3vlZTblHmlf4TrSjDWQ3XehbLwMXqG4oeMeFP5hLRF9jwwEKW8GOixdnh0C0kGbiwJ-8144HTJZz/s4032/PXL_20240202_215649481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItxE7NPRzBSNqU5cpbPl302M_0WhtzkLomt9kdZaVrQMG-XneDXwrRlooN_vjdBIy-234tYBUiqmPLn8hUkF9RffXmxcC5letKMakcHRDT3Xo6uto3vlZTblHmlf4TrSjDWQ3XehbLwMXqG4oeMeFP5hLRF9jwwEKW8GOixdnh0C0kGbiwJ-8144HTJZz/w400-h225/PXL_20240202_215649481.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike S. carving a switchback.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="1253" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyt-kSfW7q21zuJIJaaPwcU6gNiN_rf8ACtRBstCk4Oqsd-NBcddHKr-YnrTIJPD4EW0HH0EbVKVhOAhBv7Aphno2SW8Ci4K438luMPacQD4wQBNuuF_kLsbxDjVBNqovZ71SAiJMc5Qad3-0N52Q28H8KeYSlwY74TVBLGE1fNLqLIEp2pWq22Nj5oH4/w400-h400/Screenshot_20240205-071257.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/10683358992" target="_blank">Strava link</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We didn't quite ride everything there, but definitely got a good taste of what the White Cliffs have to offer. If you like slower, rock crawling, type of riding with some optional lines, you'll love this place. We all had a blast. It's easy to mix up the routing to make different routes and you're never far from town or your car. If you want more mileage, the more famous <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2015/12/king-me.html" target="_blank">Monolith Gardens</a> trails are nearby. If you're passing through the area, save an hour or two and check this place out.</p><p>For more stoke on the area, check out this thread for pics/vids: <a href="https://www.mtbr.com/threads/kingman-white-cliffs-project.1210533/" target="_blank">MTBR isn't dead yet</a>.</p></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-13362719214186295472024-01-20T21:01:00.127-07:002024-02-24T21:58:37.279-07:00Tour de Peoria<p> My buddy, Dennis, had recently posted about a few new trails over in the northwest part of the Valley. I don't get over there too often, last ride there was my <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2023/01/northwest-valley-mega-loop.html" target="_blank">Northwest Valley Mega Loop</a>. So, when he posted up a group ride on the ASS, that's Arizona Singlespeed, group page, I was in. It's about an hour drive from my place, but hard to pass up a tour from the locals.</p><p>Even though this was an ASS ride, I think there were only a couple riders on singlespeeds. Darryl was one of them because he's stubborn like that...and a strong rider. We got rolling from Dennis's place and hopped on the paved New River Trail up to Happy Valley Rd. From there we'd enter Sunrise Mtn. Preserve from the south. First up was the climb up Mine Shaft Pass. It's a great climb, good grade and cool routing all the way to the final 20' which punch you in the face.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMzOkBu1RqyHKtMEiVVlU9Fbj1QHLZjRxd_wV7xIh20aBnpUwITFcm1VeVH8OImA74QIYtF3PFa96eDRE11xibCgB8LWKW5XkoK-c05peBXirFBAzs6SQ9o24i4rW_Exoo8h7kkwYRR8XL3j8ykD7NI7s8OBC_5oZDI6mZFZkWl8e38eE7hZmlsyHBQ9C/s4032/PXL_20230128_221744236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMzOkBu1RqyHKtMEiVVlU9Fbj1QHLZjRxd_wV7xIh20aBnpUwITFcm1VeVH8OImA74QIYtF3PFa96eDRE11xibCgB8LWKW5XkoK-c05peBXirFBAzs6SQ9o24i4rW_Exoo8h7kkwYRR8XL3j8ykD7NI7s8OBC_5oZDI6mZFZkWl8e38eE7hZmlsyHBQ9C/w400-h225/PXL_20230128_221744236.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final 20'. Of course it doesn't look like much.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>At the top we went left, which was new-to-me, it was a fun bit with some exposure. We made our way across the Ridgeline trail and again went left, now all new stuff for my tires. I had heard this was better riding than the route I chose last year.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2mVmWlcvPlHxrjDQnF5BcjAtVRexlJvxSaDMa18lhlvowlYhX5ABRQRawScfy7CtmiPZDUnwIK7u4fMp4jir_q35UYX1m6qtGrhsLFfFVA-jNfZbWx4w31GKLRLozWL5_ptbUynNwcwnnVTkvN-uUTOfzUjoOSqNs95ROE34iok0xYMipYlFDCqxcxEK/s4032/PXL_20240120_165149795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2mVmWlcvPlHxrjDQnF5BcjAtVRexlJvxSaDMa18lhlvowlYhX5ABRQRawScfy7CtmiPZDUnwIK7u4fMp4jir_q35UYX1m6qtGrhsLFfFVA-jNfZbWx4w31GKLRLozWL5_ptbUynNwcwnnVTkvN-uUTOfzUjoOSqNs95ROE34iok0xYMipYlFDCqxcxEK/w400-h225/PXL_20240120_165149795.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit of hike-a-bike before the fun downhill begins.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Preserve on the north side along Westwing Pkwy. there's a trailhead area with restrooms and water if anyone needed to top off. We made our way around Westwing Mtn. on the west side linking into the Crankset trail. From there we'd do an out-n-back climb on the new Ridgeline trail. Again, well graded and routed.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts5jP5QnjPJf-ERj0s1ltyV6RxUSv_USt1Z4ssDfdW1MlHioeFyJJXDplf3jN0j_kSlbpJA74vWK_lbeeScinz9EENajxYJ8DZEokRIcu7y9wk1qJHwD9WfHkTeV9HFx-gNfudQTXgnY0Vhca8eiVLMliJMMSTBx_pW9qMVGqqckSETRJ_AAOtiMbfFRT/s4032/PXL_20240120_181254449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts5jP5QnjPJf-ERj0s1ltyV6RxUSv_USt1Z4ssDfdW1MlHioeFyJJXDplf3jN0j_kSlbpJA74vWK_lbeeScinz9EENajxYJ8DZEokRIcu7y9wk1qJHwD9WfHkTeV9HFx-gNfudQTXgnY0Vhca8eiVLMliJMMSTBx_pW9qMVGqqckSETRJ_AAOtiMbfFRT/w400-h225/PXL_20240120_181254449.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These tight switchbacks marked the end of the out-n-back...for now. We took a break at the bottom before resuming the action.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXVKU8u44kJE3bl9jJGabIQxhnfIWG6sxWy3p7PzpZr2zzTy99Oo61wznLSRIc6RCiZeIGG3rG423XS196ptHA-jgYsfOowTG-1uwyDC9WcSWBtVOlNbPo3InLsLXQI1-znXWRscxLHms72z2gtRkKCpQpZyCRRav8mQj_hfL5B_35u18zqiVYxafogFo/s4032/PXL_20240120_184002202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXVKU8u44kJE3bl9jJGabIQxhnfIWG6sxWy3p7PzpZr2zzTy99Oo61wznLSRIc6RCiZeIGG3rG423XS196ptHA-jgYsfOowTG-1uwyDC9WcSWBtVOlNbPo3InLsLXQI1-znXWRscxLHms72z2gtRkKCpQpZyCRRav8mQj_hfL5B_35u18zqiVYxafogFo/w400-h225/PXL_20240120_184002202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a fun challenge riding up the tight corners.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Ha!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2CyKr6CDAhqnZSX5GXwhMjwAmEnTfXz7qSDt-3OPoPptNc9W8pLGZUpdBL4pAEroo1TAarnZxG_1iUmGcm5Hc3l0xyjtD-zlzxO639IddVp-EE2T7XBUfbHC3zOvPgWAXJVm9qlW7YjjSJ7Yt-5nC88ULNkBYSSLGCOiiaHKPfywxbixzhZ1R6w-JZ4n/s4032/PXL_20240120_191928543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2CyKr6CDAhqnZSX5GXwhMjwAmEnTfXz7qSDt-3OPoPptNc9W8pLGZUpdBL4pAEroo1TAarnZxG_1iUmGcm5Hc3l0xyjtD-zlzxO639IddVp-EE2T7XBUfbHC3zOvPgWAXJVm9qlW7YjjSJ7Yt-5nC88ULNkBYSSLGCOiiaHKPfywxbixzhZ1R6w-JZ4n/w400-h225/PXL_20240120_191928543.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russ making his departure home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3x36cjLexnw7GSr6NAA4Wiznk71NDbPJFGNQdRMuz8p46_K-ReMTRpytFqHfwfb5JbcDjPvt-MiC-2zpU2FHOSCrqfpV_vQ7kDw1GcWzhc6vsf2qCuyP_koJes9CIJgmlYMXjX1i9usgScQCgX1Ubs60xBGAEq2n74V_qNKiwAB9WgDXaTcUAy61tG6N/s3840/PXL_20240120_201203914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3x36cjLexnw7GSr6NAA4Wiznk71NDbPJFGNQdRMuz8p46_K-ReMTRpytFqHfwfb5JbcDjPvt-MiC-2zpU2FHOSCrqfpV_vQ7kDw1GcWzhc6vsf2qCuyP_koJes9CIJgmlYMXjX1i9usgScQCgX1Ubs60xBGAEq2n74V_qNKiwAB9WgDXaTcUAy61tG6N/w400-h225/PXL_20240120_201203914.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took some alternate route back to Dennis's place which was cool.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLRJh3N5ooquPOOCUZ_O0pZdNIIf0d-OQMaFGWtFlswgZEeF2Ufy0TVhfE_Oj28pAFt4RYhaIYS2Vy0ePQe86jSpjA6zD1bCnWclI0orYu1ST2Pa1pKH5KEXBAAYLJS6WLNg_FcgVofpigYbvASncLK8WKhPRHsbUBRbang0Wl7Wn5ACwDI9VuobFsCZg/s1256/Screenshot_20240120-192330.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLRJh3N5ooquPOOCUZ_O0pZdNIIf0d-OQMaFGWtFlswgZEeF2Ufy0TVhfE_Oj28pAFt4RYhaIYS2Vy0ePQe86jSpjA6zD1bCnWclI0orYu1ST2Pa1pKH5KEXBAAYLJS6WLNg_FcgVofpigYbvASncLK8WKhPRHsbUBRbang0Wl7Wn5ACwDI9VuobFsCZg/w398-h400/Screenshot_20240120-192330.png" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/10597279066" target="_blank">Strava link</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This was exactly the tour I was looking for, thanks Dennis!! A fun ride with stellar climbing to make the hour drive worth it. I'll definitely be riding this route again. Maybe add in Pyramid Peak for more miles. Hopefully soon, the Ridgeline deadend will be completed. It appears other trails are in the works too.</p>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-46704353921021459772023-12-31T17:00:00.247-07:002024-02-23T19:04:04.274-07:00Goodnight 2023 Campout<p> For the second year in-a-row Bikepacking.com presented a year-end challenge to get out on a local overnight ride. Last year we had a fun crew do a short bikepack ride on the Hawes trails with the intent to get riders new to bikepacking out there. We didn't get any first timers last year, but had a few who were new to the bikepacking scene.</p><p>This year Heidi and Kara reached out to see if I wanted to join again, but this time we'd promote it a bit more to lure those on the sidelines to join in the fun. We had some interest as they posted about it in a local women's mountain biking group. I had a few of them over to my place to borrow gear and make sure it all fit. One girl, Shelly, ended up being my wife's co-worker, but hadn't realized it until we were introduced. Small world.</p><p>I slightly tweaked the route from last year to cut off some paved riding in favor of singletrack, but otherwise the route was the same. We'd stage from the west side of Hawes, then camp on the east side just beyond the Usery Park boundary. The first day was only 10 miles or so, the second about 17. I opted to ride from home.</p><p>We planned our ride for the night of Dec. 30th, so if anyone wanted to do any New Year's Eve festivities, they still could.</p><p>I still hadn't fixed my geared bike, so I put my bikepacking gear on the 'ol Voodoo, trying my first bikepacking ride on a singlespeed.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXArWRJ8XHDKGiwmPnzaAhdEvJa1AwzcKpPe-PKXIe30zifDE7iTdcUG0HUKcygtrY-083XcktNBPPCdi_FYeIrlYqpb9osEYxHyULsJCbjnh8MikiYRTK78uSYwv7WNLiffMgNKAFqKzZ42hh2fqcMWNs-Vvy-gwtKtOhuv0ncjMwwA-k-7Vj7TwqPTQ/s4032/PXL_20231230_180744152.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXArWRJ8XHDKGiwmPnzaAhdEvJa1AwzcKpPe-PKXIe30zifDE7iTdcUG0HUKcygtrY-083XcktNBPPCdi_FYeIrlYqpb9osEYxHyULsJCbjnh8MikiYRTK78uSYwv7WNLiffMgNKAFqKzZ42hh2fqcMWNs-Vvy-gwtKtOhuv0ncjMwwA-k-7Vj7TwqPTQ/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_180744152.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">32x20 gearing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA1gr5XMVeulRv0SHkIT8x43BLpFnEUIGxim7DxTRPwLDx5hkot4dTIbBc05YUyTWTZX54ZWyag8ycdc9rHPYDDARkH74leZ94R0aA8pPFRjI5eDOBLt92TpCxaTaA08tjoyJ_SQN5jHj4OdTv5H9u1LEDz3s-zkFhyphenhyphenyzlqgDTHYzVYsnEuVxUdsReFxl/s4032/PXL_20231230_182244550.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA1gr5XMVeulRv0SHkIT8x43BLpFnEUIGxim7DxTRPwLDx5hkot4dTIbBc05YUyTWTZX54ZWyag8ycdc9rHPYDDARkH74leZ94R0aA8pPFRjI5eDOBLt92TpCxaTaA08tjoyJ_SQN5jHj4OdTv5H9u1LEDz3s-zkFhyphenhyphenyzlqgDTHYzVYsnEuVxUdsReFxl/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_182244550.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some greenbelt riding at the beginning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKGHTqr7C8kytpE1wcyg1ERzjnI0JnLb6Dp3jYXhAzf84rZu9juW3GJw_n9rIwEFrCvPFS3fwLQw7wvRKGDVMlvMlsHuAMYZisA5KH51GQz6EWXJ5X1zWN7BuvarLutfAhVvzW3IH7UMyM3ou7qZJZvYVV_2WUqewiKgx6AheddhQVi0sKQnJj_CP3kJi/s4032/PXL_20231230_182423531.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKGHTqr7C8kytpE1wcyg1ERzjnI0JnLb6Dp3jYXhAzf84rZu9juW3GJw_n9rIwEFrCvPFS3fwLQw7wvRKGDVMlvMlsHuAMYZisA5KH51GQz6EWXJ5X1zWN7BuvarLutfAhVvzW3IH7UMyM3ou7qZJZvYVV_2WUqewiKgx6AheddhQVi0sKQnJj_CP3kJi/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_182423531.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing under Germann Rd.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v18ELAMgbUhr4wMIkIIHmS98ANT7vjHe_dkb1fI71aY67R0VBv5tUDGc9svBOqzYIJA-j6ZbuAZW7v5tWmTyCbjwDD5M55DV1r9XfWa783n3nvSIa8yj2ZqtA1WMYJIKoF3LR-BaAZkrkE4JNHNsLBHtUN25xLf19HtKY0PMlnsAnam7m6ojvfKLcXdG/s4032/PXL_20231230_184610715.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v18ELAMgbUhr4wMIkIIHmS98ANT7vjHe_dkb1fI71aY67R0VBv5tUDGc9svBOqzYIJA-j6ZbuAZW7v5tWmTyCbjwDD5M55DV1r9XfWa783n3nvSIa8yj2ZqtA1WMYJIKoF3LR-BaAZkrkE4JNHNsLBHtUN25xLf19HtKY0PMlnsAnam7m6ojvfKLcXdG/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_184610715.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking up dinner for the night at the Burrito Shack. <i>*Note: So glad I stopped here, a few weeks later the building was condemned. Hoping for a quick return of the Burrito Shack!!</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuheiJ0khizISZEDi3x8lvQaovFKXKpPZLYkCqrn2ppRHjOXY3CvTfRmx4OWj-mDJfDjIzCvwjvVQUdKzDrw62NnHu8X1nUQFw_psN3LnfIc7Y1LPwt9E5XuRPkPpjkWCAJ_isH2RSke7EQ-yG43fwjnrohGo89IhQq3N7Pv0q7Pcfvd0zK5x5KSq32Ep/s4032/PXL_20231230_205453788.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuheiJ0khizISZEDi3x8lvQaovFKXKpPZLYkCqrn2ppRHjOXY3CvTfRmx4OWj-mDJfDjIzCvwjvVQUdKzDrw62NnHu8X1nUQFw_psN3LnfIc7Y1LPwt9E5XuRPkPpjkWCAJ_isH2RSke7EQ-yG43fwjnrohGo89IhQq3N7Pv0q7Pcfvd0zK5x5KSq32Ep/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_205453788.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crew of 12: 7 ladies, 5 guys with 3 first-timers!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEcFHf3bhaGmK4roeDOtB9i74u5wrBTs-lCLUEKbquL70fdytxp1Eca894GqLeiBPDAmfSbOyP-os5Y3UtneyvvJ07mxzStjPbDpEZovvpq3jIJfA_EXKvUT9j3hyr8U0wSuN8lUj2M598HtFQW8unu8nwBhvIH3aOIbSg42WZjXoe3Hce905WHuG94oX/s4032/IMG_6689.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEcFHf3bhaGmK4roeDOtB9i74u5wrBTs-lCLUEKbquL70fdytxp1Eca894GqLeiBPDAmfSbOyP-os5Y3UtneyvvJ07mxzStjPbDpEZovvpq3jIJfA_EXKvUT9j3hyr8U0wSuN8lUj2M598HtFQW8unu8nwBhvIH3aOIbSg42WZjXoe3Hce905WHuG94oX/w400-h300/IMG_6689.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yoko is all smiles!! Photo by Jeff.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqSecWKS2ky0pwrjy7ccMLFSN8uyOdwvO_cjlzZQOk4ZloXGHEeSwtw-3G35yJYgAoy215Ljki53ql7u5T-HSAyY_LRPAKyJmGvACqvlZmg53jy99zPl6ZUkbjAOdJGCAWJxWhLyXKKPCu9xiIFeZfsJQTzQU3pSPo9PHASZrLewnfISH699MggK9PiEZ/s4032/IMG_7990.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqSecWKS2ky0pwrjy7ccMLFSN8uyOdwvO_cjlzZQOk4ZloXGHEeSwtw-3G35yJYgAoy215Ljki53ql7u5T-HSAyY_LRPAKyJmGvACqvlZmg53jy99zPl6ZUkbjAOdJGCAWJxWhLyXKKPCu9xiIFeZfsJQTzQU3pSPo9PHASZrLewnfISH699MggK9PiEZ/w400-h225/IMG_7990.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped often to re-group, leave no one behind. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPuFKticfNCODtnwdqJbXYc2fNtvoQQNrGtFDY8zSTvYnWNOJbBGcbYuwcgAShRZvxUHrSgV5iy-05LV9QUVyeYUrjELoA0JmUM-gROB4L2bD-xaBe9ie1gT8akKME-f_foCwE4DyHwR1kiDwjIWua_cEhMr8qqq7lJQeFBR0VbMhUlbVreZ-Cs24kpic/s4032/PXL_20231230_213057036.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPuFKticfNCODtnwdqJbXYc2fNtvoQQNrGtFDY8zSTvYnWNOJbBGcbYuwcgAShRZvxUHrSgV5iy-05LV9QUVyeYUrjELoA0JmUM-gROB4L2bD-xaBe9ie1gT8akKME-f_foCwE4DyHwR1kiDwjIWua_cEhMr8qqq7lJQeFBR0VbMhUlbVreZ-Cs24kpic/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213057036.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary leads it out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB4K1obXzGRa8qIJiq0cap5qwnzjcfa50Xm68WNR1AZVNsTQRj8Ku34sX5cRHkCXrCB1hkP5meATLuTeuhQ7glsefxovFGtR_lJITu59OCNuu-JVnOGWCVPGfP__viGOyZ0Gk3Lel7FH3YB6IOwT-A5wnu3beTDhlhd3oAIfzxFrcSr_T4sk2qfNbBG-3/s4032/PXL_20231230_213059633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB4K1obXzGRa8qIJiq0cap5qwnzjcfa50Xm68WNR1AZVNsTQRj8Ku34sX5cRHkCXrCB1hkP5meATLuTeuhQ7glsefxovFGtR_lJITu59OCNuu-JVnOGWCVPGfP__viGOyZ0Gk3Lel7FH3YB6IOwT-A5wnu3beTDhlhd3oAIfzxFrcSr_T4sk2qfNbBG-3/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213059633.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nIcfE95_4K4FQtM_RALzxmQ1CzrNDMXt9jst2C47-WM2TacjZ4XpRTjLWesrRi-g8lwp1cIdRDpTlxzEqK523oAXQgpxs4B9qzkOby6Z2LmFwU-_P8J74tbA7LeXwb5EQzmKkCqhFMewUZsoWHbV8PuXIvRkdU0dhi4rAkMjE_n8xqFZgqocGmunMgHe/s4032/PXL_20231230_213101704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nIcfE95_4K4FQtM_RALzxmQ1CzrNDMXt9jst2C47-WM2TacjZ4XpRTjLWesrRi-g8lwp1cIdRDpTlxzEqK523oAXQgpxs4B9qzkOby6Z2LmFwU-_P8J74tbA7LeXwb5EQzmKkCqhFMewUZsoWHbV8PuXIvRkdU0dhi4rAkMjE_n8xqFZgqocGmunMgHe/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213101704.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garett, one of our first-timers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrvZjqnPOAAtJf4Tja1sYwBkFsV4ZLqeytpndfqQk00TVeO-fLhzt6pz-rwkCM4DrDSSGVWdFjQ2ttfK4D3cAu502V5IPV4DuK6EYdwyRL9Ny6S-34pKqHjBBbFs11k_97AID6IMsnL_w7J0BH-2qB-VeqQq5roGq_3FirljV6S_5FXRtr7Mc3iGIKpGh/s4032/PXL_20231230_213126353.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrvZjqnPOAAtJf4Tja1sYwBkFsV4ZLqeytpndfqQk00TVeO-fLhzt6pz-rwkCM4DrDSSGVWdFjQ2ttfK4D3cAu502V5IPV4DuK6EYdwyRL9Ny6S-34pKqHjBBbFs11k_97AID6IMsnL_w7J0BH-2qB-VeqQq5roGq_3FirljV6S_5FXRtr7Mc3iGIKpGh/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213126353.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathleen, made some of her own bags.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZy8CwfidEs5p6dDF2et9jF6JB8rmah5n0EhNycRE2lCg1WWoLOq6kNZAazABQn04JmG6aw-gUuJcEKrjsFCgX1JAEmq5jjye61ns-E70WgOsMgBUJoaxR1klJJCJ_YIpJbf5zU9RtMs2Fm_g-5NBAf0QtRV8RaZDc2Dai_RmrT2J2UKWCYeOtuPn-m5i/s4032/PXL_20231230_213134231.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZy8CwfidEs5p6dDF2et9jF6JB8rmah5n0EhNycRE2lCg1WWoLOq6kNZAazABQn04JmG6aw-gUuJcEKrjsFCgX1JAEmq5jjye61ns-E70WgOsMgBUJoaxR1klJJCJ_YIpJbf5zU9RtMs2Fm_g-5NBAf0QtRV8RaZDc2Dai_RmrT2J2UKWCYeOtuPn-m5i/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213134231.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelly, another first-timer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bvO4HwQixC357bQg55QW17ZyhE32qPXkhaYjbRynJW11YeXjnw9eiXwQg01gVuFbH2qGjeGJHAukafqms_VuzBerDi_rUGF_56PXgix8fa-tLaHfHsVsmO7DV3-85Yu68KpS3RNjOWyp_WQ4y3R3F0DpygLkC13fFppAjUSuf9Bz36wt4acjIb61tVS0/s4032/PXL_20231230_213141202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bvO4HwQixC357bQg55QW17ZyhE32qPXkhaYjbRynJW11YeXjnw9eiXwQg01gVuFbH2qGjeGJHAukafqms_VuzBerDi_rUGF_56PXgix8fa-tLaHfHsVsmO7DV3-85Yu68KpS3RNjOWyp_WQ4y3R3F0DpygLkC13fFppAjUSuf9Bz36wt4acjIb61tVS0/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213141202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bev, aka: Bevinator.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdwQeGkNbF7MD5rVVLtHi0PlUWeK87u1Zc9cTSCb2bJmtY1kO1oS1hVapouTzGptbxc6EB1aIo7j8-du3qf1X3NJVrRlv_Z6Gu3pMfzA4_QnIDfHXP9y4aX5Fz27Fa059ZPMJBW8Svgs4dIyb2Ziq-ylhYP6bn3ifF6R8WeYJc1cKDUFQ_0WVAmhdoWfQ/s4032/PXL_20231230_213229173.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdwQeGkNbF7MD5rVVLtHi0PlUWeK87u1Zc9cTSCb2bJmtY1kO1oS1hVapouTzGptbxc6EB1aIo7j8-du3qf1X3NJVrRlv_Z6Gu3pMfzA4_QnIDfHXP9y4aX5Fz27Fa059ZPMJBW8Svgs4dIyb2Ziq-ylhYP6bn3ifF6R8WeYJc1cKDUFQ_0WVAmhdoWfQ/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213229173.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kara, co-organizer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kgzR9J-4q0HXuXiKLWB8tvsbQGpuMob5L6qe_9oUQkl-S1L2eTZj4DCNS3TYe6wKf4KspZ43B-anxJ918rHMvMeEebksAAnjFrvPIgLPHNun2qFOanD1Z89PCAS_Ys8BT06upswWgvxIW8wBbQ7goa5S3LZevEyC8ipmOWSGYI7elWuwlppbzl7ioJRm/s4032/PXL_20231230_213300603.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kgzR9J-4q0HXuXiKLWB8tvsbQGpuMob5L6qe_9oUQkl-S1L2eTZj4DCNS3TYe6wKf4KspZ43B-anxJ918rHMvMeEebksAAnjFrvPIgLPHNun2qFOanD1Z89PCAS_Ys8BT06upswWgvxIW8wBbQ7goa5S3LZevEyC8ipmOWSGYI7elWuwlppbzl7ioJRm/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213300603.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVlpCvBX203PAVWF6bu2Gqa1l0If9cg3AznsgLk8aXCNWqtFBdxHh-avovIjXz0FEe_oSedfrjpI4ANgj2LoQrv7dqzTkWfBLjRFsQF1QLHfO2SyivivlmK3y2BI4phEL8SLUNtrNjoh5JrEJh_HwZJ3LWiXbj2oS9QRwF75a5XqamoZlZ5ylmijzn-2c/s4032/PXL_20231230_213316360.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVlpCvBX203PAVWF6bu2Gqa1l0If9cg3AznsgLk8aXCNWqtFBdxHh-avovIjXz0FEe_oSedfrjpI4ANgj2LoQrv7dqzTkWfBLjRFsQF1QLHfO2SyivivlmK3y2BI4phEL8SLUNtrNjoh5JrEJh_HwZJ3LWiXbj2oS9QRwF75a5XqamoZlZ5ylmijzn-2c/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213316360.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heide, our third first-timer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4rSpQDz4vvx5W-Mb0_E8QisM6Zd9Jc6OT9CiF2amqorrUxst5MXZdYK-asOvXXjb7le4fztkoYf-WMJZqQ1S7xwCpX93ZRsk_qwIe2G0NL6NaQ8n1LQmtck4nAJfg4UD79awWufVdWiM-VHCrLfsPLUqly8cF3ePoRueZPzZ2Th38MbdLUhZ9w4WnLcj/s4032/PXL_20231230_213320732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4rSpQDz4vvx5W-Mb0_E8QisM6Zd9Jc6OT9CiF2amqorrUxst5MXZdYK-asOvXXjb7le4fztkoYf-WMJZqQ1S7xwCpX93ZRsk_qwIe2G0NL6NaQ8n1LQmtck4nAJfg4UD79awWufVdWiM-VHCrLfsPLUqly8cF3ePoRueZPzZ2Th38MbdLUhZ9w4WnLcj/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213320732.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yoko.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx9wLV9sdGl8CAujTe8n6CIMZDrNYH0Uip071Dd9LYC8lKCDF7sxuuqRHd7nrgoJLN6WaLpBb_6QO3wy8baK_3HUZmRVRLXNQRpHLFO4rxPPw1SabVT-gj3D_tNLbmkl4qJIwZNWjlJyan4O9sgS1FY7zY1_gQIQSG6S_8eCQQ8cH6zwTzvLqZJ7lFE4p/s4032/PXL_20231230_213355468.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx9wLV9sdGl8CAujTe8n6CIMZDrNYH0Uip071Dd9LYC8lKCDF7sxuuqRHd7nrgoJLN6WaLpBb_6QO3wy8baK_3HUZmRVRLXNQRpHLFO4rxPPw1SabVT-gj3D_tNLbmkl4qJIwZNWjlJyan4O9sgS1FY7zY1_gQIQSG6S_8eCQQ8cH6zwTzvLqZJ7lFE4p/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213355468.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heidi, co-organizer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6299Sje7_8wRySPwSKUb0fODgI7cv6cSfGkywXbdc9cDQCBxL2XdNIWgha4R1LwpBvjY23MJip27Hv2DR6J17hWSlSm3YSYkhBpoffIwnXHOH1uiXztNSZxg2IAeBpM48fu-ANvq7YFffTjl1UxSyNfk0NtsZMNLdXn-DD6no3_IMqVUFkfffETZ4XWy/s4032/PXL_20231230_213835048.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6299Sje7_8wRySPwSKUb0fODgI7cv6cSfGkywXbdc9cDQCBxL2XdNIWgha4R1LwpBvjY23MJip27Hv2DR6J17hWSlSm3YSYkhBpoffIwnXHOH1uiXztNSZxg2IAeBpM48fu-ANvq7YFffTjl1UxSyNfk0NtsZMNLdXn-DD6no3_IMqVUFkfffETZ4XWy/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_213835048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Mountain always provides a great backdrop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQyAD-tmT62vjgYz3k0Y_j8lLU7V7dF7_XLq5DZXJ_nB3exiyq3kbPVsELaCYO0tAkGFkmbCnVMgS0cwB_mlMyDPbBIRi7STNDQcxGTS65anw8r9pQ4JEJ3-10zf204FN0tivQ0-fdmny0LUgq_soAn54kJV0_RNqTlLTGyA_9tGNeovAGm89jlPCIXPz/s4032/PXL_20231230_214119898.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQyAD-tmT62vjgYz3k0Y_j8lLU7V7dF7_XLq5DZXJ_nB3exiyq3kbPVsELaCYO0tAkGFkmbCnVMgS0cwB_mlMyDPbBIRi7STNDQcxGTS65anw8r9pQ4JEJ3-10zf204FN0tivQ0-fdmny0LUgq_soAn54kJV0_RNqTlLTGyA_9tGNeovAGm89jlPCIXPz/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_214119898.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's like riding into a postcard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMKSSC5ihU-UKJWbENqZ9YLSLP9FPKUvXYmrs1QleJu6nNcRa3xO5p0m2DpdHunA2fHu6gngN-TqnBaxeK1wKWA6IWZeMgLJ8-5WwYKVuHGwdT9RWSq2saPcgLiWyNKYDGSjEUOFgArRk40IAhFkjKPUMporovN78tWwowEk3Iq-VO8iC_h2P8U81X6_X/s4032/PXL_20231230_221615813.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMKSSC5ihU-UKJWbENqZ9YLSLP9FPKUvXYmrs1QleJu6nNcRa3xO5p0m2DpdHunA2fHu6gngN-TqnBaxeK1wKWA6IWZeMgLJ8-5WwYKVuHGwdT9RWSq2saPcgLiWyNKYDGSjEUOFgArRk40IAhFkjKPUMporovN78tWwowEk3Iq-VO8iC_h2P8U81X6_X/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_221615813.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Re-group as we make our way through the Hawes trails.</td></tr></tbody></table>It ended up being quite warm during the afternoon, maybe reaching 80º. Yoko wasn't feeling so great and decided to head out. Heide opted to ride with her to be sure she got out ok.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmMj_GnnuMLziX_TNLhUpBWuBbzWRt7dK7FiNhL-NB48WzbMkY8R0DpYxPewUJABL1qwq7qbxAiXV6ynCQblGNJ7zKrv4xijNFdYTXtd8Rbhddcv_Q8xDMtwTRD-o1fVkNnu4cAqoWVB6q8s41sGzDASjTxEEYM6iRLVgM9Z7CX6pOSr8NAEtOHjx479e/s4032/IMG_8020.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmMj_GnnuMLziX_TNLhUpBWuBbzWRt7dK7FiNhL-NB48WzbMkY8R0DpYxPewUJABL1qwq7qbxAiXV6ynCQblGNJ7zKrv4xijNFdYTXtd8Rbhddcv_Q8xDMtwTRD-o1fVkNnu4cAqoWVB6q8s41sGzDASjTxEEYM6iRLVgM9Z7CX6pOSr8NAEtOHjx479e/w400-h225/IMG_8020.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spectacular view of Four Peaks as we rode through the Hawes trails. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlcvwj_uFWY7t-YFi9edKBnuHaZzwTX7dM5m3tAJnj665gWlKQQxooXXl50VLo9Vxkl0dF7gxHUqwB5onPuupqRhSsOUQhT0pJzawZh-yTsXCZQJDAfOYfV-fH_scYxhI5iOl3G6V9mEPVAD-43z8oNV3IG38S067wrl1zy4MNi1i9ONinegLJuXQsJXh/s4032/PXL_20231230_232215272.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlcvwj_uFWY7t-YFi9edKBnuHaZzwTX7dM5m3tAJnj665gWlKQQxooXXl50VLo9Vxkl0dF7gxHUqwB5onPuupqRhSsOUQhT0pJzawZh-yTsXCZQJDAfOYfV-fH_scYxhI5iOl3G6V9mEPVAD-43z8oNV3IG38S067wrl1zy4MNi1i9ONinegLJuXQsJXh/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_232215272.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen joins the mix for a bit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot4vBWQzv6Bi9W92KiGmDftcczFl1Ul7kqaySeXzm6aj_9E36suOJcbDrMqTT-TAot2A_RFhs1MEEWtoW56SafzwmOR7Yv7tiZ47C-R76MMTFQdjIFK_ix6uOEejzpvi7dCx53RXKgQkM7j_7wPifWyup8OJWk_ZmLxGfpJXobShPAyK28vyMd8sBNWZD/s4032/PXL_20231230_235853001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot4vBWQzv6Bi9W92KiGmDftcczFl1Ul7kqaySeXzm6aj_9E36suOJcbDrMqTT-TAot2A_RFhs1MEEWtoW56SafzwmOR7Yv7tiZ47C-R76MMTFQdjIFK_ix6uOEejzpvi7dCx53RXKgQkM7j_7wPifWyup8OJWk_ZmLxGfpJXobShPAyK28vyMd8sBNWZD/w400-h225/PXL_20231230_235853001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our home for the night below Pass Mtn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ouDJJpqsrPd7n2CJo03BEDVnbnLz78JMojGA4cW29sh8igSu4IKAk8u6kh6Z5H8APGO-DTkRDQEjetpPwZ8Ow-InObKgvC4Ep5sLJUdyb_9Y7dVDBLdCWR7eJ5UjdamcsXtqUF2nS2QlxZa3tRxnXsHYkBZ0KUPmCQoRVfeSGLv8gv46tlYY6kV2kViB/s4032/IMG_8031.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ouDJJpqsrPd7n2CJo03BEDVnbnLz78JMojGA4cW29sh8igSu4IKAk8u6kh6Z5H8APGO-DTkRDQEjetpPwZ8Ow-InObKgvC4Ep5sLJUdyb_9Y7dVDBLdCWR7eJ5UjdamcsXtqUF2nS2QlxZa3tRxnXsHYkBZ0KUPmCQoRVfeSGLv8gv46tlYY6kV2kViB/w400-h225/IMG_8031.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the different camp setups. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXo8JvPYwT8pOxblJWTvv2NRbhE405fhdj291z-reCk5kXCHw335kfy-ldsACtygNjSEe3D_iUpAeqnb_bdCIYwRu9776FZ90SU3wDu1euPFFuT-sIK8Oh66vJBRFckWILz36qlAM5nXl9bXkI-tEq0OAzEe_wGm-aWdJR0R7JoO9A_uFQhFbT0nSonrj/s4032/IMG_7380.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXo8JvPYwT8pOxblJWTvv2NRbhE405fhdj291z-reCk5kXCHw335kfy-ldsACtygNjSEe3D_iUpAeqnb_bdCIYwRu9776FZ90SU3wDu1euPFFuT-sIK8Oh66vJBRFckWILz36qlAM5nXl9bXkI-tEq0OAzEe_wGm-aWdJR0R7JoO9A_uFQhFbT0nSonrj/w400-h300/IMG_7380.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiery glow of sunset. Photo by Kara.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpQYC2B0zVBaQcze2M0pou49gPa6eHlMZ2MwRAXdVDPDpl8rog4r2PIc1Zy_uSoQaZ5tfM2RyrHBz1k4M8Y5e84U_KzQzci3qvk4cetwwyucxOP8x-QLB6EbTdO2INSZ0IIsd-hPVTiR7MFwuBMJlSnM8uALvKdFUGXxgqxy0wpdWtSHRTO9ZPOkKi2Ns/s4032/IMG_8034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpQYC2B0zVBaQcze2M0pou49gPa6eHlMZ2MwRAXdVDPDpl8rog4r2PIc1Zy_uSoQaZ5tfM2RyrHBz1k4M8Y5e84U_KzQzci3qvk4cetwwyucxOP8x-QLB6EbTdO2INSZ0IIsd-hPVTiR7MFwuBMJlSnM8uALvKdFUGXxgqxy0wpdWtSHRTO9ZPOkKi2Ns/w400-h225/IMG_8034.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cowboy camping setup. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFe8LTjK3KxABahk1g5UPltQyamrBVG_JAXT-uqhDEzqa439XLTi9Lm_8jTbjVSCDAUMcwVXJlDxkKjKOEJRItwrO1TdgQUcOFNSZi85vYec659Aw4u3Lupg8PmCuFWGEWjcV0OCDRczyvQ1GGmjHXn_CmBDyZOreQV640zYOS6QF0cWKgVysG7s-pDI4/s4032/IMG_8036.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFe8LTjK3KxABahk1g5UPltQyamrBVG_JAXT-uqhDEzqa439XLTi9Lm_8jTbjVSCDAUMcwVXJlDxkKjKOEJRItwrO1TdgQUcOFNSZi85vYec659Aw4u3Lupg8PmCuFWGEWjcV0OCDRczyvQ1GGmjHXn_CmBDyZOreQV640zYOS6QF0cWKgVysG7s-pDI4/w400-h225/IMG_8036.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelly trying out my one person tent. Winner. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz0m6E8l9zPmYiSN7kGQkcIACRZNraHBjmRnuSUWy2AnnHdaJCAxsgmU2R0uhuDvTtdDiq8SbwMfsnOrhC8_6C4P_JfysY7Es3Y_zufnKPYJEyc0y-iQrKmbNqAmRTxOJJ2QCnErK91hM9BqDy0elisgZpANilrMgD3msnZBTC7YgnPtvJFKgNsrB2eyO/s4032/PXL_20231231_012610139.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz0m6E8l9zPmYiSN7kGQkcIACRZNraHBjmRnuSUWy2AnnHdaJCAxsgmU2R0uhuDvTtdDiq8SbwMfsnOrhC8_6C4P_JfysY7Es3Y_zufnKPYJEyc0y-iQrKmbNqAmRTxOJJ2QCnErK91hM9BqDy0elisgZpANilrMgD3msnZBTC7YgnPtvJFKgNsrB2eyO/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_012610139.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to break out the marshmallows!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X_DQPvXBvHw3dzBi1w7-SVWrv8qTAtwCuYjpuuoS2Izrv9Q5kMstL1S3Lef82QObPQRa7OXjuuGaCZ2liYKFKUKvK6Lv7dG0eUUhC4agBn56-MZuubvBwfN2hGLg3R03QtlYHRl7OOBVbL9-Wo7K5z7DXdM0z0g-LJSLVPpWMDK-VrM2L3jnCyK9MADq/s4032/IMG_6721.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X_DQPvXBvHw3dzBi1w7-SVWrv8qTAtwCuYjpuuoS2Izrv9Q5kMstL1S3Lef82QObPQRa7OXjuuGaCZ2liYKFKUKvK6Lv7dG0eUUhC4agBn56-MZuubvBwfN2hGLg3R03QtlYHRl7OOBVbL9-Wo7K5z7DXdM0z0g-LJSLVPpWMDK-VrM2L3jnCyK9MADq/w400-h300/IMG_6721.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this was the unanimous favorite photo from the ride. It was featured in the <a href="https://bikepacking.com/plog/good-night-2023-roundup/" target="_blank">Goodnight 2023 Campout story on Bikepacking.com!!</a> Photo by Jeff.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEI3ofhgJd5_N60gC3zhSS-ipnsLgLXz_FefRkx1TOFrZ_NkArU56_lxFgk7TsnEdcBZqjkAKjhyAsWgHg1bLR9ypmLMPh6gfqIAalDOx6JgagxrhiM_Pwwi4xsuaeOnBGvXhum4o_5FXizBb4UW9OkRSo_vNI1l3ol-_ZzFLWyiSAFg1n9anauirRhC3/s4032/PXL_20231231_160447501.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEI3ofhgJd5_N60gC3zhSS-ipnsLgLXz_FefRkx1TOFrZ_NkArU56_lxFgk7TsnEdcBZqjkAKjhyAsWgHg1bLR9ypmLMPh6gfqIAalDOx6JgagxrhiM_Pwwi4xsuaeOnBGvXhum4o_5FXizBb4UW9OkRSo_vNI1l3ol-_ZzFLWyiSAFg1n9anauirRhC3/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_160447501.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rise and shine!!</td></tr></tbody></table>We had a short climb to begin the day, get the blood pumping and heart rate elevated. That'll wake you up!! We were now at the top of Rattler trail with about a 1000' descent on deck. Yeehaw!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoVvwuns_Vx2gM6G43IMscDjFLp4Ef7fcERuyvlW3xGaih8MVAt1IH4-crXuHEohaJclwaZhB9XbMo3lsDVobNxpPvExyAUtMaYDnn8gBmjEJIJmGd1YnlPSC47XJpWheCIS0-T8VvSZbvC0zwfQy_BpucEBpS_ptEyVKodEs24N4KIbLzGE4bbeuUhHd/s4032/PXL_20231231_161712612.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoVvwuns_Vx2gM6G43IMscDjFLp4Ef7fcERuyvlW3xGaih8MVAt1IH4-crXuHEohaJclwaZhB9XbMo3lsDVobNxpPvExyAUtMaYDnn8gBmjEJIJmGd1YnlPSC47XJpWheCIS0-T8VvSZbvC0zwfQy_BpucEBpS_ptEyVKodEs24N4KIbLzGE4bbeuUhHd/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_161712612.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kara reaches the top of Rattler, ready to turn around for the fun downhill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj5OMahoInRU7uC_97WqHYFoHwtCGyi35o5QZ2HvGMktWypnXXj5C1rCRwwgu2C6qBZ2zEq1H19LH50goCr95hKVHEt00wC3IG_KMQZH3CbXo_xbwBzau0iQEitDqBpaH3o8MX7mD9AWEhWKDlvx_idbHqgUKbqVflq2Zfp4_hN2bzwKMMF9yaT5NNCqd/s4032/PXL_20231231_164636996.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj5OMahoInRU7uC_97WqHYFoHwtCGyi35o5QZ2HvGMktWypnXXj5C1rCRwwgu2C6qBZ2zEq1H19LH50goCr95hKVHEt00wC3IG_KMQZH3CbXo_xbwBzau0iQEitDqBpaH3o8MX7mD9AWEhWKDlvx_idbHqgUKbqVflq2Zfp4_hN2bzwKMMF9yaT5NNCqd/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_164636996.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfsXfnM9qPkJK1jUlQE3MVJiJWnKUNZZNep077g58fe1M7Cj0HFEKO0xFWfJ0P2rzCU2-YcCYH3yTMmctdkGeSOBzmOgpLxfH2nc1cYnMjJMMmEHHJRQtk09bRLmr6P5MyujFSEkrYz8YZrsiosU4x4Htv8HbyOOvSSWOBpdLJDmomzZ7bo1tPUYEiefI/s4032/IMG_2328.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfsXfnM9qPkJK1jUlQE3MVJiJWnKUNZZNep077g58fe1M7Cj0HFEKO0xFWfJ0P2rzCU2-YcCYH3yTMmctdkGeSOBzmOgpLxfH2nc1cYnMjJMMmEHHJRQtk09bRLmr6P5MyujFSEkrYz8YZrsiosU4x4Htv8HbyOOvSSWOBpdLJDmomzZ7bo1tPUYEiefI/w400-h300/IMG_2328.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly wrapping up Scorpion trail. Photo by Heidi.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60sotPd450Srh5AePO30Z_q3zTs4z8HSS9Cb0k0h8I_06LlkgUxTUlEuI29txSzchBIxIuAHd0tQQzBUQbj6j86WCOeKerL48iYwMS-DyK_Yd7VzGPwD4SIGUXAX9FMz-8_3pTKenLWQw3H1w4bL8jhlvs_qSxQiudbT2K_odUZd082GRw9UKdNB-vGxh/s4032/IMG_8077.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60sotPd450Srh5AePO30Z_q3zTs4z8HSS9Cb0k0h8I_06LlkgUxTUlEuI29txSzchBIxIuAHd0tQQzBUQbj6j86WCOeKerL48iYwMS-DyK_Yd7VzGPwD4SIGUXAX9FMz-8_3pTKenLWQw3H1w4bL8jhlvs_qSxQiudbT2K_odUZd082GRw9UKdNB-vGxh/w400-h225/IMG_8077.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Random bones along Bush Lite East. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fZ1oolr0PdJZNLyLrRSuXIMq-ErZ8RrFlg1o5cyXKtTAEitCF8feptACqp7DBmaylQNM9S4lahMeJrEBltrZY2S_W8Fll6Cswn1OVmiQ0KX208uLqVit9h9MkJatdpgcjQmIUWEXcYt3zLH27J1iX3gE9bW5LHvKIDxB4yexXlQb3chj4b3Msl_0L3I6/s4032/IMG_2330.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fZ1oolr0PdJZNLyLrRSuXIMq-ErZ8RrFlg1o5cyXKtTAEitCF8feptACqp7DBmaylQNM9S4lahMeJrEBltrZY2S_W8Fll6Cswn1OVmiQ0KX208uLqVit9h9MkJatdpgcjQmIUWEXcYt3zLH27J1iX3gE9bW5LHvKIDxB4yexXlQb3chj4b3Msl_0L3I6/w400-h300/IMG_2330.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it's all about. Photo by Heidi.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OEu8jCNIzZ4gDR5WOX8UL3FkWYLIx24cKHFzquTodF-OOQZsVHcwDNMz0Z_vq6ThR7x2fM9y9GVNf5lLjts1cNe08clGoIGm_lJXE-iJ4vyf5uiDU8vWoNrMCAxkLuaADYCux-eEBTwWXCAOXWSiKd-6XQMMmvRs8-9zE_VF2lITQFv8r3FPeosaMWB0/s4032/PXL_20231231_172659084.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OEu8jCNIzZ4gDR5WOX8UL3FkWYLIx24cKHFzquTodF-OOQZsVHcwDNMz0Z_vq6ThR7x2fM9y9GVNf5lLjts1cNe08clGoIGm_lJXE-iJ4vyf5uiDU8vWoNrMCAxkLuaADYCux-eEBTwWXCAOXWSiKd-6XQMMmvRs8-9zE_VF2lITQFv8r3FPeosaMWB0/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_172659084.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bush Lite East meets West.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Photo by Jeff.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76u18_RWOI-Hj_EaSxvQ4Azfmc23lGFge_rrybQ3VNvbo_qDTyxCKxA-iPV11LjcbR3Yxr9qERGFch4QlThMvBNz4ZEF7iQ4wb7hjbWamLgovApl1rVwgHCi8rMVLLTSZShpVpgX9P9nXvhCIXYYC599TdVFYOt1ga7a7VaobJTxcLEKgTGV1cmGY5LsW/s4032/PXL_20231231_180313454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76u18_RWOI-Hj_EaSxvQ4Azfmc23lGFge_rrybQ3VNvbo_qDTyxCKxA-iPV11LjcbR3Yxr9qERGFch4QlThMvBNz4ZEF7iQ4wb7hjbWamLgovApl1rVwgHCi8rMVLLTSZShpVpgX9P9nXvhCIXYYC599TdVFYOt1ga7a7VaobJTxcLEKgTGV1cmGY5LsW/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_180313454.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCn0x4MsOZagbQG3H2W3VBwPQ8cQXAAyBBcDbM01t9oXGWcRUlk0LxOzm3Y7OtdKN8oH4IiVreUHcLljrXoDUyd92JVSbB6vEOTTAZw5qpzagheGVaiL567swsarTmpHRNL6-b8Xe1h4aFoqC8sw4RBbdVhE5rzvCKHYD17EsrIsMWSw_VTxR1m-coEWiL/s4032/IMG_8105.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCn0x4MsOZagbQG3H2W3VBwPQ8cQXAAyBBcDbM01t9oXGWcRUlk0LxOzm3Y7OtdKN8oH4IiVreUHcLljrXoDUyd92JVSbB6vEOTTAZw5qpzagheGVaiL567swsarTmpHRNL6-b8Xe1h4aFoqC8sw4RBbdVhE5rzvCKHYD17EsrIsMWSw_VTxR1m-coEWiL/w225-h400/IMG_8105.jpeg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice to have a tool work stand out on the trails. Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5bmkIBz40oRSfY6mfckfyC5HMtR3Z4BT9qE3driRogWn3ln45vF7Ne5ZZlj6n0PCxXqf5FkvaLtbxV9s_rnXSBcPah3UIAKXyKdPEeaFBDYaAyu8aELICbE0j7VfRJ5a-kaVnrC3l7LdeZmYwitZmE5X_l8RCK8Q6TGktbtv1ihfPWeHcS01dvZ_kt7y/s4032/IMG_2338.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5bmkIBz40oRSfY6mfckfyC5HMtR3Z4BT9qE3driRogWn3ln45vF7Ne5ZZlj6n0PCxXqf5FkvaLtbxV9s_rnXSBcPah3UIAKXyKdPEeaFBDYaAyu8aELICbE0j7VfRJ5a-kaVnrC3l7LdeZmYwitZmE5X_l8RCK8Q6TGktbtv1ihfPWeHcS01dvZ_kt7y/w300-h400/IMG_2338.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Regroup at the HAWES logs. Photo by Heidi.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieROZSGLfD-f1frfzNLuidhhB0p0bJ9bSGNigD9GbhUoTjWFYgdZ-m3ydV4_ryccbKhH_6kyUcSsGZUamCHlUjMR7uaCGmG6b1R5njmLvTEhYQ5IxhnmUoqdSCYuLRc96QqHmW10YYWZOafy85cJl5m09KeLyIwCYrXtfG0rFFG3CfO1MKp_uOmxSSQsWm/s4032/PXL_20231231_182716786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieROZSGLfD-f1frfzNLuidhhB0p0bJ9bSGNigD9GbhUoTjWFYgdZ-m3ydV4_ryccbKhH_6kyUcSsGZUamCHlUjMR7uaCGmG6b1R5njmLvTEhYQ5IxhnmUoqdSCYuLRc96QqHmW10YYWZOafy85cJl5m09KeLyIwCYrXtfG0rFFG3CfO1MKp_uOmxSSQsWm/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_182716786.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5_p0K7oWGyJ5-Z6xDTrRkSe30N8wKlRFGxpYerxRElFNZSjYmMTwu_CxxhteyEPzS_J-_sSrSyYYslKCnjPQeOrUy4MbwlT_49g6xBNRya3hX7U-emKi2Hj9QrzjAPqbKYVVuoJH0BZIE7dttylLLliwot5yndWuaWmHTqQSorQo6jrFpDvAVDcpbGy0/s4032/PXL_20231231_182726682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5_p0K7oWGyJ5-Z6xDTrRkSe30N8wKlRFGxpYerxRElFNZSjYmMTwu_CxxhteyEPzS_J-_sSrSyYYslKCnjPQeOrUy4MbwlT_49g6xBNRya3hX7U-emKi2Hj9QrzjAPqbKYVVuoJH0BZIE7dttylLLliwot5yndWuaWmHTqQSorQo6jrFpDvAVDcpbGy0/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_182726682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmnAIsXIehHF7no1SwpaG_0gAGDU8iYHeCXdlUkDbPi2Xep9MHS90hdoCEyNIQpBbCC6U1GW76uQZCm_s4zBOZBCAYxXhn44m2gAVqnW1AD2vj3cKve9mKGjZgwUvZx0ttMLU4Uji60mHiV-3eYcl9NhUGKJ2wpIZvJfq_bsDd_-Q9jRGCIq03Zkazfpc/s4032/IMG_6748.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmnAIsXIehHF7no1SwpaG_0gAGDU8iYHeCXdlUkDbPi2Xep9MHS90hdoCEyNIQpBbCC6U1GW76uQZCm_s4zBOZBCAYxXhn44m2gAVqnW1AD2vj3cKve9mKGjZgwUvZx0ttMLU4Uji60mHiV-3eYcl9NhUGKJ2wpIZvJfq_bsDd_-Q9jRGCIq03Zkazfpc/w400-h300/IMG_6748.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grind up that climb!! Photo by Jeff.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBOcHLnWgYKHk7Hy-3IvyWk6934JFnZ6sUeuw3P26BhWEmh8I7t-82ANnRJndD4oOV2KA5aGcq1n2uyMzJ5Ue-S_ahDRnqiddlAYei00GC27lLxXEt87jeTUvuDIv0oHn6awsSfmCW74-liVUbLqOo7KubkD9FpPYu4YnRSXmARoi36LFbn372mTDgked/s4032/IMG_8110.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBOcHLnWgYKHk7Hy-3IvyWk6934JFnZ6sUeuw3P26BhWEmh8I7t-82ANnRJndD4oOV2KA5aGcq1n2uyMzJ5Ue-S_ahDRnqiddlAYei00GC27lLxXEt87jeTUvuDIv0oHn6awsSfmCW74-liVUbLqOo7KubkD9FpPYu4YnRSXmARoi36LFbn372mTDgked/w400-h225/IMG_8110.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home stretch!! Photo by Gary.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Afterwards, a few of us heading out for some lunch and shared thoughts on the ride. It was so great to see the new folks really enjoying the different way to travel by bike. I think they're hooked.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>I still had to ride 20 miles or so home...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1grjV8hyphenhyphenvWxn7rI371WBBHdTHidnqw7xihA_Gm6ErUY2yKKF4vw9kACG40-uIXtdILl5TjojvvGuMqz_KtlAIy_vyzzF5avZZ94dY_RDl4kPvg5bbBua2F-zRMbhcfrMGcmQ3AqSOdcy7-K8EgU1XMOj2KDbSMlceKT62oFf89H59Yd5Z4BuOn28IluXO/s4032/PXL_20231231_212942010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1grjV8hyphenhyphenvWxn7rI371WBBHdTHidnqw7xihA_Gm6ErUY2yKKF4vw9kACG40-uIXtdILl5TjojvvGuMqz_KtlAIy_vyzzF5avZZ94dY_RDl4kPvg5bbBua2F-zRMbhcfrMGcmQ3AqSOdcy7-K8EgU1XMOj2KDbSMlceKT62oFf89H59Yd5Z4BuOn28IluXO/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_212942010.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thankfully, the Phoenix area has a vast network of canals, no need to fight traffic to cross town.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Ry8wJFWuWmiahlSE4kZo8nJBwFLjo3q7hkVPo2fcVQwMn9l92OYHNd5ti1DPjPdH75ZoOtugcvsMocTCtnE-9-5hbM3NZuNgL65_ZZUvno6nvdzZ4LcKvzcPpSW5DfWGNEHKmqoq8wpyXUzbCivKLQxfhGU45yygT5zZCJfiZRR2V5z3j3Bzo_4kRAP/s4032/PXL_20231231_221035948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Ry8wJFWuWmiahlSE4kZo8nJBwFLjo3q7hkVPo2fcVQwMn9l92OYHNd5ti1DPjPdH75ZoOtugcvsMocTCtnE-9-5hbM3NZuNgL65_ZZUvno6nvdzZ4LcKvzcPpSW5DfWGNEHKmqoq8wpyXUzbCivKLQxfhGU45yygT5zZCJfiZRR2V5z3j3Bzo_4kRAP/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_221035948.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cut through the Mesa-Gateway Airport.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Prx6jvyzqKEnPslYxsf3zu5dJWwDmFsacCLrym36xKAmxaZJGe2vtlCdNxxb9ZkzYn59piDOMXjCjD-14pLRkPt4mLVJZwa2MrI63kOAfaCuni9D2E98zE01ZomKG6-s8e20iT67_KKt5R2LsTkNBZ-Pa7QA9t61fKu7TLei_w4Adxf1FoEXHtmQrnQ9/s4032/PXL_20231231_221904026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Prx6jvyzqKEnPslYxsf3zu5dJWwDmFsacCLrym36xKAmxaZJGe2vtlCdNxxb9ZkzYn59piDOMXjCjD-14pLRkPt4mLVJZwa2MrI63kOAfaCuni9D2E98zE01ZomKG6-s8e20iT67_KKt5R2LsTkNBZ-Pa7QA9t61fKu7TLei_w4Adxf1FoEXHtmQrnQ9/w400-h225/PXL_20231231_221904026.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doppler radar nearby.</td></tr></tbody></table>My route:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJIkB2BscI9xilkYlOcRC5ptwfCl9eqBreMc4Jh53MR85IUBx_VM1hb9j6_rAlFZkY0z-Cu8j4it65bSbdOGP7Abn8LYBSzOXX8CdanOevO3eh6JBNVPzPNGtVbF9IlVwT5APNPLmZFN8vQi_Re9TvMc1rE9gnDKd7E0AQW2seSl8DkoFKCgTml2dJo1M/s1260/Screenshot_20231231-163150.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1260" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJIkB2BscI9xilkYlOcRC5ptwfCl9eqBreMc4Jh53MR85IUBx_VM1hb9j6_rAlFZkY0z-Cu8j4it65bSbdOGP7Abn8LYBSzOXX8CdanOevO3eh6JBNVPzPNGtVbF9IlVwT5APNPLmZFN8vQi_Re9TvMc1rE9gnDKd7E0AQW2seSl8DkoFKCgTml2dJo1M/w400-h399/Screenshot_20231231-163150.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/10470914843" target="_blank">Strava link.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-77288762658125537562023-12-15T17:50:00.115-07:002024-01-17T22:01:39.289-07:00NoPho: Dirt & Champagne<p> My friend, Amanda, was in town for an extended desert visit, down from Colorado. We have been digital friends for a couple of years now and unknowingly met each other back in the summer of '21 at the famed Brush Mountain Lodge. I was on a whirlwind Colorado tour that summer and had stopped by for the night. A bunch of other friends were also there and we all hung out on the deck that evening. The next morning I took off for the <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2021/06/co-palisade-plunge-phase-i.html" target="_blank">Palisade Plunge</a> and later saw a post by Amanda on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dirt_and_champagne/" target="_blank">@dirt_and_champagne</a>) from the Brush Mountain Lodge!! We both put 2&2 together and laughed about it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ92QO0F9pEGIJUsNOJJ2FwToM3trQmwvx_ukylXQTJyvHTt6J4vSvt5CaExpGdiF0d8HbgzkFx1ONe0O7FH1Nss1BH4QRmA2xU-xCGCLnsjdXbAv2SydZyBP8mLlCqR0jDm82OlN0FiKYVZgHOvI2s2P_1QjHn2bMzjks07Gk7k-r8msjKcI_s6thgpo/s3840/PXL_20210622_020959918.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ92QO0F9pEGIJUsNOJJ2FwToM3trQmwvx_ukylXQTJyvHTt6J4vSvt5CaExpGdiF0d8HbgzkFx1ONe0O7FH1Nss1BH4QRmA2xU-xCGCLnsjdXbAv2SydZyBP8mLlCqR0jDm82OlN0FiKYVZgHOvI2s2P_1QjHn2bMzjks07Gk7k-r8msjKcI_s6thgpo/w400-h225/PXL_20210622_020959918.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's Amanda, foreground left at the Brush Mtn. Lodge.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>She was now hanging at Kirsten's southern home in NW Phoenix and was about to embark on a modified Fool's Loop bikepacking ride. I asked if she didn't mind some company for the beginning of the route and we met up around 7a to ride the Maricopa Trail eastbound through Spur Cross.</p><p>I warned her that I'd be slow on the hills since I would be on the singlespeed, she countered with a heavy bikepacking setup.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zEaOhMuX4jJ3XinDL4dBxZ2o1sYFnmo5wWmtemE7PDIv0HN-UVFLuejy0DUm_X39e83oc9ZTiH94wVNvqsQPMTN9gLUjUrKUebI4fqfC_O1eahEqub-bQ3H1E1KRTuzDMiUXSkoBWuBGqpufeRnY2SDtCJ_hvZkQEVAN3s-kwqO_aNIciyGg0N0NnO50/s4032/PXL_20231215_150937439.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zEaOhMuX4jJ3XinDL4dBxZ2o1sYFnmo5wWmtemE7PDIv0HN-UVFLuejy0DUm_X39e83oc9ZTiH94wVNvqsQPMTN9gLUjUrKUebI4fqfC_O1eahEqub-bQ3H1E1KRTuzDMiUXSkoBWuBGqpufeRnY2SDtCJ_hvZkQEVAN3s-kwqO_aNIciyGg0N0NnO50/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_150937439.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All friends get an obligatory hike-a-bike photo.</td></tr></tbody></table>I had mentioned to her my last time through here was at night during my <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2021/01/maricopa-trail-super-ultra-mega-edition.html" target="_blank">Maricopa Trail bikepack</a>. It was nice to be able to see the area as it was only my second time riding this section of trail. It was more chunky than I recalled. Cue the hike-a-bike!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD9mqokFweQ7hp4YPnaXg3x0s5kUlxZSPpEGyNUZIr_R9Iem055uON_4dj8eq8aaRZq0ATJW6NaZQNgUlWNbN-Ow7PoX6pANwuIyDbqkSgBNyHFO4pIfiHonQd8-BA0DCQauAangXyIb1Rh11QwXKP8ivJabK55e1vPneBA9yZoODD6KulKvYADXiw3PX/s4032/PXL_20231215_152241692.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD9mqokFweQ7hp4YPnaXg3x0s5kUlxZSPpEGyNUZIr_R9Iem055uON_4dj8eq8aaRZq0ATJW6NaZQNgUlWNbN-Ow7PoX6pANwuIyDbqkSgBNyHFO4pIfiHonQd8-BA0DCQauAangXyIb1Rh11QwXKP8ivJabK55e1vPneBA9yZoODD6KulKvYADXiw3PX/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_152241692.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This section was marvelous in the early morning light.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnCtkYaNTRKJuGBJFbOxK45dp_8ustUkXXPZhhBHInvUmvPaHZSg3qtPBDc3y1_gaNkhooNSxTYWMFEXB3Y42XZDYmtD_klSesctcJR86Dghua_GflMjwRnNznZiZRB4ZQ136CuNZyYA09Yg1XDm35mnkldaFWrYJejeAlGsOhEHnw5cOwNm9SqmtgfN6/s4032/PXL_20231215_163445876.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnCtkYaNTRKJuGBJFbOxK45dp_8ustUkXXPZhhBHInvUmvPaHZSg3qtPBDc3y1_gaNkhooNSxTYWMFEXB3Y42XZDYmtD_klSesctcJR86Dghua_GflMjwRnNznZiZRB4ZQ136CuNZyYA09Yg1XDm35mnkldaFWrYJejeAlGsOhEHnw5cOwNm9SqmtgfN6/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_163445876.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail eventually opens up for some fast miles before Spur Cross.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CJEE83g6KfQMErMt4zahwaL8pWYiOgz55lyBJwIIdk8v22T4aTdmi4sAE0xozs6H_9DJbqqTsdk1w4yaiyzNR3adWlAXhiQhA-BP7db6huMGTHn1IDaCtu6Agf9QgLzJbI17UXtHwvXaJD2Fk97ZZdL3rlpgu4zhvZh0awVMEqYjGoG97vG_pQBx8tG-/s4032/PXL_20231215_172848068.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CJEE83g6KfQMErMt4zahwaL8pWYiOgz55lyBJwIIdk8v22T4aTdmi4sAE0xozs6H_9DJbqqTsdk1w4yaiyzNR3adWlAXhiQhA-BP7db6huMGTHn1IDaCtu6Agf9QgLzJbI17UXtHwvXaJD2Fk97ZZdL3rlpgu4zhvZh0awVMEqYjGoG97vG_pQBx8tG-/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_172848068.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge Ocotillos great us on the Spur Cross trail.</td></tr></tbody></table>I've ridden the Spur Cross Loop a bunch of times, but usually going westbound through the area. It actually rode quite well going eastbound, which surprised me a little, not sure why. Maybe the climb to the high point had received trail maintenance since my last time riding this direction, but that was a long time ago. Dunno.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjHpIAMhTwEyZzKhFiFMPfiqUD9H4_nfiF2YpDfJ4subgDoSSD19GflsdgHk7uMasNXNdPhb-FHp2pA_eJY9sxZXK80ZsgMf3gsyFjr5RyXidTQ9vx9ob4WwnB5FrncSx7N01bX6k80F3gDMf6yGTL6d-8hxuGYRgZpKd5YBXvtQ0irB5a-CkeDem_Re3/s4032/PXL_20231215_172856430.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjHpIAMhTwEyZzKhFiFMPfiqUD9H4_nfiF2YpDfJ4subgDoSSD19GflsdgHk7uMasNXNdPhb-FHp2pA_eJY9sxZXK80ZsgMf3gsyFjr5RyXidTQ9vx9ob4WwnB5FrncSx7N01bX6k80F3gDMf6yGTL6d-8hxuGYRgZpKd5YBXvtQ0irB5a-CkeDem_Re3/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_172856430.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful desert vistas in these parts.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW96u6Rwl9wlV5DhVofrRrZIpRD2zAUPBI0wsdMjVJ5lH5YzX41CMUzOgt3tATY3dCcbhzzCS9cRGhpU8Kt1NOTHQzCCcPlPD0dVemM98sD2j8jMQtkyOjdqVU2wv9JvluNMmQhSRf5p_nr6cyS2xFZhEng5LOkFia3x2Z52OIQcY4PuPdpbWatJB23LL/s3840/PXL_20231215_180138121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW96u6Rwl9wlV5DhVofrRrZIpRD2zAUPBI0wsdMjVJ5lH5YzX41CMUzOgt3tATY3dCcbhzzCS9cRGhpU8Kt1NOTHQzCCcPlPD0dVemM98sD2j8jMQtkyOjdqVU2wv9JvluNMmQhSRf5p_nr6cyS2xFZhEng5LOkFia3x2Z52OIQcY4PuPdpbWatJB23LL/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_180138121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We reached the trailhead in a reasonable time too!!</td></tr></tbody></table>Amanda would continue solo from here, taking on the infamously rugged Trail #4. I'd begin to make my way back to Kirsten's place, but I wanted to do a bit of an extended loop, not just the C4 route. I could drop a bit to the south and ride some trails in the Sonoran Mountain Preserve, aka: Apache Wash.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmznEojKeQ19S6YfEF0rOroOFVoqi3FEffa917HYC5S_vaFS7jd-jKnPIUSGLI2Gal5lHboHDkEKqHMsK858rCpaJrKNLauryHEVQQwWzgIwLghpnniflmURVrUD0qRPo7nQ2sirYLb77CROUshxeGy32ORWSEeb2jr3zwvkSHIide-kZzdFgKId9Yj7c1/s4032/PXL_20231215_180437749.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmznEojKeQ19S6YfEF0rOroOFVoqi3FEffa917HYC5S_vaFS7jd-jKnPIUSGLI2Gal5lHboHDkEKqHMsK858rCpaJrKNLauryHEVQQwWzgIwLghpnniflmURVrUD0qRPo7nQ2sirYLb77CROUshxeGy32ORWSEeb2jr3zwvkSHIide-kZzdFgKId9Yj7c1/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_180437749.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Spur Cross.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaadQxGNx76NfUJOjCVMiAlozhyRG3NJqX6LF_jKJ7GfK3HTmrvbEF1rcI_dtAhVUMp4FqrJ5VXSMIQMgkZd8Ewbu998Xs1rPw1zAx4kwjYDIuNsAzzaRDXOoc5IK3B4JKgEjL7RcBhl3CoWRYzPam1UvBIfu-Ze7gY9tWhOClxoAJ2bKmZ1bKifkAhyphenhyphenyd/s4032/PXL_20231215_194559863.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaadQxGNx76NfUJOjCVMiAlozhyRG3NJqX6LF_jKJ7GfK3HTmrvbEF1rcI_dtAhVUMp4FqrJ5VXSMIQMgkZd8Ewbu998Xs1rPw1zAx4kwjYDIuNsAzzaRDXOoc5IK3B4JKgEjL7RcBhl3CoWRYzPam1UvBIfu-Ze7gY9tWhOClxoAJ2bKmZ1bKifkAhyphenhyphenyd/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_194559863.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making my way through the fast trails of Apache Wash.</td></tr></tbody></table>I exited the trails on the north side making my way through a few miles of paved neighborhood riding until I rejoined the Maricopa Trail a bit to the east of Kirsten's place.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0taSlGkduhCRLfTJgUrU-ius0a727NfB2bwGy4Saxg5Ey-9SKapF9fXpU3JQPo8996cX0uZkKZeCP4cBHqRDjl9AJtpsfyAvFVar2tihLCYSYgQlfofo-SWOON9yWDWaoYEwfQpjpoM4Fdrix42fOaugIHvMMaxD3LQgIWkTZDnAHT6_8Hd4CY77y3Jb/s4032/PXL_20231215_202504172.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0taSlGkduhCRLfTJgUrU-ius0a727NfB2bwGy4Saxg5Ey-9SKapF9fXpU3JQPo8996cX0uZkKZeCP4cBHqRDjl9AJtpsfyAvFVar2tihLCYSYgQlfofo-SWOON9yWDWaoYEwfQpjpoM4Fdrix42fOaugIHvMMaxD3LQgIWkTZDnAHT6_8Hd4CY77y3Jb/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_202504172.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anthem trailhead, which I believe is the official start/end of the Maricopa Trail loop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYm8J3Rzl9uqYaQf9ExCpUE-D9fAzEPGQkRKp37keWqf2K-YceeOtrQUMnq4TIF89bb6gK5_no3fNFasPN2BN7P7P4qtEBQnwG7VaoPeA0seNtiXLg2WejKBNKcLbJA6LzjJdY7eO8jxPeuuo6F6cT5oanDp4qK-mIOJagHfg-mQ_J8_MBo9RT5YNpLK7/s4032/PXL_20231215_202516733.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYm8J3Rzl9uqYaQf9ExCpUE-D9fAzEPGQkRKp37keWqf2K-YceeOtrQUMnq4TIF89bb6gK5_no3fNFasPN2BN7P7P4qtEBQnwG7VaoPeA0seNtiXLg2WejKBNKcLbJA6LzjJdY7eO8jxPeuuo6F6cT5oanDp4qK-mIOJagHfg-mQ_J8_MBo9RT5YNpLK7/w400-h225/PXL_20231215_202516733.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some history of the ground breaking ceremony.</td></tr></tbody></table>From here it was only a mile or so back to my car. Then it was time to hang out with Kirsten and share some stories from the past year. Always a good time.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawwNd7T4YvL-CYeFUB5WLhIIM9_pYRHedSOp7qNkEsDYTyBgzRIcSpgUbu__SFd2ck9XJ4uq2FZSTRgn4lHmY2nkGt9Llqs-L8MmyoQvsD2j5YNF9fk1hDPegH1dU15JuVep0T7C4Ai6jEeKqrWBvBuvYMBp5n2puxkfAett6ilgQU_lqXeyLNM4VPD_b/s1249/Screenshot_20231215-231107.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1249" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawwNd7T4YvL-CYeFUB5WLhIIM9_pYRHedSOp7qNkEsDYTyBgzRIcSpgUbu__SFd2ck9XJ4uq2FZSTRgn4lHmY2nkGt9Llqs-L8MmyoQvsD2j5YNF9fk1hDPegH1dU15JuVep0T7C4Ai6jEeKqrWBvBuvYMBp5n2puxkfAett6ilgQU_lqXeyLNM4VPD_b/w400-h399/Screenshot_20231215-231107.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/10385638891" target="_blank">Strava link</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-5732372915286052552023-12-10T15:00:00.090-07:002024-01-13T23:02:19.060-07:00McDowell Mtns: Double Bypass<p> The Double Bypass route in the McDowell Mtns. is a long-time classic. Classic beatdown that is. It's a relatively short loop, but it sure packs a punch as it goes up & over both Windgate and Bell Passes. Wear comfortable shoes as they say.</p><p>Mike had wanted to do a longer ride, but I was a bit more crunched on time, so we opted for the shorter. We'd be riding from Mike's house which is only a couple miles from the McDowell trails. It was nice to get some easy pedaling in, you know, a warm-up? My singlespeed was my only bike at the moment and there was no way I was doing this ride on that. Mike was able to loan me his Chumba Sendero 29er hardtail so I felt right at home.</p><p>I always forget how rocky the trails on the front side of the McDowell Mtns are. They rattle your teeth!! The Desert Park trail on paper looks like it should be a relatively fast, easy spin to the base of Windgate. It's anything but that. Lots of medium sized rocks to keep your attention. The riding is slow and it works you over in spite of the gentle grade. I was already feeling whooped by the time we reached the Gateway split and we hadn't even begun the brunt of the Windgate climb. I knew I'd be walking a ton of it on this day. </p><p>We slowly made our progress up the mountain and I finally took out my phone for a pic.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfoaz8uK5YRXrHgERDR3ChF7Z66dmRg5m2V0cgLbvNTX566RHLq455Sgzil3GEc-blk8XdQSH99tnsrNtV_fBChktBgba6Rsr0gJeN9dib1Y3jLNNR7GxmkxulA7AIre1PjULVFJ4UuFnczK46Bi5hZ2F6C1-yCTM-TdI-1wSjV6rjZZj_A5ijjE8RN4J/s4032/PXL_20231210_175718265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfoaz8uK5YRXrHgERDR3ChF7Z66dmRg5m2V0cgLbvNTX566RHLq455Sgzil3GEc-blk8XdQSH99tnsrNtV_fBChktBgba6Rsr0gJeN9dib1Y3jLNNR7GxmkxulA7AIre1PjULVFJ4UuFnczK46Bi5hZ2F6C1-yCTM-TdI-1wSjV6rjZZj_A5ijjE8RN4J/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_175718265.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail was actually rideable here, not the steep, loose, extra chunky stuff from lower down the hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJH3gYEhjZvu7Tfz2sLJ_7aVytOfbj0f-SkC0sFgpkVfFe8Wspyx-9ghLFTR5j2cfw2cEhMvKY6wATVQYHimRMy7CpIHByQtEV2qbM8d8nrTnWi0iN5aR6Hb6LINf_G9spRBH0K4JDm8t-USuF4BW7VLC9tmcFloj_2oVdKw7fgycI9q6EYpz521sjCHb/s4032/PXL_20231210_180529436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJH3gYEhjZvu7Tfz2sLJ_7aVytOfbj0f-SkC0sFgpkVfFe8Wspyx-9ghLFTR5j2cfw2cEhMvKY6wATVQYHimRMy7CpIHByQtEV2qbM8d8nrTnWi0iN5aR6Hb6LINf_G9spRBH0K4JDm8t-USuF4BW7VLC9tmcFloj_2oVdKw7fgycI9q6EYpz521sjCHb/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_180529436.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a lot of work to get up here, always is.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xm9lLh6TRKzBqOTdmKgyTXPOi3emyuPNXRudNGd_no5bCGH7hoEX51srLALsmeElIO6Pk59moF4lg_fvqosZ0elXpRQuFKJ_5QMZ1BAfLhTW2doKp1bcv4WqEQmBZhPpPRPvVftCd9WPdKa1fW8a0QVsSwDh4gIt_OtrV3mw6l9Qh70nhDV9JIidQCSU/s4032/PXL_20231210_180533151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xm9lLh6TRKzBqOTdmKgyTXPOi3emyuPNXRudNGd_no5bCGH7hoEX51srLALsmeElIO6Pk59moF4lg_fvqosZ0elXpRQuFKJ_5QMZ1BAfLhTW2doKp1bcv4WqEQmBZhPpPRPvVftCd9WPdKa1fW8a0QVsSwDh4gIt_OtrV3mw6l9Qh70nhDV9JIidQCSU/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_180533151.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back from where we came.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrh_eoboDAEU1D_mAXkc5wa4GsoMsHFhd5TDLT9kI2DU7GUxVvZ0PWZ6yj7ndG1GZn080-SER8AJMkEND-Dpgh528yQ1XtjNxaQgWEXU-HnNwgAqQXyauq7oFg6sdi0D1DTqyZh_yj1FkE3Axx34H6oAJz56u4354ayP5t3MbzyBxxIHbIiFKammgK0j5/s4032/PXL_20231210_180542944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrh_eoboDAEU1D_mAXkc5wa4GsoMsHFhd5TDLT9kI2DU7GUxVvZ0PWZ6yj7ndG1GZn080-SER8AJMkEND-Dpgh528yQ1XtjNxaQgWEXU-HnNwgAqQXyauq7oFg6sdi0D1DTqyZh_yj1FkE3Axx34H6oAJz56u4354ayP5t3MbzyBxxIHbIiFKammgK0j5/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_180542944.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike is ready for some downhill.</td></tr></tbody></table>The descent off the east side of Windgate was really fun, quite the contrast in trail styles from the approach on the west side. We reached the junction for Bell Pass and began climb #2 on the day.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1woPpdgOjMpOgc98JPU7dPPVKc9rH9wdosStQ2fKvPgIGx2z2D5WJghR007weh04VGWnzVsKLEtHO2SDEnG8FGTa2Hm16zPGUQWA3Fh3DWECsCmJaJnj1P9ypl0tSvb4tZccuA-QBwsyF_ygKr-sgnYN2ih0TBBh-Lo1tXtDfabLSCcVdAg_2sQac9adt/s4032/PXL_20231210_182739196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1woPpdgOjMpOgc98JPU7dPPVKc9rH9wdosStQ2fKvPgIGx2z2D5WJghR007weh04VGWnzVsKLEtHO2SDEnG8FGTa2Hm16zPGUQWA3Fh3DWECsCmJaJnj1P9ypl0tSvb4tZccuA-QBwsyF_ygKr-sgnYN2ih0TBBh-Lo1tXtDfabLSCcVdAg_2sQac9adt/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_182739196.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bell Pass was super smooth compared to Windgate.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TgiM3TtjSnwNdGkPoZa7gpkFVnsf-AjT3shdSlFl7Mr-6bigHUZyTHA0tucNO4uD8q954Uq74Vejv1gMjpCtKP-2vzF6xq7mw7bJLB8QPAyW5sbp8yqq8SfCOs458SqbCtJmx-mPmtdEV4SPyygYthcPdfHltnw0CttDZYyBRgjFByoOuqUHTwyJukd9/s1600/29755.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TgiM3TtjSnwNdGkPoZa7gpkFVnsf-AjT3shdSlFl7Mr-6bigHUZyTHA0tucNO4uD8q954Uq74Vejv1gMjpCtKP-2vzF6xq7mw7bJLB8QPAyW5sbp8yqq8SfCOs458SqbCtJmx-mPmtdEV4SPyygYthcPdfHltnw0CttDZYyBRgjFByoOuqUHTwyJukd9/w400-h300/29755.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look, a riding pic!! Photo by Mike.</td></tr></tbody></table>We both only walked a short bit near the junction with Prospector trail and up near the top, but Bell Pass was much more rideable than Windgate. There was a small tractor sitting off the side of the trail up there. We could see it had done some tread repair, adding drainages in a few spots too. Mike noted how much less deep gravel was on the trail as well.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIDqisuzRPP13na8IvRhBER1cmkdZApTUDpoiFK9P8EDv9xaAUm1BSkikxwLputgJylj_FLHtnPLFAF0umaFGZ-Lu3AX9bcmYTSCTcxnk35cBOYIiPQohrtrIuEvL6JGDtKaU7R8YEvT60z4-yO6s96a9xW3VbiPChRb0b7XOPGo8TVGiUzk6R3ReTKNU/s4032/PXL_20231210_184602268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIDqisuzRPP13na8IvRhBER1cmkdZApTUDpoiFK9P8EDv9xaAUm1BSkikxwLputgJylj_FLHtnPLFAF0umaFGZ-Lu3AX9bcmYTSCTcxnk35cBOYIiPQohrtrIuEvL6JGDtKaU7R8YEvT60z4-yO6s96a9xW3VbiPChRb0b7XOPGo8TVGiUzk6R3ReTKNU/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_184602268.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bell Pass in the books.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl7LeGD5BkUlh67HofJtkgKTa0acawux_4zwfJzNwS4Z5AuWj0eG1zps1c28jxiaZRCzKZuptNBD_YSWLQrsLl_ooGccA0jedvLOmdiZscz0F9LbVhe62usOQTsrwjctCbl79vPOFv5mICaUO9MHxzlz5U-7t4EGLqg33x6mPNjFZQ8Lfq1pjwyQ1tD-k/s4032/PXL_20231210_184612750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl7LeGD5BkUlh67HofJtkgKTa0acawux_4zwfJzNwS4Z5AuWj0eG1zps1c28jxiaZRCzKZuptNBD_YSWLQrsLl_ooGccA0jedvLOmdiZscz0F9LbVhe62usOQTsrwjctCbl79vPOFv5mICaUO9MHxzlz5U-7t4EGLqg33x6mPNjFZQ8Lfq1pjwyQ1tD-k/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_184612750.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, looking back from where we came. McDowell Regional Park is down there on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2EX87DMcUMSPmtA_IbrTA44WCsI4MD1LZZV6H3egq2qvTFLOeVmHczsHUDON3RE-0M6niKL8fFtDDR1258UxRjWD9vjFKAfRfc3zhuiX4IYY0UB-2xDixEOPmGsCQ4y96HzcDXdmKaECQivfkA12aEm7xixG9Hs8b0IAgI1-rYH3fS6EWbTXKXHsWccE/s4032/PXL_20231210_184634670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2EX87DMcUMSPmtA_IbrTA44WCsI4MD1LZZV6H3egq2qvTFLOeVmHczsHUDON3RE-0M6niKL8fFtDDR1258UxRjWD9vjFKAfRfc3zhuiX4IYY0UB-2xDixEOPmGsCQ4y96HzcDXdmKaECQivfkA12aEm7xixG9Hs8b0IAgI1-rYH3fS6EWbTXKXHsWccE/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_184634670.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where we're going. Down, down, down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgeiuxhMidn9-vsHB9LvR7kM4iba3FNXi2gebqHVN7aIz5wxUqTz8uEB6nE2hFWTxq2msjhHCaN8ViIw9ympTE5Pu-uhdNSpU61P3GW_7BxhmImTKxKHd2-udfLV1V3meK0YuI-kNTn0dCySdYOAbbxnRlrpA434h2QwXxcCxaDU_NJKqFwB_ZPDZwY0M/s4032/PXL_20231210_185516407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgeiuxhMidn9-vsHB9LvR7kM4iba3FNXi2gebqHVN7aIz5wxUqTz8uEB6nE2hFWTxq2msjhHCaN8ViIw9ympTE5Pu-uhdNSpU61P3GW_7BxhmImTKxKHd2-udfLV1V3meK0YuI-kNTn0dCySdYOAbbxnRlrpA434h2QwXxcCxaDU_NJKqFwB_ZPDZwY0M/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_185516407.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's fairly steep, but very rideable.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PtSCXb-9kz05nEbIwZJeRXZQfAkFOFUi3oTEh5EXN_SnmMgjmO1eHsEQsrJGhEQZkmTgPvNTOqdYREbNptaur3V1qJnzp6xpRLI5wYxUDkYwtcI5DsnzL7sQwEKrJUx0bVjKYQdF4kIewbugeGDZy-uL3oZVHk_6yOsNjoSP-81RzAfyW6smh9uGD9BN/s4032/PXL_20231210_185613789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PtSCXb-9kz05nEbIwZJeRXZQfAkFOFUi3oTEh5EXN_SnmMgjmO1eHsEQsrJGhEQZkmTgPvNTOqdYREbNptaur3V1qJnzp6xpRLI5wYxUDkYwtcI5DsnzL7sQwEKrJUx0bVjKYQdF4kIewbugeGDZy-uL3oZVHk_6yOsNjoSP-81RzAfyW6smh9uGD9BN/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_185613789.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We came down the 'Steeper' side. Why not?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGUbfMIaVSuJW5_0u6UBMgpGjwhWQLRF_32HndUQgtmHtKdrYdAYYBqoZqke1Ll86k9NiqhaJ91EW6LwRi4CiQjFS3lRIksNqW4u_r3U0JUaGLEcHSwcydYRAkxjRp6gEC2l3DhZl9BVbS9UW8c6mtBl0J0JWeccqB4gTAQ7SuGO2Is70tfWORtoB0hmm/s4032/PXL_20231210_185659111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGUbfMIaVSuJW5_0u6UBMgpGjwhWQLRF_32HndUQgtmHtKdrYdAYYBqoZqke1Ll86k9NiqhaJ91EW6LwRi4CiQjFS3lRIksNqW4u_r3U0JUaGLEcHSwcydYRAkxjRp6gEC2l3DhZl9BVbS9UW8c6mtBl0J0JWeccqB4gTAQ7SuGO2Is70tfWORtoB0hmm/w400-h225/PXL_20231210_185659111.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still a long way to go!!</td></tr></tbody></table>It's kinda funny because Bell Pass was so smooth up top on the steep stuff, then as the grade relents, the rocks increase. By the time we reached our turn on Paradise trail, we were beat to a pulp. Tired hands, arms, legs and you're going downhill!! Whoever named Paradise trail...well, it's not exactly that. Pedal grabbing rocks at every turn, no flow whatsoever. It definitely keeps you alert, else OTB!!<div><br /></div><div>We popped out near the golf course for the final flat paved miles back to Mike's place. Man, what a ride. It had been years since I last rode that loop. As tough as it is, it's a satisfying ride. I may try it again with a bit more fitness so I can actually try to ride more of the Windgate climb.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRzjS80A7tEOYyc6KZ7y3Kkd2ZC30sB5twsFVa8Ve-Zl-M45PvJn09owq9Q51gH8MM035ELndM602wqfbFLpGsTXtFOa4XWUYq56kuaThyb5bQITY4dtoKiJSn7_4MVsgtkVayJXuLghYY8OF4QefrcQ72-AevOc4we1_WZpAuhJdeNK2wSnbD_dDGJtD/s1269/Screenshot_20231210-201756.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1269" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRzjS80A7tEOYyc6KZ7y3Kkd2ZC30sB5twsFVa8Ve-Zl-M45PvJn09owq9Q51gH8MM035ELndM602wqfbFLpGsTXtFOa4XWUYq56kuaThyb5bQITY4dtoKiJSn7_4MVsgtkVayJXuLghYY8OF4QefrcQ72-AevOc4we1_WZpAuhJdeNK2wSnbD_dDGJtD/w400-h399/Screenshot_20231210-201756.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/10360890387" target="_blank">Strava link</a>. *Loop is ridden clockwise.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-85075190476715280122023-11-11T22:00:00.277-07:002024-01-13T22:02:21.406-07:00Mt. Graham: S'Mores Lite Shuttle<p> Mt. Graham, one of southern Arizona's Sky Islands, has been getting a major facelift as far as trail access goes. The fine folks at <a href="https://sonorandesertmountainbicyclists.wildapricot.org/" target="_blank">Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists</a>, SDMB, have been putting in some huge volunteer hours to bring these trails back to life. They were even mentioned in a recent <a href="https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-trails/the-outstanding-mtb-trail-projects-and-volunteers-of-2023/" target="_blank">year-end article on Singletracks.com</a>. I had been following some of the projects, but hadn't been down that way as it's a 4 hour drive each way.</p><p>Team Loco decided it was overdue for a board meeting. Shannon, Beto and I worked out a date and met at the bottom of the mountain. Our plan was to ride the <a href="https://www.trailforks.com/route/smores-shuttle/" target="_blank">S'mores Shuttle</a> route, not the more popular <a href="https://www.trailforks.com/route/graham-cracker-shuttle/" target="_blank">Graham Cracker</a> route. The only difference I could see was the S'mores route went to the top of Mt. Graham, a bit over 10,000' in elevation, that was a good enough incentive for me. The catch? I'd be riding my Voodoo singlespeed since my geared bike was currently out of action. It's mostly downhill anyway, how hard could it be?? Famous last words, right? Which reminds me of our first time riding <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2016/08/mt-graham-ash-creek-loop.html" target="_blank">Mt. Graham on Ash Creek</a>.</p><p>We staged one car at the bottom of our route, at the Noon Creek picnic area. We'd begin our ride near the top at the Shannon Campground. No, that is not a misprint. See photo:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQj6_UVhd_5dv348Wg-IOmOPXqUR2dr_NYbsKvs9AAPZiJJKLU3KcOd5gbyDtCx7miC30F58t1oHChsLanLxJ0g3UC7OzAwcRjrUgXGnzSek1uPvNHF2gCQS-8bDd3hSPEjfSiRW-9S4VP9HdWSYifJJe4taRSt0Kd4MOl5VKxY9aPq0qccgVLpK_JiM7/s4032/PXL_20231111_170726655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQj6_UVhd_5dv348Wg-IOmOPXqUR2dr_NYbsKvs9AAPZiJJKLU3KcOd5gbyDtCx7miC30F58t1oHChsLanLxJ0g3UC7OzAwcRjrUgXGnzSek1uPvNHF2gCQS-8bDd3hSPEjfSiRW-9S4VP9HdWSYifJJe4taRSt0Kd4MOl5VKxY9aPq0qccgVLpK_JiM7/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_170726655.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannon doing her thing.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74C6mFjjvnTffbrxnGOIFxGmeoxo854Kjx8lG-SGAY6rBYIXytEsMJNYB0zvERyjJNKb1SKNLo-SafwLdWpYAqOAacleCPGl4dhLz6gHXWzNTONbhHfVbKD8Z1EMhqSmTeuOfrLXqxz312O2cnZWSrPQlMaRNY7qCEmZZAWcTUfiIH2uIhHqV09Bpxcuk/s4032/IMG_7125.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74C6mFjjvnTffbrxnGOIFxGmeoxo854Kjx8lG-SGAY6rBYIXytEsMJNYB0zvERyjJNKb1SKNLo-SafwLdWpYAqOAacleCPGl4dhLz6gHXWzNTONbhHfVbKD8Z1EMhqSmTeuOfrLXqxz312O2cnZWSrPQlMaRNY7qCEmZZAWcTUfiIH2uIhHqV09Bpxcuk/w400-h300/IMG_7125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started mashing the 32x20 gear. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaaQR3S6bPNGg_0-OlJg4tvqJt3Z9FOGPF8QqL0uvcy51mIKJitJmeRAYvhMBBqJa-aFKutd_srC3Q2eUsqgy63K7L7JQdjBDgj-zlEW8rhPq4GnGnhxHX0TSkRv8gPp1KuYTLeIUESw0i-7gj6zIGlVsO2XJuhNP4LhbeRaB5kTDGeMQNWsNC8alQIWr/s4032/PXL_20231111_172254670.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaaQR3S6bPNGg_0-OlJg4tvqJt3Z9FOGPF8QqL0uvcy51mIKJitJmeRAYvhMBBqJa-aFKutd_srC3Q2eUsqgy63K7L7JQdjBDgj-zlEW8rhPq4GnGnhxHX0TSkRv8gPp1KuYTLeIUESw0i-7gj6zIGlVsO2XJuhNP4LhbeRaB5kTDGeMQNWsNC8alQIWr/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_172254670.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oof. The road was a bit too much for my legs / lungs as we neared 10,000'. Hike-a-bike mode activated.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fnT_Y3nVNHlo8_8ucUv2zErrkFeqHS6RPC8mgentJM8SSEbNVViUgnTsC6xnRMzyRru-Lpw4FVI8T2YfICtZtlGq4a2zQoc-WmpOdqcRGL0BlbeofQQ93uBEXof2KZN1PtG24Ki5SdGMXAtpWIZ_-mwt_v9mC3t0qUzy9w9-l7iz3JXgy7Db5GB6IS1S/s4080/peakfinder.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="4080" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fnT_Y3nVNHlo8_8ucUv2zErrkFeqHS6RPC8mgentJM8SSEbNVViUgnTsC6xnRMzyRru-Lpw4FVI8T2YfICtZtlGq4a2zQoc-WmpOdqcRGL0BlbeofQQ93uBEXof2KZN1PtG24Ki5SdGMXAtpWIZ_-mwt_v9mC3t0qUzy9w9-l7iz3JXgy7Db5GB6IS1S/w640-h292/peakfinder.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt. Graham summit peeks out from the charred remains from the 2017 Frye Fire.</td></tr></tbody></table>I eventually caught up with Beto & Shannon while they were snacking, having already been to the high point and back. They didn't have to walk any of the climb!! We were now ready to begin our downhill portion of the ride beginning with the steep, rugged Heliograph Trail. It drops almost 600' in 3/4 mile.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82yVAEz69haHT9gpIJgTCAJTBwD04lkEIx2GR51vvtpqzjm5Dh2duraWyj8RN8r1kRfvhZspisgF1oH8XtuqRK5YobgH05v_Owo0OYFQ4mTVYhykdINw7KaxMSOQyfzkynKno9UGo477yzW3_x8x3Ky_o5f4slrScbKMM3bz69ZI1PGymY2M5qAu-8mVV/s4032/PXL_20231111_175827709.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82yVAEz69haHT9gpIJgTCAJTBwD04lkEIx2GR51vvtpqzjm5Dh2duraWyj8RN8r1kRfvhZspisgF1oH8XtuqRK5YobgH05v_Owo0OYFQ4mTVYhykdINw7KaxMSOQyfzkynKno9UGo477yzW3_x8x3Ky_o5f4slrScbKMM3bz69ZI1PGymY2M5qAu-8mVV/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_175827709.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannon gets rolling.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbHqE3SSJbAXLafp8F4utb9yHBv2JNrz0zcH_0AiMCPzteh7pBBnAQqglNGv2kxKx_JW2SAafNt-_jSRhkQVga1n1wzqLCi4yyfQayTUccmqIyME_bfY9KsKAUfhL9TXXsN0tzPcFSUF9FYzpGb8PBJ5A1mtLuPPGWfgD8NgKpJdYudN_8CVsTmNAzoU1/s4032/PXL_20231111_180526511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbHqE3SSJbAXLafp8F4utb9yHBv2JNrz0zcH_0AiMCPzteh7pBBnAQqglNGv2kxKx_JW2SAafNt-_jSRhkQVga1n1wzqLCi4yyfQayTUccmqIyME_bfY9KsKAUfhL9TXXsN0tzPcFSUF9FYzpGb8PBJ5A1mtLuPPGWfgD8NgKpJdYudN_8CVsTmNAzoU1/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_180526511.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto making quick work of the upper section.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7zt1Pk5xdHEqQRd6kzGjP5fOEBGsr_vC1wpD1dG2yhJ5CAFEFkkVbebDvQ8mlI7YJS21XTE1Prz64-hTJtd-fjX36Is_B7CFlUqKypfMV_WH99X1S0XlLaptlY_8yAeCK30-IROO4uAzqTVunIUExxPGpamE04RNDiStpwu14f-6rdcXtgN34hSk10r-/s4032/PXL_20231111_180547667.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7zt1Pk5xdHEqQRd6kzGjP5fOEBGsr_vC1wpD1dG2yhJ5CAFEFkkVbebDvQ8mlI7YJS21XTE1Prz64-hTJtd-fjX36Is_B7CFlUqKypfMV_WH99X1S0XlLaptlY_8yAeCK30-IROO4uAzqTVunIUExxPGpamE04RNDiStpwu14f-6rdcXtgN34hSk10r-/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_180547667.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a nice change of pace over the early, giant bouldery bits. Starting to feel some flow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH4-tpGR8czZ0OB6VnMKrvt5_cs-GGxGOv35PbpXoww2qANWhGm-5ot3uV1FQcdwge4oLAgCFPWK-nSt1Jy7KjDuRWa0xE_jIkEGHAQfAYucvYg_EProA1YkcAWGeYHO1DLyaAToyIFEFa1GDgku9jmYD5gmHRcKOjYszU_Dm6hKxC05xt2SL2211QxiP/s4032/PXL_20231111_181121188.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH4-tpGR8czZ0OB6VnMKrvt5_cs-GGxGOv35PbpXoww2qANWhGm-5ot3uV1FQcdwge4oLAgCFPWK-nSt1Jy7KjDuRWa0xE_jIkEGHAQfAYucvYg_EProA1YkcAWGeYHO1DLyaAToyIFEFa1GDgku9jmYD5gmHRcKOjYszU_Dm6hKxC05xt2SL2211QxiP/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_181121188.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of rocks to navigate on the Heliograph trail, but the lower portion actually had some good lines.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VioaYslkYhFy8Q3Mesrq1QmOnVMc5-GiTdudl20Fd4Ue3IcoMOn2AVW4E3LgTHnXxTiyx7M_lfsI6jtSnqft-Sh-1f4GKsbdBDI0SEAeoa38oYdZrwsxMVFfzTPMEP3TJQQzIZslpzqilbpwMwGgJCqdq3yx3BrPKzFVRNZQ23p7z1H4kW49tT82TSsU/s4032/IMG_7133.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VioaYslkYhFy8Q3Mesrq1QmOnVMc5-GiTdudl20Fd4Ue3IcoMOn2AVW4E3LgTHnXxTiyx7M_lfsI6jtSnqft-Sh-1f4GKsbdBDI0SEAeoa38oYdZrwsxMVFfzTPMEP3TJQQzIZslpzqilbpwMwGgJCqdq3yx3BrPKzFVRNZQ23p7z1H4kW49tT82TSsU/w400-h300/IMG_7133.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biker in the mist. Looks like a cool painting to me. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhuKvi9A75Wq5CVD9f9guoU-TOEw-mFQP-VNFBJ0GHcScqXn6O-M-8JEI2suWoTgVJyhmhLFp0JOyHvU7OWbvcI1vSkeG1LoLOTzlyItvoegkXzYmsYxcWK-Vf-UQ9kmpvKUM4uQ8-C56pSOarRL3iJSZwuPYqOzsmAwMMP3Vh5zCyU_GNvYEhHg1pFs5/s4032/PXL_20231111_181939678.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhuKvi9A75Wq5CVD9f9guoU-TOEw-mFQP-VNFBJ0GHcScqXn6O-M-8JEI2suWoTgVJyhmhLFp0JOyHvU7OWbvcI1vSkeG1LoLOTzlyItvoegkXzYmsYxcWK-Vf-UQ9kmpvKUM4uQ8-C56pSOarRL3iJSZwuPYqOzsmAwMMP3Vh5zCyU_GNvYEhHg1pFs5/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_181939678.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We join the Arcadia trail. Don't be fooled by the buttery smooth dirt on the right, Heliograph trail, it's a doozy. What would Arcadia bring?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOKBNjTvMGp7j5KOQIpeI48636aAVfChf3oIrQgYJDndq4shAOxn3lBlz3IHxtZ2fTHJ36LJRO9KuS7110cVEgy4bFm65nLptTaHeDTcjfolqOEMl_tiReZ6fuijlEkyl_qwlBJHcWwsU7E3Ei1TmP7ByKy6TJa1RePdexMIqY8TPUFf5uvc3-dG_jaFy/s4032/PXL_20231111_182148824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOKBNjTvMGp7j5KOQIpeI48636aAVfChf3oIrQgYJDndq4shAOxn3lBlz3IHxtZ2fTHJ36LJRO9KuS7110cVEgy4bFm65nLptTaHeDTcjfolqOEMl_tiReZ6fuijlEkyl_qwlBJHcWwsU7E3Ei1TmP7ByKy6TJa1RePdexMIqY8TPUFf5uvc3-dG_jaFy/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_182148824.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How about a big mountain descent kind of feel?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aj8hEORNaHMxH0-0aHZioUlx9Dcd-OMTDoHWl1_kHVffoRfJ_ApSujecptSmKcr1jorAnLypIjfsDFzN3bqI5lW3GzGTHi4MIeJGEh5LCiJTnczOGcsJQJT7uDN_DCoQNrAhYkDbOu771w2FEPBk4HmBgRukJk9gQOAFfOfcZnml6cNHhAEDtAmvOaH2/s4032/PXL_20231111_182154842.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aj8hEORNaHMxH0-0aHZioUlx9Dcd-OMTDoHWl1_kHVffoRfJ_ApSujecptSmKcr1jorAnLypIjfsDFzN3bqI5lW3GzGTHi4MIeJGEh5LCiJTnczOGcsJQJT7uDN_DCoQNrAhYkDbOu771w2FEPBk4HmBgRukJk9gQOAFfOfcZnml6cNHhAEDtAmvOaH2/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_182154842.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, please. The grins were beginning to stick.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRULEyYPkYcdbxglr7iZ-wTh-lkusf3qodGHj3Z7vqTEHX_QhrtkhZW9TsKLhzvb_kZkqr1smmiXuPrIGWXz0Jmqhona4-rqo9_UaRCy6qJWq1mKr7n2tD_5KekYtU2hL6ZrWtq6IhBESQ0JGc0ukOz4eiU5pdHZJqupz_Qe_Ww58H1UlHtUsaEbkUDXbV/s4032/PXL_20231111_182445288.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRULEyYPkYcdbxglr7iZ-wTh-lkusf3qodGHj3Z7vqTEHX_QhrtkhZW9TsKLhzvb_kZkqr1smmiXuPrIGWXz0Jmqhona4-rqo9_UaRCy6qJWq1mKr7n2tD_5KekYtU2hL6ZrWtq6IhBESQ0JGc0ukOz4eiU5pdHZJqupz_Qe_Ww58H1UlHtUsaEbkUDXbV/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_182445288.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto dodges some outcroppings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse3IRAgalnYZhaUzUyk3T0E3qBsMEWOgTc3EBJCO8sTKhB0fzA6yX6v493sEcgY9XRa_z4KDpaFgTjUh4terlDr7DCgZ32QLEqlVDlFzwpNroMrvmyO2qCY1AHxuV8ouq1M8yOGvyc-mP-C9ullatlX-Ys0JWi2cEH5IKkktiAlAnOg2Fk7TzOwbQ-XU2/s4032/PXL_20231111_182457402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse3IRAgalnYZhaUzUyk3T0E3qBsMEWOgTc3EBJCO8sTKhB0fzA6yX6v493sEcgY9XRa_z4KDpaFgTjUh4terlDr7DCgZ32QLEqlVDlFzwpNroMrvmyO2qCY1AHxuV8ouq1M8yOGvyc-mP-C9ullatlX-Ys0JWi2cEH5IKkktiAlAnOg2Fk7TzOwbQ-XU2/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_182457402.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tread work was apparent and riding was phenomenal.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiq7dC89KF2hd7pSbKOhMbc70zCQACsQc52mHr_Afop7ByqMba2S9uxcGhzBr5kqfhz1zBFsXZva9SYSgOzyQBYV43Ex9NSnVp3CAizHWk5njFvSyJ4A6X9zd6HnzftsXXpL1KkrsrLChO4ub7CswqhJCqTfo0G7VWwPOya64FSdRCLIoXlwqg_99jisv/s4032/PXL_20231111_182936102.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiq7dC89KF2hd7pSbKOhMbc70zCQACsQc52mHr_Afop7ByqMba2S9uxcGhzBr5kqfhz1zBFsXZva9SYSgOzyQBYV43Ex9NSnVp3CAizHWk5njFvSyJ4A6X9zd6HnzftsXXpL1KkrsrLChO4ub7CswqhJCqTfo0G7VWwPOya64FSdRCLIoXlwqg_99jisv/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_182936102.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Voodoo was enjoying the action too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIj_134cZiVFxN_Spq2XrVG47xPmPh9ah3PHJCh1JV4S3c2cHVo0EEYflGt5yGjkidbU1SxUfpcT20rKq-25rN8675gf4WDQwxCuFcQXa95RYUPDtgMFaJoWifUKpAHItx0AGKY94uMySHqrGPBYieUOL1QeiSNRwse6WJNC_ErnTIf2iY3kUuAFKeigK/s4032/IMG_7135.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIj_134cZiVFxN_Spq2XrVG47xPmPh9ah3PHJCh1JV4S3c2cHVo0EEYflGt5yGjkidbU1SxUfpcT20rKq-25rN8675gf4WDQwxCuFcQXa95RYUPDtgMFaJoWifUKpAHItx0AGKY94uMySHqrGPBYieUOL1QeiSNRwse6WJNC_ErnTIf2iY3kUuAFKeigK/w400-h300/IMG_7135.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chunk on Arcadia was mild compared to Heliograph. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>We could hear some voices up ahead and it took a few minutes to catch up to them. Turns out it was a large group of riders from the Valley and I heard my name mentioned a few times. It was a couple of friends I've ridden with at Hawes & Gold Canyon over the years. They had a rather large group and were getting ready for some drone footage.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ejH68vbJiHqH6CT3ZB5ns2hpiZ7GaUhXip80qkblSYbs2SoWFwdUSG9mx-N9txlx8KST82ZJv4b8dRGcpZfNxXGz5LWWMcIjtAu6LS_q84RvWDXuMZT_EsXAVU3Ky70zrLkDjJWPk2fV-mZ2UIHoXFsulVAQ4IEZ8GDIwEXCG5g_lFI9OCBf4mAWE8Ek/s4032/PXL_20231111_183332121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ejH68vbJiHqH6CT3ZB5ns2hpiZ7GaUhXip80qkblSYbs2SoWFwdUSG9mx-N9txlx8KST82ZJv4b8dRGcpZfNxXGz5LWWMcIjtAu6LS_q84RvWDXuMZT_EsXAVU3Ky70zrLkDjJWPk2fV-mZ2UIHoXFsulVAQ4IEZ8GDIwEXCG5g_lFI9OCBf4mAWE8Ek/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_183332121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only other riders we saw all day, plus one other guy later.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jla8YFJHlk4-jrNTSuTeU9tzLMy9h9FER6r077HHB4yvvrz8OoGFDovztUlR7fXpbi3zOYLjn9jRb-DSYsntQ4SvdKIqXzImnua-9tqBGQqdfaJYBuC6IX8Jmk_9Sh3doOv55NTFWUGzN8fTowJnhXV3IsfBXIUUtr1HHDbunRI07fpgvm8mZuuecG39/s4032/IMG_7137.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jla8YFJHlk4-jrNTSuTeU9tzLMy9h9FER6r077HHB4yvvrz8OoGFDovztUlR7fXpbi3zOYLjn9jRb-DSYsntQ4SvdKIqXzImnua-9tqBGQqdfaJYBuC6IX8Jmk_9Sh3doOv55NTFWUGzN8fTowJnhXV3IsfBXIUUtr1HHDbunRI07fpgvm8mZuuecG39/w400-h300/IMG_7137.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grade eases momentarily. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-pivxIVPBEP5J43HidsIqw6kTplJFo-TQrDXYvi0hYgz1IIoQUidxxvt1_2j25m2GM48oSMsOwbKszcMi9ZvMY1bYcN9VwuTtnRtbe7SEuyoNMD6xHtRD5_bI19MZLQs5N4xydDiN_GnPtGuKHPH1XV6PF-g1BvNfybcHFKBEpVEy-irH0RF1KE_lLdK/s4032/PXL_20231111_183837664.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-pivxIVPBEP5J43HidsIqw6kTplJFo-TQrDXYvi0hYgz1IIoQUidxxvt1_2j25m2GM48oSMsOwbKszcMi9ZvMY1bYcN9VwuTtnRtbe7SEuyoNMD6xHtRD5_bI19MZLQs5N4xydDiN_GnPtGuKHPH1XV6PF-g1BvNfybcHFKBEpVEy-irH0RF1KE_lLdK/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_183837664.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've been descending for a while and still feel miles above the valley floor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfhFB_92ah7Yrxohk_ett3aFftWBBy-wRQi-Onpk5IS0JbeutikiyOYAGAy5T8YU-baErMuZVp4yhH0lLdYXKRHDAmWv7Hf-sB7dh07oHYDYYJ8keJKccxGEXa5txVNku05-p1PLw_fmmVbwJYwNuMSg8mmnQ_ecawmbbZpTkw8Z2rOi45JnrEwoHy89d/s4032/PXL_20231111_183850680.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfhFB_92ah7Yrxohk_ett3aFftWBBy-wRQi-Onpk5IS0JbeutikiyOYAGAy5T8YU-baErMuZVp4yhH0lLdYXKRHDAmWv7Hf-sB7dh07oHYDYYJ8keJKccxGEXa5txVNku05-p1PLw_fmmVbwJYwNuMSg8mmnQ_ecawmbbZpTkw8Z2rOi45JnrEwoHy89d/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_183850680.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannon cruising through a field of season ending ferns.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzVlMko7lCx-ccv8PqTnHWRSuG9ANftg_vIBxvCiUIehF1rgIqjnmCLKMo_9teh08SmJGEbiyOAJe3mMfqsL3x-7E5LShKbtElpmeWo_f49W_y0MYHCkWbII5gkJ5ciTVSPaCYmsSYPg8HiCnmaD4B52L4fFz61JWm9P68Xinw3BPIQMGgKFE4RpFt7K3/s4032/PXL_20231111_183909730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzVlMko7lCx-ccv8PqTnHWRSuG9ANftg_vIBxvCiUIehF1rgIqjnmCLKMo_9teh08SmJGEbiyOAJe3mMfqsL3x-7E5LShKbtElpmeWo_f49W_y0MYHCkWbII5gkJ5ciTVSPaCYmsSYPg8HiCnmaD4B52L4fFz61JWm9P68Xinw3BPIQMGgKFE4RpFt7K3/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_183909730.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imagine this fern covered slope in August. Go ahead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKuvI-5sGzwGauHy2Bxrbe1hIQ8xiW8rDZ603cSUtwoqcglYSSyJIvg_gddau96gmGNv81YcAB6hQsTBje_FjmQ_a7gs2LHRY6BU6S7t_0VqU_9S53oFTsetTXk9-ashcZ-w5I1xKvaAUHt4Vgx4pEEGYn5KtUGLa2Po_DPiMjmc3GlClJaHjx6wApzxs/s4032/PXL_20231111_184221311.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKuvI-5sGzwGauHy2Bxrbe1hIQ8xiW8rDZ603cSUtwoqcglYSSyJIvg_gddau96gmGNv81YcAB6hQsTBje_FjmQ_a7gs2LHRY6BU6S7t_0VqU_9S53oFTsetTXk9-ashcZ-w5I1xKvaAUHt4Vgx4pEEGYn5KtUGLa2Po_DPiMjmc3GlClJaHjx6wApzxs/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_184221311.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unburnt trees!! I felt like we transported to the Six Shooter trail on Pinal Mtn. near Globe.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItYuJWPYjWqZ7BfiHpO-GdyIrxDMCkPFHA_dKw7S0UdBMGYYSZk8sK6kQt8YRERiGJ4zoHh6FBCMNrH4rVS_XrT_hPYmAQVhMy-GRneYLhdTvtzsXxOQ0mDVzdNtaMMZW794xGCcUMW3U5dF0X41x88m1w-Wi8niFK8-FyFBqpKaozQsERnXFE78pGf9M/s4032/PXL_20231111_184335739.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItYuJWPYjWqZ7BfiHpO-GdyIrxDMCkPFHA_dKw7S0UdBMGYYSZk8sK6kQt8YRERiGJ4zoHh6FBCMNrH4rVS_XrT_hPYmAQVhMy-GRneYLhdTvtzsXxOQ0mDVzdNtaMMZW794xGCcUMW3U5dF0X41x88m1w-Wi8niFK8-FyFBqpKaozQsERnXFE78pGf9M/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_184335739.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto is all smiles as the fun continues.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbTFxyjXvX5VkbRAWMJ0fewiUP4AcfOjZL6LlosxaenYN_8d_awSpxsxLxAkabMzQ3ob7arcIB0oImJ9-REg_Mqo8fSdMLnKM5h3chT6mt-__LHTlDZFVW25h-VeC4lAvqlb9eA0kZ5jm-b7uqgCSSSKZTf5CP7B97h5pAzejXQQtdWhEDi3VBTvR4EYq/s4032/PXL_20231111_184339730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbTFxyjXvX5VkbRAWMJ0fewiUP4AcfOjZL6LlosxaenYN_8d_awSpxsxLxAkabMzQ3ob7arcIB0oImJ9-REg_Mqo8fSdMLnKM5h3chT6mt-__LHTlDZFVW25h-VeC4lAvqlb9eA0kZ5jm-b7uqgCSSSKZTf5CP7B97h5pAzejXQQtdWhEDi3VBTvR4EYq/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_184339730.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still towering over the Gila Valley below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LsThamqAOystbAasnDBJ8puzqHvW9WJpD7MwraMJ179_5Q-1iJ-YK9fL_hG34_Durp5ePWt9kDNWHn0z1xICg9SLLPLhSZ1xIX4tY26H25Gd8a2m4PAhI58zW50RNXPLkEUlC0E5OD-L1k0AcmLEaWa5VTiLyZQCVnSX-Hsudxq108rK7jWx2jugFMe4/s4032/PXL_20231111_184349067.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LsThamqAOystbAasnDBJ8puzqHvW9WJpD7MwraMJ179_5Q-1iJ-YK9fL_hG34_Durp5ePWt9kDNWHn0z1xICg9SLLPLhSZ1xIX4tY26H25Gd8a2m4PAhI58zW50RNXPLkEUlC0E5OD-L1k0AcmLEaWa5VTiLyZQCVnSX-Hsudxq108rK7jWx2jugFMe4/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_184349067.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many nooks and crannies tucked into this mountain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlMv0EI6rc9vChhH-ss-fLAIiBgXmeoJTBkIdk5wnSZMrS811vxRekeG5GWPy8T32r3xxtPTPynT9esUbxxBX0sH2kWf9D9z3_2SzZesfdYoTtBOW-NIu-fiQGTYSrLxy_SKE2v_Adhc0p1US0X11KHl9XiWEmI3tSHcGMyhEbT319BK568sTtoe_nPrL/s4032/IMG_7138.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlMv0EI6rc9vChhH-ss-fLAIiBgXmeoJTBkIdk5wnSZMrS811vxRekeG5GWPy8T32r3xxtPTPynT9esUbxxBX0sH2kWf9D9z3_2SzZesfdYoTtBOW-NIu-fiQGTYSrLxy_SKE2v_Adhc0p1US0X11KHl9XiWEmI3tSHcGMyhEbT319BK568sTtoe_nPrL/w400-h300/IMG_7138.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail tread was in remarkable condition the entire way down Arcadia. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78Bhr5Q1n3Gf9P49uS3rttT-_pjJwOIz9YZ6ozRTRwzSFLFYWuPylDM_iHPf3ExerpE3q24vQK-NfD68iVR6KyBqu83MMY9mPm_U01MOe3CpvzNnQyrmboILKj8z1aL0mB9nfTUueZ7JaKeb0Z85Gx6WTvTYQA_T6fG-cJpFiqT99SZJLwC-0h_mc7n7p/s4032/IMG_7139.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78Bhr5Q1n3Gf9P49uS3rttT-_pjJwOIz9YZ6ozRTRwzSFLFYWuPylDM_iHPf3ExerpE3q24vQK-NfD68iVR6KyBqu83MMY9mPm_U01MOe3CpvzNnQyrmboILKj8z1aL0mB9nfTUueZ7JaKeb0Z85Gx6WTvTYQA_T6fG-cJpFiqT99SZJLwC-0h_mc7n7p/w400-h300/IMG_7139.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who left their bike in the middle of the trail?? Me, that's who. I had to eject when my front wheel washed out on a tight switchback. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XS_h-aQzk8kO9Zz5rIL538VXPkZBZkkbQW4_dSNObZlzHhvXVHEmHHPVRcMjTXeStA7bZKKSdqaeLmIE_t_gTtZPjVmFGFB0kII7tGHd2v87YL5ZE5UxFe2R6brJdM4cQzsP1s4RTglR68zUpaGAUj-pGYem8Dj8IAhnjOwevvadOQdR5q5r4e9W509j/s4032/IMG_7141.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XS_h-aQzk8kO9Zz5rIL538VXPkZBZkkbQW4_dSNObZlzHhvXVHEmHHPVRcMjTXeStA7bZKKSdqaeLmIE_t_gTtZPjVmFGFB0kII7tGHd2v87YL5ZE5UxFe2R6brJdM4cQzsP1s4RTglR68zUpaGAUj-pGYem8Dj8IAhnjOwevvadOQdR5q5r4e9W509j/w400-h300/IMG_7141.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall colors littering the hillside. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYd50L_cHIP6wgw0vcTyTAsf4lDYHAkJVCOq3XJlQNJTmoLhK_xH9TynRQiYfltzGMSimA59jrF8KJTEhJ0n0DnENrCRvyNNPVbLKxD2vHDGjuXYeqEOe3FMD56cuEIqA6fMeKxZJIK-AIhgBhOtZ8ZvhzgFWzHDfS1rHsk0VEtthHuGmm747s1noZDKw/s4032/PXL_20231111_191853738.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYd50L_cHIP6wgw0vcTyTAsf4lDYHAkJVCOq3XJlQNJTmoLhK_xH9TynRQiYfltzGMSimA59jrF8KJTEhJ0n0DnENrCRvyNNPVbLKxD2vHDGjuXYeqEOe3FMD56cuEIqA6fMeKxZJIK-AIhgBhOtZ8ZvhzgFWzHDfS1rHsk0VEtthHuGmm747s1noZDKw/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_191853738.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing the Arcadia Campground after more than 3,000' of descending.</td></tr></tbody></table>We rejoined the pavement for our next leg of the ride. We'd be climbing up the main road, AZ366, for about 2 1/2 miles. My legs were already feeling a bit taxed and I wasn't exactly looking forward to trying to mash the singlespeed up the road. Beto offered to swap bikes for the paved climb and I gladly accepted. Then he took off...zoom!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEuigPJ39qO4uD9YP4Bs0Zva61SLPnYeWgvKDsxU0A2tXCOiMpTxCoIMa_M3GZZC-S0tLag9tS3OP4imoau1BwPteGAKYZO2C8z7yw6YBi4f-Dqi1BcRXd0bgSl260JI1n-EWcKVUVYogRLflQujBlBRHUImYkDfttqUwb9KSJJiSQzSPCHam7PBQ7eSq/s4032/PXL_20231111_194645938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEuigPJ39qO4uD9YP4Bs0Zva61SLPnYeWgvKDsxU0A2tXCOiMpTxCoIMa_M3GZZC-S0tLag9tS3OP4imoau1BwPteGAKYZO2C8z7yw6YBi4f-Dqi1BcRXd0bgSl260JI1n-EWcKVUVYogRLflQujBlBRHUImYkDfttqUwb9KSJJiSQzSPCHam7PBQ7eSq/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_194645938.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traffic was low and scenery high. Win.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iUYKj84oW525VUOanmAC8sH8Fs5-NURwhedioIP_mKbSSxeTpdN3b2y4PrenkaGJVw_DC7xtlFuDjO2rGoTcrfuXaNHROmvj7FLsb_r6VDGaVpWyc5BojF6fsZ9jZLYsJVf95408_XPeB9yfyXYIQwxELng7ep0AgHmMWbkJIaTzoRdOlIahVXvsvb7Y/s4032/PXL_20231111_195935177.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iUYKj84oW525VUOanmAC8sH8Fs5-NURwhedioIP_mKbSSxeTpdN3b2y4PrenkaGJVw_DC7xtlFuDjO2rGoTcrfuXaNHROmvj7FLsb_r6VDGaVpWyc5BojF6fsZ9jZLYsJVf95408_XPeB9yfyXYIQwxELng7ep0AgHmMWbkJIaTzoRdOlIahVXvsvb7Y/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_195935177.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Turkey Flat trail generally climbed, some sections were rideable, but there was also a fair amount of hike-a-bike before we reached the Ladybug trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5BSF3lhDc7HkDyL2zzRZ0_1bfdUcjygQT_bhYCTyIDfw4-KzPFF6qx_VBRS5C5YkSuOefLJ71m_TkDuILuXxwrlTxRaaz0Ksr2wvX8WaT6P_5w1oQ6yC1Rxs2W9wxooBtj-TtECWjrsGyp_WVy89KY9wACRQvK2ZrTtTVPTiReXV1iWiPBpCFSa67Et2/s4080/peakfinder.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="4080" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5BSF3lhDc7HkDyL2zzRZ0_1bfdUcjygQT_bhYCTyIDfw4-KzPFF6qx_VBRS5C5YkSuOefLJ71m_TkDuILuXxwrlTxRaaz0Ksr2wvX8WaT6P_5w1oQ6yC1Rxs2W9wxooBtj-TtECWjrsGyp_WVy89KY9wACRQvK2ZrTtTVPTiReXV1iWiPBpCFSa67Et2/w640-h292/peakfinder.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to believe we started up near Heliograph Peak a few hours earlier.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCEqEqNEv5iphK4lDb0vlEOwKkemUrSQYHwGCMRQwL_HG_y18dfuom8dFILUsvdmv6Ga3pH0R1ydznHStUZxHKbYyFR6u-sSjcPu1WWr2Q4nR7suaqMoI6zaU48MbXvTNBggW2eVwtF9UD66NcvTGZcZeWy_2fwiek5O-mNeN1wsuoWDIcIf-Cr0Cp3_0/s4032/IMG_7148.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCEqEqNEv5iphK4lDb0vlEOwKkemUrSQYHwGCMRQwL_HG_y18dfuom8dFILUsvdmv6Ga3pH0R1ydznHStUZxHKbYyFR6u-sSjcPu1WWr2Q4nR7suaqMoI6zaU48MbXvTNBggW2eVwtF9UD66NcvTGZcZeWy_2fwiek5O-mNeN1wsuoWDIcIf-Cr0Cp3_0/w400-h300/IMG_7148.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awkward down tree that I slid the Voodoo under. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDAR0RSM0rO1dbSVDacoj3REb03NWgOtfAh6Uphjq6_UYg8g1cKsp_oI4qcMx9RU1dhub3hkgsFGH55iFf53jyHH4hspY5KAXIwORTFVWdYUZksE980NbjPKgq8iGrbRd0cRtEOnvFC-guHtcKIDOPf6w-u3KAcB1uKvfXVovKn0Jwji8vrdCCUHhpY-D/s4032/IMG_7149.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDAR0RSM0rO1dbSVDacoj3REb03NWgOtfAh6Uphjq6_UYg8g1cKsp_oI4qcMx9RU1dhub3hkgsFGH55iFf53jyHH4hspY5KAXIwORTFVWdYUZksE980NbjPKgq8iGrbRd0cRtEOnvFC-guHtcKIDOPf6w-u3KAcB1uKvfXVovKn0Jwji8vrdCCUHhpY-D/w400-h300/IMG_7149.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at the Ladybug trail. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVhgxSs-MBUE4s9KDlE29JEFqnGRedI8cWf-cRCc2lKuBiAJkWiowZjJDpJ_JGTiXVymHidb49srorZ9B_rfQWoWp2V1Alu9HaX9iEKdreBrOi8TFMSEnTb3De2fxirawNkwowjN9HqxO6ffafuoeQ20tYFfejbF_W_Y9H7rAbHVbV-CBBb4yOnAZM3Mk/s4032/PXL_20231111_202305353.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVhgxSs-MBUE4s9KDlE29JEFqnGRedI8cWf-cRCc2lKuBiAJkWiowZjJDpJ_JGTiXVymHidb49srorZ9B_rfQWoWp2V1Alu9HaX9iEKdreBrOi8TFMSEnTb3De2fxirawNkwowjN9HqxO6ffafuoeQ20tYFfejbF_W_Y9H7rAbHVbV-CBBb4yOnAZM3Mk/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_202305353.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ridge was a bit more lush with vegetation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6QrWWMabwrB5o_cpgbDmUJLTaE_hc3Aj0fKvpXjy08seOKgi1ipL9RaI_bEZlKOeAIUnXHOL5QdnMD8nIPjWNUbjLBlahXnZ50g9NmnFCcAvpwvJOg00BPWKJ2TTdf2chebRJeOkJ3orTRLO23XUbajuQd8Vb4qlxF4xojSJ1Uob1UCQjBIiDJ9pbYq8/s4032/PXL_20231111_202452382.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6QrWWMabwrB5o_cpgbDmUJLTaE_hc3Aj0fKvpXjy08seOKgi1ipL9RaI_bEZlKOeAIUnXHOL5QdnMD8nIPjWNUbjLBlahXnZ50g9NmnFCcAvpwvJOg00BPWKJ2TTdf2chebRJeOkJ3orTRLO23XUbajuQd8Vb4qlxF4xojSJ1Uob1UCQjBIiDJ9pbYq8/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_202452382.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bombs away!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8p3at70itsulCg6f-D3n7i5R51XmW_6UDZzu79YOdp9FiIGLRuVeaZGrAQ6HJflswIor8Ub2dY_pMdcO4C9Zbfx_q3J1diBTCy6aUzzC7ukZnnlFMpVQAmmfxI7jyt8jBnp_tvT3m7HSZp881jCK9TjIfFi1WntdIXeqdF-BDRMNssc_tUf_yTR6SRjV/s4032/PXL_20231111_203144269.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8p3at70itsulCg6f-D3n7i5R51XmW_6UDZzu79YOdp9FiIGLRuVeaZGrAQ6HJflswIor8Ub2dY_pMdcO4C9Zbfx_q3J1diBTCy6aUzzC7ukZnnlFMpVQAmmfxI7jyt8jBnp_tvT3m7HSZp881jCK9TjIfFi1WntdIXeqdF-BDRMNssc_tUf_yTR6SRjV/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_203144269.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The forested sections were often silky smooth.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m67dfuYqcd1AOqZn8myslXykr0W8kN8M3U7T0CDohBqmBowCX6qWQaNiyRHV9IgrXKxHAoxrJrsGjvjp5WKWGCPQt9k_LY_NvBiYAf77F_-2OA9s8lQTn1gN00WygfJPqEWVy9IwSQsBOyBr4xUlvttIe9-6iKJdFIusUOG9KJylZ2c9hNzfGCd4amV5/s4032/PXL_20231111_203902732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m67dfuYqcd1AOqZn8myslXykr0W8kN8M3U7T0CDohBqmBowCX6qWQaNiyRHV9IgrXKxHAoxrJrsGjvjp5WKWGCPQt9k_LY_NvBiYAf77F_-2OA9s8lQTn1gN00WygfJPqEWVy9IwSQsBOyBr4xUlvttIe9-6iKJdFIusUOG9KJylZ2c9hNzfGCd4amV5/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_203902732.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some cool trail routing too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKytjmNedvIqMsHlPB6yD88fKOIqwslf8u8oiKQ-ohOyrbuX7xOtQk09DsmutGeXnwwZJuHQAn0gBnrDM4vNX_YUF4VPU4QmGtjlaguf9BAg15uYddWhCSzSK4l9uuFrwTyG7ty-dJ5_KmNvAUYvH1ZqMkIfKVg2LUTTxhr0Ip4scqp0h-5guLKY3mbgB3/s4032/IMG_7151.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKytjmNedvIqMsHlPB6yD88fKOIqwslf8u8oiKQ-ohOyrbuX7xOtQk09DsmutGeXnwwZJuHQAn0gBnrDM4vNX_YUF4VPU4QmGtjlaguf9BAg15uYddWhCSzSK4l9uuFrwTyG7ty-dJ5_KmNvAUYvH1ZqMkIfKVg2LUTTxhr0Ip4scqp0h-5guLKY3mbgB3/w400-h300/IMG_7151.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a short punchy climb to get up here, then the downhill resumed. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhersSzwmKfrCAb_jzvHK5OcbpcePwiV5dRLKMX9MORif0aBxrNi2E_Zqhvgg641MkXoC8G7EXcYauaehme-5qS6PICc6I0nW5Gcmph8Gbi03A1SSzFhI9or5wks5bPKTIznjnvDhxEGAEC8n2oEPQalGhQM7pO-iWV2_kV83YDXYF72cQMYIxUJOaIWBPB/s4032/PXL_20231111_205132709.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhersSzwmKfrCAb_jzvHK5OcbpcePwiV5dRLKMX9MORif0aBxrNi2E_Zqhvgg641MkXoC8G7EXcYauaehme-5qS6PICc6I0nW5Gcmph8Gbi03A1SSzFhI9or5wks5bPKTIznjnvDhxEGAEC8n2oEPQalGhQM7pO-iWV2_kV83YDXYF72cQMYIxUJOaIWBPB/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_205132709.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were about to drop down to the saddle pictured, it was steep, a bit loose and some extremely tight switchbacks. I think we all walked this section. At least it was short.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SSI_5iFqFpwVkXtVlAllrHrPCuOJkv9iyOrD-6zuWIw1hatdcRgB2vwFOQrW-OTQwweZ7W7B7x_8CzdE97xeGRv4wGgvEeyw6f6fdCjcX-3EzTK1qjU48_43TZsIHhr2iavHhyVPMdX_GxipMy_ZdyFS-0yvqMJSNPRAYopTSb3-pva2g0aBO1A-wEqN/s4032/PXL_20231111_205138761.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SSI_5iFqFpwVkXtVlAllrHrPCuOJkv9iyOrD-6zuWIw1hatdcRgB2vwFOQrW-OTQwweZ7W7B7x_8CzdE97xeGRv4wGgvEeyw6f6fdCjcX-3EzTK1qjU48_43TZsIHhr2iavHhyVPMdX_GxipMy_ZdyFS-0yvqMJSNPRAYopTSb3-pva2g0aBO1A-wEqN/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_205138761.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east toward New Mexico.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lV6s9JrlTfRxI3Y6pBe17Zm6vt3yM-Lz3AG0UvHQSvXpfKBHi9ZCZNEThCIVU0j5I5wQbvj5UKAoWJ9NzzWeCj4oIPltgiHgGUi1wYX_4c3rs4l4aiNYw9BwkKVj68uXwqEo7bz3cU0H6_M7qluNRTShRO0qHEwc42h7nyp2TDCY4rHabVWGToPFX_it/s4032/IMG_7152.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lV6s9JrlTfRxI3Y6pBe17Zm6vt3yM-Lz3AG0UvHQSvXpfKBHi9ZCZNEThCIVU0j5I5wQbvj5UKAoWJ9NzzWeCj4oIPltgiHgGUi1wYX_4c3rs4l4aiNYw9BwkKVj68uXwqEo7bz3cU0H6_M7qluNRTShRO0qHEwc42h7nyp2TDCY4rHabVWGToPFX_it/w400-h300/IMG_7152.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail felt like it was carved into the mountainside. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvnlRAmWuYpmAIAXcJLQRW0SjiiI79rO6ax6q6FeoKlGdgENCcG2q4b1nuLVwvn2GRxzAZJq2s8zVZ8qVmmthBNyycqmpnFoAXjHmXVLTYI2voLLNVWRbiFqGqabc3v1EWwqwvL2UpFk22hYoyxn4wMgIbY60Vg_8QvanpmksfRlauWik5q2BP4j__m5I/s4032/PXL_20231111_205746501.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvnlRAmWuYpmAIAXcJLQRW0SjiiI79rO6ax6q6FeoKlGdgENCcG2q4b1nuLVwvn2GRxzAZJq2s8zVZ8qVmmthBNyycqmpnFoAXjHmXVLTYI2voLLNVWRbiFqGqabc3v1EWwqwvL2UpFk22hYoyxn4wMgIbY60Vg_8QvanpmksfRlauWik5q2BP4j__m5I/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_205746501.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy dose of rock work here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv0UNU33OigZCT5dQcipuj-fITuQhaZkvT11O4WASmNZaI7WSFNIBGT5NXQzk5E_50FaRM8OK3xGUj093uke5H3BJ4ZpB_tALQF3O2JSM_1u2MbCiP1TJHwW7frwbcyalGi_PNJOJHGVTVgZWskRbiPBWEQxufOSCJIafaDe95lreCYLPyJ6-NBD5L2_h/s4032/PXL_20231111_205753486.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv0UNU33OigZCT5dQcipuj-fITuQhaZkvT11O4WASmNZaI7WSFNIBGT5NXQzk5E_50FaRM8OK3xGUj093uke5H3BJ4ZpB_tALQF3O2JSM_1u2MbCiP1TJHwW7frwbcyalGi_PNJOJHGVTVgZWskRbiPBWEQxufOSCJIafaDe95lreCYLPyJ6-NBD5L2_h/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_205753486.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AZ366 snakes its way up the mountain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynXEsEOPh698umY6x-hu_W7-Ah9Vt1k-QhyphenhyphenrNdeN2ZeeKszhFU2E1-l40oHHDlNgUmNbvmU-FoazOW8zV_3zBWsMui2O32cqcpp7YDkl8FYmFrqOb2EX3C43lTLy-R5nbjCHVLcgt3or-R-xQo6wgzTbIYVcG5AQqo-gZKsMAbXSAIVYC_i3moo2TUoO7/s4032/PXL_20231111_211624469.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynXEsEOPh698umY6x-hu_W7-Ah9Vt1k-QhyphenhyphenrNdeN2ZeeKszhFU2E1-l40oHHDlNgUmNbvmU-FoazOW8zV_3zBWsMui2O32cqcpp7YDkl8FYmFrqOb2EX3C43lTLy-R5nbjCHVLcgt3or-R-xQo6wgzTbIYVcG5AQqo-gZKsMAbXSAIVYC_i3moo2TUoO7/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_211624469.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I came around a corner to find Beto pulling his bike back onto the trail. He clipped a rock, taking a tumble.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDOlOrQehYMjKB0oP3PqSnVQ2MJFgvs8C6M4ALIW6Py3LWYQutp1MGenUOhdRYu2kkCbHsnG8DKYuwkVFp73FkU9zTEmYwQQrzxNxYOQ3bzBZkwsNOD2phf47QJIJdTpjmJ0zcos0qoFPc6MrvaBnkIsB_hC5jZIphB85W0lWvy-qgAEHd4K1E9F-8cuW/s4032/PXL_20231111_212440360.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDOlOrQehYMjKB0oP3PqSnVQ2MJFgvs8C6M4ALIW6Py3LWYQutp1MGenUOhdRYu2kkCbHsnG8DKYuwkVFp73FkU9zTEmYwQQrzxNxYOQ3bzBZkwsNOD2phf47QJIJdTpjmJ0zcos0qoFPc6MrvaBnkIsB_hC5jZIphB85W0lWvy-qgAEHd4K1E9F-8cuW/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_212440360.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rear derailleur didn't fare so well. Singlespeed time. At least we were nearing the bottom of Ladybug.</td></tr></tbody></table>The car wasn't parked too far away and we all agreed to end the ride instead of tacking on the final short loop. Beto's bike wasn't fully functional and my legs were about done.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquSmPu_-sBFq7oobJGUy5vis8iQgp8dGf5AswoPTL49nwRgyRhN1vPZt2YP-ycsXWYzvHsiTdqtLh72uHrxxaI6batIb2FvEEqjVpt_2bqQLMrq-Fceh8b2CZrMao4fMxEEzgiAtqryhc3Y_uIdvboCR49TZRDCglwPCbrjqq1K7SH6m4FaJPzezoXStK/s4032/PXL_20231111_213152170.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquSmPu_-sBFq7oobJGUy5vis8iQgp8dGf5AswoPTL49nwRgyRhN1vPZt2YP-ycsXWYzvHsiTdqtLh72uHrxxaI6batIb2FvEEqjVpt_2bqQLMrq-Fceh8b2CZrMao4fMxEEzgiAtqryhc3Y_uIdvboCR49TZRDCglwPCbrjqq1K7SH6m4FaJPzezoXStK/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_213152170.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail crew was out earlier in the day working the lower turns of Ladybug.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk2ePhP8H171_LbrvsjJPEWE-dxqJnfxho_EKQRsXDP_UXYAiKp4coVwG9txnWCgoATPkPXMGVuTmvFrHwC527x8c8eHyePurX3LzAoQm7CAcSHGQ9tQzzJ3Wky8KeVP9w1asA4dGOHZ_JcmmBSGM9NY-80kMag56K2F_9cDMoOSDOpt2IRgxaGcYLyHT/s4032/PXL_20231111_213837868.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk2ePhP8H171_LbrvsjJPEWE-dxqJnfxho_EKQRsXDP_UXYAiKp4coVwG9txnWCgoATPkPXMGVuTmvFrHwC527x8c8eHyePurX3LzAoQm7CAcSHGQ9tQzzJ3Wky8KeVP9w1asA4dGOHZ_JcmmBSGM9NY-80kMag56K2F_9cDMoOSDOpt2IRgxaGcYLyHT/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_213837868.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannon blending in with the fall colors.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiUDC8ky4p-rdxlyY3lE-3wo0FiUAP5dPgfCrRyVVgNEcQouYS0xmGxlI4QzLKfMoH6ddI9qwswooZcFScgm7XvR_3fXBUhNqoENLnq6dx0oZ2XbziOpoje3mYDQRaYqNMDk0JfzRWYmu4RsJgVjUn_eeaFnJei50YJWTxdEG0zIfTDUoJ2j9iwll0Zhi/s4032/PXL_20231111_213855861.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiUDC8ky4p-rdxlyY3lE-3wo0FiUAP5dPgfCrRyVVgNEcQouYS0xmGxlI4QzLKfMoH6ddI9qwswooZcFScgm7XvR_3fXBUhNqoENLnq6dx0oZ2XbziOpoje3mYDQRaYqNMDk0JfzRWYmu4RsJgVjUn_eeaFnJei50YJWTxdEG0zIfTDUoJ2j9iwll0Zhi/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_213855861.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noon Creek was flowing!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rA0WcTwHBpKGeHddTpWmARNBxfMau0ZDCZwzLiHBk4R-Lsgv4zTs8XA1-XZdnbjPPIW_PtA0l3tn6UrzuHeEKtp2_tvg-Iu9vlAyD1jurVaiaimMD_V2774SudW5snNal7fFddoSxoLIAxXpqGzRmduRPJtYh6-UpeXokZABvxf0FcrsFePYiqqMaNQ8/s4032/PXL_20231111_214525157.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rA0WcTwHBpKGeHddTpWmARNBxfMau0ZDCZwzLiHBk4R-Lsgv4zTs8XA1-XZdnbjPPIW_PtA0l3tn6UrzuHeEKtp2_tvg-Iu9vlAyD1jurVaiaimMD_V2774SudW5snNal7fFddoSxoLIAxXpqGzRmduRPJtYh6-UpeXokZABvxf0FcrsFePYiqqMaNQ8/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_214525157.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End of the line for Ladybug.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEWhJ0pDtL_F9Ti3uTQxQsqXFIGaELLoI6eHzxSB8d24h8PKU5i7E3GtXvEvljVoXJ88zNykrqTWsidjFcJew4J-wsoParOmQ2Rq5aNCoCD9ZA98GdlQIos0kMsmDGnBLYFtj-9WRC9DXts6bG7rYcAmdsOM5D7yfRqEQWvg-zdEvrPmpdQ-vEmiRTmx4/s4032/PXL_20231111_214545725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEWhJ0pDtL_F9Ti3uTQxQsqXFIGaELLoI6eHzxSB8d24h8PKU5i7E3GtXvEvljVoXJ88zNykrqTWsidjFcJew4J-wsoParOmQ2Rq5aNCoCD9ZA98GdlQIos0kMsmDGnBLYFtj-9WRC9DXts6bG7rYcAmdsOM5D7yfRqEQWvg-zdEvrPmpdQ-vEmiRTmx4/w400-h225/PXL_20231111_214545725.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One final short dirt connection back to AZ366 where we could coast down to our car.</td></tr></tbody></table>We were all blown away by the quality of the ride and the overall fun factor. I think next time I'll do the Graham Cracker route, skipping the climb up to Heliograph trail. I'll also be sure to add the final loop that we missed. If you ride any trail on Mt. Graham, be sure it's Arcadia trail. Ladybug was good too, but a bit more work to get there and a bit more rough of a ride, but the bottom half flowed much better than the top.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>EDIT:</b> Shannon reminded me to tell anyone who wants a decent meal after the ride to check out <a href="https://lomyu.com/en-view.php?seo=trailhead-hideaway-bar-and-grill-303822" target="_blank">Trailhead Hideaway Bar & Grille</a>. We stopped by since Safford was out of the way for Shannon & Beto on their drive home. We opted for chicken wings and fries which were fantastic!! It's located right at the junction of AZ366 and US191.<br /><p>Route:</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12693977513" title="Mt. Graham: S'mores Lite Shuttle SS" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-18373356141855300972023-11-10T21:59:00.116-07:002024-01-05T12:52:57.937-07:00BCT: Copper Mtn. Loop<p> Alexandera and Johnny were chillaxing at Kirtsten's place after their <a href="https://azt300-800.com/azt800/" target="_blank">AZT800</a> rides for a couple of weeks. Alex mentioned how they weren't really doing too much and needing to get moving, so I lobbed a ride invite to pry them off the couch. It worked!!</p><p>I met them at Kirsten's and we piled in my car for the short drive up I-17 to the Big Bug Trailhead of the <a href="https://bctaz.org/" target="_blank">Black Canyon Trail</a>, BCT, off SR69. Our plan was simple: ride the Copper Mtn. Loop. It's about a 15 mile spin, just what we were looking for. We'd ride the loop going counter clockwise as I feel it rides best this direction.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA75jfMe3gACuM8wh2e_Zf6gMPSqu_9PqKV_B8l7lFsyi0ZeKDc3vSefIeNn-ScgHZSBhTfCW8yFc7Q9THcFwuRS41Pf5O0I_oLaPhsJqQ0ZLE1TGSYLeCUUAgrGwzpO9udZerydVJhiLm_2QfwortsJSm8hr2hS1vHv5NJKmVvn2k7jNObEEDNLRpOmP8/s4032/PXL_20231110_183541354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA75jfMe3gACuM8wh2e_Zf6gMPSqu_9PqKV_B8l7lFsyi0ZeKDc3vSefIeNn-ScgHZSBhTfCW8yFc7Q9THcFwuRS41Pf5O0I_oLaPhsJqQ0ZLE1TGSYLeCUUAgrGwzpO9udZerydVJhiLm_2QfwortsJSm8hr2hS1vHv5NJKmVvn2k7jNObEEDNLRpOmP8/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_183541354.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used Old Sycamore Rd. as our warm-up to the BCT.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmbM2Y9yhyYZ_yY1V5dDKJJDauLod8ELeo3nCwolFp8e2RnvF_DgHAC7h8Aq0E7uB3fvMhkOVGvTwZp3hqw0lOyGRpK-CXDMeQpSf0LeOyoEIMFmfiFiLdbfSEHrXCEFRK5XHRl7GMSu_n17T0XkmeLMV6cZu7t8AFDJu57-aQANukW5JIQ_Wn2H1GzUK/s4032/PXL_20231110_184530460.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmbM2Y9yhyYZ_yY1V5dDKJJDauLod8ELeo3nCwolFp8e2RnvF_DgHAC7h8Aq0E7uB3fvMhkOVGvTwZp3hqw0lOyGRpK-CXDMeQpSf0LeOyoEIMFmfiFiLdbfSEHrXCEFRK5XHRl7GMSu_n17T0XkmeLMV6cZu7t8AFDJu57-aQANukW5JIQ_Wn2H1GzUK/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_184530460.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All smiles!! Where are the rocks??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGnZLu17j8JyKxDL2F7LTL9rOLNyUqBgiZfeYhPMPIOtJuDcfCfUru9u-rT68E8vDfVplgTNwUYDSiaKys1TBYA-nudaSkhEdtFkHrcYv6ElQ_7okydOkKLOQchFxkQtVT80PqcFHaAefEC2Hf8L1Jryux2NEXo7fY_hrPh2QnEzD6jnBqX7qDRb_WJdg/s4032/PXL_20231110_191436240.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGnZLu17j8JyKxDL2F7LTL9rOLNyUqBgiZfeYhPMPIOtJuDcfCfUru9u-rT68E8vDfVplgTNwUYDSiaKys1TBYA-nudaSkhEdtFkHrcYv6ElQ_7okydOkKLOQchFxkQtVT80PqcFHaAefEC2Hf8L1Jryux2NEXo7fY_hrPh2QnEzD6jnBqX7qDRb_WJdg/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_191436240.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big views out here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM16y88y1JrwdgdIkTn8PBvvtsqQoc3enEoQ1_lpcsj6E1Mb_9PKkyR2wnm7yTGvfYtLj-Ocw-2brHee4GEeWLktt7flREeIFZMDs25HzbWTwa0RZjdjqAi2NKXfJ_bJgDLg1nV21_xhKLgHuwVi9Bhb9ioUgeeuOFn_uM0RbqGex31mtcoBOHJKrRAcvW/s4032/PXL_20231110_191447316.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM16y88y1JrwdgdIkTn8PBvvtsqQoc3enEoQ1_lpcsj6E1Mb_9PKkyR2wnm7yTGvfYtLj-Ocw-2brHee4GEeWLktt7flREeIFZMDs25HzbWTwa0RZjdjqAi2NKXfJ_bJgDLg1nV21_xhKLgHuwVi9Bhb9ioUgeeuOFn_uM0RbqGex31mtcoBOHJKrRAcvW/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_191447316.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hadn't planned to ride the singlespeed, but the Voodoo was ready.</td></tr></tbody></table>The night before I put fresh tires on my <a href="https://binarybicycles.com/product/ssp-titanium-mtb-frame/" target="_blank">Binary SSP</a>, but the rear tire wouldn't quite hold air. It was slightly leaking through a couple of spoke holes, so I knew I needed to pull the tire and re-tape the rim. I had been using Gorilla Tape for a couple of years, but my only real complaint with it is the tape's higher profile. Any time you break the bead, you have to re-tape the rim because the tape catches on the tire. At least this has been my experience. It also gums up the rim with a fair amount of tape residue.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, this turned into a whole ordeal over the next few weeks for one reason or another. Spoiler alert: I would be riding the Voodoo for the next 2 months!!</div><div><br /></div><div>My front wheel on the SSP has Muc-off tape and I really liked the coverage it gave on the rim and the low profile of the tape. I ordered a roll. Sorry for the tangent here, but I might as well tell the story all at once!!</div><div><br /></div><div>The following week the tape arrived and I sat down, cleaned the rim extensively and put on the new tape. It was my first time installing Muc-off, the guy who built my front wheel installed it. I thought I did a good job getting it into the rim groove and keeping the edges sealed. I was also surprised at myself for actually removing, installing and inflating my tire with a floor pump - multiple times too!! I've been having major issues with tire installs lately, thought perhaps my hands/wrist were just losing strength. I guess not. Anyway, this install also slightly leaked the same way. Not a gusher, mind you, but enough to be a nuisance while out on a ride. So, I let it sit for another week or so.</div><div><br /></div><div>I finally had time to try it again one evening, remove, clean, re-tape. Maybe this time pay extra attention to the side of the tape. Nope, same result. Grrr. In the coming days I reached out to customer support. They were quite helpful and noted my initial install was correct, maybe I just didn't quite pay enough attention around the valve stem. Either way, the weeks slipped by due to the holidays and a some lack of motivation to mess with it again.</div><div><br /></div><div>After New Year's I finally sat down again, re-taped the rim for the 4th time and finally got the darn thing to seal up properly. Again, no fault of the rim tape, just a bit off on my initial attempt. That's how it goes sometimes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Long story long, it was good to be back out on the singlespeed and after 2 months of exclusively riding it, I'm better off for it, fitness wise. Ok, where were we....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHxCX_CLsgCZJzVuOGIOo0lmEFWVPdl5JXAcXTmB7LyUfWSNT5kwtRbJIZn8VbyyWStABgPyFD3qp3HWGMc8nZRXLmuFNxvLQTWYRGMu7aLHKGuRrgS4yoedwhWR5OkMjaA3rAlwUI60ouwNrJY-lYxcIOBe_4C6W9FASDJHhownYkVKVnLv2axz1fKG9/s4032/PXL_20231110_201623116.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHxCX_CLsgCZJzVuOGIOo0lmEFWVPdl5JXAcXTmB7LyUfWSNT5kwtRbJIZn8VbyyWStABgPyFD3qp3HWGMc8nZRXLmuFNxvLQTWYRGMu7aLHKGuRrgS4yoedwhWR5OkMjaA3rAlwUI60ouwNrJY-lYxcIOBe_4C6W9FASDJHhownYkVKVnLv2axz1fKG9/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_201623116.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahh, sunshine and shorts. A far cry from the frigid finish on the North Rim a few weeks prior.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC03q3x53XOfGghyphenhyphen5hHxDUfwZj33CLyFgyq47W0sZE4Efbhpzfo2YdMqVIqXzVrbhuWq1sx-6CSd4-OPTsbm43KpJOyYeOY332UT0KoBDOxfqltqpFSZZ6jEdBCWO8UXAKsrqSuuaoirNfaxlEU0kabo4gsd_acP021QFi4sKDxZGXqkWX7FCyLUAxARW/s4032/PXL_20231110_202459293.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC03q3x53XOfGghyphenhyphen5hHxDUfwZj33CLyFgyq47W0sZE4Efbhpzfo2YdMqVIqXzVrbhuWq1sx-6CSd4-OPTsbm43KpJOyYeOY332UT0KoBDOxfqltqpFSZZ6jEdBCWO8UXAKsrqSuuaoirNfaxlEU0kabo4gsd_acP021QFi4sKDxZGXqkWX7FCyLUAxARW/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_202459293.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Johnny still mashing the singlespeed near the top of the main climb.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbl1J-HBrOx8WHw0Fxj-PVZbkJXYMD9hQam1cUjOQbpHB5zf64Peod-sNZnRac6tgYp4yRiiGBg8yh7I-3bw4dXUwMPW2QY96kE-x5vzfT6RA8cCIAHRmlly0xcaWZc781K31cTsQCSY97TaMnrnVpvgh5-unYNVWPBgNrfpYRWi4ssqkLWK5SR4PNOI-/s4032/PXL_20231110_202827982.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbl1J-HBrOx8WHw0Fxj-PVZbkJXYMD9hQam1cUjOQbpHB5zf64Peod-sNZnRac6tgYp4yRiiGBg8yh7I-3bw4dXUwMPW2QY96kE-x5vzfT6RA8cCIAHRmlly0xcaWZc781K31cTsQCSY97TaMnrnVpvgh5-unYNVWPBgNrfpYRWi4ssqkLWK5SR4PNOI-/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_202827982.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool trail routing and a splash of fall color??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvKBKo8hwZRFanKnz0qYtqCdbgwwGJMoZ6L7eTWagmKd1kLYW3z_C8cA47VHJq0tfNBMGgMnph0XcF-DuI4k-v7zdSoa9DoKFTRDnwiyH6RavTNVvWB1hYNodOA91m59lUwKYqizNsrBNBqq85cF4MjzQxj59ecd6ZirIOYJgGpKMF2Z5uXQ0etSFFCBC/s4032/PXL_20231110_204325740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvKBKo8hwZRFanKnz0qYtqCdbgwwGJMoZ6L7eTWagmKd1kLYW3z_C8cA47VHJq0tfNBMGgMnph0XcF-DuI4k-v7zdSoa9DoKFTRDnwiyH6RavTNVvWB1hYNodOA91m59lUwKYqizNsrBNBqq85cF4MjzQxj59ecd6ZirIOYJgGpKMF2Z5uXQ0etSFFCBC/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_204325740.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm stopped near a gate, right when you start gaining downhill momentum too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzBU-zg2yp_oXAYqPR6O4MecoTrNNw2mFgxuvNT6-JjTL5sJXKYn9MKIucu0TnB9SqZ8Gq56M_7o5-_LW4AzjK26IU60McyPR1lS26hYiekF1voyCMRtNcFFMr5s7cAq9cMc9C7fpuyMGdK1KcdAYFNvQtX6IK_2CiqjeABXmrTHa33lrhBe9oMQoMp8P/s4032/PXL_20231110_212020869.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzBU-zg2yp_oXAYqPR6O4MecoTrNNw2mFgxuvNT6-JjTL5sJXKYn9MKIucu0TnB9SqZ8Gq56M_7o5-_LW4AzjK26IU60McyPR1lS26hYiekF1voyCMRtNcFFMr5s7cAq9cMc9C7fpuyMGdK1KcdAYFNvQtX6IK_2CiqjeABXmrTHa33lrhBe9oMQoMp8P/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_212020869.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We passed by a group of hikers trimming back vegetation, then began this fun, twisting descent.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FECzKXvwPcMsH9RC6rlI99Ikxx6WNTvIKSVul9enEm6MeUnm9J4jkSVeE_hJ9VtcPXezOcYU9LNI5KJKZz9sac-uMTSxotgYLk3keBBl5TFzH2ILRi1dihCfhanmRF24cI_WXkbqn_taAOIEXOIOUZfFxUuRo0kK3NvGkw67_GYdH2h9JIznTBmIxglp/s4032/PXL_20231110_213404660.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FECzKXvwPcMsH9RC6rlI99Ikxx6WNTvIKSVul9enEm6MeUnm9J4jkSVeE_hJ9VtcPXezOcYU9LNI5KJKZz9sac-uMTSxotgYLk3keBBl5TFzH2ILRi1dihCfhanmRF24cI_WXkbqn_taAOIEXOIOUZfFxUuRo0kK3NvGkw67_GYdH2h9JIznTBmIxglp/w225-h400/PXL_20231110_213404660.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The BCT is quite the MTB masterpiece. Still under construction too, it's being extended north to Camp Verde.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpQzMp1COhlS_yL-r-GONCcbCm3hqlFny7mUxq9-IO5BHFb1Tt3BKIB_JpLJpiFYlUm4wsXB_t6PNaTOxCqfoyxeQDSgkCD7Tml-1S2whAFmKuj833QPg2AvgfdzEEqyZjqnONa4sGkawhQ2PaznW0h3kS4xF_vOBcbE5qyQV8ujGYbU1dpMt3GFV4YDv/s4032/PXL_20231110_213552473.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpQzMp1COhlS_yL-r-GONCcbCm3hqlFny7mUxq9-IO5BHFb1Tt3BKIB_JpLJpiFYlUm4wsXB_t6PNaTOxCqfoyxeQDSgkCD7Tml-1S2whAFmKuj833QPg2AvgfdzEEqyZjqnONa4sGkawhQ2PaznW0h3kS4xF_vOBcbE5qyQV8ujGYbU1dpMt3GFV4YDv/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_213552473.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just what the recovery Dr. ordered!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Adn9_gG3rkUiR7hxX-Ja-aulJ-8cW0bNYqiVNHXJ6QonGz_rvK_HHjZ1sSnPJ3LvqqXPBCSDHwQDpqqPOvDisuJMTYxnHGDZUViHMucNXL9fJL0PiEqpQR68KpYNVYx6vmTvyv6JZwTUHiYR1wJ1w1uQZNHBxsK5k_2TiMdG835l3McyNMNKoUVXubzk/s3840/PXL_20231110_213628691.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Adn9_gG3rkUiR7hxX-Ja-aulJ-8cW0bNYqiVNHXJ6QonGz_rvK_HHjZ1sSnPJ3LvqqXPBCSDHwQDpqqPOvDisuJMTYxnHGDZUViHMucNXL9fJL0PiEqpQR68KpYNVYx6vmTvyv6JZwTUHiYR1wJ1w1uQZNHBxsK5k_2TiMdG835l3McyNMNKoUVXubzk/w400-h225/PXL_20231110_213628691.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, that was a load of fun!! I'd ride with these two anytime.</td></tr></tbody></table>The Copper Mtn. Loop is a great warmer weather option too as it sits quite a bit higher than the Phoenix area, but also keep that in mind for the winter as it gets quite cold in the mornings. As mentioned, I think this loop rides best in the counter-clockwise direction. I'd also avoid it if it has rained recently, sticky death mud isn't fun for the bike or the rider.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12681833842" title="BCT: Copper Mtn. Loop SS" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-83141727322672164012023-10-20T21:57:00.127-07:002024-01-01T23:16:37.760-07:00Lemmon Meringue<p> I had found a good campsite up near Mt. Bigelow, Andrew & Zack met up with me later that evening. Our plan for the next morning was a ride around the upper trails on Mt. Lemmon. The next morning Zack asked if I heard the skunk that had wondered into camp. I had not in spite of cowboy camping. Come to find out Zack had a two hour ordeal with it around 2a trying to get it to leave camp!! Thankfully, he didn't get sprayed. I slept through the whole thing.</p><p>Zack opted to stay back at camp as he was recovering from a bit of dehydration from the AZT800. The record heat wasn't too kind to him in the Canelo Hills. Andrew and I set out from camp. Three of the trails we'd be riding were new to him: Secret, 1918 - both recently re-opened to bikes and Aspen Draw. I was excited to ride 1918 again, this time with some fall color.</p><p>We had a short bit of dirt road before reaching Secret trail. It's a relatively quick downhill rip, didn't bother stopping for photos. It dumps you right into 1918 trail.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkV6_ttfRicaFHlVAkifK96JqoQ0YwoEpuxgZjjuRBnhT8agMr9C6djj4saB_3_5YZSzhNqQmHyqTIOJMCHaewohVZdPv2HPfccUC1Xhl1_PAUfhUOXU2JbU8iY90_22BsGKBlHoZwUjqEDo2M-bsONxbWj8bRgvQ2gW9Q1POPyfDgMP2AOf1PHetE1_z/s4032/PXL_20231020_154317222.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkV6_ttfRicaFHlVAkifK96JqoQ0YwoEpuxgZjjuRBnhT8agMr9C6djj4saB_3_5YZSzhNqQmHyqTIOJMCHaewohVZdPv2HPfccUC1Xhl1_PAUfhUOXU2JbU8iY90_22BsGKBlHoZwUjqEDo2M-bsONxbWj8bRgvQ2gW9Q1POPyfDgMP2AOf1PHetE1_z/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_154317222.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were greeted to splashes of color right away.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2zUjFrb_Vaed2d18p1mYtIciGIG4UclGkZTSqWVJxpP_oaUdOgqvpwTPT9WIglsP3oiPeHYIPUV1ETbnztRMlWlnJS6f2Om9HVYJRpn9_h1aGAww9KfzLh9ejXaanKpUQ6Ut0SKFxMW2PqoRibmoPz53LjaxWCVJ6vz5Mfmg6X13zD3gXyJY8JG63mL2/s4032/PXL_20231020_154444848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2zUjFrb_Vaed2d18p1mYtIciGIG4UclGkZTSqWVJxpP_oaUdOgqvpwTPT9WIglsP3oiPeHYIPUV1ETbnztRMlWlnJS6f2Om9HVYJRpn9_h1aGAww9KfzLh9ejXaanKpUQ6Ut0SKFxMW2PqoRibmoPz53LjaxWCVJ6vz5Mfmg6X13zD3gXyJY8JG63mL2/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_154444848.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it got real good. Oranges, reds, yellows, similar to the east coast.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqS5t4xK_DRZKLdnqn4I7FbsRhwpiWUZ0aS4SIJeFU4z-E5YqvBrAE66YoObJPoWw1aytVLJoQFbfjlfv7ZgF0M7RPfD4df6NWuU7MKQKt7oJWLIVEL6MCFuA2seaWE_vDup5WGGFKUqwncKmQWKfs4IhAf5pOsK6tg_UOwQZeRChep7AcpsA40GSsBXs/s4032/PXL_20231020_154451445.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqS5t4xK_DRZKLdnqn4I7FbsRhwpiWUZ0aS4SIJeFU4z-E5YqvBrAE66YoObJPoWw1aytVLJoQFbfjlfv7ZgF0M7RPfD4df6NWuU7MKQKt7oJWLIVEL6MCFuA2seaWE_vDup5WGGFKUqwncKmQWKfs4IhAf5pOsK6tg_UOwQZeRChep7AcpsA40GSsBXs/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_154451445.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overall, it's a nice trail with only a tricky spot or two.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUVqZGZHiVhyphenhyphenG3u1X0gSUmL_lV_a1p8BCy8Rrwy_dvfk2IcNplYa9fF5tiB8YdJDm90FBqkWqQ3behaAtno-Kdj-UmjYQS4J3Uf8J0Uf2nixRIMrZIPFmHh5ZQ9EXgFw0MUZntCsAiCIMom_e9dsbZO5MICPKggqKLrGkzevdVFRiV6a5alc5apfi7dOT/s4032/PXL_20231020_155828130.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUVqZGZHiVhyphenhyphenG3u1X0gSUmL_lV_a1p8BCy8Rrwy_dvfk2IcNplYa9fF5tiB8YdJDm90FBqkWqQ3behaAtno-Kdj-UmjYQS4J3Uf8J0Uf2nixRIMrZIPFmHh5ZQ9EXgFw0MUZntCsAiCIMom_e9dsbZO5MICPKggqKLrGkzevdVFRiV6a5alc5apfi7dOT/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_155828130.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We then joined Sunset trail, a bit more rideable after some recent trail work.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RAiUNtb9udekv3c3XwUyQmfmE6tLTMxy3ni2vKTbWer0Ouyh3SUt7DfGagrGfI7fHHJirYLVz45KTID3693g8s6j-MYfhaHbGDwtuBr5Wpc5udKKAtEiWbqwl2KwyKeOVnZNAXO13AT8N6yTI2XMOFLV09eVScAvAYNvONRyYjXDNSETGzZ9d_BkqMIC/s4032/PXL_20231020_160613209.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RAiUNtb9udekv3c3XwUyQmfmE6tLTMxy3ni2vKTbWer0Ouyh3SUt7DfGagrGfI7fHHJirYLVz45KTID3693g8s6j-MYfhaHbGDwtuBr5Wpc5udKKAtEiWbqwl2KwyKeOVnZNAXO13AT8N6yTI2XMOFLV09eVScAvAYNvONRyYjXDNSETGzZ9d_BkqMIC/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_160613209.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great views not seen from the Catalina Hwy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZypnJD-n7rUI-NRDfxAaaHmJQ3upjErX0YUHGkJ4CvUz26Be4OI_e4NuK9y0nP6pYYp6Bc1BD8lDsv1zluxXb54WjaLb3SnsRa46Um-s9LydR7h5awzjLSaRNsZDjCGjlkSzAAjCzWFLRoWY_d_jTkvjO9tJWspb9FeGZAjFHxoF6qC0GMnBKoM9uZc8Y/s4032/PXL_20231020_160649314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZypnJD-n7rUI-NRDfxAaaHmJQ3upjErX0YUHGkJ4CvUz26Be4OI_e4NuK9y0nP6pYYp6Bc1BD8lDsv1zluxXb54WjaLb3SnsRa46Um-s9LydR7h5awzjLSaRNsZDjCGjlkSzAAjCzWFLRoWY_d_jTkvjO9tJWspb9FeGZAjFHxoF6qC0GMnBKoM9uZc8Y/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_160649314.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pools were running low near the headwaters of Sabino Creek.</td></tr></tbody></table>We rolled through Summerhaven and began the climb up to Aspen Draw. We made a quick out-n-back on the first bit of Red Ridge so Andrew could see the beginning of it and the view from the top.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2SBvmBLdJtXzoWXVgu0B1IJwGxEHrSr-edFSZo4B7ujG5uNoZEoa0gLBKt3kKPyoxDy47IONycNTiSUQpXsGvXo8Lnra_ViL8-dR4x8F14_s_3L5Op0FxTEzj8hIFnI6x8iXYo9IL-Lk5f-zo5_CXy5E6YtQyJPIHj3RUQO6d-ZrxSskOV1jEeCsvdy8/s4032/PXL_20230917_165411258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2SBvmBLdJtXzoWXVgu0B1IJwGxEHrSr-edFSZo4B7ujG5uNoZEoa0gLBKt3kKPyoxDy47IONycNTiSUQpXsGvXo8Lnra_ViL8-dR4x8F14_s_3L5Op0FxTEzj8hIFnI6x8iXYo9IL-Lk5f-zo5_CXy5E6YtQyJPIHj3RUQO6d-ZrxSskOV1jEeCsvdy8/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_165411258.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Ridge trail. Singletrack to the edge of the Earth.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9j94nc2W4QcxC35mhyphenhyphenUquKOf2bRARVDuMGNW8Yr6frIQ1p3xCGn1xZvtZHc0XRN73_kXfiWol-oTFXIeZOAhgImxyXklBbwyT7AE2a86AqIgV0pPYm-SrJ1Yz-GYcSVafwvtmeEwL5XRUv_1Kbnn1190WPJTBe3_N5en7IQoZxE3RYNMm5XT_TrYn2LL-/s4032/PXL_20231020_170853316.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9j94nc2W4QcxC35mhyphenhyphenUquKOf2bRARVDuMGNW8Yr6frIQ1p3xCGn1xZvtZHc0XRN73_kXfiWol-oTFXIeZOAhgImxyXklBbwyT7AE2a86AqIgV0pPYm-SrJ1Yz-GYcSVafwvtmeEwL5XRUv_1Kbnn1190WPJTBe3_N5en7IQoZxE3RYNMm5XT_TrYn2LL-/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_170853316.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up: Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZI76iFWTu2OSdrzTICSKNOQuq3buW52s_wrbcZBq7ZxQWhPKfeEGiRxMlqHGrZgi5whtDPicWVd_8OHCafUf9UlXgV8QNKh_wCVwNc5gEtjcbV4oWNKnORkjoQXsIEuImuhX8ucRyTOryozt5TRdD2VWXZLj7os2PQ4tkW4cL-TgN5EMphBXBdM5R34N/s4032/PXL_20231020_170737245.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZI76iFWTu2OSdrzTICSKNOQuq3buW52s_wrbcZBq7ZxQWhPKfeEGiRxMlqHGrZgi5whtDPicWVd_8OHCafUf9UlXgV8QNKh_wCVwNc5gEtjcbV4oWNKnORkjoQXsIEuImuhX8ucRyTOryozt5TRdD2VWXZLj7os2PQ4tkW4cL-TgN5EMphBXBdM5R34N/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_170737245.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall was definitely in the air here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOE81onautjMkERfOFoI2iH7hos1HxDtCw70oJIerkcBUVYDUW_WXd2P2rRpl5k2h81GqlaALrDeM8WmeAg8yM8-XVfLdqmaGrxJi7uHvBMrIP21swUM2EIeS8YEGqPVU8bIk1NG3tUMhmoyhWne11dXpo_oVCG4XpcWExNml2VRMFc7cMfrJg7KE-wtC/s4032/PXL_20231020_174841166.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOE81onautjMkERfOFoI2iH7hos1HxDtCw70oJIerkcBUVYDUW_WXd2P2rRpl5k2h81GqlaALrDeM8WmeAg8yM8-XVfLdqmaGrxJi7uHvBMrIP21swUM2EIeS8YEGqPVU8bIk1NG3tUMhmoyhWne11dXpo_oVCG4XpcWExNml2VRMFc7cMfrJg7KE-wtC/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_174841166.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge valley views from the top. The desert floor looked hot from here and we wondered how the AZTR riders were faring in the heat of day 2.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_0ZlSqXw5pM-ykduFH7wDbh3DspZnpoTzFvQrygFA0FGuOk-L9wYUmc_jHveLL_x7mtGrQd80687KbxFiAUNS1wz08uBoRznhgZ5n55sc4EeUeBJ3sPErzD4paWTo3IZ8kpXYekpxDTEHD86kDqFS3kC9Q5ZEebty_hJulAcHsmgdqM7xgBKzRx28uSP/s4032/PXL_20231020_175206876.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_0ZlSqXw5pM-ykduFH7wDbh3DspZnpoTzFvQrygFA0FGuOk-L9wYUmc_jHveLL_x7mtGrQd80687KbxFiAUNS1wz08uBoRznhgZ5n55sc4EeUeBJ3sPErzD4paWTo3IZ8kpXYekpxDTEHD86kDqFS3kC9Q5ZEebty_hJulAcHsmgdqM7xgBKzRx28uSP/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_175206876.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a short dirt road connector to Aspen Draw, which begins near the top of the chair lift.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlqQ0l4Pq_FrHNQ4yx-GfHMT8yoTICGW0HcHcQxHwxpXvOYWXic21xbjF6Mn-3kfmiRrV0cvqZWmV6omewtgqI4x1_ihdWJcrcC7UtSlDRGDJbwtzqZWLknCRELt0KdSMowvtcZtfhIbKadL1CvwvztQISu6gWa5oo-uRsH_PU8hWaAPY0EvExVr2fTJE/s4032/PXL_20231020_175547717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlqQ0l4Pq_FrHNQ4yx-GfHMT8yoTICGW0HcHcQxHwxpXvOYWXic21xbjF6Mn-3kfmiRrV0cvqZWmV6omewtgqI4x1_ihdWJcrcC7UtSlDRGDJbwtzqZWLknCRELt0KdSMowvtcZtfhIbKadL1CvwvztQISu6gWa5oo-uRsH_PU8hWaAPY0EvExVr2fTJE/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_175547717.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew enjoying the dirt and roots.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTekge5XkAhi7eY0VXCzX4wOwY0NP5a0m7lelwBqZdRK5tzp1cuN1VCwlBqweSzvr1YLVf3gvxpe0vKr9NJGUTCbEUSoIS9u-tTTywN4FhmHviG4i8y2EXbZQTD4RfXpGrvuWGh2jchyphenhyphenIqTFZK1r6Ij0sKD2ZHXlG8Mz6C6dsDK4hSzRfr6orLkG7V_n3M/s4032/PXL_20231020_180200672.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTekge5XkAhi7eY0VXCzX4wOwY0NP5a0m7lelwBqZdRK5tzp1cuN1VCwlBqweSzvr1YLVf3gvxpe0vKr9NJGUTCbEUSoIS9u-tTTywN4FhmHviG4i8y2EXbZQTD4RfXpGrvuWGh2jchyphenhyphenIqTFZK1r6Ij0sKD2ZHXlG8Mz6C6dsDK4hSzRfr6orLkG7V_n3M/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_180200672.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's such a fun trail with good flow most of the way down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJh721aoUULlSdXByxm6BSc0CtlUY7A6fSZMk1ZKK9Fg1I87VdqSSHKkmgjTr01LgDdP7mtjUjIWkgg2RXxE08OLsOSfISCEv2JaWLB5MQ4AMdk2jiUcQh8gvIALSmEdiN2zcnm4jTHu3qJbbsEH6oNg5aXgbzd2Yxg8V67WhSqoC7sKPWoZMqC0_v5aP/s4032/PXL_20231020_180436377.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJh721aoUULlSdXByxm6BSc0CtlUY7A6fSZMk1ZKK9Fg1I87VdqSSHKkmgjTr01LgDdP7mtjUjIWkgg2RXxE08OLsOSfISCEv2JaWLB5MQ4AMdk2jiUcQh8gvIALSmEdiN2zcnm4jTHu3qJbbsEH6oNg5aXgbzd2Yxg8V67WhSqoC7sKPWoZMqC0_v5aP/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_180436377.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red leaves are more rare here in AZ, but not on Mt. Lemmon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mfXZjdI1rfpiVeISSB2RoGAc6V_iwexsPKuXvm0W_iveU6jmiX4IWqUBQ9lspkoB9s819LLVtpNlcGq2vboAr6DdNTQaFaiFwdWMt8-Gfs4BkPVtY-MjJtNiag69EJtY0ga-pdkDT5jtfulZzezyHQNcEDku34FghL4Ywk16muEyvmj6ix5AerF-udzO/s4032/PXL_20231020_180449925.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mfXZjdI1rfpiVeISSB2RoGAc6V_iwexsPKuXvm0W_iveU6jmiX4IWqUBQ9lspkoB9s819LLVtpNlcGq2vboAr6DdNTQaFaiFwdWMt8-Gfs4BkPVtY-MjJtNiag69EJtY0ga-pdkDT5jtfulZzezyHQNcEDku34FghL4Ywk16muEyvmj6ix5AerF-udzO/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_180449925.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My SSP posing for the fall calendar.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw463hvr42yEPrESmTKKz77rrDq69GEgLMAdYFej9qjWJkNujG79hkFnHxR581m3yOVYoDtygO3HE-BoUkAPeUnfll95i8q1go0w8vByUaYQrgHyAi0brmKuiIOP9qvowqRx2kqVEhdA3Poxbby6oMg7hvgGmIsENdf6KN4f2OcFmzDcbX7WAkhVMXRHU/s4032/PXL_20231020_180927954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw463hvr42yEPrESmTKKz77rrDq69GEgLMAdYFej9qjWJkNujG79hkFnHxR581m3yOVYoDtygO3HE-BoUkAPeUnfll95i8q1go0w8vByUaYQrgHyAi0brmKuiIOP9qvowqRx2kqVEhdA3Poxbby6oMg7hvgGmIsENdf6KN4f2OcFmzDcbX7WAkhVMXRHU/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_180927954.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a beautiful time of year for this ride.</td></tr></tbody></table>Aspen Draw brings you right back to Summerhaven. We made our way back towards Mt. Bigelow via the Catalina Hwy. On our way up the dirt road to camp we were riding through the 1918 trailhead right about the same time an AZTR rider was about to pass through. We decided to wait.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsMKpYGp53NuRtrpUFt4lL0XG7GcrkUW7euIjcH8zq8civ7w8qdUKVBbN93dquLAJNu-EAP17NdZh_CAcleD_qt5Kkkz_hAxqVNqgHZnN3C-tx39c8HAw53jmnPYzU26UB1vmHsyCBYKExwUqMXRehr4ujy2mOD0wVhrZMCI11c621EypWvhxKAwtXJfB/s4032/PXL_20231020_185452581.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsMKpYGp53NuRtrpUFt4lL0XG7GcrkUW7euIjcH8zq8civ7w8qdUKVBbN93dquLAJNu-EAP17NdZh_CAcleD_qt5Kkkz_hAxqVNqgHZnN3C-tx39c8HAw53jmnPYzU26UB1vmHsyCBYKExwUqMXRehr4ujy2mOD0wVhrZMCI11c621EypWvhxKAwtXJfB/w400-h225/PXL_20231020_185452581.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex Stephan, and ITT rider wraps up the Secret trail.</td></tr></tbody></table>We asked him what he thought about the Lemmon Pusch route, his answer: Don't ask me now!! Ha! Other than that he seemed eager to get to Summerhaven and resupply. We made the short climb back to camp to finish out the ride.<div><br /></div><div>I believe this route is known as the Lemmon Meringue route, could be wrong, but it sounds good. Give it a try when the desert temps are too high. There is plenty of riding up on Mt. Lemmon in cool temps.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12399940009" title="Mt. Lemmon: Sky Island Loop" width="465"></iframe></div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-91597709174205908952023-10-19T21:55:00.090-07:002024-01-01T13:58:20.073-07:00Redington Rd. - Upper Tanque Verde Trail<p> Sometime last year I heard about a short trail that parallels Redington Rd down on the east foothills area of Mt. Lemmon. I rode it and really enjoyed it, so much so, that it was added to the AZTR route. The section I rode was only a mile long though. Around the same time another buddy rode the upper portion of the trail in the downhill direction. I thought I should at least check it out going uphill, maybe it too was worth adding in spite of my buddy saying it wasn't. I always say that I'll ride anything once. It's the only surefire way for me to know if a trail is truly crap or not.</p><p>I was already down in the area as the AZTR kicked off this morning. I had planned to stay in Tucson for a day or two, camping up on Mt. Lemmon since the valley was scorching hot under a late October heatwave. Of course I didn't get over to Redington Rd until 2p. Read: 100º I wasn't too concerned since the total ride was around 4 miles. Let's go!!</p><p>I parked at the bottom of the known good trail, might as well ride something I know I'll like to get started.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyAqgOtpbH0-MswbFdgH-h92brB61w5fMn9y1V517FPLzVS_OxKQM8J3V28R1f7CL7-evttDiFSSfT1jRY7UjA1id1nt5pHZdAc_S9cpYpUHDqdRKRPAwPZP6fEtVa4Q1P7bkgkn3xU0XrwrD5TuCp2EtjkJa3lC2W17z938d8enzyC9_2Mbzh9l-w2Ax/s4032/PXL_20231019_203926590.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyAqgOtpbH0-MswbFdgH-h92brB61w5fMn9y1V517FPLzVS_OxKQM8J3V28R1f7CL7-evttDiFSSfT1jRY7UjA1id1nt5pHZdAc_S9cpYpUHDqdRKRPAwPZP6fEtVa4Q1P7bkgkn3xU0XrwrD5TuCp2EtjkJa3lC2W17z938d8enzyC9_2Mbzh9l-w2Ax/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_203926590.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aka: Redneckington Pass #pewpew</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SopZPFgnJ5Vq4ocgt_oTyxVpWuetJRvHk4d_Zl5q-2B6kJkqAZKlcsWUo2I0WQG46POW0NAVmv5jIfdQDM22JNkBppUIRJ4nrf2sIKVgCUy7I8chbIWHQgVoHyRy_4ANdvIkyZyS-QCVuKUrlL77x_kFzn2vUy345hLRW66v8OC6JCO8JjtYbJYUgceC/s4032/PXL_20231019_204047421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SopZPFgnJ5Vq4ocgt_oTyxVpWuetJRvHk4d_Zl5q-2B6kJkqAZKlcsWUo2I0WQG46POW0NAVmv5jIfdQDM22JNkBppUIRJ4nrf2sIKVgCUy7I8chbIWHQgVoHyRy_4ANdvIkyZyS-QCVuKUrlL77x_kFzn2vUy345hLRW66v8OC6JCO8JjtYbJYUgceC/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_204047421.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soon after this sign, the road is dirt, look for the first pullout on the left. Trail begins from the parking lot.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNR-JFEkUTUtcICSkaEAwSOzQf0CTEKvn2BE6-DCY5NXuGm-OdvspoXdUddrHQgHwf-oq3Ivvw4ZHEakXdWArUSc9dgW7OcELYJTM4xRiiqzLBXHRZmoAmmj-XWwe5CMjnfTAcuyBoxhja1qZ7tw5RBX9-o5gVRo2qZX2kvOPjg423Q7fv4ZUcrb3C4j4/s4032/PXL_20231019_210854194.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNR-JFEkUTUtcICSkaEAwSOzQf0CTEKvn2BE6-DCY5NXuGm-OdvspoXdUddrHQgHwf-oq3Ivvw4ZHEakXdWArUSc9dgW7OcELYJTM4xRiiqzLBXHRZmoAmmj-XWwe5CMjnfTAcuyBoxhja1qZ7tw5RBX9-o5gVRo2qZX2kvOPjg423Q7fv4ZUcrb3C4j4/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_210854194.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, it's nice.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xb3URhod835eNCv4BSEF_7PyNW6Q3HJNYlPsL8Dn_eagCxIMeqOriwN52yQHNnXXJSOi-BArakO24CJdv4UaKthQvru47RXwKmfodaTswToST7YZImJhTKw2SxIWSC5ok3gzqckxIDoMbM7q0CJHQEtfhsSg1WAwjAvFtftrh7LBbfCNw3qjFAYjJiU9/s4032/PXL_20231019_210921970.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xb3URhod835eNCv4BSEF_7PyNW6Q3HJNYlPsL8Dn_eagCxIMeqOriwN52yQHNnXXJSOi-BArakO24CJdv4UaKthQvru47RXwKmfodaTswToST7YZImJhTKw2SxIWSC5ok3gzqckxIDoMbM7q0CJHQEtfhsSg1WAwjAvFtftrh7LBbfCNw3qjFAYjJiU9/w225-h400/PXL_20231019_210921970.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the smallest Saguaros I've ever seen.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImaZonsqRNfsZpzCjwebhZ6ntqQ-aXAH5gPIgBowfsTqevlpQ4Fw0IXNnAdOH9g4mWtyaWraS0fqB4Tv9HWg2WCooBxhLgoEdVVGpERZVi_rbPWmgPthXiYNa7bEtU8MZvOgNf2ZpCFCfDQlPlHk_-gOvakCLoQCJdInbgNXsVe4O6gUO-a6yEcnLYSrU/s4032/PXL_20231019_213007690.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImaZonsqRNfsZpzCjwebhZ6ntqQ-aXAH5gPIgBowfsTqevlpQ4Fw0IXNnAdOH9g4mWtyaWraS0fqB4Tv9HWg2WCooBxhLgoEdVVGpERZVi_rbPWmgPthXiYNa7bEtU8MZvOgNf2ZpCFCfDQlPlHk_-gOvakCLoQCJdInbgNXsVe4O6gUO-a6yEcnLYSrU/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_213007690.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 3/4 mile up the trail, look for a lesser used trail on the left. That is, if you're dumb like me. Spoiler alert: Ride down this trail!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5koh0S3jKyoH17WWLtTVw_iJE8VzSrjfxHHOUyKxSqVlEosQf2QHP1f-02081oUucgQYXspUlMdHsc3q9E4LhT9YuPjXeYfLay4BwbVf1R40fTmQOo1joQXebs17ISQRzmEAu2CxC1szvLIUcpOxxazD6xKTLZ6MkgbXiM4ROj6qGcUEZiKqn-TW6mrgm/s4032/PXL_20231019_213018432.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5koh0S3jKyoH17WWLtTVw_iJE8VzSrjfxHHOUyKxSqVlEosQf2QHP1f-02081oUucgQYXspUlMdHsc3q9E4LhT9YuPjXeYfLay4BwbVf1R40fTmQOo1joQXebs17ISQRzmEAu2CxC1szvLIUcpOxxazD6xKTLZ6MkgbXiM4ROj6qGcUEZiKqn-TW6mrgm/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_213018432.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Started out with great anticipation...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S5JtWOo4PGQ6bE1EpuoaGQ_KI0Sp5WnoxrGMa9kQBH2C8c9lTLAabczsHA4_Sfxe3AOw-kSFgoic3opAOxhemNeK_9dpLZRiDKCFVoSQxTV7GifQki5AcU5zvzckcU46eVbtT-cqx-fH5SOF9I2ZQ6zzcWLB0cXm6cDDr2fER5bJBtSy1ZkKGBGbLu87/s4032/PXL_20231019_213417215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S5JtWOo4PGQ6bE1EpuoaGQ_KI0Sp5WnoxrGMa9kQBH2C8c9lTLAabczsHA4_Sfxe3AOw-kSFgoic3opAOxhemNeK_9dpLZRiDKCFVoSQxTV7GifQki5AcU5zvzckcU46eVbtT-cqx-fH5SOF9I2ZQ6zzcWLB0cXm6cDDr2fER5bJBtSy1ZkKGBGbLu87/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_213417215.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That was squashed quickly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iI0qRkONdFKrLdr-le4FUI6GZ4ZSwQwEmn5a9FDGELMoY32Sr1cy-gVzzUS20q_4uZOIq5CmI2n58hS4YNUcGdlVmZUcLdr-_UWILXCzn1yVcYJ2z78dF817KfjXy0PNdzZRMmjK35ZuXKHwt6PZb2QN_H8y6zWkrG_falgo8J0Sua14mlsz4_ZINLwD/s4032/PXL_20231019_213441953.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iI0qRkONdFKrLdr-le4FUI6GZ4ZSwQwEmn5a9FDGELMoY32Sr1cy-gVzzUS20q_4uZOIq5CmI2n58hS4YNUcGdlVmZUcLdr-_UWILXCzn1yVcYJ2z78dF817KfjXy0PNdzZRMmjK35ZuXKHwt6PZb2QN_H8y6zWkrG_falgo8J0Sua14mlsz4_ZINLwD/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_213441953.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Must be quite the sight when flowing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQod_KkeChNwr6LlYSLJmhRE3wzKSNRz-rB8g4vFRR6R20KS_kgjAffrMsfRqnZz9oEoqbSMlTc_YvYNi1O1s8_kVNja_jvcjasXNi9lQ-RGcO9savy1bgjkJzId9_rb7nNknh-opclF5wxPr-QNKViwDdJ6C662ZxMulBcAofjwK8DVh1V-UAOClxMkFD/s4032/PXL_20231019_213451954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQod_KkeChNwr6LlYSLJmhRE3wzKSNRz-rB8g4vFRR6R20KS_kgjAffrMsfRqnZz9oEoqbSMlTc_YvYNi1O1s8_kVNja_jvcjasXNi9lQ-RGcO9savy1bgjkJzId9_rb7nNknh-opclF5wxPr-QNKViwDdJ6C662ZxMulBcAofjwK8DVh1V-UAOClxMkFD/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_213451954.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remnants from the past.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yIDncOqcav2hyH_-uKslz_ayKQFxPF5C7_fetaHcJ8ITw4d0my-TjFZS9i87P-aMVWLpH_QSbdtLGxWGR3mxJWml_JuxkXOvbEuNOe9d5-qpUKIgBnmkhEPcZnQ2YUcUi9yKUX9yOBjKdprg_oBZe6dNz_blnAYoObq7xC6wKWzHJ-WTTtQk96lFk3ZB/s4032/PXL_20231019_214906220.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yIDncOqcav2hyH_-uKslz_ayKQFxPF5C7_fetaHcJ8ITw4d0my-TjFZS9i87P-aMVWLpH_QSbdtLGxWGR3mxJWml_JuxkXOvbEuNOe9d5-qpUKIgBnmkhEPcZnQ2YUcUi9yKUX9yOBjKdprg_oBZe6dNz_blnAYoObq7xC6wKWzHJ-WTTtQk96lFk3ZB/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_214906220.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail wasn't too rideable over most of it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnmzx0MLQMT6NBM2jrmWyAE7ZjoAb8vLKgjpK6S80K5xeVpG2w9zC1-boRMKApNE275iwLDjnhehk2nrJ-P6_RPx1bcRZjIFNIHM5MWRknIPugAzoJn5gq8QVh8dhpRyIL1OtW_7_KPj8ZlmtaG5wLGOofczInehiq_kXU7xtldpMxOV-ydU3-HURveC9/s4032/PXL_20231019_215416746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnmzx0MLQMT6NBM2jrmWyAE7ZjoAb8vLKgjpK6S80K5xeVpG2w9zC1-boRMKApNE275iwLDjnhehk2nrJ-P6_RPx1bcRZjIFNIHM5MWRknIPugAzoJn5gq8QVh8dhpRyIL1OtW_7_KPj8ZlmtaG5wLGOofczInehiq_kXU7xtldpMxOV-ydU3-HURveC9/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_215416746.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rock face was difficult to get over.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7Y9abhUGZ-cpxZ51bm5dGqpWIldXY-jDdzmFCQ_FFxlSY4ZSG6uqFmpkkdjjMZvKqgQ8ZpVno6jGcTZPVlfgJi2vuTGI6J7P5kHBnFY3tnG1tAUKxNaLWK4QmDDrIyFjTv2B-7v9KIGF9iVchOSq0wN1FSS8-tjS_CDqGGs2fVFnVL9wNez2m98Os5ai/s4032/PXL_20231019_215937179.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7Y9abhUGZ-cpxZ51bm5dGqpWIldXY-jDdzmFCQ_FFxlSY4ZSG6uqFmpkkdjjMZvKqgQ8ZpVno6jGcTZPVlfgJi2vuTGI6J7P5kHBnFY3tnG1tAUKxNaLWK4QmDDrIyFjTv2B-7v9KIGF9iVchOSq0wN1FSS8-tjS_CDqGGs2fVFnVL9wNez2m98Os5ai/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_215937179.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Taylor Tank Dam.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAmIik4Hx0V4_ZAVgP9tjDhTwe-hK26uJbiW3gNjfXS5deFefGjEb1SiHqAcw8uUXE27bZgzVEFA4hqOPT4XIuQR5ea4XO0RpxYDPgciiqLJDo2WUL342cdMKNsbIIcJmmKa3-gYRGk8ZHC70dYp_zLwQKqWcweB4FbeSKWWe8rRlRQeEw_vso39zY63w/s4032/PXL_20231019_215954876.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAmIik4Hx0V4_ZAVgP9tjDhTwe-hK26uJbiW3gNjfXS5deFefGjEb1SiHqAcw8uUXE27bZgzVEFA4hqOPT4XIuQR5ea4XO0RpxYDPgciiqLJDo2WUL342cdMKNsbIIcJmmKa3-gYRGk8ZHC70dYp_zLwQKqWcweB4FbeSKWWe8rRlRQeEw_vso39zY63w/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_215954876.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Built by The Scorpion?? Sept. 17, 1953.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eFD-jgchvhyhqBc4HzLp9yeIbgv9GP5nD1rN3F5eytnjc4U81aTUdMF0N0qU0cUVSLjNmC6mHwqX00HUswZygWoLmfzeZY7Nvcm3hkF7CGXSZGAKaieTIf6e-ANSu_1xZu0sDZcvhz2EwE-IPdyhPSRE8YFC2U4YWLJlFS6jRL-DkkBj4rkrdQbtQ9sM/s4032/PXL_20231019_220430830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eFD-jgchvhyhqBc4HzLp9yeIbgv9GP5nD1rN3F5eytnjc4U81aTUdMF0N0qU0cUVSLjNmC6mHwqX00HUswZygWoLmfzeZY7Nvcm3hkF7CGXSZGAKaieTIf6e-ANSu_1xZu0sDZcvhz2EwE-IPdyhPSRE8YFC2U4YWLJlFS6jRL-DkkBj4rkrdQbtQ9sM/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_220430830.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool bridge feature leading to a steep roller. It was here when I thought this trail would be fun to ride down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJSvrI4qcQ1R1cvVH5t43IGAKoYlQSp3cFLDswFIZrmXTjoD2Yr1UJh8mlwYMNUMHfliu6T-YuB-a-NAPIlwZF2B0LjiTsVBXbADhGv_tuFbrGZjV9SUT05TstG2jB8oJKd_CENEklxDSh4QG9xXH1ScaFOlHw93ncB2JCdXXwa-GuZufYhWlZV1VNCUY/s4032/PXL_20231019_221639434.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJSvrI4qcQ1R1cvVH5t43IGAKoYlQSp3cFLDswFIZrmXTjoD2Yr1UJh8mlwYMNUMHfliu6T-YuB-a-NAPIlwZF2B0LjiTsVBXbADhGv_tuFbrGZjV9SUT05TstG2jB8oJKd_CENEklxDSh4QG9xXH1ScaFOlHw93ncB2JCdXXwa-GuZufYhWlZV1VNCUY/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_221639434.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail eventually tops out on Redington Rd at the top of the switchbacks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCysKktxNdZN6Gok8Db-wcQXtUC360farbqNZ1qJN7zh4UqfICcECD3w3RnT_RXswAEM8Y5HUeza4SIjdbipiZTxwzkOSHHn5uZG_GWVxcQUxEyFo1irKsfOwszSa4DGPOZL82M03AWo2Arkikd-OlbYw33klvqwJul_CKWG1_JZLlw0hhJqpnIfWbXoHA/s4032/PXL_20231019_221643913.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCysKktxNdZN6Gok8Db-wcQXtUC360farbqNZ1qJN7zh4UqfICcECD3w3RnT_RXswAEM8Y5HUeza4SIjdbipiZTxwzkOSHHn5uZG_GWVxcQUxEyFo1irKsfOwszSa4DGPOZL82M03AWo2Arkikd-OlbYw33klvqwJul_CKWG1_JZLlw0hhJqpnIfWbXoHA/w400-h225/PXL_20231019_221643913.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From here, it was an easy cruise back down to the car in the heat.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>If I were to ride this again, I would stage at the same location, ride the good part of the trail up to the split, stay right. That will lead you to Redington Rd. below the switchbacks, ride up the road and get on the trail at the large sign pictured two photos above. Ride the trail all the way back down. In total it's only about 4 miles, so not a destination worthy ride by any means, but if you're in the area, check it out.<div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12388243300" title="Redington Rd: Upper Tanque Verde Scout. Oof." width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-53919649183433762682023-10-14T21:52:00.142-07:002023-12-28T17:53:19.705-07:00Picketpost: Around the Mountain<p> The <a href="https://azt300-800.com/" target="_blank">AZTR</a> was rapidly approaching. Friends were arriving to get heat acclimated from all over. My friend, Thomas, was in from Switzerland, back in AZ for the second time this year after riding the <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/p/queens-ransom.html" target="_blank">Queen's Ransom</a> in the spring. He enjoyed it so much, he vowed to come back for the AZT800. The Strempke's were also in town, camping over by Picketpost. I had a package of theirs, Katie's new fork that she'd need for the ride. Might as well hand deliver them and go for a ride.</p><p>I picked up Thomas on my way and met up with Andrew and Katie near the trailhead. We planned on a loop around Picketpost Mtn. taking the most direct path, not necessarily the most rideable path!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKcC0qttQPsg4cxuPLJiVEaVG2QqSCfiGQl2Bkpk_gLPuLvKYAHSGpHaIqjfgNFOUtyG4M4fdMm-4svtaqSbRzdNJPtEuR1yzRdJtgl3d9mrMtxX87oAtTZVYyQoQBxqVRchIV8sIUs1la-IAiwggteCJipIAPV5pv0171wo-zhAOrrAewubms0YZ6uSK/s4032/PXL_20231014_160312719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKcC0qttQPsg4cxuPLJiVEaVG2QqSCfiGQl2Bkpk_gLPuLvKYAHSGpHaIqjfgNFOUtyG4M4fdMm-4svtaqSbRzdNJPtEuR1yzRdJtgl3d9mrMtxX87oAtTZVYyQoQBxqVRchIV8sIUs1la-IAiwggteCJipIAPV5pv0171wo-zhAOrrAewubms0YZ6uSK/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_160312719.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I remembered to bring a pair of eclipse viewing glasses as the annular eclipse started while we got ready to roll.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOKNLXlmbiHS4FU5dfykkqWI8xVZl4cC1fRCT4D8leZbbsSaxkf_t2DG-bcSvjICG91H_qPCwUtos4lDJ9mB4a_weiz979nB6PRawgzhZ_367dW1D4haUaSVIHz-a_jq7gAODDYAJoSG1vLjbsobQ9-u-n0-LAwI_UQLz5L3vjEm1gx1pH2SrG7S3y3S0/s4032/IMG_8196.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOKNLXlmbiHS4FU5dfykkqWI8xVZl4cC1fRCT4D8leZbbsSaxkf_t2DG-bcSvjICG91H_qPCwUtos4lDJ9mB4a_weiz979nB6PRawgzhZ_367dW1D4haUaSVIHz-a_jq7gAODDYAJoSG1vLjbsobQ9-u-n0-LAwI_UQLz5L3vjEm1gx1pH2SrG7S3y3S0/w400-h225/IMG_8196.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out towards Picketpost trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFl9eXt4lIwDWinJOIGXrDir586oLzOsgG5gqxVyL1ibHaUu82ocXDZ9pyj1sZCw0Pp6FhmTwGYRGtnA7dbrUoB3sslfmoT_fpMvrX6HXuSQxrKhHjQBhyphenhyphendUEA3UrRMi04jZcoawbFe8ySgaKWsTUV3Or-cvV9S3yoMo3j5vtVkpqBuZ7fUlY8y8GdD7E/s4032/PXL_20231014_162502527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFl9eXt4lIwDWinJOIGXrDir586oLzOsgG5gqxVyL1ibHaUu82ocXDZ9pyj1sZCw0Pp6FhmTwGYRGtnA7dbrUoB3sslfmoT_fpMvrX6HXuSQxrKhHjQBhyphenhyphendUEA3UrRMi04jZcoawbFe8ySgaKWsTUV3Or-cvV9S3yoMo3j5vtVkpqBuZ7fUlY8y8GdD7E/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_162502527.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie dropping into Arnett Canyon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PQcOZpaBAMKTnIMV_qPMbNXAFjSNAsJiz0NyC3un_3T25LJtSyhzXQsOi7j0VhUBVt5IiynIu4_f40YYvqoCXOWKk-7uJXsbdYxFfNxJ3-O_iOV63FnTIbTILceeGsM8DvgMjHhXXNSBlb7-g39IMvfqylV0RZiiQyH2n6qF2_GMhsEZy9KugQEGp77k/s4032/PXL_20231014_162518287.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PQcOZpaBAMKTnIMV_qPMbNXAFjSNAsJiz0NyC3un_3T25LJtSyhzXQsOi7j0VhUBVt5IiynIu4_f40YYvqoCXOWKk-7uJXsbdYxFfNxJ3-O_iOV63FnTIbTILceeGsM8DvgMjHhXXNSBlb7-g39IMvfqylV0RZiiQyH2n6qF2_GMhsEZy9KugQEGp77k/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_162518287.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The views never cease down here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpkoRmeZRKWkdlQntZ6G9vCsTIpcUuTtoDCE6k3Ix7zwin9nlDmGIYRDLKlNj9ujvgZbEGA1n-P7r-AY4u2DQvOJDUm3w1wdRQduscWN-itBTd_dxCjuqz-zfiWAojODKj2Dd0nM_G7Y2tA61UYWVwOEWDNPzF8ZzyachntnGrPYqttSfZUz6Zlg-L2PR/s4032/PXL_20231014_163237803.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpkoRmeZRKWkdlQntZ6G9vCsTIpcUuTtoDCE6k3Ix7zwin9nlDmGIYRDLKlNj9ujvgZbEGA1n-P7r-AY4u2DQvOJDUm3w1wdRQduscWN-itBTd_dxCjuqz-zfiWAojODKj2Dd0nM_G7Y2tA61UYWVwOEWDNPzF8ZzyachntnGrPYqttSfZUz6Zlg-L2PR/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_163237803.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas enjoying his time in the desert.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrtw-FU0nlVgVosAy0XdUAyUGptoZ4G-wlfL55VsNOMDEagAPN4Q7c-5nDH_PRHKVF9elY-v6H8pWRwUhgLBCAOUzLmN_iZi1z2oAbd-zmmyYeLGIeMvPVkXalEFezyOoIx1MX8lGK5LvWRfc9Awpa7TfOam2D9lx2gnlkaoB1SwSY_HS77EewttQYknq/s4032/PXL_20231014_163242298.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrtw-FU0nlVgVosAy0XdUAyUGptoZ4G-wlfL55VsNOMDEagAPN4Q7c-5nDH_PRHKVF9elY-v6H8pWRwUhgLBCAOUzLmN_iZi1z2oAbd-zmmyYeLGIeMvPVkXalEFezyOoIx1MX8lGK5LvWRfc9Awpa7TfOam2D9lx2gnlkaoB1SwSY_HS77EewttQYknq/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_163242298.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie practicing her catclaw avoidance technique.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX5EIID72veGaKvp04AG6vK1KBku-cPi1khvA8PHOgDCqvZScqiNJ6L78uFapzGisnmin3pBy05S_1yeK_MOins0hA3A4tLj1cgIF2LxF1TsGdFHbHpRXvBjIY3INu6TvqqusxksmLvnWlZLWO1xq2jzTIuXMSsqAeyQWLm2SZ5zl9hc6p8w8B1m5X2-m/s4032/PXL_20231014_163243606.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX5EIID72veGaKvp04AG6vK1KBku-cPi1khvA8PHOgDCqvZScqiNJ6L78uFapzGisnmin3pBy05S_1yeK_MOins0hA3A4tLj1cgIF2LxF1TsGdFHbHpRXvBjIY3INu6TvqqusxksmLvnWlZLWO1xq2jzTIuXMSsqAeyQWLm2SZ5zl9hc6p8w8B1m5X2-m/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_163243606.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew cruising on the singlespeed. If you need bikepacking bags, check out his brand: <a href="https://dispersed.bike/" target="_blank">Dispersed Bikepacking</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0uzZzTcqdfCpX_RZtrhZaf2w5tQbqzmRcuLkwbvRpkCFmvmK0-wTGFkfKXPfYXTQA_Vop4sN5aHKo1J6kqwNL7ltDsOx1u5VUt_quFbwRA_gVY26A8GKtnB-uEKHestXnhCowHQ5dP_fB88dNw5ewerxmVEmISU-nDUCU3fQ2B6uxo-G-8fW6-EkKV3s/s4032/PXL_20231014_163250840.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0uzZzTcqdfCpX_RZtrhZaf2w5tQbqzmRcuLkwbvRpkCFmvmK0-wTGFkfKXPfYXTQA_Vop4sN5aHKo1J6kqwNL7ltDsOx1u5VUt_quFbwRA_gVY26A8GKtnB-uEKHestXnhCowHQ5dP_fB88dNw5ewerxmVEmISU-nDUCU3fQ2B6uxo-G-8fW6-EkKV3s/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_163250840.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spectacular riding in Arnett Canyon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEk25gWErFiK0TvAq8Nq0o5xe82WYDwGm8T9Vy2LkOXW3idiOXt09PGEFybTpZ5T75gYkHxuonQUqE9mmLN2gkP_wNKtBnWUJxEavPJfjzr37FTBQxzCxWCaQGVlcG1FtNo80UA31Rp0gbsjTzRy0pSpR59kUTtqpxd2vOmcx4La2S9mFagyH2fTJmB0Z/s4032/IMG_8203.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEk25gWErFiK0TvAq8Nq0o5xe82WYDwGm8T9Vy2LkOXW3idiOXt09PGEFybTpZ5T75gYkHxuonQUqE9mmLN2gkP_wNKtBnWUJxEavPJfjzr37FTBQxzCxWCaQGVlcG1FtNo80UA31Rp0gbsjTzRy0pSpR59kUTtqpxd2vOmcx4La2S9mFagyH2fTJmB0Z/w400-h225/IMG_8203.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some remnants from the Telegraph Fire. Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkxLF9kBm3xL_zBbqEC8EWXRBuF45LvGEqEElzmND-OKXTaon0zYmD2UP00kj8VN_k79DYi0Q5nBHwpKGc5t8u3q_YMRwvM4zCXImzg_2kyRRIMTAyREQbEZb4HZEcVgaKzFTMsBwIBFkIEpKmiAV1bzUQ34UwxXzU7ugVkv5R8H7ZSgXsPqmXUT-h60f/s4032/IMG_8206.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkxLF9kBm3xL_zBbqEC8EWXRBuF45LvGEqEElzmND-OKXTaon0zYmD2UP00kj8VN_k79DYi0Q5nBHwpKGc5t8u3q_YMRwvM4zCXImzg_2kyRRIMTAyREQbEZb4HZEcVgaKzFTMsBwIBFkIEpKmiAV1bzUQ34UwxXzU7ugVkv5R8H7ZSgXsPqmXUT-h60f/w400-h225/IMG_8206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Into the muted light we go. Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QGS6vtbVCvXI6ucwv7IYCh6foz3CGIaFtV3NZXtTIs_qkP1BKEFtSLF-NFxwjcwjKQVbmJEC3X3YH-DT-wqRwUOfs1qbiF-omYNbCHCV_VxmAJO7v1Pfc8rLP8tTh8uIVr95bGCwyk88meQcJpf0s2lEZca_fPhY_1WqCjVQRMnb-UiKxh6IZdqDaE9Q/s4032/IMG_8210.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QGS6vtbVCvXI6ucwv7IYCh6foz3CGIaFtV3NZXtTIs_qkP1BKEFtSLF-NFxwjcwjKQVbmJEC3X3YH-DT-wqRwUOfs1qbiF-omYNbCHCV_VxmAJO7v1Pfc8rLP8tTh8uIVr95bGCwyk88meQcJpf0s2lEZca_fPhY_1WqCjVQRMnb-UiKxh6IZdqDaE9Q/w400-h225/IMG_8210.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towering rock formations and giant Cholla. Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LZdhOZI8q6FFmb37KVNfvnOfHIbNV3dHKGe8B__FlJPYxwVARfI85otYsT_tmWuDCTp34fP5vSOvNG28YuZFDNkbYXnX4RtWwzpTpQdwV2ZW030a9T5DPsmOYQGYGTGmJYl5vFOm6IEWcGaNtNDx7h11aWmkY1PRw2UCSBOZOWA0ZcS4jXRhRGcrzJ_9/s4032/IMG_8213.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LZdhOZI8q6FFmb37KVNfvnOfHIbNV3dHKGe8B__FlJPYxwVARfI85otYsT_tmWuDCTp34fP5vSOvNG28YuZFDNkbYXnX4RtWwzpTpQdwV2ZW030a9T5DPsmOYQGYGTGmJYl5vFOm6IEWcGaNtNDx7h11aWmkY1PRw2UCSBOZOWA0ZcS4jXRhRGcrzJ_9/w400-h225/IMG_8213.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since Andrew & Katie hadn't been up this side canyon, we made the out-n-back spin. Yours truly near the top. Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jzTZ5o0clOIGsdAVnKBW04LjXk4co9gCu6dIR5owTAcTaHNOALI87w_uBy3gEMQC1jukmaQwK1dpTkv9i7IL9UNwEdNtdQHv1WmsKousNz6xAi8-zqpm6Qn_W8t68EuP4Qndi09COJvdQf8L_OZyQbdKohUNeX2el4z9047llv_VntLbUeDoia9oaVnj/s4032/PXL_20231014_170922058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jzTZ5o0clOIGsdAVnKBW04LjXk4co9gCu6dIR5owTAcTaHNOALI87w_uBy3gEMQC1jukmaQwK1dpTkv9i7IL9UNwEdNtdQHv1WmsKousNz6xAi8-zqpm6Qn_W8t68EuP4Qndi09COJvdQf8L_OZyQbdKohUNeX2el4z9047llv_VntLbUeDoia9oaVnj/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_170922058.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to head back down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH88SETwPLqc8lqR7KMfITcelWLMihVu7qsHhpx5ykB3EULKvalxlB8FsRqGDUX1cv1J4NkGn-WQXgqp0Dvg3eDu5pypL4oXOCa7ArFlB2fh2LB8tPNfKR-AGSc3vzy0W-7RW1Ey88t8j3mHaW8e6hkt3WdFOrhYE5rp_tqeogpLxAEcHROwDjhKc_7GZB/s4032/PXL_20231014_170941742.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH88SETwPLqc8lqR7KMfITcelWLMihVu7qsHhpx5ykB3EULKvalxlB8FsRqGDUX1cv1J4NkGn-WQXgqp0Dvg3eDu5pypL4oXOCa7ArFlB2fh2LB8tPNfKR-AGSc3vzy0W-7RW1Ey88t8j3mHaW8e6hkt3WdFOrhYE5rp_tqeogpLxAEcHROwDjhKc_7GZB/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_170941742.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's worth the detour if you haven't been.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6625F4TwMNt749gwIJkQb6gKc5IHsjtWFf4crv9VWi2uI8zvYDCjch_Ur9Gda34Y_GzWa6XW76WoQIu6-xcA8QZxZI8wTO-Bs0f46Y7avSpuxjEbLr3uUcDVj3VIoIbyTO-Z0eYkAwcTfYJYlB7Z_6UhXgXqUu8ZYoWaK7hZKt8KMRMKfe_9YdQfcpFZ/s4032/IMG_2644.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6625F4TwMNt749gwIJkQb6gKc5IHsjtWFf4crv9VWi2uI8zvYDCjch_Ur9Gda34Y_GzWa6XW76WoQIu6-xcA8QZxZI8wTO-Bs0f46Y7avSpuxjEbLr3uUcDVj3VIoIbyTO-Z0eYkAwcTfYJYlB7Z_6UhXgXqUu8ZYoWaK7hZKt8KMRMKfe_9YdQfcpFZ/w400-h300/IMG_2644.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Katie.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>We rejoined the main trail and continued east for a bit. We took the first split to the south on the Telegraph Canyon trail, not to be confused with Telegraph Canyon Rd. I warned the others about the high probability of not only hike-a-bike, but route finding and bike carrying!! The trail didn't disappoint. It starts off with some rideable technical bits, then gets progressively worse...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eLp86K3BB8wmw7RVU6KDFfYhJ0_nuI26aSTNiE0O6Dz1AxrjLxvIkPqboSUqQG8BoL4iC4BlRe80MNlNcIKzxPiw_0wTlsFYDlUD2Km4f5hqw_LjslBGDrkZiJOzTrvexi0SgsDj3Lsz4qhyHQx1CzBMHQj5g2LPa_mFus-OYwOX6Qfz1J3qLp77rcOf/s4032/PXL_20231014_172745716.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eLp86K3BB8wmw7RVU6KDFfYhJ0_nuI26aSTNiE0O6Dz1AxrjLxvIkPqboSUqQG8BoL4iC4BlRe80MNlNcIKzxPiw_0wTlsFYDlUD2Km4f5hqw_LjslBGDrkZiJOzTrvexi0SgsDj3Lsz4qhyHQx1CzBMHQj5g2LPa_mFus-OYwOX6Qfz1J3qLp77rcOf/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_172745716.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tight boulder squeeze here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLkM19l0DtEdeQvKLJ6yM22IAnEK-ifMQ0tkeYH_gvvZuNNZ-SKptd_SXIQw8PjLtIptbBloSni_9_3uqIf6auSsFbw9oKVy9FFpfL-91w9kQnX1X3VZZkWY5mlzashGHhYbmJF4K-54GqBVkNscSL3FNLUsscW9NfbwC8uG5TWeX1Ds_VgtYSNvzXSMv/s4032/PXL_20231014_174109130.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLkM19l0DtEdeQvKLJ6yM22IAnEK-ifMQ0tkeYH_gvvZuNNZ-SKptd_SXIQw8PjLtIptbBloSni_9_3uqIf6auSsFbw9oKVy9FFpfL-91w9kQnX1X3VZZkWY5mlzashGHhYbmJF4K-54GqBVkNscSL3FNLUsscW9NfbwC8uG5TWeX1Ds_VgtYSNvzXSMv/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_174109130.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We passed some hikers earlier who warned us of the trail conditions, but I'll have to admit I was surprised to see horses back here. We had a heck of a time crawling through the overgrowth to reach this point.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sxHM-ecRDG6u5shO-olAxw_YRzCa8CW-BiwVyBk23d9bP8yceRK_rPpY4zScUk-X_LwAMkWi7w6cl7fsS5QKqvVfyOyw6EO4rG-ctEd_gl9TxMo-RkEYp2xZqiAOSa3NmTxP1pC3GB9Cv7B1t2B6GrsXHpAle-hx8JXaipLLToQ2uIFFnwFq52ddC5ZN/s4032/PXL_20231014_174143040.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sxHM-ecRDG6u5shO-olAxw_YRzCa8CW-BiwVyBk23d9bP8yceRK_rPpY4zScUk-X_LwAMkWi7w6cl7fsS5QKqvVfyOyw6EO4rG-ctEd_gl9TxMo-RkEYp2xZqiAOSa3NmTxP1pC3GB9Cv7B1t2B6GrsXHpAle-hx8JXaipLLToQ2uIFFnwFq52ddC5ZN/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_174143040.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Into the jungle they go!! The spring was flowing, hence all the vegetation.</td></tr></tbody></table>Shortly after passing the horses, the area opens up a bit and we joined Telegraph Canyon Rd. We were only on that for maybe a mile or less. There's a side trail that connects to the AZT at its earliest junction.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLWfKwaDb_sn9_80RyhZeYDnXGXR7xu7VVnLwR242r8mn2HUSMVHT5h4JCfGRQq4v8_7IDIHI5jyBziOd5MS2TPnmMS4A4qmsr6vB9Nsag7PJbYnvuET2N_RatVQG92x6B4yvqsefB0QYZfErf0kF4RRyIVR923D9rohkc0orv82668e8-DpFYzDUWA8k/s4032/PXL_20231014_184536523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLWfKwaDb_sn9_80RyhZeYDnXGXR7xu7VVnLwR242r8mn2HUSMVHT5h4JCfGRQq4v8_7IDIHI5jyBziOd5MS2TPnmMS4A4qmsr6vB9Nsag7PJbYnvuET2N_RatVQG92x6B4yvqsefB0QYZfErf0kF4RRyIVR923D9rohkc0orv82668e8-DpFYzDUWA8k/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_184536523.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie disappears down the trail. Weaver's Needle on the horizon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW-Y-OL6kBVBrGrTteLeaoXTE3auNb3qyjhZE0p9YkaT6plJToKh7Jt61X6MjMA1imNg8t5l9EnfnWKNZVpTAy-oL_RyIKCyFvt2IIzvbZ1Rt6e1uUVxl2EZGcItdqAOGBj41b783e36D0JDm3Zmbhmx3vVXso5OZEncJlCuq2YXwFu2PpIzqX2nAq17k/s4032/PXL_20231014_185657940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW-Y-OL6kBVBrGrTteLeaoXTE3auNb3qyjhZE0p9YkaT6plJToKh7Jt61X6MjMA1imNg8t5l9EnfnWKNZVpTAy-oL_RyIKCyFvt2IIzvbZ1Rt6e1uUVxl2EZGcItdqAOGBj41b783e36D0JDm3Zmbhmx3vVXso5OZEncJlCuq2YXwFu2PpIzqX2nAq17k/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_185657940.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you find all 3 riders?</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYqm88zlzyhpqtc2m4CLUglBiW6C3a1Kdlw_aly77ubT2V5hWJJmGlPi68uogI_j-zmLKmj0VjDq0FsnWS3IwCKWZKMrquptWqh_3oDoEc7WMAqDmfrrD9hxhu-_Od-Il3fuJlleFgTlED8Jtov5z1wch0SOrQa0bU-mK2Dute4gZayxNDowCJSfvuTpf/s4032/IMG_2646.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYqm88zlzyhpqtc2m4CLUglBiW6C3a1Kdlw_aly77ubT2V5hWJJmGlPi68uogI_j-zmLKmj0VjDq0FsnWS3IwCKWZKMrquptWqh_3oDoEc7WMAqDmfrrD9hxhu-_Od-Il3fuJlleFgTlED8Jtov5z1wch0SOrQa0bU-mK2Dute4gZayxNDowCJSfvuTpf/w400-h300/IMG_2646.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All downhill from here!! Photo by Katie.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXls1eJ7JF-bbQkqdYBUijm2kultgdu-ZiMKOJbczAMLvG15GgqSJfyGetYzOyhGOYc2UgXqrjgQ4i2gIBVaOxgwCXdP1EVt1iefuBuqxaTaRyjltdYvw5p2Tp0anwNuixsYfjg_eJxtXjrsc1PQ5KNXUH6IYWmPCSnQD7W-5w3nvCtdz-TLO3_CYjx74/s4032/IMG_8223.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXls1eJ7JF-bbQkqdYBUijm2kultgdu-ZiMKOJbczAMLvG15GgqSJfyGetYzOyhGOYc2UgXqrjgQ4i2gIBVaOxgwCXdP1EVt1iefuBuqxaTaRyjltdYvw5p2Tp0anwNuixsYfjg_eJxtXjrsc1PQ5KNXUH6IYWmPCSnQD7W-5w3nvCtdz-TLO3_CYjx74/w400-h225/IMG_8223.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew crushing the singlespeed. Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZlhXpIR4PsrqxOUw94uhHyhaksKWH80SXXOxxchnSArRuR4QI2seC5OJD9oxiY-macx5B4IJkDl2dne1HtI_1yVT0GUGFwnKRupi6ICaEqcuokSAQkZhuZTM5rWqHrlUmJ-5NlbO7qxhJhfrXO8LrpNOZzDFJ32XnO33tcFxX72Q624ooiNiKZTG56JQ/s4032/IMG_8225.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZlhXpIR4PsrqxOUw94uhHyhaksKWH80SXXOxxchnSArRuR4QI2seC5OJD9oxiY-macx5B4IJkDl2dne1HtI_1yVT0GUGFwnKRupi6ICaEqcuokSAQkZhuZTM5rWqHrlUmJ-5NlbO7qxhJhfrXO8LrpNOZzDFJ32XnO33tcFxX72Q624ooiNiKZTG56JQ/w400-h225/IMG_8225.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not to be outdone, Katie loaded up her bikepacking gear in preparation for the impending AZT800 in a few days...singlespeed style. Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LxjMMr2TGFH5jH-M2PwASbDk8aABSyO4AvR_NjzuF0kB8ZyolC0bEmfDqaizVdX7FUufPtiRdD7vJDiIw6xBjlw4zAL6BPHomgYv1Uzwoauo_wINpqQzmd2tJlicudTvIxeyxhsLdY5IsbIz0zyLhLcyR2cYavLeQv2saAbQnvNCY5TRLUFHgpYcxMuF/s4032/IMG_8227.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LxjMMr2TGFH5jH-M2PwASbDk8aABSyO4AvR_NjzuF0kB8ZyolC0bEmfDqaizVdX7FUufPtiRdD7vJDiIw6xBjlw4zAL6BPHomgYv1Uzwoauo_wINpqQzmd2tJlicudTvIxeyxhsLdY5IsbIz0zyLhLcyR2cYavLeQv2saAbQnvNCY5TRLUFHgpYcxMuF/w400-h225/IMG_8227.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm just cruising with gears. :) Photo by Thomas.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUlynmiT5MOS8sOoqdoG7pl7KI_ABVqAc_1Nko8Dp3qqlcAgGPzOTwzHu7wNYS3et1Svf5XfCTV_KRJYRVlv8KRvGmf_WT991bnm3A_KHo8v9xfmQJhnQsJR_bqefyW92X2KFrY2g4Go_IueyYuiy2BeKDQ-mrjbHTOKSuu2nKU3BkJRuOsWMqEzlquSN/s4032/PXL_20231014_191024263.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUlynmiT5MOS8sOoqdoG7pl7KI_ABVqAc_1Nko8Dp3qqlcAgGPzOTwzHu7wNYS3et1Svf5XfCTV_KRJYRVlv8KRvGmf_WT991bnm3A_KHo8v9xfmQJhnQsJR_bqefyW92X2KFrY2g4Go_IueyYuiy2BeKDQ-mrjbHTOKSuu2nKU3BkJRuOsWMqEzlquSN/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_191024263.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas was stoked to have some riding pals!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUrEMd5zn4_H7-XUkOTrmo2p15HIXcc5mv97wmxSsp9f4xpqrc1ZV96NQrVhGmmfbaILH1yGFnOGErVXULdMQV99MRpcpYi8WubSkunhC12OaUsVAt1j1mx7Eat3ZGMJC00D-pbok7mqHPbvXwvP3UY9ApihYonO3lRRj2M7zCTvq4fX2h3HkJIii3G3L/s3435/PXL_20231014_191027253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="3435" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUrEMd5zn4_H7-XUkOTrmo2p15HIXcc5mv97wmxSsp9f4xpqrc1ZV96NQrVhGmmfbaILH1yGFnOGErVXULdMQV99MRpcpYi8WubSkunhC12OaUsVAt1j1mx7Eat3ZGMJC00D-pbok7mqHPbvXwvP3UY9ApihYonO3lRRj2M7zCTvq4fX2h3HkJIii3G3L/w400-h261/PXL_20231014_191027253.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final bit into the trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygno7jTYY3Ta73aBay9etsujF2Qooj3zqXChr1RJa6fSU6krWm6IFKMrT0HzT_4hh5HPtFSj3NGiTazp1iJCwp867yd-P1iYxpG-ozf9wkWI5B1n15G7EnPkZPy2PFG6WJfsBTAoOzmjIuqYwzR6Q8ZkyhgdyTcSBVsbXHln0VF3T5J_tEi3Ac2M9PQC4/s4032/PXL_20231014_192742529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygno7jTYY3Ta73aBay9etsujF2Qooj3zqXChr1RJa6fSU6krWm6IFKMrT0HzT_4hh5HPtFSj3NGiTazp1iJCwp867yd-P1iYxpG-ozf9wkWI5B1n15G7EnPkZPy2PFG6WJfsBTAoOzmjIuqYwzR6Q8ZkyhgdyTcSBVsbXHln0VF3T5J_tEi3Ac2M9PQC4/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_192742529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was great to get another ride in with Thomas. Perhaps one day, he can give me a tour around Switzerland.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wvgK4sX0RVL7Qh5JUsuAPmzx5PpTIon_QlQRY246UHlch1zb3tV7wtcgyPqoVHyIwVwBIvxsBID-SkWoAoiN3eHk4KIEhXgfkkAJeLMQNCvdp1ewLOsysO8JMY2w4sJedK7cxkeprqIANw3hctBqpWyEfR3uDwuXWvgW1XU511bRS8Nw12lAl8ZGt5bh/s4032/PXL_20231014_200409183.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wvgK4sX0RVL7Qh5JUsuAPmzx5PpTIon_QlQRY246UHlch1zb3tV7wtcgyPqoVHyIwVwBIvxsBID-SkWoAoiN3eHk4KIEhXgfkkAJeLMQNCvdp1ewLOsysO8JMY2w4sJedK7cxkeprqIANw3hctBqpWyEfR3uDwuXWvgW1XU511bRS8Nw12lAl8ZGt5bh/w400-h225/PXL_20231014_200409183.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is water by the windmill outside of the trailhead. FYI.</td></tr></tbody></table>If you want to do a loop around Picketpost without the headache of the Telegraph Canyon trail, stay on the Arnett Canyon trail heading east. You'll connect to Telegraph Canyon Rd. farther down that where we popped out. It's still rugged, but a bit more rideable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12317751909" title="Picketpost: Around the Mountain" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-62098154304177737142023-10-13T21:51:00.218-07:002023-12-08T12:05:19.147-07:00Patagonia: Casa Blanca Canyons<p> In southern Arizona, down near Patagonia, the <a href="https://aztrail.org/" target="_blank">Arizona Trail Association</a> recently completed a multi-year project constructing new singletrack. Big deal, right? What this project, Temporal Gulch, did was remove the AZT from a busy paved road, remove some old difficult tread, remove the route from miles of dirt road and bypass a small slice of the Mount Wrightson Wilderness. In short, the new singletrack is all open to mountain bikes!! Yay!!</p><p>The majority of the construction was completed earlier in the year, with final hand finishing happening this fall. I had hoped to ride the newest portion, from Gardner Canyon to SR82 a few months ago, but life had other plans. Fast forward to this October and it was fine time for a #locorides board meeting. I should mention that with this new construction, the ATA formerly changed the name of Passage 4 from Temporal Gulch to Casa Blanca Canyons. It's quite fitting.</p><p>Our plan for the day was to meet in Patagonia where we'd drop a vehicle, then carpool north to begin our ride back to town, from Gardner Canyon. We'd use the AZT and the Train Track trail.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-Owu7r8CTDLTmFlO3am5rEC8z_D82_ILzKvCcMMVlg6bVjZhIgB97Weufs_078mU38c1dzgNTES5M7yo__0dQ0PZBrHTl4UPUlliINaepbGPSFcaUG7oWL6gc9ZMznSRjwe4VwlLB4OySj4i4ZY26dcOXyQ-vN3rMAx2wwSUDab27LhKScmDbgM_8uJ2/s4032/PXL_20231013_155847348.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-Owu7r8CTDLTmFlO3am5rEC8z_D82_ILzKvCcMMVlg6bVjZhIgB97Weufs_078mU38c1dzgNTES5M7yo__0dQ0PZBrHTl4UPUlliINaepbGPSFcaUG7oWL6gc9ZMznSRjwe4VwlLB4OySj4i4ZY26dcOXyQ-vN3rMAx2wwSUDab27LhKScmDbgM_8uJ2/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_155847348.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patagonia is a fantastic hub for any biking adventure.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKWt63Y6HQMFo2RkDHTWmaYe6shokNhH22kEFazRaxG4nk_uwuc8xAPZVD948sePwHN2MoJs-kLqAOnIOelBceilh5bQYQh7gn66O4jnbuZoptLvil5zQBQhSA8tSGgMxfCOsIN0WTxKrPEi0uDKh0IBcVUeGuABhB419rQs5s4PN6uJnZWvE5PzkdkKc/s4032/PXL_20231013_164310333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKWt63Y6HQMFo2RkDHTWmaYe6shokNhH22kEFazRaxG4nk_uwuc8xAPZVD948sePwHN2MoJs-kLqAOnIOelBceilh5bQYQh7gn66O4jnbuZoptLvil5zQBQhSA8tSGgMxfCOsIN0WTxKrPEi0uDKh0IBcVUeGuABhB419rQs5s4PN6uJnZWvE5PzkdkKc/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_164310333.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto's secret hideaway along Gardner Canyon road. Perfect place to begin our ride.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrC08GsI0TFgcHswMM5-5056lqk3Xq_ooruWxFcFY85omsd40zGp5IRfTOuvSaXj0zUBJoQzWQkjBQKUV_WIcfmHffMcJTaIdHv34PZlp03IO4-rcd1tT5a1vWbrEXWVr-K9cllSp5_0gWM6PTyMEoa4m_sXcd8TMu6F5UtYOx6ARjvPyXQ-yl3TreYdhe/s4032/PXL_20231013_165951940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrC08GsI0TFgcHswMM5-5056lqk3Xq_ooruWxFcFY85omsd40zGp5IRfTOuvSaXj0zUBJoQzWQkjBQKUV_WIcfmHffMcJTaIdHv34PZlp03IO4-rcd1tT5a1vWbrEXWVr-K9cllSp5_0gWM6PTyMEoa4m_sXcd8TMu6F5UtYOx6ARjvPyXQ-yl3TreYdhe/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_165951940.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We started with a few gentle dirt road miles to start. Oops, sorry kids, I mean 'gravel'.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>We reached the Apache Springs trailhead after 5 miles or so and hopped on the AZT here. We would ride the full length of <a href="https://aztrail.org/explore/passages/passage-4-casa-blanca-canyons/" target="_blank">Passage 4</a> going southbound, which 'trends' downhill. I was really glad we got on the trail here, since it meant we'd be riding the Flume trail, AZT, to Gardner Canyon.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlKNaTk0vIhLgCSwKWWwc9HR6mCKNEifRFXJc1R0-ZzZwiLFoyA0ugPiuaXJwmqmUbZfSH-PPsoOhrqTdJ9ZeY35GsZba6TwE3ovjc4Jk1KmsULMvKwyO31nZp38JTkpkuxbCfISIJ723XyGdKGBD1F3Se-GpgH78hSljOJrWAWPCEzHWvulPtjADTl4u/s4032/PXL_20231013_173247447.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlKNaTk0vIhLgCSwKWWwc9HR6mCKNEifRFXJc1R0-ZzZwiLFoyA0ugPiuaXJwmqmUbZfSH-PPsoOhrqTdJ9ZeY35GsZba6TwE3ovjc4Jk1KmsULMvKwyO31nZp38JTkpkuxbCfISIJ723XyGdKGBD1F3Se-GpgH78hSljOJrWAWPCEzHWvulPtjADTl4u/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_173247447.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not the AZT without a bit of hike-a-bike.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndk8k7gJl_J4LVpbsoBh_bte-mOSNoGBHQ_3le7It6Vo1mF3cdPPMT6hyphenhyphenN-Y6rF5J3ocULsEeJZLSui4galTmiF5HIuiiqsg2N6M-Um2Tu1gR0exFOy8cn3XZB-0AtZg_pKXmS0v-EKZf_43mPzRlbKbtYAyh8UzxYDoTuzEK-xMoLgL_tMZxEj1_a12C/s4032/IMG_6947.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndk8k7gJl_J4LVpbsoBh_bte-mOSNoGBHQ_3le7It6Vo1mF3cdPPMT6hyphenhyphenN-Y6rF5J3ocULsEeJZLSui4galTmiF5HIuiiqsg2N6M-Um2Tu1gR0exFOy8cn3XZB-0AtZg_pKXmS0v-EKZf_43mPzRlbKbtYAyh8UzxYDoTuzEK-xMoLgL_tMZxEj1_a12C/w400-h300/IMG_6947.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New rollover gate since my last visit. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHMYDdyCuo1aOZZ4vYZewYVaclrm9neaetWCxUA7i-0vIotCFl3W_ILxK2K8W0hgmDIJhmeOZYIfdpW8HD34xUt-iq9dBGY7NtRIY5Q5-CODZVRmPNLWNvE9P3eYca1_JSXUFlZWlEkxgrYsM2wywVOfgBjYbl5mQNPJXyM6Ycb7igUJLZYr_akGchCf1/s4032/IMG_2114.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHMYDdyCuo1aOZZ4vYZewYVaclrm9neaetWCxUA7i-0vIotCFl3W_ILxK2K8W0hgmDIJhmeOZYIfdpW8HD34xUt-iq9dBGY7NtRIY5Q5-CODZVRmPNLWNvE9P3eYca1_JSXUFlZWlEkxgrYsM2wywVOfgBjYbl5mQNPJXyM6Ycb7igUJLZYr_akGchCf1/w400-h300/IMG_2114.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although we're surrounded by hills, the Flume trail is mostly flat for a couple of miles. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV8G8Ez9KuvCXcsa2RJ9hYGoALAW-q27RH10Z2Srk2UpQUjDHbDsRYbXUlPkH78ThXxkwiuTF64c7aJ21bbkI49Ee-S1Zqa9qgowyVa5_o1cfuGzbDKvjGJj4-D8ODWIt22nyZ_9cP-mz1VkzfrYNAMxWIeWQ4yYUavfuxDdxQRKBgyltm3jYRgy3zhlt/s4032/PXL_20231013_174506387.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV8G8Ez9KuvCXcsa2RJ9hYGoALAW-q27RH10Z2Srk2UpQUjDHbDsRYbXUlPkH78ThXxkwiuTF64c7aJ21bbkI49Ee-S1Zqa9qgowyVa5_o1cfuGzbDKvjGJj4-D8ODWIt22nyZ_9cP-mz1VkzfrYNAMxWIeWQ4yYUavfuxDdxQRKBgyltm3jYRgy3zhlt/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_174506387.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto takes in the sights of Mt. Wrightson from the Flume trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebYrhnGWhbnk6caAAoPbRBSNm1ML-nwJbIET1mmlwOLMuHkjCag3YOejXEtm0G8lgGzrr4FsNEBGfLez12xhog2ZU6JzrmGvpfG9olfL5vm6Mv-Kg6oPYKt46TXSj0xeAaK0qc0YOL8iwL45aL_D1flr6hIDMot1__gJtkZDv3-6mJ8TQf1M3aWDUsUZh/s4032/IMG_6950.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebYrhnGWhbnk6caAAoPbRBSNm1ML-nwJbIET1mmlwOLMuHkjCag3YOejXEtm0G8lgGzrr4FsNEBGfLez12xhog2ZU6JzrmGvpfG9olfL5vm6Mv-Kg6oPYKt46TXSj0xeAaK0qc0YOL8iwL45aL_D1flr6hIDMot1__gJtkZDv3-6mJ8TQf1M3aWDUsUZh/w400-h300/IMG_6950.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing the end of the Flume trail by an old aqueduct.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulQH5zFQNq89s0LW4iypqusDrpVwnjreENdj8KRvohrXO2Qq84AljB9zVG0ICdxi12Ivo4-rEic9QqMEhIv2BEzXByFGgxcNzXZr0bTBfNQLFF7c5lQU2giHMBgyB21NOqdL692qUHJI4TtSTsDUEuyVOVJ-1tla5C_4TF4tB0eAhVz63UDctfzh0uCCJ/s4032/PXL_20231013_175435792.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulQH5zFQNq89s0LW4iypqusDrpVwnjreENdj8KRvohrXO2Qq84AljB9zVG0ICdxi12Ivo4-rEic9QqMEhIv2BEzXByFGgxcNzXZr0bTBfNQLFF7c5lQU2giHMBgyB21NOqdL692qUHJI4TtSTsDUEuyVOVJ-1tla5C_4TF4tB0eAhVz63UDctfzh0uCCJ/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_175435792.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new tread on the south side of Gardner Canyon Rd. This would begin 11 miles of new terrain for both Beto & Shannon. Some new stuff for me after the first 3 miles or so.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-nsvlgt5ZCUKg97KYBLuZr__IoF4qaNR0zn15TSNhqXHBKbJWRb6Cr8jZpYNe0GA7OoRSGWd43TCZ2jvKF26oMjd2hZofn3yTRWQpBE4FJwPc073uXXrLuHbTY_I5mnzILD2I6hUGQKmCGpB1a8IDd25WtrkM2nN4qYCU6f-odBQtXoWQXNyO6PgvirL/s4032/IMG_6952.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-nsvlgt5ZCUKg97KYBLuZr__IoF4qaNR0zn15TSNhqXHBKbJWRb6Cr8jZpYNe0GA7OoRSGWd43TCZ2jvKF26oMjd2hZofn3yTRWQpBE4FJwPc073uXXrLuHbTY_I5mnzILD2I6hUGQKmCGpB1a8IDd25WtrkM2nN4qYCU6f-odBQtXoWQXNyO6PgvirL/w400-h300/IMG_6952.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the terrain down here. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzrrit2ooPSEEzkTXocu6CWEPN0kCfINKcgcFqtNZYPNUO39Ggrp6HUc1EirP1qt0qFCrybq769L_4DV1804S2ZpahP1XhOzJ4Tc7IeVVP2x0EiSUn9sFmKBHzR_BzX9MHQSkhuI4q6w0dvuAr-DanfMazdxmcVEfGSYQowz229FpJE5jj4HoHPKjZJEj/s4032/PXL_20231013_175841230.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzrrit2ooPSEEzkTXocu6CWEPN0kCfINKcgcFqtNZYPNUO39Ggrp6HUc1EirP1qt0qFCrybq769L_4DV1804S2ZpahP1XhOzJ4Tc7IeVVP2x0EiSUn9sFmKBHzR_BzX9MHQSkhuI4q6w0dvuAr-DanfMazdxmcVEfGSYQowz229FpJE5jj4HoHPKjZJEj/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_175841230.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's forested grasslands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG8p_AbE_qm5dYga9LBT1TbQbbAAVmwWjT7gx5NvJb6Z6o-Q1vxB_q2Rd7a9I3BgeawWagP2bKZEvhEd4u-4RSTx7GBFun6-GS74ParikGNm51uZfhKwQrOIzNzbkFTMMgAgwldAXYkw61arGuCLhnSKU4MN8GNnD4n8-wdzN4zpZgvfvMnCAQs1178uv/s4032/PXL_20231013_180112427.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG8p_AbE_qm5dYga9LBT1TbQbbAAVmwWjT7gx5NvJb6Z6o-Q1vxB_q2Rd7a9I3BgeawWagP2bKZEvhEd4u-4RSTx7GBFun6-GS74ParikGNm51uZfhKwQrOIzNzbkFTMMgAgwldAXYkw61arGuCLhnSKU4MN8GNnD4n8-wdzN4zpZgvfvMnCAQs1178uv/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_180112427.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power couple!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0mVzLNRYttSe3knsgIr32M_9e5J-ZMc02ji3PrBwtjFaTSq-hCwr-hSdCXKAKDIdIrPTL5NNblm8ka8jxR8ki1O4MiNJDbEhV21qKNThsPgMlrxkUbFAgAdWk1obFjZIpZSSepRPgRrvkbxuvHX3mONMtIa9hHqysyyusWRhHIry3kQrO0FEDqOdWhTp/s4032/PXL_20231013_180757493.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0mVzLNRYttSe3knsgIr32M_9e5J-ZMc02ji3PrBwtjFaTSq-hCwr-hSdCXKAKDIdIrPTL5NNblm8ka8jxR8ki1O4MiNJDbEhV21qKNThsPgMlrxkUbFAgAdWk1obFjZIpZSSepRPgRrvkbxuvHX3mONMtIa9hHqysyyusWRhHIry3kQrO0FEDqOdWhTp/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_180757493.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of those rides where you want to stop for pictures every five minutes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytFDjhbqt0WJdbvQZ2Gh3GJl3MqiW1SGUGCk85c__FxuyDGqG4D_Pxjgj5pPr7wD0DdowRcXgFvnfJgf00UDx5egDh5oPGt0kV1C96qynG1r1ZcKDAl8xj_W8Gk11HXeQ0wvDe5KX9UxaBZw_kFtKaOtrLxuPXObC6uyznnT6nLE9aTYVQsJBm4whBIcT/s4032/PXL_20231013_181901999.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytFDjhbqt0WJdbvQZ2Gh3GJl3MqiW1SGUGCk85c__FxuyDGqG4D_Pxjgj5pPr7wD0DdowRcXgFvnfJgf00UDx5egDh5oPGt0kV1C96qynG1r1ZcKDAl8xj_W8Gk11HXeQ0wvDe5KX9UxaBZw_kFtKaOtrLxuPXObC6uyznnT6nLE9aTYVQsJBm4whBIcT/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_181901999.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's no flat ground here, yet the trail slices through it seemlessly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDEkZTmm1bVjfHjgo1K69V_5kH0dVyIQBWV_SLL2JBDPKLkokctJTC4sEMh0myDChv2nz25FPQHbklsEXhIR8Rmy5kToqegxVN9FjJIqNsIEZPT1J4Be40cKaKQlqk9nwj7NEcgGS8gzV2-6iAcwHfpbwSKqbiWCsS5LbbTyIFV2Ci4bSYTAHmDZm2iWO/s4032/PXL_20231013_181906815.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDEkZTmm1bVjfHjgo1K69V_5kH0dVyIQBWV_SLL2JBDPKLkokctJTC4sEMh0myDChv2nz25FPQHbklsEXhIR8Rmy5kToqegxVN9FjJIqNsIEZPT1J4Be40cKaKQlqk9nwj7NEcgGS8gzV2-6iAcwHfpbwSKqbiWCsS5LbbTyIFV2Ci4bSYTAHmDZm2iWO/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_181906815.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannon approved.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSjeVwvGe7vxaL7TPKhsL21KrIgYmMgtl_a94wzwRYReGZLYFU7Qjjec_Mz66zolKDPvq0_WtZckf35E0c12F96vXg8-Sm58_HCPkb6k06HPxy3NTN59JJSzLm_Ps7NDMo2uQ1c5kqiRNU2ECkGKKFRRysKh5kNxznLZ5VCSazJ6tXHzyjhqsvwWNXuou/s4032/IMG_6953.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSjeVwvGe7vxaL7TPKhsL21KrIgYmMgtl_a94wzwRYReGZLYFU7Qjjec_Mz66zolKDPvq0_WtZckf35E0c12F96vXg8-Sm58_HCPkb6k06HPxy3NTN59JJSzLm_Ps7NDMo2uQ1c5kqiRNU2ECkGKKFRRysKh5kNxznLZ5VCSazJ6tXHzyjhqsvwWNXuou/w400-h300/IMG_6953.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto: AZT gate concierge!! Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3Ju57gq2dSnAcGG0sUfSHzXvscII2YREcssSNrcbMIuQfaF5MTN7K2vg4WUWkGH4ztsNRgE30tYLDL_EotEb8WRY40FEerwmsGjke10UWcZbnF0SsVww5harf-dz0lUgHpr72iykz50yYYTSdyQYtX60UApkiBI_BudcSCsgkexR6tG1UVuZg2MgQXos/s4032/PXL_20231013_182532102.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3Ju57gq2dSnAcGG0sUfSHzXvscII2YREcssSNrcbMIuQfaF5MTN7K2vg4WUWkGH4ztsNRgE30tYLDL_EotEb8WRY40FEerwmsGjke10UWcZbnF0SsVww5harf-dz0lUgHpr72iykz50yYYTSdyQYtX60UApkiBI_BudcSCsgkexR6tG1UVuZg2MgQXos/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_182532102.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This small clearing marks the beginning of the next new section. My first time on it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ntoI0MlSqeYBgq8h1IZ-PHuytpnygO9n2HqRFdDm5fhBkmiiPfZH-zvdpUKgE2vbqAYdUn7Fb6zj7UhQWBQeKr_gq-K88X4nriYFl0BeLp2ZyETiTlC_I9ZB6wGWL3GNtPYtzi8qn1QiwxS1Z2T8BcENAimmdtt-2alc3aQMkdebnLOnBnFWb_ohqYQi/s4032/PXL_20231013_183057314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ntoI0MlSqeYBgq8h1IZ-PHuytpnygO9n2HqRFdDm5fhBkmiiPfZH-zvdpUKgE2vbqAYdUn7Fb6zj7UhQWBQeKr_gq-K88X4nriYFl0BeLp2ZyETiTlC_I9ZB6wGWL3GNtPYtzi8qn1QiwxS1Z2T8BcENAimmdtt-2alc3aQMkdebnLOnBnFWb_ohqYQi/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_183057314.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down we go!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggphOBErKQn0mZC8ua9qW__Oj-64CO6s5cR6TNYR2WjmmklpmSN5HbTbdIJA0fVXKWLdq7MGlNXFRvxLSqf4WEYu7QzfcTFf9khv2zSMAkY4yAj_-A4VF710WeHKhE15iGcomP-64-dK1bgDnKzwlEw4qGFbuwQvN87hoqIaBNVJQUaRiqo_4gfHwAxP0g/s4032/PXL_20231013_183107052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggphOBErKQn0mZC8ua9qW__Oj-64CO6s5cR6TNYR2WjmmklpmSN5HbTbdIJA0fVXKWLdq7MGlNXFRvxLSqf4WEYu7QzfcTFf9khv2zSMAkY4yAj_-A4VF710WeHKhE15iGcomP-64-dK1bgDnKzwlEw4qGFbuwQvN87hoqIaBNVJQUaRiqo_4gfHwAxP0g/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_183107052.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We descended for a while, so I knew a climb was coming...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuZxUsLuv1ZP92go1fCPVBKkkrY4n-1XFkeIExaI13tj3u0F5ZN3u9LFdcRhNEjacimLMbgmTRq-_pa20HZhl1R4MLOGIksswODd7vJP-a2CZlTRNWY3m0Njamrd8sWwq2659G92bwG2UQ4VuU_nlsLt6Dobr-MXZPO3M_sZV_332MtYZzJnnCK_AMhmV/s4032/IMG_6956.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuZxUsLuv1ZP92go1fCPVBKkkrY4n-1XFkeIExaI13tj3u0F5ZN3u9LFdcRhNEjacimLMbgmTRq-_pa20HZhl1R4MLOGIksswODd7vJP-a2CZlTRNWY3m0Njamrd8sWwq2659G92bwG2UQ4VuU_nlsLt6Dobr-MXZPO3M_sZV_332MtYZzJnnCK_AMhmV/w400-h300/IMG_6956.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oof!! It was steep too. Couldn't quite make it. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuzcj0HFHyqXv-tmLCSvekeYktZpXA9c83B7r5Wv173ceEt0gOilOW9C2HKGdZuQB6sTEyG6QF_pO5SjxI7aahligd_tISPfYVyUMZotkDAkgNKgCvwZSRTMi4bX3yvbjhqC0fUYhdU2K2AX1M3uXTEOWQRDi2WBCCRg2dL907baEUGplGd985YduYZUq/s4032/PXL_20231013_185659259.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuzcj0HFHyqXv-tmLCSvekeYktZpXA9c83B7r5Wv173ceEt0gOilOW9C2HKGdZuQB6sTEyG6QF_pO5SjxI7aahligd_tISPfYVyUMZotkDAkgNKgCvwZSRTMi4bX3yvbjhqC0fUYhdU2K2AX1M3uXTEOWQRDi2WBCCRg2dL907baEUGplGd985YduYZUq/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_185659259.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the climb was rideable after the initial kick.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJdCIV4MSqV-CIGeQSXHcZ42K1b1LGUSFRvc-LFelQNdhIK8cxmdIpAT2SOoIoWLp6VCEXomYmyRVdpzBPiElrVfPUUF5ZEW1oRh8HFpYd7wAE72OsF79_grpMYJ8AXR2NVUh4HBsdwO4TiWjUaaSacozUh8XBGUvWidPbUcnE57EamCDtFlLmDJ9C-_K/s4032/PXL_20231013_190435583.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJdCIV4MSqV-CIGeQSXHcZ42K1b1LGUSFRvc-LFelQNdhIK8cxmdIpAT2SOoIoWLp6VCEXomYmyRVdpzBPiElrVfPUUF5ZEW1oRh8HFpYd7wAE72OsF79_grpMYJ8AXR2NVUh4HBsdwO4TiWjUaaSacozUh8XBGUvWidPbUcnE57EamCDtFlLmDJ9C-_K/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_190435583.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing one of the few false summits.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDnjP6mVJWyW3Q_Pz5G7EXM09tIyrPM9CsHb3hOgTs9xEzyB5tCJqV_nYfXuM6oBV_LjZNgfTJbVadHolUvooCNlFYLd7Dys-ZJNvY9A230j8t-Dx1srLzEZ60QWo6D924nDhSYt5nEXzK47K31ZjXgyX5CZmHjWzjP9owb1CbKw3oVO4rV-QoeDuBVYP/s4032/PXL_20231013_191858755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDnjP6mVJWyW3Q_Pz5G7EXM09tIyrPM9CsHb3hOgTs9xEzyB5tCJqV_nYfXuM6oBV_LjZNgfTJbVadHolUvooCNlFYLd7Dys-ZJNvY9A230j8t-Dx1srLzEZ60QWo6D924nDhSYt5nEXzK47K31ZjXgyX5CZmHjWzjP9owb1CbKw3oVO4rV-QoeDuBVYP/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_191858755.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a good bit of payoff for our climbing legs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaPpCcTYkQFI_kWpIefxggWnDEUUCDgJzxcV94Op0QRokJSixgC4hZHpZufAHAcWHiByek7_JMVN_pN1bk3TStz2xNTy0u5_JzPsPwXhfwdbCZs9-JzJInOmn5GVHp8LWgCmmUe5eP57qt_Ect85Z18VrMdtlPUZcJWW0Q4CY05YJo_fepE9zHo4p1ceA/s4032/PXL_20231013_191940061.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaPpCcTYkQFI_kWpIefxggWnDEUUCDgJzxcV94Op0QRokJSixgC4hZHpZufAHAcWHiByek7_JMVN_pN1bk3TStz2xNTy0u5_JzPsPwXhfwdbCZs9-JzJInOmn5GVHp8LWgCmmUe5eP57qt_Ect85Z18VrMdtlPUZcJWW0Q4CY05YJo_fepE9zHo4p1ceA/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_191940061.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patagonia Mtns. in the distance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaieC6tcT4q1-kVoMVWUkh6-J4WZ5G8vMWUf9kUTlGp-2_xI5AGisQMhF-axc_BHmEQBpQ2EF7mSf9xqSl7OacKPqvbT258w0qWH6SNP4P04nFSCOIfF9v0ubz4fcJtfwYTJ8GGhSIsnm8j32R7uWJIoUpwAXd48QrANgVWSb9ZeU-8FbC0bMZbL-EV6HR/s4032/PXL_20231013_192216755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaieC6tcT4q1-kVoMVWUkh6-J4WZ5G8vMWUf9kUTlGp-2_xI5AGisQMhF-axc_BHmEQBpQ2EF7mSf9xqSl7OacKPqvbT258w0qWH6SNP4P04nFSCOIfF9v0ubz4fcJtfwYTJ8GGhSIsnm8j32R7uWJIoUpwAXd48QrANgVWSb9ZeU-8FbC0bMZbL-EV6HR/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_192216755.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beto blasts off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DljpVO5mnKLlCQPhbbTzgLqyHUan3zuBJx__B8-hRnZZlapyITIfSxRcjkSPHClPtMolMI6oaQx9Zg16a3OQrWBbuqlL16MhpHvN2cg98I_X3Wq454aPCH2D1kpkTNlhXi_5mqhpFOtUPLGWsdXg5PF76d3sn5WINyUkEHtiO0GA2ds2Px7cyaA_oU4Y/s4032/PXL_20231013_193017763.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DljpVO5mnKLlCQPhbbTzgLqyHUan3zuBJx__B8-hRnZZlapyITIfSxRcjkSPHClPtMolMI6oaQx9Zg16a3OQrWBbuqlL16MhpHvN2cg98I_X3Wq454aPCH2D1kpkTNlhXi_5mqhpFOtUPLGWsdXg5PF76d3sn5WINyUkEHtiO0GA2ds2Px7cyaA_oU4Y/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_193017763.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entire corridor was clear of vegetation, it was glorious.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ3MMxDoyAE_MMm-eRQ7Y92t34-pDaWcXU2gyMbD51yGysTsUNg7osSM1fzqh29hDhaXPv3Fc5cZ8jTDlIeAuDlWJz0vhymabD3Ioptcb1shkfbuNHPgNxq7T0UW-kb5q5YWPSytV8bx2MWWTphoj7YUDqv2qfPC1_Ltj_T0yvQnEWkCKbl0MUe22gHzy/s4032/IMG_6962.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQ3MMxDoyAE_MMm-eRQ7Y92t34-pDaWcXU2gyMbD51yGysTsUNg7osSM1fzqh29hDhaXPv3Fc5cZ8jTDlIeAuDlWJz0vhymabD3Ioptcb1shkfbuNHPgNxq7T0UW-kb5q5YWPSytV8bx2MWWTphoj7YUDqv2qfPC1_Ltj_T0yvQnEWkCKbl0MUe22gHzy/w400-h300/IMG_6962.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm in favor of these metal AZT signs at trail crossings over the flimsy carsonite signs of yore. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAyD2lnZWXlMe0Dfge1pWI4GOcxo2tb7x5Fye1eOZcIa8e9ufR6733wTL7FT4EeSsQsEfqUzwrMYYP0y1bQ67xGXP0vsxQM1VwOsdfYN_24WPy4ly_90wonb8NBhyphenhyphenVGh6v1kNPczyw1NVfoTeRMCoP9bNBszs0rjm35UAymm74qXiMfN7q2UQo53y91xI/s4032/PXL_20231013_193918385.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAyD2lnZWXlMe0Dfge1pWI4GOcxo2tb7x5Fye1eOZcIa8e9ufR6733wTL7FT4EeSsQsEfqUzwrMYYP0y1bQ67xGXP0vsxQM1VwOsdfYN_24WPy4ly_90wonb8NBhyphenhyphenVGh6v1kNPczyw1NVfoTeRMCoP9bNBszs0rjm35UAymm74qXiMfN7q2UQo53y91xI/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_193918385.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are merely blips on this landscape.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvAWeLaIJ4kaFWnrXZLmXxQPLrTIBxr7E6jVcCBSb-UVqinRG3ma4znG2SXYsJUP2B4ihqoIVQhryPvp9niIk6vRkkwgLEMl5K_lkmg2sVfZjfqkR0HRoKGpE1r3Mwejc1OpdvE7SIexpEsg9p9uAOOHZeDSzAk_nPiQ2Tdx2ZMlpfLey-XKoo_gAD_u-/s4032/PXL_20231013_194145754.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvAWeLaIJ4kaFWnrXZLmXxQPLrTIBxr7E6jVcCBSb-UVqinRG3ma4znG2SXYsJUP2B4ihqoIVQhryPvp9niIk6vRkkwgLEMl5K_lkmg2sVfZjfqkR0HRoKGpE1r3Mwejc1OpdvE7SIexpEsg9p9uAOOHZeDSzAk_nPiQ2Tdx2ZMlpfLey-XKoo_gAD_u-/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_194145754.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocotillo forest. I'd like to see this in full bloom.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD_ES0ojybkak8tA1sZGiIHyEsiGMxrZyJctjMAPlsmI7x3JtCSr4Jk6WsM107vKn1UcSM5naBBMoamzxqcYov0W4C1S-wMZZFA9F-A53UzgMJBwb4Ly95_tZbebp3ip07_KRflF1cr42utMFvj-cJPfxqpgN7xpIj5xus6DKVVVGZG-lvoL1jYobghYG/s4032/IMG_6963.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD_ES0ojybkak8tA1sZGiIHyEsiGMxrZyJctjMAPlsmI7x3JtCSr4Jk6WsM107vKn1UcSM5naBBMoamzxqcYov0W4C1S-wMZZFA9F-A53UzgMJBwb4Ly95_tZbebp3ip07_KRflF1cr42utMFvj-cJPfxqpgN7xpIj5xus6DKVVVGZG-lvoL1jYobghYG/w400-h300/IMG_6963.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down, up, down, up...repeat. Photo by Shannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSjavW0AENrZb2erh2kbL0rheHLgDdjR52kmhd27YxYZN0155aaJRQvfWkr0EG7c21C5fVM3nDSnBUhm2OXWmTCdZTEXFJJsUOSGBIWZSYoCjEzhtO_B_i69_eFK-2VmSXlSGbmYn5UPzWduIaKCQCqEbQ-nsGFG8klfYoIo6rHfSpUHjP6y6hpvY68dA/s4032/PXL_20231013_200439905.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSjavW0AENrZb2erh2kbL0rheHLgDdjR52kmhd27YxYZN0155aaJRQvfWkr0EG7c21C5fVM3nDSnBUhm2OXWmTCdZTEXFJJsUOSGBIWZSYoCjEzhtO_B_i69_eFK-2VmSXlSGbmYn5UPzWduIaKCQCqEbQ-nsGFG8klfYoIo6rHfSpUHjP6y6hpvY68dA/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_200439905.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shade breaks throughout. Bonus!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tg_l53EdNJQsUwaPkh_FoVyvP1hztYey8CpPAQdhRQNyA7Juf636uVkCGT_FCjgubfeNnx7GtACbbDivmx4OpSUS0h4MaYx4JEq0xzf2jI6eMpbq4_Kmt8VKvmk0hlQIGVls_prHs_3goaYE7uuN_bB0MZQRkDfyyLeWkXvWMCC2k5piApwGl68lMGQp/s4032/IMG_2132.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tg_l53EdNJQsUwaPkh_FoVyvP1hztYey8CpPAQdhRQNyA7Juf636uVkCGT_FCjgubfeNnx7GtACbbDivmx4OpSUS0h4MaYx4JEq0xzf2jI6eMpbq4_Kmt8VKvmk0hlQIGVls_prHs_3goaYE7uuN_bB0MZQRkDfyyLeWkXvWMCC2k5piApwGl68lMGQp/w400-h300/IMG_2132.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannon tops out on the final, lengthy climb. Photo by Beto.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c-DM2WfsNr-Xnc0PiURppjkJ3h1Nr8jMu7Lr9vp9xC8NfS4johxV8apyIvX6ZRw5raMMIJXbis8GJFvwnyyB36fgCl88yregyW6qWlicOzL-DEInsFsspgTdnOYNNByJQ_JO4YHJ8E2UOmtol0N3XRmgFTA4dUVQeTyATiHcXaRCsefJS-K_fM-tlfx5/s4032/PXL_20231013_201734456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c-DM2WfsNr-Xnc0PiURppjkJ3h1Nr8jMu7Lr9vp9xC8NfS4johxV8apyIvX6ZRw5raMMIJXbis8GJFvwnyyB36fgCl88yregyW6qWlicOzL-DEInsFsspgTdnOYNNByJQ_JO4YHJ8E2UOmtol0N3XRmgFTA4dUVQeTyATiHcXaRCsefJS-K_fM-tlfx5/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_201734456.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ran into some familiar faces to Shannon & Beto.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gS6I6cRv4wG6wLhasTVCEFPryWgjeaMPUsiBJ3IaI2_PDLVohjS0VackRonHSeEXDOUOI1sk0ML1iXSXSzUgjLIfbqadAIMKSGS1cmYEYSCDuDURH3Mx0cKt5L8p7af-Y_YY4lrKa8zMa1c0M_TKXUy8cNgupt-Hs2LpLQYiwae-ZYqkfPtyFM0Ih0De/s4032/PXL_20231013_203724547.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gS6I6cRv4wG6wLhasTVCEFPryWgjeaMPUsiBJ3IaI2_PDLVohjS0VackRonHSeEXDOUOI1sk0ML1iXSXSzUgjLIfbqadAIMKSGS1cmYEYSCDuDURH3Mx0cKt5L8p7af-Y_YY4lrKa8zMa1c0M_TKXUy8cNgupt-Hs2LpLQYiwae-ZYqkfPtyFM0Ih0De/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_203724547.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final 8-9 miles to SR82 are mostly downhill, dotted with a handful of short uphill bits.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkJNLdgMZCyr8_Xklx2929g8wRcD7OWxL3goW9c_Ji150HtOEdyn6jC5xACbXdSX7R5AoH3a4g4W55GKzNOIe6VPCC005_E_WFLk4ttOm19Yw0Is_KCP97Z3Vp5lry1t-Xeb6e4m72kO6-BVo4rH__EI1GwOtiBUTmQEADyOmCyMhMgIQ2h6Ol0o49oOR/s4032/PXL_20231013_204202226.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkJNLdgMZCyr8_Xklx2929g8wRcD7OWxL3goW9c_Ji150HtOEdyn6jC5xACbXdSX7R5AoH3a4g4W55GKzNOIe6VPCC005_E_WFLk4ttOm19Yw0Is_KCP97Z3Vp5lry1t-Xeb6e4m72kO6-BVo4rH__EI1GwOtiBUTmQEADyOmCyMhMgIQ2h6Ol0o49oOR/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_204202226.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were now back on familiar terrain as this portion had been completed almost two years ago, but hadn't been connected through except for a loop over to the Temporal Gulch trailhead along the old AZT alignment.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kZ3drzgCM-jrsBuqV2_xMi-YRHSLklu20daPHhoCq2eqOe-NMtyipM66GVEdmVeSPNSaq-sq_RuzpmT9Slv9qGWLk3uZd8FYtPyverNIcimDPNh9QiNIjXbxSLQxAWQ_b2Afbi8IY21kQlQ8_aVs6jRnQw9NzCehZudZWsXV91JQtrZrdK0pO28s0nHP/s4032/PXL_20231013_204601137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kZ3drzgCM-jrsBuqV2_xMi-YRHSLklu20daPHhoCq2eqOe-NMtyipM66GVEdmVeSPNSaq-sq_RuzpmT9Slv9qGWLk3uZd8FYtPyverNIcimDPNh9QiNIjXbxSLQxAWQ_b2Afbi8IY21kQlQ8_aVs6jRnQw9NzCehZudZWsXV91JQtrZrdK0pO28s0nHP/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_204601137.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gpx of this area looks like a bunch of squiggles, reality is on another plane.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEac5lhbN7wKCER5vk03zQJs3gNucStI1KjXi9Gpa6208IXBRrWvmHqQdH3fDaXora7oc_p64VkyPgDzIdjuyqYfxjH0exHtwNb_ZbkJbSVjqOGM1Vumcbt74YJQN5xG_TdC8nQjY7-7-T3vheFm7LAyuuYIlpMA_r1sp9tXnxY3AfTil1zmfjP7F_G96B/s4032/PXL_20231013_205135655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEac5lhbN7wKCER5vk03zQJs3gNucStI1KjXi9Gpa6208IXBRrWvmHqQdH3fDaXora7oc_p64VkyPgDzIdjuyqYfxjH0exHtwNb_ZbkJbSVjqOGM1Vumcbt74YJQN5xG_TdC8nQjY7-7-T3vheFm7LAyuuYIlpMA_r1sp9tXnxY3AfTil1zmfjP7F_G96B/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_205135655.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It just goes and goes and goes....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDKRFI6f2BQm35iaEzSg8zYgvPeshBcGLWsdroxGExiuiy2VS1OmmTzy5K6yNkISMfsIFg_tjq8t3FgJDSk7vpd8EvUkwButNzA1QY0sjIJsKwGp_JzDV0PZJHe-aB2FrakTC7pLAExVFyIYMMf2tE_CKFdDXscaMDiXdE3HHupHFweTAx2wB-ySoNwFP/s4032/PXL_20231013_205656586.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDKRFI6f2BQm35iaEzSg8zYgvPeshBcGLWsdroxGExiuiy2VS1OmmTzy5K6yNkISMfsIFg_tjq8t3FgJDSk7vpd8EvUkwButNzA1QY0sjIJsKwGp_JzDV0PZJHe-aB2FrakTC7pLAExVFyIYMMf2tE_CKFdDXscaMDiXdE3HHupHFweTAx2wB-ySoNwFP/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_205656586.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still haven't heard the story on this thing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k7DRnY2qGu6rffm7kulcTSF7eZOdB7g2nTZ2OeRzbkOU96n6hu321R_l6OmJkZn-G0MYcAwpfmC7gpMYNrsen_Suj3uMSO9FUfC4GtEUSRdnxtDvN89Yduf4Siff7ADuYZWlXL8MApXLCmXg9VWOFTMKBOeoBsWucrIWj6hWrdd8JwIgSrTio8d3rPPN/s4032/PXL_20231013_205706104.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k7DRnY2qGu6rffm7kulcTSF7eZOdB7g2nTZ2OeRzbkOU96n6hu321R_l6OmJkZn-G0MYcAwpfmC7gpMYNrsen_Suj3uMSO9FUfC4GtEUSRdnxtDvN89Yduf4Siff7ADuYZWlXL8MApXLCmXg9VWOFTMKBOeoBsWucrIWj6hWrdd8JwIgSrTio8d3rPPN/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_205706104.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt. Wrightson topping out 9,456' is higher than the nearby popular Mt. Lemmon at 9,171'. They are part of southern Arizona's Sky Islands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSZD5EDV9Ww93kue_iR9FqSjavOIPG_Q4o0zXRgubhejDBy4JpjVKnId10okchx7YlL-tOw8j5zIsL5U_V4OMNAW6OWyzLYY9ODzHAlR9rnS83SUGAtNobYsSgs6QpZYPqoVZpJ0XGBpNLVgRgugdnBVWnFDOpOEPHIkrA5dKf79bvz_bWbmdcnf0vSKB/s4032/PXL_20231013_210227965.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSZD5EDV9Ww93kue_iR9FqSjavOIPG_Q4o0zXRgubhejDBy4JpjVKnId10okchx7YlL-tOw8j5zIsL5U_V4OMNAW6OWyzLYY9ODzHAlR9rnS83SUGAtNobYsSgs6QpZYPqoVZpJ0XGBpNLVgRgugdnBVWnFDOpOEPHIkrA5dKf79bvz_bWbmdcnf0vSKB/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_210227965.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing the bottom of our downhill contouring.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tVt_6eAxJwm3gl3kGWw2lX-7_OOPQj1doWMILiTeRAHzCtJxi7x9hkF5pqxJUMYexnzHkk32pqVTaD72ZLAsB8SDl0dGPX0-hHchSNRWuxkIfapq21bRTcJC62iATIdPC6SN_VMOTfDKXjQ9PV7fzqrDDUnFxQLGPaBz4dUfH5Qq9TsuJjSYKOUozpZv/s4032/PXL_20231013_211209163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tVt_6eAxJwm3gl3kGWw2lX-7_OOPQj1doWMILiTeRAHzCtJxi7x9hkF5pqxJUMYexnzHkk32pqVTaD72ZLAsB8SDl0dGPX0-hHchSNRWuxkIfapq21bRTcJC62iATIdPC6SN_VMOTfDKXjQ9PV7fzqrDDUnFxQLGPaBz4dUfH5Qq9TsuJjSYKOUozpZv/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_211209163.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mesquite forest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCks537c4Ry1RvLiKQac26D3mWxCTi7tPOPGLkO8JaUr1ADRDgPLiSV3r_-rZK8Hj9Yeyh1eANTn5vLH57niTOGGGZXwYXBCRG9bm1CBjD-OOu5-2AuwscRHlelLMS6CMA6p4IZv7oTTiTgEYelr3ar0APD3bNvstCUkJmd_ZSQotvasu8A0d9sFiSWHz/s4032/PXL_20231013_212850333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCks537c4Ry1RvLiKQac26D3mWxCTi7tPOPGLkO8JaUr1ADRDgPLiSV3r_-rZK8Hj9Yeyh1eANTn5vLH57niTOGGGZXwYXBCRG9bm1CBjD-OOu5-2AuwscRHlelLMS6CMA6p4IZv7oTTiTgEYelr3ar0APD3bNvstCUkJmd_ZSQotvasu8A0d9sFiSWHz/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_212850333.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reaching the SR82 underpass.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnVaHu2-cbcvvNWCTVDfT3-tGispGqys0WO3RbO3tJCPpRJHvpLysd5dyTqkbDlDllQYp_-0smsNYRbislmL6orHsO9ZeF0kYqRuIE9lLl6SHfSPhAPrJ8IMEsGEzR-0XvBJhXYw0_lVu9xYgm-DYgRPebTKVRiTntEyfliIn04Yvg3qj5DiktOILn5f-/s4032/PXL_20231013_213846710.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnVaHu2-cbcvvNWCTVDfT3-tGispGqys0WO3RbO3tJCPpRJHvpLysd5dyTqkbDlDllQYp_-0smsNYRbislmL6orHsO9ZeF0kYqRuIE9lLl6SHfSPhAPrJ8IMEsGEzR-0XvBJhXYw0_lVu9xYgm-DYgRPebTKVRiTntEyfliIn04Yvg3qj5DiktOILn5f-/w225-h400/PXL_20231013_213846710.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a mellow 4 mile singletrack trail linking the AZT to Patagonia without having to ride on the busy SR82 shoulder. Win.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa9B-QlClBiU9Nq0McB_3VILHi6lxzT9RVeqDquc7nAnJ9ZKe0RXprtWukLYKcNMEiPi17hyQCq7T9-ml9taq3rbqPqDMOsLc3TMLO6P4oMnO7p47FSrazf9o1ucsZorYV-hY9QhHoVykStxN-rsSL212wwvXcvKX0Caxu0mcjVTdyTdUECnaE8ZUctyP/s4032/PXL_20231013_213314572.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa9B-QlClBiU9Nq0McB_3VILHi6lxzT9RVeqDquc7nAnJ9ZKe0RXprtWukLYKcNMEiPi17hyQCq7T9-ml9taq3rbqPqDMOsLc3TMLO6P4oMnO7p47FSrazf9o1ucsZorYV-hY9QhHoVykStxN-rsSL212wwvXcvKX0Caxu0mcjVTdyTdUECnaE8ZUctyP/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_213314572.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going south, it's slightly downhill, fast riding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqgRNf-2k_UUxGAa9y8DiJvHKFFpxR5HypY47fmtkcfKcmXZJhbLVX-FLt2SS1NXgRdrtoPlbzBtWm6VKMU2M1Ul2QCIdaUA_82Mfd_jzYjTOPmHdEl8QJPXc-sWv1VBcEBafCObjaVDMA0pSm8hnfIXG_vSpUSMnkl7BqSHNXZZcTmfaPjFOWw94QUoH/s4032/PXL_20231013_213839743.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqgRNf-2k_UUxGAa9y8DiJvHKFFpxR5HypY47fmtkcfKcmXZJhbLVX-FLt2SS1NXgRdrtoPlbzBtWm6VKMU2M1Ul2QCIdaUA_82Mfd_jzYjTOPmHdEl8QJPXc-sWv1VBcEBafCObjaVDMA0pSm8hnfIXG_vSpUSMnkl7BqSHNXZZcTmfaPjFOWw94QUoH/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_213839743.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good signage at the few dirt road crossings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14EK1pS9Bk92Xe6E79d6Anu-6RIf4Sa5a1uSOfGsLbYGL9iVYBr8DxTHjDQ3TQgQ-y5e6s7ZS9zdjeAQ0xq6-DfHkZ9sKOYCQl-AtMKNRbDB08Z0Y9HTougLluzE8EqICLWjO9hmcU3OkO4hMnCbndzPHMeJRzcUVjToqwtyloSbgSRTKZP4Y8uAjmnw9/s4032/PXL_20231013_215353648.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14EK1pS9Bk92Xe6E79d6Anu-6RIf4Sa5a1uSOfGsLbYGL9iVYBr8DxTHjDQ3TQgQ-y5e6s7ZS9zdjeAQ0xq6-DfHkZ9sKOYCQl-AtMKNRbDB08Z0Y9HTougLluzE8EqICLWjO9hmcU3OkO4hMnCbndzPHMeJRzcUVjToqwtyloSbgSRTKZP4Y8uAjmnw9/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_215353648.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of shade near town.</td></tr></tbody></table>We arrived in Patagonia ready for lunch, but the sandwich shop we had planned to eat at was closed. Gah! Shannon recalled a good place in Sonoita to grab ice cream, the Corner Scoop on the NW corner of SR82/SR83. They had more than ice cream!! Giant soft pretzels, malts, real food too. It's going on my list of post ride eats in the area.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWCUXW8Ry6pewVYaIq-QsykpTN3CVkhYjxFBP0q9fgUApIBjaVs7oHdh9ZbylOzr_ML4zet_ystlTV4TZ9ceiv-QoZzo77Ns9z4ufXKqgPnZKHDei6SJ7_1EccgCqjHfVEIQv3ycDiz5QWH-BD2ObZfwyUrQrAxZTtZFPlyg-jQ52zyDwyEk_9VYPmEB6/s4032/PXL_20231013_225011351.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWCUXW8Ry6pewVYaIq-QsykpTN3CVkhYjxFBP0q9fgUApIBjaVs7oHdh9ZbylOzr_ML4zet_ystlTV4TZ9ceiv-QoZzo77Ns9z4ufXKqgPnZKHDei6SJ7_1EccgCqjHfVEIQv3ycDiz5QWH-BD2ObZfwyUrQrAxZTtZFPlyg-jQ52zyDwyEk_9VYPmEB6/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_225011351.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yum!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLYttm8CwFu9htjgc0QUoyeJGjVRlCUuFziaszAdsV_MH9xIk_x_mdV-zRkNmqjsMh27w80S9T4tg1Mac-65cyKlc0Y5rJ1jkAKv4QQuIGfDrhVkd1wpYcSkQheRHxcXO-_ktQvbm_bGAlcDWm0cX2FyLQEc4fVuJe0DyqGQFOo8PNZehL_UOAHbUGOqu/s3840/PXL_20231013_230454677.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLYttm8CwFu9htjgc0QUoyeJGjVRlCUuFziaszAdsV_MH9xIk_x_mdV-zRkNmqjsMh27w80S9T4tg1Mac-65cyKlc0Y5rJ1jkAKv4QQuIGfDrhVkd1wpYcSkQheRHxcXO-_ktQvbm_bGAlcDWm0cX2FyLQEc4fVuJe0DyqGQFOo8PNZehL_UOAHbUGOqu/w400-h225/PXL_20231013_230454677.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another successful #locorides board meeting and with minimal hike-a-bike!! What the...</td></tr></tbody></table>This was such a great ride and not overly taxing on the legs. The shuttle was really easy to set up and didn't add much time at all. This ride will probably be an annual thing, similar to Picketpost to Kelvin near Superior, it's that good. Do yourself a favor and make the drive south for this one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12304411849" title="Casa Blanca Canyons" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-33370080251173639842023-10-06T16:30:00.206-07:002023-11-28T16:17:06.096-07:00AZT: Blue Ridge Bypass<p> October was here, the start of the <a href="https://azt300-800.com/" target="_blank">AZTR</a> was only a couple weeks away and once again, I was on the move. This time heading north to rim country to assess a prescribed burn re-route around the <a href="https://aztrail.org/explore/passages/passage-27-blue-ridge/" target="_blank">Blue Ridge Passage of the AZT</a>. A lightning strike over a month earlier ignited a wildfire, the Still Fire. It was now under control, but the forest service used this opportunity to turn it into a prescribed burn for the area. What that meant was, the AZT was officially closed at the south end where the AZT split off the Fred Haught trail of the Cabin Loop trail system. It was closed all the way to the crossing of AZ87, some 13 or so miles to the north.</p><p>The Still Fire bypass would actually cut through the burn area on an open corridor along FS95. I asked around to see if anyone wanted to join me so we could set up a shuttle and do a point-to-point ride. Beverly, aka: Bevinator or Bev, wanted to come along. We drove north to the Mogollon Rim Ranger Station where FS95 joins AZ87 near the AZT. As we approached, the smoke became apparent. In the parking lot it was fairly thick and for a moment we had second thoughts about the ride. We both had face coverings and figured we'd only encounter smoke over the final miles of the ride on relatively fast dirt roads. We loaded up Bev's truck and backtracked to FS300, Rim Rd.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkqA0dFtdRhAwIeAHn09uFzYOuxNvslFToQLAwiEt3unh84rXYQRu9ALN5tJ2bsQsMorUsTQO5b6XBTqW1taC86-7ERVeT8puDhLXCZhQG6fvBg7umA-yemp00jPqrNdrSTdJW8TSRbK7lkYcBFXurOHLtxb9M6EBoC8XCgggSbFUjRJIwHmWcq9IGDCL/s4032/PXL_20231006_174103277.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkqA0dFtdRhAwIeAHn09uFzYOuxNvslFToQLAwiEt3unh84rXYQRu9ALN5tJ2bsQsMorUsTQO5b6XBTqW1taC86-7ERVeT8puDhLXCZhQG6fvBg7umA-yemp00jPqrNdrSTdJW8TSRbK7lkYcBFXurOHLtxb9M6EBoC8XCgggSbFUjRJIwHmWcq9IGDCL/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_174103277.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We started out on FS218A & FS218, much better than a punchy climb on FS300 out of the gate.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL4atpmhfj4YbEh9eDZLCtdWpsZEaF6M37OGW3dLG3aiEne951kr_N3wEykgaV59s_6x9kaVJtSHXH60d2FUOCQflFfuYTaOjh51vFmOeg1PZ0BAdZa71QJ0wM-40J5vHzuh8hxuezIfjt7wOQjH3-I5fy3KOzjkne_cEzp_8A12RZ5mvKdDwANEduk8B/s4032/PXL_20231006_183153789.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL4atpmhfj4YbEh9eDZLCtdWpsZEaF6M37OGW3dLG3aiEne951kr_N3wEykgaV59s_6x9kaVJtSHXH60d2FUOCQflFfuYTaOjh51vFmOeg1PZ0BAdZa71QJ0wM-40J5vHzuh8hxuezIfjt7wOQjH3-I5fy3KOzjkne_cEzp_8A12RZ5mvKdDwANEduk8B/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_183153789.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FS300 was relatively quiet for a Friday.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvobY3pdPuYa4sugXoH8NADOVJ2ksZ5eogYzluOQMPr9NoFtBGGnntTgXc7lyGUnSwjY0r-1-1W7FaJHx510Epp-R-uS24SFuJy2MqbauPmg_XOlX_CWR83oHMf7K1lIjU14cMkMUJc3LjI-P9dOCA9RJRW_fKFaKNlwDSl-y4XDlO-3TrXSuQ2ZxeC3E3/s4032/PXL_20231006_183339170.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvobY3pdPuYa4sugXoH8NADOVJ2ksZ5eogYzluOQMPr9NoFtBGGnntTgXc7lyGUnSwjY0r-1-1W7FaJHx510Epp-R-uS24SFuJy2MqbauPmg_XOlX_CWR83oHMf7K1lIjU14cMkMUJc3LjI-P9dOCA9RJRW_fKFaKNlwDSl-y4XDlO-3TrXSuQ2ZxeC3E3/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_183339170.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bev enjoying one of the fantastic overlooks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IL1Xpg4qUI-oWJqxSaF-PX57ImAmkrS1WMUkpXmtYFE8ggnWoH0HLEea1CFxLHryQtwFe3QOrfbHMQwO8iYGILUscmU5BAKhOmh3Z_c6lZvo6EhWNIWIDJ4hHmksNmMKJHcEd5aWhe_HxO4bGzwmhdutdy59GgS3nXw61aFZjiW-iu4w8jZPFAJKqkmI/s4032/PXL_20231006_183626099.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IL1Xpg4qUI-oWJqxSaF-PX57ImAmkrS1WMUkpXmtYFE8ggnWoH0HLEea1CFxLHryQtwFe3QOrfbHMQwO8iYGILUscmU5BAKhOmh3Z_c6lZvo6EhWNIWIDJ4hHmksNmMKJHcEd5aWhe_HxO4bGzwmhdutdy59GgS3nXw61aFZjiW-iu4w8jZPFAJKqkmI/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_183626099.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The General Crook trail has been getting some work done recently. Could be the next destination trail in Rim Country.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryCk-HaKJsE47kfoPi2tjEk05cioetBcax-v8U5S6kSFFwmll3CWAiTkjhig1FbVBXeDBQtbkq4IQjme5skzWNJYKXIDlve910LQzOx4bidWyK730sLMCqHAMx5aEG4gUkffbcx3oT5dkJO0yrbNM5Y9bYsrShdUiUsACIrDFkrz4OSNCZfv5qzXIQzZf/s4032/PXL_20231006_183902956.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryCk-HaKJsE47kfoPi2tjEk05cioetBcax-v8U5S6kSFFwmll3CWAiTkjhig1FbVBXeDBQtbkq4IQjme5skzWNJYKXIDlve910LQzOx4bidWyK730sLMCqHAMx5aEG4gUkffbcx3oT5dkJO0yrbNM5Y9bYsrShdUiUsACIrDFkrz4OSNCZfv5qzXIQzZf/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_183902956.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the road activity was from logging trucks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEk_fDGyARMC4BT2dC0SF4dZZFDkE1s8SKLCESH93GJ_Tl6GdbLTEQ1NXFTblBfKhAQIXCDkh4PHJ-ZFCCT2xtijOAv0d8Fy2KFiysXt-_PikVf_EE5g801GenLINUqmLoVx9Abdu_VLoCgMFmmbbSu2podaQzqbCfAkyXIfkH_OCEtsQnuFS33QMZf3i/s4032/PXL_20231006_184300068.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEk_fDGyARMC4BT2dC0SF4dZZFDkE1s8SKLCESH93GJ_Tl6GdbLTEQ1NXFTblBfKhAQIXCDkh4PHJ-ZFCCT2xtijOAv0d8Fy2KFiysXt-_PikVf_EE5g801GenLINUqmLoVx9Abdu_VLoCgMFmmbbSu2podaQzqbCfAkyXIfkH_OCEtsQnuFS33QMZf3i/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_184300068.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FS300 is such a great ride on a clear, not-so-busy day.</td></tr></tbody></table>We reached the junction with the <a href="https://aztrail.org/" target="_blank">Arizona Trail</a> and Cabin Loop trail system around mile 13. Perfect time for a snack break before taking on a few miles of moderately difficult singletrack.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaP_wTm5JQHwBrMVWwDqO3hIYt69JLcFCkhx4SKGDuAYl88yL0UlzqA0MGlRvhI7Uh8oplz5QuLKxtmhuti03spd_LzM2JJ8i3KrPFoYb45NvOFyAWHZKBgreOdeoLS9fRZ25YrnQcVlSuX0z8VOaMiXxsItn001XEdoNpuz_NZzn2ro5Wfe0dp_6VPOc/s4032/PXL_20231006_191444012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaP_wTm5JQHwBrMVWwDqO3hIYt69JLcFCkhx4SKGDuAYl88yL0UlzqA0MGlRvhI7Uh8oplz5QuLKxtmhuti03spd_LzM2JJ8i3KrPFoYb45NvOFyAWHZKBgreOdeoLS9fRZ25YrnQcVlSuX0z8VOaMiXxsItn001XEdoNpuz_NZzn2ro5Wfe0dp_6VPOc/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_191444012.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Springs Cabin, built in 1918.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbmlKkTT_c5tzOLc3ASwhCiVRVrjU1EgCDzfciiboZJoJUu_ilU9izyI6vqnPwmR-AkQPOSEtxjGOHQombXszJw4MYxDY8346PbgE7nc2f4qEABdqKcuqGcUz2K4uWQAB86Zk7jHi7BSmUEurb4kONlKPVG7kDptBkcwg_bLSk10vUtiR9zNyteDf8q-3/s4032/PXL_20231006_192555080.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbmlKkTT_c5tzOLc3ASwhCiVRVrjU1EgCDzfciiboZJoJUu_ilU9izyI6vqnPwmR-AkQPOSEtxjGOHQombXszJw4MYxDY8346PbgE7nc2f4qEABdqKcuqGcUz2K4uWQAB86Zk7jHi7BSmUEurb4kONlKPVG7kDptBkcwg_bLSk10vUtiR9zNyteDf8q-3/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_192555080.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AZT was riding good.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9UnpXyB7_j_x81xLzHtAPUPTX-HSl9lEHGIoJm__RjZb4farTPDFOrwSi-4EzbNXxuUKhC9KL621_HhTO58UjeknujM6JoxXmrIGP0HUlOtqlycJFi141mhPjMPWzEGAu6M6H2wwk_pv1V-5-xW23wVyBbRWhWrsAqjMOVdXBMYQTaSe5onDNpuMQQNa/s4032/PXL_20231006_194044239.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9UnpXyB7_j_x81xLzHtAPUPTX-HSl9lEHGIoJm__RjZb4farTPDFOrwSi-4EzbNXxuUKhC9KL621_HhTO58UjeknujM6JoxXmrIGP0HUlOtqlycJFi141mhPjMPWzEGAu6M6H2wwk_pv1V-5-xW23wVyBbRWhWrsAqjMOVdXBMYQTaSe5onDNpuMQQNa/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_194044239.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found water a little ways down the trail, first crossing or two were dry.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwytFsEd7c360aOTh7wI3fb-CCeNhrXA9c42gmG-oqErUq5VGqTVwT2WOGBa4Mpi9I3I5ISzP3kcsG59ZPYzxOJnDtUEfeZeTTkSXkGauWusAZ0G9yv6yBadGjngAOuYj1E1q2eERiZihCoIQtq0PxzgNIG8I0a7vOqnlPv1wv_OQujPJO2vLDENX2bcM/s4032/PXL_20231006_194049319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwytFsEd7c360aOTh7wI3fb-CCeNhrXA9c42gmG-oqErUq5VGqTVwT2WOGBa4Mpi9I3I5ISzP3kcsG59ZPYzxOJnDtUEfeZeTTkSXkGauWusAZ0G9yv6yBadGjngAOuYj1E1q2eERiZihCoIQtq0PxzgNIG8I0a7vOqnlPv1wv_OQujPJO2vLDENX2bcM/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_194049319.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So good to be riding in the pines. Lots of great trail up here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ObF4SNypFWB0fnUoewulTrg-8idOKKchbMR3NVnH7IgLZIrWZ43GmRB3vi0_RE0ZtgG6BdSdftZ-6HrgcePj6eReNy65TQYjRBYydydBrudL0emSOrhCN1CKjvIS1pWQjSoy0IdSNNE8dHJ4z6XB5DRubkhAg-WgZ_EZ-TIIzNtOf28hyDOTGUkRYDj/s3840/PXL_20231006_194121599.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4ObF4SNypFWB0fnUoewulTrg-8idOKKchbMR3NVnH7IgLZIrWZ43GmRB3vi0_RE0ZtgG6BdSdftZ-6HrgcePj6eReNy65TQYjRBYydydBrudL0emSOrhCN1CKjvIS1pWQjSoy0IdSNNE8dHJ4z6XB5DRubkhAg-WgZ_EZ-TIIzNtOf28hyDOTGUkRYDj/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_194121599.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long arm selfie.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfeScThW5CNaY2ZPgSBajEHCktDIwa7drHYs97aosOS9mvNmW1RayVAsUC3fG_dNrxGbgcgTXdb8BWjOyeUxymKf2LGuHROLzm-AhWhon7mLqVpepNIYtdc67h3ShMPiTG-bBIJyllv9uZQsDfj5L5syCbpm3NxZW-fyn_Gz3Rkch1SiLAguGTl_lS-_F/s4032/PXL_20231006_194949477.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfeScThW5CNaY2ZPgSBajEHCktDIwa7drHYs97aosOS9mvNmW1RayVAsUC3fG_dNrxGbgcgTXdb8BWjOyeUxymKf2LGuHROLzm-AhWhon7mLqVpepNIYtdc67h3ShMPiTG-bBIJyllv9uZQsDfj5L5syCbpm3NxZW-fyn_Gz3Rkch1SiLAguGTl_lS-_F/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_194949477.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bev cruising the AZT.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNSGR-VDkB5e3M3GoaqcoAfZfYn5Ar3Okhdnm7ekcHCWTC6lf4DVGYnBJoy8iOD55yCsq1dUBsnjzSMP3ZhOT8_iQdnCtdupGbxs2lbLHQAKDH9blqxjiCnTnBs7GUTx2rZNeDTlHp-O_A9Q7IvVPSCzTYh_dB55LUg4BUA8wA8l2v4u2PEt_W_FX6-u_/s4032/PXL_20231006_195007352.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNSGR-VDkB5e3M3GoaqcoAfZfYn5Ar3Okhdnm7ekcHCWTC6lf4DVGYnBJoy8iOD55yCsq1dUBsnjzSMP3ZhOT8_iQdnCtdupGbxs2lbLHQAKDH9blqxjiCnTnBs7GUTx2rZNeDTlHp-O_A9Q7IvVPSCzTYh_dB55LUg4BUA8wA8l2v4u2PEt_W_FX6-u_/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_195007352.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AZT goes left into the shadows, Fred Haught trail continues straight.</td></tr></tbody></table>This was where the official AZT trail closure began, but not a single sign. Had we not known ahead of time, we would've assumed the AZT was open and everything was normal. No smoke to be seen or smelled. I was expecting to see police tape across the trail or some indication the AZT was closed. <div><br /></div><div><i>We found out after the ride the fire crews were actively igniting burn operations along the AZT corridor on this day. Makes the lack of signage all the more strange...and unsafe.</i><div><br /></div><div>We continued along the Fred Haught trail now officially beginning our bypass route. I've ridden the Cabin Loop trails many times over the years, so this section was nothing new. We crested a rubbly hike-a-bike section then enjoyed a long gradual descent before another short climb.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyI9F9lD_daRvP5qhjnLBUS8Anby2O0ey5a9tC2_YqoWuhhMkka4uyw0Npd6W082OZ0e_VpszwuzabpGV5tc3UfqeN7coeBgBu2Rb4l8wkaPgVI_oYd3VbGwPMbalbdhHOSuQEXlaM29-YCtbTbedK0Es5F7I2msoL2F4sBG-5_1CytVtemnODsH-yL6Q/s4032/PXL_20231006_200711329.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyI9F9lD_daRvP5qhjnLBUS8Anby2O0ey5a9tC2_YqoWuhhMkka4uyw0Npd6W082OZ0e_VpszwuzabpGV5tc3UfqeN7coeBgBu2Rb4l8wkaPgVI_oYd3VbGwPMbalbdhHOSuQEXlaM29-YCtbTbedK0Es5F7I2msoL2F4sBG-5_1CytVtemnODsH-yL6Q/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_200711329.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long cruising downhill here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7MuVrOBVuWWOMW1Z73QmxeB3y-a-uinrZYBAeLYkeyqZeA1xu81OUKkwJy-Gp9rarnFHnbhvHePEmpR5g-Pwn_wDS7ejlyaC8YJ7ZEDQTS6DLjRxv8VV3PPm-1PEUfNbJSog7IvdoSlKO8HHsg2FsjBmlA-py44RynlLFm8EQBn6Q0MmLlCawEt6vnng/s4032/PXL_20231006_202401844.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7MuVrOBVuWWOMW1Z73QmxeB3y-a-uinrZYBAeLYkeyqZeA1xu81OUKkwJy-Gp9rarnFHnbhvHePEmpR5g-Pwn_wDS7ejlyaC8YJ7ZEDQTS6DLjRxv8VV3PPm-1PEUfNbJSog7IvdoSlKO8HHsg2FsjBmlA-py44RynlLFm8EQBn6Q0MmLlCawEt6vnng/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_202401844.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are four main trails in the <a href="https://www.trailforks.com/region/cabin-loops/" target="_blank">Cabin Loop Trail System</a>: Fred Haught, Houston Brothers, Ubar and Barbershop. There's also a short spur to Buck Springs Cabin on the east side of the system. Each trail has some wonderful sections and some hike-a-bike.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OOG5dVEQmjUCP3LZdlVKSP_UwUp_MLoPqDat-GlzemPKq3aHhoiA8TSopv9BnOp2_Y0-Yoz9mNsJkz9I6_3eA-O_fwxviwk5dOPsgy52VThmpr3DS6TB3FZv-yAjZ3AYjpMTMgUp1EVTFYmtBtP9149Ow9TZc9OYNE_X_Gy1bTZldQGfXSzBU9fGsume/s4032/PXL_20231006_202443622.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OOG5dVEQmjUCP3LZdlVKSP_UwUp_MLoPqDat-GlzemPKq3aHhoiA8TSopv9BnOp2_Y0-Yoz9mNsJkz9I6_3eA-O_fwxviwk5dOPsgy52VThmpr3DS6TB3FZv-yAjZ3AYjpMTMgUp1EVTFYmtBtP9149Ow9TZc9OYNE_X_Gy1bTZldQGfXSzBU9fGsume/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_202443622.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The run-out on a long steep descent to FS95.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq_K_Q1O6WNWYdRXcnLpErXLRk_S9X4awZY1bBxhWOkNNUarnFr-IpRrhda0kI7X2XxjI5grPZiZfStcGhK67QAHxfxCibJeaNrqVHPOlILq2udWCjOr9AD2Ma4kb8KkfYi3lrb6lGDOxgEac4NqhTAfaCIkUnMTbwkHZab9n3MQP4Pzmhs7URVZgLajX/s4032/PXL_20231006_202930181.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq_K_Q1O6WNWYdRXcnLpErXLRk_S9X4awZY1bBxhWOkNNUarnFr-IpRrhda0kI7X2XxjI5grPZiZfStcGhK67QAHxfxCibJeaNrqVHPOlILq2udWCjOr9AD2Ma4kb8KkfYi3lrb6lGDOxgEac4NqhTAfaCIkUnMTbwkHZab9n3MQP4Pzmhs7URVZgLajX/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_202930181.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The FS95 blowout. There are no plans to rebuild the road. It's astounding the amount of earth that was displaced here. That crushed metal tube used to tunnel under the roadbed high above. For now, it's a short down/up hike-a-bike, but easy enough to get through.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb-UpfsekLUT-AdYR1_-5jDrQBAGi412Tkkipdd4Zc1TF5Zkhxn0al1vgRlcozLoA8XGOb6sc2L2ftj64evQyZKMPnQNRFXsQHLWV8mICkBKDCcPzTOIkZkXRJyQ-xnYPVHi1IYx_SZR_3sD_HXBz0aBsJztxPcAf5u0qYJjfpcNAjDHJMRd3-I7nVk_G/s4032/PXL_20231006_205203205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb-UpfsekLUT-AdYR1_-5jDrQBAGi412Tkkipdd4Zc1TF5Zkhxn0al1vgRlcozLoA8XGOb6sc2L2ftj64evQyZKMPnQNRFXsQHLWV8mICkBKDCcPzTOIkZkXRJyQ-xnYPVHi1IYx_SZR_3sD_HXBz0aBsJztxPcAf5u0qYJjfpcNAjDHJMRd3-I7nVk_G/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_205203205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear, cool water was flowing from Aspen Spring near Pinchot Cabin. Time to top off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjINcW0RRGKMICUsTftVU7OIwv0ah316-6c34xh4a9VImXq3V1XXDu6rt_lupTN_rdhyphenhyphennN3xd0Ue1Lgsx7V8qnAYsH7d0ldwsfTx5yNiZb9DuKsk6Oukvkhy1Qcw7cxsak3Y6DdRM6AjD69Fa_i5BX5WAQG1g3V1QmpMQEuTacAJqFXdwvvM23z7oEnP8O/s4032/PXL_20231006_205948849.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjINcW0RRGKMICUsTftVU7OIwv0ah316-6c34xh4a9VImXq3V1XXDu6rt_lupTN_rdhyphenhyphennN3xd0Ue1Lgsx7V8qnAYsH7d0ldwsfTx5yNiZb9DuKsk6Oukvkhy1Qcw7cxsak3Y6DdRM6AjD69Fa_i5BX5WAQG1g3V1QmpMQEuTacAJqFXdwvvM23z7oEnP8O/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_205948849.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinchot Cabin as we begin Ubar trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YL8q7n4mpr7lg8Z2ocvFhl8vtEWb3U0tnSCGK9ajSBwItLA6XleKGsAlI7fnVT0uakkKl3mzCQ-9C6lD3MyZkafQIMNLLnwEzdnItNnvLG9ne952r7Olp4RnbRPiVMtQeh5CpCABL3V3qQRUgCfLQI59pL4naV97iBT0kuzs1OlBxdpyF8Bh6fC-Q_O_/s4032/PXL_20231006_212753936.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YL8q7n4mpr7lg8Z2ocvFhl8vtEWb3U0tnSCGK9ajSBwItLA6XleKGsAlI7fnVT0uakkKl3mzCQ-9C6lD3MyZkafQIMNLLnwEzdnItNnvLG9ne952r7Olp4RnbRPiVMtQeh5CpCABL3V3qQRUgCfLQI59pL4naV97iBT0kuzs1OlBxdpyF8Bh6fC-Q_O_/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_212753936.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There wasn't much deadfall, but it seemed to all be right here!! Obstacle course!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NG-nJrUP2LLIDJLpzfUmmJVyZ6ViJBC5ZJ7KTUNFHJXTnKCTV40HOwl_rd2nrfQPQ-5FkqNR66nZVmSIkgCLMGav6rnxJ7oaDuZli3LbXJM4A9F_t7odzidreFhB4HW5BaPK1T7F8roAhNlk6TsDuJRAzo85sCU7G1Va8B-pgSx16LPg2kJPYGogsEw_/s4032/PXL_20231006_213434168.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NG-nJrUP2LLIDJLpzfUmmJVyZ6ViJBC5ZJ7KTUNFHJXTnKCTV40HOwl_rd2nrfQPQ-5FkqNR66nZVmSIkgCLMGav6rnxJ7oaDuZli3LbXJM4A9F_t7odzidreFhB4HW5BaPK1T7F8roAhNlk6TsDuJRAzo85sCU7G1Va8B-pgSx16LPg2kJPYGogsEw_/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_213434168.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then more buffed out singletrack.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h0IRyKonmzXRdHcOCxXgMFiVt8_ewsU4OMgHyN6w6Ljz4XT4CLSWD5Bv64hKEXA7kqHgPYBwsQ1w4amJkM0VNQbSb-0Q5I6xHbrrcj5_6QzLagKP2bb50Fllw8as86bBFbgRyGxGPPPl-lY5PlRa49t3kR6k9LhSKAndQY4AsxCovZhOyRUleiuOqbBr/s4032/PXL_20231006_214112227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h0IRyKonmzXRdHcOCxXgMFiVt8_ewsU4OMgHyN6w6Ljz4XT4CLSWD5Bv64hKEXA7kqHgPYBwsQ1w4amJkM0VNQbSb-0Q5I6xHbrrcj5_6QzLagKP2bb50Fllw8as86bBFbgRyGxGPPPl-lY5PlRa49t3kR6k9LhSKAndQY4AsxCovZhOyRUleiuOqbBr/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_214112227.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The singletrack of Ubar led us here, FS139 where we'd turn north. This was now new-to-me terrain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsLMapYsPibg-UlohYH9FUlxZUvar513Ag5iM3S_QbRVezrqYB3LzZczW9A-EwwbSTwbFIgdE96z7MeOLvPvKFl8KAOxEvY-d5wZQLSPndfw4W-Xrg5hsDk3oXQIYxoxrbqe9yCMieJ-o0c_fHt7rLTNpM69H1jziZX7Z7Wbn4IhJIr-PFM1AB_MJ8GP3/s4032/PXL_20231006_215757180.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsLMapYsPibg-UlohYH9FUlxZUvar513Ag5iM3S_QbRVezrqYB3LzZczW9A-EwwbSTwbFIgdE96z7MeOLvPvKFl8KAOxEvY-d5wZQLSPndfw4W-Xrg5hsDk3oXQIYxoxrbqe9yCMieJ-o0c_fHt7rLTNpM69H1jziZX7Z7Wbn4IhJIr-PFM1AB_MJ8GP3/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_215757180.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We merged with FS95 and began a long, fast descent towards East Clear Creek.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G1DxQ9_MziJj3v5GCQlrsOuxo-0yy92-GxBz2hcqrPjhTAHrld-tSgWl0xiKCyVizx_4eP1UuAWkEgGVsiYXKEHOxnSeGWgZ7gBSqJVcFYdltzh90T0VupvkzDOFSRG0Uz-1gWibnaFZhhCvA1qczhC6lpHyToCsEYkiuD43xjlbEPCHQNNnBtrML_zE/s4032/PXL_20231006_220007145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G1DxQ9_MziJj3v5GCQlrsOuxo-0yy92-GxBz2hcqrPjhTAHrld-tSgWl0xiKCyVizx_4eP1UuAWkEgGVsiYXKEHOxnSeGWgZ7gBSqJVcFYdltzh90T0VupvkzDOFSRG0Uz-1gWibnaFZhhCvA1qczhC6lpHyToCsEYkiuD43xjlbEPCHQNNnBtrML_zE/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_220007145.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the bottom of Babershop Canyon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr9Fwgo5OButdT9gxA3qXmrWhda9De-muiNImNfY0Wy6Kh-FqCx_MV6EHS7dhsLsL_ilvmBzX7NMijF61Slj5CelnE690515pDQPbQ35tlj6A6WiWal4xzhc7LqyHSco8H42Ia8aOAYb2Sj7g-3R0pIgosTizUKIxm12G7h-60ZHfkp8TYQc7Bo2cuJwn/s4032/PXL_20231006_220015699.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr9Fwgo5OButdT9gxA3qXmrWhda9De-muiNImNfY0Wy6Kh-FqCx_MV6EHS7dhsLsL_ilvmBzX7NMijF61Slj5CelnE690515pDQPbQ35tlj6A6WiWal4xzhc7LqyHSco8H42Ia8aOAYb2Sj7g-3R0pIgosTizUKIxm12G7h-60ZHfkp8TYQc7Bo2cuJwn/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_220015699.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Clear Creek, not so clear today, but beautiful nontheless.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh7RnPVEVZdSm4PwE8bB4q4vlMnQjWjSItLdsnkDV7PaRVfNOrv1tFcGml4ujFxg128ovG276pIqhQnVHnGtLoQtsgyqxGIZQVYALrtB_KxIB3QEu_yKMchETQP0EoHE-FXEnKOPmo4pGcCLR848MiSHExVyNi2L_7hQGG6lWBmTP9L-d9aeyXbcSuIG9/s4032/PXL_20231006_221337226.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh7RnPVEVZdSm4PwE8bB4q4vlMnQjWjSItLdsnkDV7PaRVfNOrv1tFcGml4ujFxg128ovG276pIqhQnVHnGtLoQtsgyqxGIZQVYALrtB_KxIB3QEu_yKMchETQP0EoHE-FXEnKOPmo4pGcCLR848MiSHExVyNi2L_7hQGG6lWBmTP9L-d9aeyXbcSuIG9/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_221337226.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steady, but very rideable climbing grade on the north side. Still no sign of smoke and we were now 28 miles into our ride, barely 5 miles remaining.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1M8mejj3sxB3z2t16I0hyB_PWm7g4SfCYEgYvfjjfO5kj0-ik8KmKLzNmDE3bQ2VQJ4UY8oK_TiJaIaIqb7CFPfJeT41EIu3v_1pTfj-4LdJgwlo1dSX9p9RSx5efyPU9VasrUJNSIlpZ6sffL-FrvKuLZFNwVzCHWDn1mg0lznHJk7FTKFgbvzzMiXR/s4032/PXL_20231006_223927330.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1M8mejj3sxB3z2t16I0hyB_PWm7g4SfCYEgYvfjjfO5kj0-ik8KmKLzNmDE3bQ2VQJ4UY8oK_TiJaIaIqb7CFPfJeT41EIu3v_1pTfj-4LdJgwlo1dSX9p9RSx5efyPU9VasrUJNSIlpZ6sffL-FrvKuLZFNwVzCHWDn1mg0lznHJk7FTKFgbvzzMiXR/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_223927330.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back up on the ridge, we finally came across some smoldering areas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wE55oZyxjp67bt_l04Y9Hx8JDa1PPwccFuHnONv7hW4VXcQzJLfwJxsAtkQe9BM0e9gxPaMSRkE5FvGGs9OfzgZzCShKMZAv4h2dTYa47frKcfjWdywiq5B9Ipg12nPph5SiquGY78HGk4dfpBQDa_cJ_FODeS7VVB-_Xm3KzBPWo1zInTYMafUQ7wUZ/s4032/PXL_20231006_224514910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wE55oZyxjp67bt_l04Y9Hx8JDa1PPwccFuHnONv7hW4VXcQzJLfwJxsAtkQe9BM0e9gxPaMSRkE5FvGGs9OfzgZzCShKMZAv4h2dTYa47frKcfjWdywiq5B9Ipg12nPph5SiquGY78HGk4dfpBQDa_cJ_FODeS7VVB-_Xm3KzBPWo1zInTYMafUQ7wUZ/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_224514910.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The air was still mostly clear. Bonus!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxq-0q4UnIr09-1ZmCaewT6f2uDtDEbxmO0GpBUxkl048bTPtNb2cPk3ATVgRQzs4fokbiSTqNTu1SelMFpK6eIJNQYGD-RVsb5cAXt8m0QBT934GpO4LM93P6w3GjQS1Ov7Cb-fh-ENOeWKbsSa3fp5r_OmfHpmwi_Ubb49p1xPLTY6Bp1vNxeCyOTIy/s4032/PXL_20231006_224812808.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxq-0q4UnIr09-1ZmCaewT6f2uDtDEbxmO0GpBUxkl048bTPtNb2cPk3ATVgRQzs4fokbiSTqNTu1SelMFpK6eIJNQYGD-RVsb5cAXt8m0QBT934GpO4LM93P6w3GjQS1Ov7Cb-fh-ENOeWKbsSa3fp5r_OmfHpmwi_Ubb49p1xPLTY6Bp1vNxeCyOTIy/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_224812808.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More hotspots ahead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79UB8KLxSDpF5HY7WZzzcyrJ9w-eAwrxZ6VpVjIGdwjwcLwMq_CxhRJidPvkDnBxNQib00Qt9GmQJHjPIOz5LNZgdXf_G5k9_vgloMHsjQhMD0RG11nbTsWyXqleJnimvv2RdTTKd7lFnPX7Q1DHldMALMREpnaHShPRtP-Ocw9Mo_XpIyKGe9nt96XDS/s4032/PXL_20231006_225056272.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79UB8KLxSDpF5HY7WZzzcyrJ9w-eAwrxZ6VpVjIGdwjwcLwMq_CxhRJidPvkDnBxNQib00Qt9GmQJHjPIOz5LNZgdXf_G5k9_vgloMHsjQhMD0RG11nbTsWyXqleJnimvv2RdTTKd7lFnPX7Q1DHldMALMREpnaHShPRtP-Ocw9Mo_XpIyKGe9nt96XDS/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_225056272.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seemed a bit surreal to see some campfire sized fires as we rode by.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqYXpKA1Phy7wAmZ1GA_Gg8ONAN3e6Vb__CIT1MIgqDNi1Abj207lgZKWaoBIOICBlvoMhA_6jqA4LIe4nbf-68_C4NeGcKAETSM5_SfCYo4Ys5EtX3qZ4jvrJrkzWlyN7MnaHsGd09m1axs14swRYXTptAK8FQgmgNZRYu8m90OXEOK11faPR8EhqxdX/s4032/PXL_20231006_225106856.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqYXpKA1Phy7wAmZ1GA_Gg8ONAN3e6Vb__CIT1MIgqDNi1Abj207lgZKWaoBIOICBlvoMhA_6jqA4LIe4nbf-68_C4NeGcKAETSM5_SfCYo4Ys5EtX3qZ4jvrJrkzWlyN7MnaHsGd09m1axs14swRYXTptAK8FQgmgNZRYu8m90OXEOK11faPR8EhqxdX/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_225106856.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The riding was fast through here and the air stayed almost entirely clear. There was one section, maybe a quarter mile long that we had to cover our faces, but that was it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMFih0cqNAGwXsXP31N5_G5QRfQ6boMmvo4m537SfeZh_4tfYmE_UgfM_C23sChEnB-zRCM_riFSUK-5UxNevfkeINU_VjBt__qjiOddLNJzkTMa7qnjXG0DtkK2zpLub9nIk4ASO6h8ETZYrQy0fKCKSLi6YFQKwfrMRAHwXzvqR2RyMiNYXmCNbCiU6/s4032/PXL_20231006_225815787.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMFih0cqNAGwXsXP31N5_G5QRfQ6boMmvo4m537SfeZh_4tfYmE_UgfM_C23sChEnB-zRCM_riFSUK-5UxNevfkeINU_VjBt__qjiOddLNJzkTMa7qnjXG0DtkK2zpLub9nIk4ASO6h8ETZYrQy0fKCKSLi6YFQKwfrMRAHwXzvqR2RyMiNYXmCNbCiU6/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_225815787.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We popped out on AZ87 just north of the ranger station. Mission complete.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qKmiCCYZwpj-ffh4uCkKKKIkzxmPD3xAvD-bznt9l615WyuZ5K4Jx-RVTITItsmqYQ_Ka5A9j9r2MMT3pQfY24Q1oLr_eHUO8Oa97fOfD43TofI2StGRhYY1xqxNys0l4ZKhLYVrq2RX00WMv7zbQbh_VruYvLjc8Y5zjNozGUTdDXTKPkKAJxDPvvW0/s4032/PXL_20231006_225944204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qKmiCCYZwpj-ffh4uCkKKKIkzxmPD3xAvD-bznt9l615WyuZ5K4Jx-RVTITItsmqYQ_Ka5A9j9r2MMT3pQfY24Q1oLr_eHUO8Oa97fOfD43TofI2StGRhYY1xqxNys0l4ZKhLYVrq2RX00WMv7zbQbh_VruYvLjc8Y5zjNozGUTdDXTKPkKAJxDPvvW0/w400-h225/PXL_20231006_225944204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water is available at the ranger station if you're ever passing through the area.</td></tr></tbody></table>This route ended up being really good. Fun, yet challenging singletrack along the Cabin Loops as expected, followed by well maintained dirt roads that passed through some magnificent areas. This would be a fine option to make a loop using the AZT. Loop could be ridden in either direction. For the loop, I'm referring to the final 17 miles of this ride from when we split off the AZT at the Fred Haught trail. You could add a short out-n-back along the AZT to General Springs Cabin / FS300 along the rim too.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>*Three weeks later, when the AZTR riders began arriving to the area, the AZT had reopened and this bypass wasn't needed, but I'm glad we rode it.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12204793978" title="AZT: Blue Ridge Bypass" width="465"></iframe></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-75044129156704912072023-09-29T16:30:00.085-07:002023-11-26T21:13:35.341-07:00Tucson: Fantasy Island<p> The Fantasy Island trails in Tucson have long been on my list to ride. For one reason or another I hadn't made it there. Not entirely sure why, I've always heard they were fun, but maybe not worth a 2 hour drive south as a destination. Perhaps. The locals often hold fun events there and the trails have a lot of bunny themes.</p><p>I finished up my <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2023/09/rincon-valley-loop.html" target="_blank">Rincon Valley Loop</a>, had lunch at the Rockin K market and figured I had a couple hours to check out what the Fantasy Island trails had to offer. I should add it was early afternoon and hovering around 100º.</p><p>I parked at the southern end and I believe you need a <a href="https://azland.my.salesforce-sites.com/recreationalpermit/" target="_blank">State Trust Land Recreation Permit</a> to ride here. I have one, so I was good.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3bVzb2_4F2SbW18iUz3hhgNWYFBkjRZpy4HvMKuze_GUJPXcQ1XjIxivDTO-fHnYi9XUyII3exzTwlcpsQpcZTVmNTeyGv3IjP2jjxUBDXLFujGmLnIqAkWQWOs5mIwNiOn93Sz8nBcGzaDrams4-qkEHXTGEaNcC4aYHydKrvLeaOZHxWeM9Wm6KTz6/s4032/PXL_20230929_211648003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3bVzb2_4F2SbW18iUz3hhgNWYFBkjRZpy4HvMKuze_GUJPXcQ1XjIxivDTO-fHnYi9XUyII3exzTwlcpsQpcZTVmNTeyGv3IjP2jjxUBDXLFujGmLnIqAkWQWOs5mIwNiOn93Sz8nBcGzaDrams4-qkEHXTGEaNcC4aYHydKrvLeaOZHxWeM9Wm6KTz6/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_211648003.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pay attention to where you park.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJR-J0vWzh2kP2vIolVZbiCJH1FJOyLK-cog8YokICjrgxvpHYo_UspoVUz3WFVdtaL9ZgU_8DK027NBypwdz0JbbJrKSEvknFcha3GnsYqsVrbtmHWrSRYGfB30s6Yq3v64sWUB9wD9uRIw7ZbH_rEpviM3yKXAtol1zDTJj-__etIo663fH0oXeeELR/s4032/PXL_20230929_211933936.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJR-J0vWzh2kP2vIolVZbiCJH1FJOyLK-cog8YokICjrgxvpHYo_UspoVUz3WFVdtaL9ZgU_8DK027NBypwdz0JbbJrKSEvknFcha3GnsYqsVrbtmHWrSRYGfB30s6Yq3v64sWUB9wD9uRIw7ZbH_rEpviM3yKXAtol1zDTJj-__etIo663fH0oXeeELR/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_211933936.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I immediately was greeted by a bunny...and a cholla ball to my ankle while taking this photo!! Ouch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqstIlwsOZ41Lnx_YQK3Zyc_RFjTWo5kjh-eOwghekQpf6DegPMBaQEu7o66RU4Gro-Plz5OJ_51iv5eqYNYbh5eaYKzt_moQ7pb7qbck6z-i-lyOK9W0reZPyQ9CBXdh_JHBdizQrFIhbOEii5msyCcul4mII8fHqyDj3295YA-IkEOvpSM4bZI1cBVwu/s4032/PXL_20230929_212049093.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqstIlwsOZ41Lnx_YQK3Zyc_RFjTWo5kjh-eOwghekQpf6DegPMBaQEu7o66RU4Gro-Plz5OJ_51iv5eqYNYbh5eaYKzt_moQ7pb7qbck6z-i-lyOK9W0reZPyQ9CBXdh_JHBdizQrFIhbOEii5msyCcul4mII8fHqyDj3295YA-IkEOvpSM4bZI1cBVwu/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_212049093.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good signage and one-way trails, a recipe for speed!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrLnaDXSdWhaHolBx9ewU8oIBFwJrvFqZ8seCFxgmbXLTSyIAb57I45V0BD35IH27zswr9w_nHLEioBCNnBaRYrxb_40LyJGmWNb-AZ7p2q1Gcsg1q7R1LSzU4aDyeJdjQefIuMPS5YGSpPAESSxVGubjYiTdcgW0juj-gG-lKjKlWDbuOHhuhTt4Jm3w/s4032/PXL_20230929_213436766.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrLnaDXSdWhaHolBx9ewU8oIBFwJrvFqZ8seCFxgmbXLTSyIAb57I45V0BD35IH27zswr9w_nHLEioBCNnBaRYrxb_40LyJGmWNb-AZ7p2q1Gcsg1q7R1LSzU4aDyeJdjQefIuMPS5YGSpPAESSxVGubjYiTdcgW0juj-gG-lKjKlWDbuOHhuhTt4Jm3w/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_213436766.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing through the junkyard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl0HaU4uiVU6ZTMtsSDfA3YyZw27xN9nOb6Q5d49E_AU0vxL3wZrOut5zpxcG25qsiBIWRwqklLamZxfKiN-4E8zuFklfJLhA44CnaSAHnCb3t__GlADUBO8p1zLkTLJfU-ppoJgzcQwIvyhzkWqAxBG5ya7f4biCwzz3VRDCllCNkbI4gxPpcVT9NfPN/s4032/PXL_20230929_214217028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl0HaU4uiVU6ZTMtsSDfA3YyZw27xN9nOb6Q5d49E_AU0vxL3wZrOut5zpxcG25qsiBIWRwqklLamZxfKiN-4E8zuFklfJLhA44CnaSAHnCb3t__GlADUBO8p1zLkTLJfU-ppoJgzcQwIvyhzkWqAxBG5ya7f4biCwzz3VRDCllCNkbI4gxPpcVT9NfPN/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_214217028.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The area has seen recent urban development, nice to see some trail access remain. This cut through the Southeast Haughton Area Recharge Project.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GA408d5wz44C2oSOBbp8wBKI9h9ETdv4CZaz_klx6E1Uk9UxUjq8SqZqXrb54fojD1b8nGYvIvz2ESGiybvSWvI60J4G-FoJnb0alwar873eGd1jBM2VVQ1SpLxc3UvZMyaERy8JWUcgVhBz1Jdnu0zHvSgVRC4e7ciXrJ4GRJmcpldl4S5mhsU459_n/s4032/PXL_20230929_214225054.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GA408d5wz44C2oSOBbp8wBKI9h9ETdv4CZaz_klx6E1Uk9UxUjq8SqZqXrb54fojD1b8nGYvIvz2ESGiybvSWvI60J4G-FoJnb0alwar873eGd1jBM2VVQ1SpLxc3UvZMyaERy8JWUcgVhBz1Jdnu0zHvSgVRC4e7ciXrJ4GRJmcpldl4S5mhsU459_n/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_214225054.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water fountains too, not chilled. I checked.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkV0_ESrHiAg3JZzdzjsHsK-ZPlPNPlybKko0_HnIM4cJjkvxZVQNL_-_vmzFURTxPtx663RuGvM8S-CdMPa-kZbXOVNWlFUZiCaw0Jk_GlcsjamCqA_L3GyUGkZ7s_ehtuNuZVcLTZKAhjM4cc3HdxMUaOLqmDRM6Iq_jus8yMrr1lLzHpKokNCCRe07/s4032/PXL_20230929_214527899.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkV0_ESrHiAg3JZzdzjsHsK-ZPlPNPlybKko0_HnIM4cJjkvxZVQNL_-_vmzFURTxPtx663RuGvM8S-CdMPa-kZbXOVNWlFUZiCaw0Jk_GlcsjamCqA_L3GyUGkZ7s_ehtuNuZVcLTZKAhjM4cc3HdxMUaOLqmDRM6Iq_jus8yMrr1lLzHpKokNCCRe07/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_214527899.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool!! My kind of trails!! I have a side hobby collecting license plates.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu0QQztQQ8zDfVgJZcdtYX5pgGBHvfoYAc30Vyheu-pcqDgzXEcpmrZS9fEmr8HbXIThNFhHq-CGR8HpQC2JeoIvePxUGHQ7qFf2XFGUwj4ywiN0q99sr2XD9MafsaQmhcypv2NY-BRed1v6B90HX7ccH6RceUC4NgEeUG0tGtJOFTmEv9asfUbHqEMyA/s4032/PXL_20230929_215618298.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu0QQztQQ8zDfVgJZcdtYX5pgGBHvfoYAc30Vyheu-pcqDgzXEcpmrZS9fEmr8HbXIThNFhHq-CGR8HpQC2JeoIvePxUGHQ7qFf2XFGUwj4ywiN0q99sr2XD9MafsaQmhcypv2NY-BRed1v6B90HX7ccH6RceUC4NgEeUG0tGtJOFTmEv9asfUbHqEMyA/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_215618298.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This would be the Christmas Tree Loop. Duh.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O0nGoAqG9uJqq_JWA1w8a79gYgAxxU-r-Q2werbrZNr-iXiiUFHFMcYAODK8YcbnL7aJ_NVEoVsRD3Vaes2zbVCdR1w-FVECrMucZRAtB2FfaBqHYhfk-1txrlnTh8pPmaC4KFsjR3eIZTKqMn7LDdwPiWXJnLUi3dZQJQXcCrTVSqwNEaySsmLKV_Oa/s4032/PXL_20230929_221228721.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O0nGoAqG9uJqq_JWA1w8a79gYgAxxU-r-Q2werbrZNr-iXiiUFHFMcYAODK8YcbnL7aJ_NVEoVsRD3Vaes2zbVCdR1w-FVECrMucZRAtB2FfaBqHYhfk-1txrlnTh8pPmaC4KFsjR3eIZTKqMn7LDdwPiWXJnLUi3dZQJQXcCrTVSqwNEaySsmLKV_Oa/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_221228721.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail goes over then loops around and can go under, if you're small enough. I am not.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was getting warm and starting to feel the accumulation of doing two rides in the warm weather on the same day. There were more ups and downs than I expected too. Fun stuff. <div><br /></div><div>Since these trails are one-way there aren't a whole lot of short cuts available. These trails pack a lot of miles in a small area, like a bowl of spaghetti. Everything is well documented on the Trailforks app, so I tried to find a short way back, but I was in a bit of no-man's land. It was Friday and hot, so I figured there wouldn't be anyone else out on the trails. I made a short connection back to the Bunny trail going the 'wrong' way. Didn't see a soul, so it worked out just fine, not recommended on a popular ride day though.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSm44d7AkQLaRD85y4hHnNYtiiDPo25OPlDWYOyfRo68w3Cwv2Sdep9n0iIo0bWCUcS0hnGsGAZhHadck1FfYTOZRDOKdtnjh0OzkMlJlo4wKtR-WtqrMPsORaN34hvT5Zc7d51Tj-vH4jGXlmp3wOUUhwyYB-m-M3vqQPZ4IBBSmZ7Bj1W4dUCxfGKDb/s4032/PXL_20230929_225510773.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSm44d7AkQLaRD85y4hHnNYtiiDPo25OPlDWYOyfRo68w3Cwv2Sdep9n0iIo0bWCUcS0hnGsGAZhHadck1FfYTOZRDOKdtnjh0OzkMlJlo4wKtR-WtqrMPsORaN34hvT5Zc7d51Tj-vH4jGXlmp3wOUUhwyYB-m-M3vqQPZ4IBBSmZ7Bj1W4dUCxfGKDb/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_225510773.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back near the start.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcSKMjKOeFG3_3yElyqH5YspMAnaDtypFLHhVBOfK83LLuUMGFOLCwbJTdTd_JUkolK40Q5Ti0eiW4cvxXx0FbEUE-2slytLi1Z_xo7p4h0W36q1vfDDNuY3m1VTdkjmrr2uXfRUWMAVggATUIYqoYZIRPkXtAFaz8lsQlK22G3516c5IJUrGx5b1giK8/s4032/PXL_20230929_225522892.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcSKMjKOeFG3_3yElyqH5YspMAnaDtypFLHhVBOfK83LLuUMGFOLCwbJTdTd_JUkolK40Q5Ti0eiW4cvxXx0FbEUE-2slytLi1Z_xo7p4h0W36q1vfDDNuY3m1VTdkjmrr2uXfRUWMAVggATUIYqoYZIRPkXtAFaz8lsQlK22G3516c5IJUrGx5b1giK8/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_225522892.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The signs are marked Wrong Way near the trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was able to ride a good portion of the trails, but still need to check out the main loop in the NW corner. I'll definitely be back, it was much more fun than I thought it would be and it wasn't all boring flat trail with no character. You can tell a lot of love has been put into this trail system by the locals. They lost a section of the trails a few year ago when a housing development was put in. Hopefully the remaining trails are here to stay. It's a great system right in the east side of Tucson. Check 'em out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12135516688" title="Tucson: Fantasy Island" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-40664533295402731512023-09-29T13:30:00.194-07:002023-11-24T11:44:45.953-07:00Rincon Valley Loop<p> Things were moving along this year as the <a href="https://azt300-800.com/" target="_blank">AZTR Grand Depart</a> approached. Then I received an email from Saguaro Nat'l Park asking if the route used the Hope Camp trail? Why yes, it does and has done so for 8 years or so. I went back and forth a couple of times via email to figure out why they were now requesting a Special Use Permit. Long story short, I wasn't getting one. So, barely three weeks before riders from all over the globe come to challenge themselves on the route, I have to make another last minute change. Ugh.</p><p>The thing is, the Hope Camp 'trail' in Saguaro Nat'l Park isn't much of a trail, it's a rocky jeep road. The good trail is outside the park leading to it. I was really bummed about the possibility of having to remove that section from the route in favor of using X-9 Ranch Rd as we had done in the past before Hope Camp was opened to bikes.</p><p>I began poking around on some maps and ride apps for the area. I turned on the heatmap layer and zoomed in. Wait, what is this?? I could see a faint line leaving the AZT right before the park boundary, zigzagging along the outside of the boundary out to a dirt road. I toggled over to satellite view. Sure enough, this trail was visible!! The running joke here is: it looks rideable via satellite!! To my surprise Google streetview had the entire area mapped out almost all the way to where this singletrack trail met the dirt road. I couldn't see any private property signs on Google streetview, only gated communities on all the side streets within the paved community. It was looking good. Time to drive to Tucson (again) to find out.</p><p>I staged off Pistol Hill Rd. aiming to ride a few miles of sweet AZT over to this unknown trail. I had carefully mapped out the mileage so I'd pay attention when I got close.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QW8JSLMsbx00S4tJMjyadCW8gNZXLqncqtyipb8rm78w2M1Lzt3lCr3rv8ZSBPn8eIJd5zcm_EFcn-fOdTQV2EH5E4u_BJV4mtKW2AsR7xZPd_vK_A50mvHlBCPqj2UxXNeF_X3Qg8m8vFLD9VGUhTHF_jC4itrObBvr5MjIQRrTdxcblrqvT4OqoqDJ/s4032/PXL_20230929_174315930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QW8JSLMsbx00S4tJMjyadCW8gNZXLqncqtyipb8rm78w2M1Lzt3lCr3rv8ZSBPn8eIJd5zcm_EFcn-fOdTQV2EH5E4u_BJV4mtKW2AsR7xZPd_vK_A50mvHlBCPqj2UxXNeF_X3Qg8m8vFLD9VGUhTHF_jC4itrObBvr5MjIQRrTdxcblrqvT4OqoqDJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_174315930.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buffed out AZT below the Rincon Mtns.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIyuCyWwM1cQX7w6Ju66S4zVA7nnaljtS7AsdecKBYxqQo4ZnUavu4Q5f5Ep-Nm27GshUVMfhnL8hFBaCNUBmbzSxUx0nq0OtZpLwrDNABCnraP5cIO8P2XTwfMpgOf6MfA3D1bo4XH688S83M5iIDBBDGDAkyHNH2pSkkAWra18r9991FmGVS6LYgE3o/s4032/PXL_20230929_174755148.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIyuCyWwM1cQX7w6Ju66S4zVA7nnaljtS7AsdecKBYxqQo4ZnUavu4Q5f5Ep-Nm27GshUVMfhnL8hFBaCNUBmbzSxUx0nq0OtZpLwrDNABCnraP5cIO8P2XTwfMpgOf6MfA3D1bo4XH688S83M5iIDBBDGDAkyHNH2pSkkAWra18r9991FmGVS6LYgE3o/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_174755148.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing X-9 Ranch Rd.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXGt-obfsd4DMUYn_TvBBLS1k38U1T5qFVBapJMTggWKGwv0Le3LpREmzVnNaDs2fp-LgIYqqoIESBMakFqMz3jKkkVHZG5OZd2zwhYx-QTQv8UoQKSDTDW_-aS4OTTpojHgGIZv8vfQ65xvNJCjANdnBWd8zAWK2byD9xtPCOa-TLNY9wWRJUsLrmRns/s4032/PXL_20230929_180010324.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXGt-obfsd4DMUYn_TvBBLS1k38U1T5qFVBapJMTggWKGwv0Le3LpREmzVnNaDs2fp-LgIYqqoIESBMakFqMz3jKkkVHZG5OZd2zwhYx-QTQv8UoQKSDTDW_-aS4OTTpojHgGIZv8vfQ65xvNJCjANdnBWd8zAWK2byD9xtPCOa-TLNY9wWRJUsLrmRns/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_180010324.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There it is!!</td></tr></tbody></table>The social trail was fairly obvious, but I figured it would be a wise decision to build up a larger cairn at the turnoff and trim back the leading bush. I had my handy bungee cord / lopper setup on my bike for quick access.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2mAgXxAPsvcMUkJCOrc5W0WVd8BjmSwI4OHKrOVIkbPS8VXISsSqVaGmUOttrVArmYoFbsgceLv6Whi-w2hfUQQ1JfdRc5FFzOtkpxdOFykU3uowuZPs4eddHCy-HS89hk4qyAiBa49iGWux7uItHk4Xvj9jT0iz23Elhcv9S2P1FKOu95UeuXi29Zb7/s4032/PXL_20230929_180302458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2mAgXxAPsvcMUkJCOrc5W0WVd8BjmSwI4OHKrOVIkbPS8VXISsSqVaGmUOttrVArmYoFbsgceLv6Whi-w2hfUQQ1JfdRc5FFzOtkpxdOFykU3uowuZPs4eddHCy-HS89hk4qyAiBa49iGWux7uItHk4Xvj9jT0iz23Elhcv9S2P1FKOu95UeuXi29Zb7/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_180302458.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail immediately dumps into this sandy wash, but it was rideable and you only had to get around the far tree on the left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TwbnIiDdBYzdrXQbLHff0cuCbrRJjOiPaSejIF4gS3SydCKDdfjvxt_XiFBQJamOkJ2NyvcxRr7Q6JN7ucvVg8w2cyJYcm36qgsvOZZO0PhC61kHw5gtLiKj_nq05tEhQdzqbzs_lLovMMQ0fwIhOufTh_DwklZpjNiwWbQD3y7wZO6SIbknJ8wV2lvd/s4032/PXL_20230929_180206546.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TwbnIiDdBYzdrXQbLHff0cuCbrRJjOiPaSejIF4gS3SydCKDdfjvxt_XiFBQJamOkJ2NyvcxRr7Q6JN7ucvVg8w2cyJYcm36qgsvOZZO0PhC61kHw5gtLiKj_nq05tEhQdzqbzs_lLovMMQ0fwIhOufTh_DwklZpjNiwWbQD3y7wZO6SIbknJ8wV2lvd/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_180206546.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail then ascended out of the wash and was easy to follow. Only needed minor trimming.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_PaS5gMyszuJh2MEN4B7Cex1Z9d8EGw0LRJqLOTRKLKVim14q1dzPgKKilNfv_8PnwvphqTDCkJ7YAnDdM532f5HDEkAOIFmMRoUP9fL8PiG0zDWhRwHtEiiWrTxznJ7EPuEVqap0DflzVETBqn6tgVZPiVVyxPdhggILsw3allDgKEDzocyHV8sonQa/s4032/PXL_20230929_180933004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_PaS5gMyszuJh2MEN4B7Cex1Z9d8EGw0LRJqLOTRKLKVim14q1dzPgKKilNfv_8PnwvphqTDCkJ7YAnDdM532f5HDEkAOIFmMRoUP9fL8PiG0zDWhRwHtEiiWrTxznJ7EPuEVqap0DflzVETBqn6tgVZPiVVyxPdhggILsw3allDgKEDzocyHV8sonQa/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_180933004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It doesn't get a lot of use, but enough to follow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_wTA2KrGZhmEo0OMvCIKCwNt-YqR-ZJcda5SOdBU8OHlUsP9dJJOsuSUYYGnluczCS3BU7C78Ol3oRTjK1EDPMXSCj4LUBkzBt0_Hj_z2ox7ml9L3sY7z8sCWV8_f7fci5LHUcouIl1vI54DqUf0BeJoyj84Tek0NvpM7ew-dwiDptpRa5ixt-sD_Fjb/s4032/PXL_20230929_181309913.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_wTA2KrGZhmEo0OMvCIKCwNt-YqR-ZJcda5SOdBU8OHlUsP9dJJOsuSUYYGnluczCS3BU7C78Ol3oRTjK1EDPMXSCj4LUBkzBt0_Hj_z2ox7ml9L3sY7z8sCWV8_f7fci5LHUcouIl1vI54DqUf0BeJoyj84Tek0NvpM7ew-dwiDptpRa5ixt-sD_Fjb/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_181309913.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It rode quite well too, which was an added bonus.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FTAa-BR5QZnaydpWi_xUp2OIkzDVo9wjS8RirajxTiwaQBCuDqX5dEYNZNkeY4D6C2at3p1u1WIFCs291LKbKnftTS0NaVFNpvE7fC8O6Su7km2Cws4B8IY3aE517LhaWctT07-lYc8kslR27LmAW9Y0MR1KNNSCt4Vot3EGQa_GZeSfgWT0vEHCyMbu/s4032/PXL_20230929_181439446.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FTAa-BR5QZnaydpWi_xUp2OIkzDVo9wjS8RirajxTiwaQBCuDqX5dEYNZNkeY4D6C2at3p1u1WIFCs291LKbKnftTS0NaVFNpvE7fC8O6Su7km2Cws4B8IY3aE517LhaWctT07-lYc8kslR27LmAW9Y0MR1KNNSCt4Vot3EGQa_GZeSfgWT0vEHCyMbu/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_181439446.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The barbed wire fence marks the Saguaro Nat'l Park boundary. Staying on the correct side now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQFlBSMoHcGAZycuYMlI3kjg5PzbuBRnUyi2n3vJIGVqHV9UU0vB95EfDyJJykOuQ7qBQ4Cja2pCyWXvDtYQyVwxJ_IsCht8mx16-4S4pJ5WgJnverC0-8gDOuji4TaaMdT8Sids4n1TmeccqhBVYMx2F3v54AwV2yOmMyPGJkjr5AHA5AZpBf2tf1yoW/s4032/PXL_20230929_181707449.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQFlBSMoHcGAZycuYMlI3kjg5PzbuBRnUyi2n3vJIGVqHV9UU0vB95EfDyJJykOuQ7qBQ4Cja2pCyWXvDtYQyVwxJ_IsCht8mx16-4S4pJ5WgJnverC0-8gDOuji4TaaMdT8Sids4n1TmeccqhBVYMx2F3v54AwV2yOmMyPGJkjr5AHA5AZpBf2tf1yoW/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_181707449.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Houses getting near, almost to the end of the trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSWmZltITCajRs-bD2RlUPIaMsNTtoB0Ldj2la4Di0BhBvPyNCFs79zImpDGCcq5h-UWwDlujiX2le5wL6i0W8Nn8D0Nnc8dRQklbvTe6OUOLVbuQLuLsTMZqGZJLN61Z_1oYf683ZqjCFMQpZ46qCF4hZd6cxKpRlkCxRPLqyJrtBk0qPv14dwRaNypb/s4032/PXL_20230929_181908875.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSWmZltITCajRs-bD2RlUPIaMsNTtoB0Ldj2la4Di0BhBvPyNCFs79zImpDGCcq5h-UWwDlujiX2le5wL6i0W8Nn8D0Nnc8dRQklbvTe6OUOLVbuQLuLsTMZqGZJLN61Z_1oYf683ZqjCFMQpZ46qCF4hZd6cxKpRlkCxRPLqyJrtBk0qPv14dwRaNypb/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_181908875.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail leads to a dirt road after 0.9 miles. Perfecto!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX4ywMUiPbqDdrPiXeIO1SVaNDz2p4CvD3NZCK091nNODupt5_mRw3yfpxQC6kRV2JZPbn0RK_dxQy4kQ-bAZd2D3u03bVGi-vSE0q26K6bOzIFMb092k71Gbm05S7CA2afv-lwe2Ei6na6l8WmhEC92cSyClAjNphXdoGN6xGdhoBbdRvnVRkiVCuL9L/s4032/PXL_20230929_181920556.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX4ywMUiPbqDdrPiXeIO1SVaNDz2p4CvD3NZCK091nNODupt5_mRw3yfpxQC6kRV2JZPbn0RK_dxQy4kQ-bAZd2D3u03bVGi-vSE0q26K6bOzIFMb092k71Gbm05S7CA2afv-lwe2Ei6na6l8WmhEC92cSyClAjNphXdoGN6xGdhoBbdRvnVRkiVCuL9L/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_181920556.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same view as above, looking west.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTonJpx6oONoHWQ072Xn76i5Z8iKrl5wFBfYInWDKC13OTe664eVNt0c8pvDHA8E7Ghb5H_lm1wAmLtSWVbJSprfsCG6rCC2V5HlfmmYGa7wjT_KvCu55NBWD-RcEzh1mWso-0amcZ2QjxKB_uqDsKGpWb09YnRc_F804zY6SciyaVp0oKOrrJQ5eUVIC/s4032/PXL_20230929_182603658.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTonJpx6oONoHWQ072Xn76i5Z8iKrl5wFBfYInWDKC13OTe664eVNt0c8pvDHA8E7Ghb5H_lm1wAmLtSWVbJSprfsCG6rCC2V5HlfmmYGa7wjT_KvCu55NBWD-RcEzh1mWso-0amcZ2QjxKB_uqDsKGpWb09YnRc_F804zY6SciyaVp0oKOrrJQ5eUVIC/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_182603658.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still looking west from the top of the hill in the previous photo. The road was in great condition. I assume it gets regular maintenance since there are quite a few homes out here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXxkuwun3nyUP9Zs6dFx2smeD7kE4O7pTvzLail4QFsJz5HqSuaA8mSgupa6OFtN-WUs7jc94tToUcuK3L6Orena69qyBjqcrUL764VXSgSriaYug2ZTTc3Fqxb_NHudacQCFItcEu9EhPq25M2hRkq0ONG-o0MSs2-d7G9JMQCT41Re72ChN3S_toPrh/s4032/PXL_20230929_182610809.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXxkuwun3nyUP9Zs6dFx2smeD7kE4O7pTvzLail4QFsJz5HqSuaA8mSgupa6OFtN-WUs7jc94tToUcuK3L6Orena69qyBjqcrUL764VXSgSriaYug2ZTTc3Fqxb_NHudacQCFItcEu9EhPq25M2hRkq0ONG-o0MSs2-d7G9JMQCT41Re72ChN3S_toPrh/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_182610809.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back north towards the Rincon Mtns. No shortage of views here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQfUeLup14nI6gCeFBPMHCZRGyHXV1Y6CBgXBOMWWDXyAnIiHWt6JXSC5NiaJ6J9vvMrRpFSSasJwHxc-KpJNT7j_rEiDhbbqpzWScJ8RU1x5pMuGDF6q9O7wz0qoIHpsBB4hFkNidmHdRkM9dmPhxdDzETilxf3iDeg8Q9tKlEav2XCL9vnqHbvoEJP4/s4032/PXL_20230929_183044040.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQfUeLup14nI6gCeFBPMHCZRGyHXV1Y6CBgXBOMWWDXyAnIiHWt6JXSC5NiaJ6J9vvMrRpFSSasJwHxc-KpJNT7j_rEiDhbbqpzWScJ8RU1x5pMuGDF6q9O7wz0qoIHpsBB4hFkNidmHdRkM9dmPhxdDzETilxf3iDeg8Q9tKlEav2XCL9vnqHbvoEJP4/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_183044040.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dirt roads even have street names.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ytgG7gfW3guOvaDaxeLbNVJRvlgjiN3vUdezXkUJ3lak3w-bW5rcFBR6Qsx8TBMCyKgVVVoGreMWXT_O2YF85LznoSD9Cux5BGJBwcvX_GlvRhQ8vBrfu_IieCe2nxcCEkN0uFQ8gniNmtX4gMYACJPdvObihrYnUX6Xt6Auks80vTcLHfDdRtxc4jvo/s4032/PXL_20230929_183058701.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ytgG7gfW3guOvaDaxeLbNVJRvlgjiN3vUdezXkUJ3lak3w-bW5rcFBR6Qsx8TBMCyKgVVVoGreMWXT_O2YF85LznoSD9Cux5BGJBwcvX_GlvRhQ8vBrfu_IieCe2nxcCEkN0uFQ8gniNmtX4gMYACJPdvObihrYnUX6Xt6Auks80vTcLHfDdRtxc4jvo/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_183058701.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another short climb...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPVK7bAwxj3rEq5fRtXr1gbqcxFGQrw_h5howJIB5pUQlAwlah5ofO848OqVBuveLvfmMGGdQ0SUasChjS0f7s5QajerQ95fOJCu5UyvwOAl7COOdG78n6r-jBGab9SUtF6LLNDe9SW9V80lVTLbVNh3IUpFepGh1tVHsFX8UkxR7tISzGw3dcZOP5vN_/s4032/PXL_20230929_183221534.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPVK7bAwxj3rEq5fRtXr1gbqcxFGQrw_h5howJIB5pUQlAwlah5ofO848OqVBuveLvfmMGGdQ0SUasChjS0f7s5QajerQ95fOJCu5UyvwOAl7COOdG78n6r-jBGab9SUtF6LLNDe9SW9V80lVTLbVNh3IUpFepGh1tVHsFX8UkxR7tISzGw3dcZOP5vN_/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_183221534.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...followed by a long fast straightaway.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KOO0Jvhnk7_DMkYbYPxapagySQtYFq6DVh1kyCmvrm309hcXri3Do5_d2HfHwVdsW4Cx1SogkLP2ZQTKCgTVH5Hf3GtuAWNpIHabRGAftHxpAEfUUZ_bVB6aXZkIUMOCKUlHbuowBjAIpLQN6Foby-bE7ozsYL05ohQJ26gVKgEaF6cO-KcYNnYq89sh/s4032/PXL_20230929_183636886.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KOO0Jvhnk7_DMkYbYPxapagySQtYFq6DVh1kyCmvrm309hcXri3Do5_d2HfHwVdsW4Cx1SogkLP2ZQTKCgTVH5Hf3GtuAWNpIHabRGAftHxpAEfUUZ_bVB6aXZkIUMOCKUlHbuowBjAIpLQN6Foby-bE7ozsYL05ohQJ26gVKgEaF6cO-KcYNnYq89sh/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_183636886.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning south, the dirt road gets more mainstream.</td></tr></tbody></table>I encountered an SUV approaching from the opposite direction, or at least I thought it was. As I got closer, I realized it was backing up. Well, not exactly backing up, rather driving backwards about the same speed I was riding. Odd. The dirt turned to pavement and I pulled over to grab a quick snack. The SUV had backed onto the divided pavement and was now attempting to turn around, quite unsuccessfully I might add. Actually, I'm not entirely sure what they were trying to do as they drove over the median curb. Eventually, they gave in, drove straight and then turned into one of the side gated communities. Good grief. Perhaps if you're lacking sufficient driving skills, you shouldn't drive a Suburban. Dunno. Meanwhile, I sat on the side of the road watching the entertainment.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIMV1M2jdkqHy6wS8GOVUAZaBbtQNZCl-NxkWKSZahyphenhyphen_biJUL2c55QWEKIw42HqNcwwF5ZR4nZLDgIg8mnwlxSc8G20qP9YYumjUArZfcb2simUJXyzOFip4f4NIZ2TMS_Vi5VtOymaaxKQ_PJx_hqwUX_POE1AjdgBAUMgrB3hilxGt9qpl86k5x-UUR/s4032/PXL_20230929_184044891.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIMV1M2jdkqHy6wS8GOVUAZaBbtQNZCl-NxkWKSZahyphenhyphen_biJUL2c55QWEKIw42HqNcwwF5ZR4nZLDgIg8mnwlxSc8G20qP9YYumjUArZfcb2simUJXyzOFip4f4NIZ2TMS_Vi5VtOymaaxKQ_PJx_hqwUX_POE1AjdgBAUMgrB3hilxGt9qpl86k5x-UUR/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_184044891.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now in the high end community.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbHrzdBQ-pJqbBjpRTWB2JqqXCKEKToQfHBm-cL3Rwk7CsnDzxMzIrmCnbXNCM3FAu2XBJ5fayxMHEJUv0785Oub-kcxQU5oy18TqVRcplAUcd5YjEQticuET-3UVAOKtjD3ClrJbQh4vuewTZlewp0UzI7-0ydo8GDeQOZEaCsITos5wrZSqF_WhAQS9/s4032/PXL_20230929_184051432.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbHrzdBQ-pJqbBjpRTWB2JqqXCKEKToQfHBm-cL3Rwk7CsnDzxMzIrmCnbXNCM3FAu2XBJ5fayxMHEJUv0785Oub-kcxQU5oy18TqVRcplAUcd5YjEQticuET-3UVAOKtjD3ClrJbQh4vuewTZlewp0UzI7-0ydo8GDeQOZEaCsITos5wrZSqF_WhAQS9/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_184051432.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy spinning out to Old Spanish Trail.</td></tr></tbody></table>While poking around on satellite view earlier in the week, I noticed a dirt pathway running parallel to the Old Spanish Trail, but it was a deadend. I wondered if it in fact went through now since I had no idea how old the satellite imagery was. One way to find out.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBe-7YxrrKi4_BscM5PWl8gdzMfp_KMmtLdMU9Ah1Gc_4lH6saSge86MvZdN6TFRJuXIufijTi3YNWLjyye0no2V6DBZeAe8_oiHKZjXWdPQA4tV52If1eUWRFGFJtGI2wp0zoiM6I8bRU1lAu-Qo0cTwO2IKZEWPMMg3Q6gteMPhGE114re2OyGpencR/s4032/PXL_20230929_184940956.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBe-7YxrrKi4_BscM5PWl8gdzMfp_KMmtLdMU9Ah1Gc_4lH6saSge86MvZdN6TFRJuXIufijTi3YNWLjyye0no2V6DBZeAe8_oiHKZjXWdPQA4tV52If1eUWRFGFJtGI2wp0zoiM6I8bRU1lAu-Qo0cTwO2IKZEWPMMg3Q6gteMPhGE114re2OyGpencR/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_184940956.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sculpted dirt path was a nice find instead of riding along the busy Old Spanish Trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJh68C6bfwF2a3-QjwXA-a2vwwkoZ8IK4zHaJOJUSj8wXWisaCSjzRJQik4yvoDSUJdbVCEVd9xNHNlru3aJgdwbt3UJOYsjpeCYVqiEygdvVUtU6YW_fomnaYzkwLENB8HCuITY7QVdYjHE3E8N7BnVO-MfQS5Uzto-4hN43nViek6FGgFXWroCrbP8C/s4032/PXL_20230929_185224831.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJh68C6bfwF2a3-QjwXA-a2vwwkoZ8IK4zHaJOJUSj8wXWisaCSjzRJQik4yvoDSUJdbVCEVd9xNHNlru3aJgdwbt3UJOYsjpeCYVqiEygdvVUtU6YW_fomnaYzkwLENB8HCuITY7QVdYjHE3E8N7BnVO-MfQS5Uzto-4hN43nViek6FGgFXWroCrbP8C/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_185224831.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dirt pathway did punch through, then became paved.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie68f-r1xpxS7FvvZXJqITedLb4Pjng_99a2CmUFMSDYXb0OEbiDDdy6_FwJSnNy8xlHdnUnubYtOcgbmfZEhj3mr2Yyk3-tE7cl72QkAWSvht0jCsFwZ5yh3fB58klceI82_pec08y038ahNorts-4ayUIeiu1uFrsuhehbv5LcukWeH2PA7rX91maH58/s4032/PXL_20230929_185515680.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie68f-r1xpxS7FvvZXJqITedLb4Pjng_99a2CmUFMSDYXb0OEbiDDdy6_FwJSnNy8xlHdnUnubYtOcgbmfZEhj3mr2Yyk3-tE7cl72QkAWSvht0jCsFwZ5yh3fB58klceI82_pec08y038ahNorts-4ayUIeiu1uFrsuhehbv5LcukWeH2PA7rX91maH58/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_185515680.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pathway brought me all the way to the old routing along Camino Loma Alta.</td></tr></tbody></table>I love it when scouting rides turn out better than anticipated. In fact, this was such a success, it's a better route than the routing through Hope Camp. Plus, it gets riders to the Rocking K market quicker.<div><br /></div><div>For the back half of my ride I wanted to link a few trails in the <a href="https://www.trailforks.com/region/vail-vortex-44524/" target="_blank">Vail Vortex system</a> over to the AZT. The Vail Vortex is a series of social trails on State Trust Land on the opposite side of the Old Spanish Trail. I backtracked along the OST to where Trailforks showed an entrance, but it was aggressively signed 'Private Property, No Trespassing'. However, there was a note on the sign indicating where the new access point was located only a few hundred yards down the road. <i>*Note: After the ride, I updated Trailforks to reflect this change</i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYyTV_guZ1PaVuD6RT8KdZuUAVwCr4NqwflswM2nKsW3zpJVrgqNGuNHrVyMMbd-TvtsBgdw_04o5uVijArB29GUsppPIHsGPSsfXA0BmrRQuXwzcrgJWlDCYc8bLj-mFKzG7DT7PqZFJNgc9eX4W1Uf5rgNA1avp_2wW26TVQ2w3xEAOqZ2Ei7xR0juJ/s4032/PXL_20230929_191641572.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYyTV_guZ1PaVuD6RT8KdZuUAVwCr4NqwflswM2nKsW3zpJVrgqNGuNHrVyMMbd-TvtsBgdw_04o5uVijArB29GUsppPIHsGPSsfXA0BmrRQuXwzcrgJWlDCYc8bLj-mFKzG7DT7PqZFJNgc9eX4W1Uf5rgNA1avp_2wW26TVQ2w3xEAOqZ2Ei7xR0juJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_191641572.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was wide open, fast desert to begin with.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9yoL0n_X1bYKcbkwKo_QhmTs5VpRGz86AoCYJm4CBA_MESAnWIlbcSifzH2Z8lxsqqkHjEXn2INow66uzYoS26WDQS3-1GCM26VsNKEYXtJUd2Q9smVZYmBZ1k_u7fnfIyjgNTBuYhBnoo8lbhx-4J5x1nM-rhZQtGxx1_OriL9cA_Ezv8HwUTtUxFyS/s4032/PXL_20230929_191922344.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9yoL0n_X1bYKcbkwKo_QhmTs5VpRGz86AoCYJm4CBA_MESAnWIlbcSifzH2Z8lxsqqkHjEXn2INow66uzYoS26WDQS3-1GCM26VsNKEYXtJUd2Q9smVZYmBZ1k_u7fnfIyjgNTBuYhBnoo8lbhx-4J5x1nM-rhZQtGxx1_OriL9cA_Ezv8HwUTtUxFyS/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_191922344.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Prickly Pear out there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG7-4BbBCkKCGV73P4QMs16V2FPfx2HnzIt5zwAGjrqMBYnCm9ZklpM5S-Y5DvnZR2fnZ5WnNlIxtXlDI-alNPhLhVsTKtM5jWp0UhulwObmcfI0qXJyHuXCd3ECqAlOaPmOQr0eOyZVLBRe_pILXwxQgjNmyrliG9g5HjIoe9UQR6IhqhYYDfFRiWs_g/s4032/PXL_20230929_193029419.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG7-4BbBCkKCGV73P4QMs16V2FPfx2HnzIt5zwAGjrqMBYnCm9ZklpM5S-Y5DvnZR2fnZ5WnNlIxtXlDI-alNPhLhVsTKtM5jWp0UhulwObmcfI0qXJyHuXCd3ECqAlOaPmOQr0eOyZVLBRe_pILXwxQgjNmyrliG9g5HjIoe9UQR6IhqhYYDfFRiWs_g/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_193029419.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge mountain views all around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOhqBrR5JsV1H32rbQln75YWYiyBO21urIkDOQC-9UsRxIjqCRBOR28J-_bU1nzXTOB12BdTtMZFlMMImgJ_px6LbNvrsqSvgRTNQ3m6dXYRaw46MJUZgnivdJNxGQuZO323VKsIabyX_tkkfppIsxe8yQxJ5VyCGhFD_UxSrcYYDixdJqZFCGvG38p9k/s4032/PXL_20230929_194359307.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOhqBrR5JsV1H32rbQln75YWYiyBO21urIkDOQC-9UsRxIjqCRBOR28J-_bU1nzXTOB12BdTtMZFlMMImgJ_px6LbNvrsqSvgRTNQ3m6dXYRaw46MJUZgnivdJNxGQuZO323VKsIabyX_tkkfppIsxe8yQxJ5VyCGhFD_UxSrcYYDixdJqZFCGvG38p9k/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_194359307.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Narrow singletrack, twists, turns and heavy dose of vegetation keep you focused.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b3fl1yMPF0-45pE0_tCKzDopPyedSPrMhOldFk7dQVxGKtO9WglSOvZunIEBl2K4__s4boKbkC2Oj3UlHlaeWBXecUedsd45RrMY88wGpiilIpdCU9-_c0pAsCGL6bnuzBoTeU4UqM0mOEwd9C4uQWpLzjrc_zGbFXV-FewD_ohBnpwnIPdJUXhjabfp/s4032/PXL_20230929_195745875.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b3fl1yMPF0-45pE0_tCKzDopPyedSPrMhOldFk7dQVxGKtO9WglSOvZunIEBl2K4__s4boKbkC2Oj3UlHlaeWBXecUedsd45RrMY88wGpiilIpdCU9-_c0pAsCGL6bnuzBoTeU4UqM0mOEwd9C4uQWpLzjrc_zGbFXV-FewD_ohBnpwnIPdJUXhjabfp/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_195745875.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail junction, time to make a loop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9FhM9D4VWZrFNyLCOt1f44trjyvW9gy8AW0p5KotJAyj2Xko_hioBWHDIXL_OFTfeJsZ-92nfvWcSmGInH-7M4YBPJQ9_6MqGZjU7kzpFG-Ny1qxQoZc-KhNOqdCHSy12X-69CF_-_klOU2AaFUvDXjl8VNgAtIl0t58C7_FL7t5RMtZ6gNXft4hMMKu/s4032/PXL_20230929_195807526.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9FhM9D4VWZrFNyLCOt1f44trjyvW9gy8AW0p5KotJAyj2Xko_hioBWHDIXL_OFTfeJsZ-92nfvWcSmGInH-7M4YBPJQ9_6MqGZjU7kzpFG-Ny1qxQoZc-KhNOqdCHSy12X-69CF_-_klOU2AaFUvDXjl8VNgAtIl0t58C7_FL7t5RMtZ6gNXft4hMMKu/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_195807526.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vail Vortex trails tie directly into the AZT just south of Pistol Hill Rd.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCDsa9Jp_mak4BHZWI5BqcAa837NpL3Z8i0URZeyyfwTQWB-V2SYxybwQ-Y10qV3Jielef0rQN5AF67mwqEp1cvRFnbIz7-8TsRy96TdgZj7iABHmqL7PcNf7NTeyg1g-LkWJiHDGELKZ6iEMw0EYezdYvaN5gmdLQvkMopNPIYhPyAhwhCaIhBQd-3mB/s4032/PXL_20230929_204721497.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCDsa9Jp_mak4BHZWI5BqcAa837NpL3Z8i0URZeyyfwTQWB-V2SYxybwQ-Y10qV3Jielef0rQN5AF67mwqEp1cvRFnbIz7-8TsRy96TdgZj7iABHmqL7PcNf7NTeyg1g-LkWJiHDGELKZ6iEMw0EYezdYvaN5gmdLQvkMopNPIYhPyAhwhCaIhBQd-3mB/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_204721497.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post ride lunch at the Rockin K market.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCj1E9YqUWn89YNmDgRSwggHeJlsgw4KrIU8cU8mKBQuDFz42SUBmAD-_aU8FjlB9CCSjjTtXfhyphenhyphen6V-_nNiLoAswfY9fCVqx-lTWYC9_gWRQf1VHL7myqOn-PT45xm-cMITOacZvbQTBGoJ__WfumbWOC2SSGJeafxUOu44yWi4agmh7rPjqQ0afzDtP3/s4032/PXL_20230929_204726978.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCj1E9YqUWn89YNmDgRSwggHeJlsgw4KrIU8cU8mKBQuDFz42SUBmAD-_aU8FjlB9CCSjjTtXfhyphenhyphen6V-_nNiLoAswfY9fCVqx-lTWYC9_gWRQf1VHL7myqOn-PT45xm-cMITOacZvbQTBGoJ__WfumbWOC2SSGJeafxUOu44yWi4agmh7rPjqQ0afzDtP3/w400-h225/PXL_20230929_204726978.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a very popular resupply point during the AZTR.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQAvFMCb72BpbVnOGMAw2AeQR1ImZBwuxRmNoTFRVctuLrG3aaqeji4_nhYPPOL31YCUhIwYgKWYH238rkbQZ9fkksa6yZciKGVcjQvX9agY93srzNGozjcwTfEEk_nZakIiYKnYkKx7Oy0mi7afdwtbS0iuDLsMx_93sSZyn3naSd2yVrtVVT0Y6dppS/s545/08_Hope_Camp_Bypass_MM-127.5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="545" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQAvFMCb72BpbVnOGMAw2AeQR1ImZBwuxRmNoTFRVctuLrG3aaqeji4_nhYPPOL31YCUhIwYgKWYH238rkbQZ9fkksa6yZciKGVcjQvX9agY93srzNGozjcwTfEEk_nZakIiYKnYkKx7Oy0mi7afdwtbS0iuDLsMx_93sSZyn3naSd2yVrtVVT0Y6dppS/w400-h340/08_Hope_Camp_Bypass_MM-127.5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shows the change in the AZTR routing: Blue is old route, red is new. Vail Vortex trails are down in the empty space at the bottom, center of the map.</td></tr></tbody></table>This was a really fun route and would be easy to add more looping options if you want more mileage. You can also connect to the AZT via La Posta Quemada Ranch where you can find water at the La Selvilla CG.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12135085424" title="Vail: Rincon Valley Loop" width="465"></iframe></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-67128886469426739402023-09-24T19:41:00.189-07:002023-11-21T17:23:01.637-07:00Prescott Circle Trail: DNF<p> The Prescott Circle Trail has been on my list for, well forever, it seems. I rode it a bunch of years ago, but it wasn't officially finished back then. Last year I tried it and made it about halfway through before I decided I wasn't feeling it and was getting short on time.</p><p>The forecast was looking decent, low 80's for a high, and I was feeling good. This isn't an easy ride, plus I was going to do it AES style by starting at the east Ranch Trail parking area. That meant a 4 mile climb just to reach the Circle trail. It would also mean a nice 4 mile descent to finish. Total distance was about 68 miles with a boatload of climbing.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE2iYS9kmz9dSiWTadkPa-1l35-ianxSzEF2lMq1kTVzqNKEFzkOMUopYnkW_eBX79r50PIA_11jhq-Y5d6OVumpLZ85Dy_2JNvkLSN8uq6Y2hgyfan1d2nQ7_F5BrGwnRiauKTrrQpGVioFeUoop0m2yhIR4Xy4cncRvr1P0dRA4mV_UPraBeNO_QmNB/s1740/PXL_20230924_160141780.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1740" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE2iYS9kmz9dSiWTadkPa-1l35-ianxSzEF2lMq1kTVzqNKEFzkOMUopYnkW_eBX79r50PIA_11jhq-Y5d6OVumpLZ85Dy_2JNvkLSN8uq6Y2hgyfan1d2nQ7_F5BrGwnRiauKTrrQpGVioFeUoop0m2yhIR4Xy4cncRvr1P0dRA4mV_UPraBeNO_QmNB/w400-h379/PXL_20230924_160141780.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool logo too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusLzSarjXaAssInI3ChuXATnern0s76mrJ3FesaBRmAwcgv4D7BC7SgyDAHt6YyTzGx1WkR4ALSnse_myxjWLmnMvKObB8WOVlVgFhbdFX3ElWKkdQmKiYoeojpBgihwIfgblJM3CSeFGSXym4lNC_9lYsX3Fey-6Vp6b7f8x38tZlvGyu19t61NnTGFz/s4032/PXL_20230924_160124835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusLzSarjXaAssInI3ChuXATnern0s76mrJ3FesaBRmAwcgv4D7BC7SgyDAHt6YyTzGx1WkR4ALSnse_myxjWLmnMvKObB8WOVlVgFhbdFX3ElWKkdQmKiYoeojpBgihwIfgblJM3CSeFGSXym4lNC_9lYsX3Fey-6Vp6b7f8x38tZlvGyu19t61NnTGFz/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_160124835.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steady grade the entire way. Now at the Circle Trail junction along the Badger Trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bcHrBzhsJC5qkjFjdT_qRS42X1vqC7nr14Xuo7tNSR_G5utZuYq49p24WZw_LI9QPHD0Mk59EAudJ_dVryT0Z529ui2xUwtwS94-Dop6shRr4ToDvBQUF3xNAUw4wdNwJFWG7nbTe_wAy4xfdTplTWl4RZBXER5OdB2w9CMlcrVQA66RlrfCs_rWAk2z/s4032/PXL_20230924_160132896.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bcHrBzhsJC5qkjFjdT_qRS42X1vqC7nr14Xuo7tNSR_G5utZuYq49p24WZw_LI9QPHD0Mk59EAudJ_dVryT0Z529ui2xUwtwS94-Dop6shRr4ToDvBQUF3xNAUw4wdNwJFWG7nbTe_wAy4xfdTplTWl4RZBXER5OdB2w9CMlcrVQA66RlrfCs_rWAk2z/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_160132896.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View to the west as the trail contours the hillside.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlA6hTLWeNWHIhiciyWZlPlzveeiKY0Q-3XgHFTjIe7ow-xLRlMrJ7sqStXfEkAtv_0TmBqwsHkCsMgR0PRqwwO07ZD_GiAXS96vjJmnq2MpPZcwyWA4rqCwx2nBDlA10MtmYdVLbtao-AsUPq55laz9kRCOCPsamBW1zgykgO_kvT0bYr2S2KNIVbrXK/s4032/PXL_20230924_161351475.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlA6hTLWeNWHIhiciyWZlPlzveeiKY0Q-3XgHFTjIe7ow-xLRlMrJ7sqStXfEkAtv_0TmBqwsHkCsMgR0PRqwwO07ZD_GiAXS96vjJmnq2MpPZcwyWA4rqCwx2nBDlA10MtmYdVLbtao-AsUPq55laz9kRCOCPsamBW1zgykgO_kvT0bYr2S2KNIVbrXK/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_161351475.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thumb Butte and Granite Mtn. overlook Prescott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVw5t_Sr9LBFPl4KNgOVNU1wyJN5hyYC8gyrcMQLn_oif8T_YdYWHcNkP0k2MqO9vIP45ZrPyqHeOG0Gdbkf-bCTiJ2AtpoFe82kPznKbjf4POE6fruuBhxX2RzilCY4zgqqIrbjqWXCbEu60WL_hXzfztm84WbIygyryIiaeiENm5Cy921Ddey46W-5ym/s4032/PXL_20230924_162623629.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVw5t_Sr9LBFPl4KNgOVNU1wyJN5hyYC8gyrcMQLn_oif8T_YdYWHcNkP0k2MqO9vIP45ZrPyqHeOG0Gdbkf-bCTiJ2AtpoFe82kPznKbjf4POE6fruuBhxX2RzilCY4zgqqIrbjqWXCbEu60WL_hXzfztm84WbIygyryIiaeiENm5Cy921Ddey46W-5ym/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_162623629.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a fun way to start the ride.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a5Deq-4jFLkwYuuWmzB8J-66RDFxwriX4Rr7NTVO_wYtc8NlFw8pQv3MBxbP5jhyphenhyphenFPu71tEhc9LxFUmfst2-x1XjH9pCBdJqocoMlPXHYvCVjbm1fcVKz20uO-2JWT-tR8_GeCNaJBAZA83T4ZZSXhW5ZYN-8bXIllv13Giq8NfWbrpn_rslagb5lLP9/s4032/PXL_20230924_162648660.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a5Deq-4jFLkwYuuWmzB8J-66RDFxwriX4Rr7NTVO_wYtc8NlFw8pQv3MBxbP5jhyphenhyphenFPu71tEhc9LxFUmfst2-x1XjH9pCBdJqocoMlPXHYvCVjbm1fcVKz20uO-2JWT-tR8_GeCNaJBAZA83T4ZZSXhW5ZYN-8bXIllv13Giq8NfWbrpn_rslagb5lLP9/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_162648660.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WTH?? Anyone?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq3G7Epmv8EYpiQdud2Fzpb7WyRTtIl_mv3GdV6dFLtUZIg0xitrO4aeDZQclvASIcoP_qsgXv3qfubnf_8tLNNv6ER1dczIocIi8inCsxzeVj_gF2Z_RyNjNdaUIDf5wo4QDCr1NmU2u15ZJWjwGpQKxEX56nTVL3kWTk1DwlHRD7nfW19cuiCN1yV77/s4032/PXL_20230924_164017186.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq3G7Epmv8EYpiQdud2Fzpb7WyRTtIl_mv3GdV6dFLtUZIg0xitrO4aeDZQclvASIcoP_qsgXv3qfubnf_8tLNNv6ER1dczIocIi8inCsxzeVj_gF2Z_RyNjNdaUIDf5wo4QDCr1NmU2u15ZJWjwGpQKxEX56nTVL3kWTk1DwlHRD7nfW19cuiCN1yV77/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_164017186.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The contouring seems to go on forever.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lv7Rd3Ir5JdD4tNoKo59DoNKHc4QH1_Hrp-68y317EPUB7m3oppzzPORrmxUrcbg9gCYSqb6GX5gmrQnu06Uph2QHP5RgE57Ix322XqgePHGg59a7bMCaXv3E2nxfLZxhtAtrntKmtVB2sdI4oqClMgngGsJah3Q1Lo4m9qMO30o6J9t71Rf_GTYXTDQ/s4032/PXL_20230924_164647937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lv7Rd3Ir5JdD4tNoKo59DoNKHc4QH1_Hrp-68y317EPUB7m3oppzzPORrmxUrcbg9gCYSqb6GX5gmrQnu06Uph2QHP5RgE57Ix322XqgePHGg59a7bMCaXv3E2nxfLZxhtAtrntKmtVB2sdI4oqClMgngGsJah3Q1Lo4m9qMO30o6J9t71Rf_GTYXTDQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_164647937.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice long descent to SR69.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76-Os7z109mzAJoFNNAQRPy-FyAs4beciglLSlBbBD0V6C_zlPYx8ZAlDOh4NNgs2RQeVT_crBkNm_RtzWAo13IF3p2kQUBovR5YZnwj9ewMa7ndC4Wa6CJo5TOdM6gO0coikFEBh8sdJG6BzgILj1TOT-nG6KyxlFYkr8y-pIcFOJScMVbkQ33NvIkCZ/s4032/PXL_20230924_173625911.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76-Os7z109mzAJoFNNAQRPy-FyAs4beciglLSlBbBD0V6C_zlPYx8ZAlDOh4NNgs2RQeVT_crBkNm_RtzWAo13IF3p2kQUBovR5YZnwj9ewMa7ndC4Wa6CJo5TOdM6gO0coikFEBh8sdJG6BzgILj1TOT-nG6KyxlFYkr8y-pIcFOJScMVbkQ33NvIkCZ/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_173625911.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sundog Trail approaching Watson Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYzvlEf5eKQ6mxabhMUBktSc7aiQ5UlkUaR9NuYAkKYMsh7M2QFvsmxnJMkvVgNDQnjYsvpHT_KEwlEYyy11aWg-PnaYoVNBD2zEQcapIrUViHZJeQHwGfk8xDnf-o34rKmfY-q5iVgMjy2R0Q2SfV0Ij_cGas0Dhja0X8q0VyoRmdz7PMn3onwPdcyjv/s4032/PXL_20230924_174738673.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYzvlEf5eKQ6mxabhMUBktSc7aiQ5UlkUaR9NuYAkKYMsh7M2QFvsmxnJMkvVgNDQnjYsvpHT_KEwlEYyy11aWg-PnaYoVNBD2zEQcapIrUViHZJeQHwGfk8xDnf-o34rKmfY-q5iVgMjy2R0Q2SfV0Ij_cGas0Dhja0X8q0VyoRmdz7PMn3onwPdcyjv/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_174738673.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thick canopy in the wetlands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ363_DWxgn8Kr0xX40FzNiuKzSlW8MMYOw006GlaA55ziD8vDux9MbdCbD7Q2HziztoVVWZF37xXzQdip8uETRe9q-_keWa3BtP9wynMj5QiGAw8OAvDgbpgvOTR7xvh4imrnX9QnE7cRQxkpRxgnJXyY37hGrAoCDUnIQWbJZ8IztyFgbTD06bspbx91/s4032/PXL_20230924_175143520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ363_DWxgn8Kr0xX40FzNiuKzSlW8MMYOw006GlaA55ziD8vDux9MbdCbD7Q2HziztoVVWZF37xXzQdip8uETRe9q-_keWa3BtP9wynMj5QiGAw8OAvDgbpgvOTR7xvh4imrnX9QnE7cRQxkpRxgnJXyY37hGrAoCDUnIQWbJZ8IztyFgbTD06bspbx91/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_175143520.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Change in scenery cometh.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHHzLBObz9JCSWSJViOGjnTbQRL6YULneS3g7xRV79GHKvxb4q8TnjTn5UAMkL82A_kta0NzcOtVYVcnLCXHQqj92f-7myulnLoVHZekZ5vUCbrtsm-4rqXTHStrVO4nt6YHjSuDK28nsGyUauyufaNg61GmQPfn-11a3_DoOcF77MjIoMLruz_zFW229/s4032/PXL_20230924_175837742.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHHzLBObz9JCSWSJViOGjnTbQRL6YULneS3g7xRV79GHKvxb4q8TnjTn5UAMkL82A_kta0NzcOtVYVcnLCXHQqj92f-7myulnLoVHZekZ5vUCbrtsm-4rqXTHStrVO4nt6YHjSuDK28nsGyUauyufaNg61GmQPfn-11a3_DoOcF77MjIoMLruz_zFW229/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_175837742.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The massive Granite Dells.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwrynXXDeD-S4mF-I5R7AocpdPk2gzWD1bgJDf8FmhkWWeyvkPVbIYdSUY48NuuFSuuQixsajo60TOe7HzSq6q4wuoUQMNg7_ZgC38eYYaCujrHUOWQ7IaKP39p1qc8HMYjfEnbta2-8MNks93KFYjE1Pjk_mPCuFndhdcOx65QJ5fu3B7y31QunU4WHI/s4032/PXL_20230924_180008682.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwrynXXDeD-S4mF-I5R7AocpdPk2gzWD1bgJDf8FmhkWWeyvkPVbIYdSUY48NuuFSuuQixsajo60TOe7HzSq6q4wuoUQMNg7_ZgC38eYYaCujrHUOWQ7IaKP39p1qc8HMYjfEnbta2-8MNks93KFYjE1Pjk_mPCuFndhdcOx65QJ5fu3B7y31QunU4WHI/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_180008682.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are some extremely technical trails here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WOdY5JpI9JQiKSFCD_OcsATl5D9fmUeb001zSSonbfxJKyW7UNoQkXPIB25qil02PpzYoVPocVtJxuC47ISCP4txTuw6Mqa2uQbcyVJu4mr9eOI6Vs-3o_VTXpk-zNYDVKGyZlyK3oQyJKXeBy2HldZqe4MrFx_McFY_49eZTG1XjwW5rR6FO0eB-MJG/s4032/PXL_20230924_180453109.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WOdY5JpI9JQiKSFCD_OcsATl5D9fmUeb001zSSonbfxJKyW7UNoQkXPIB25qil02PpzYoVPocVtJxuC47ISCP4txTuw6Mqa2uQbcyVJu4mr9eOI6Vs-3o_VTXpk-zNYDVKGyZlyK3oQyJKXeBy2HldZqe4MrFx_McFY_49eZTG1XjwW5rR6FO0eB-MJG/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_180453109.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool connector trail over the rocks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhgTExa5I6ybS8SrktmstJFMkvb-hJNnoaliLA7Pp2hiPRgc8YaRIVzDpXH76VqYFvXqqSYqZMczr-bIy29H-O991yei_iXWmcGH3XgC4Gz2ICfr2G_5Pcm4w6Wgwzw1PxtDoVeF8DP6vFoelI5WgjuJJ1I1OuJipMKdjX06CzgGjhWyjII4l63JuCfUO/s4032/PXL_20230924_180513704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhgTExa5I6ybS8SrktmstJFMkvb-hJNnoaliLA7Pp2hiPRgc8YaRIVzDpXH76VqYFvXqqSYqZMczr-bIy29H-O991yei_iXWmcGH3XgC4Gz2ICfr2G_5Pcm4w6Wgwzw1PxtDoVeF8DP6vFoelI5WgjuJJ1I1OuJipMKdjX06CzgGjhWyjII4l63JuCfUO/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_180513704.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bypassed the festival activities.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2omJECpBumCvsPGESQtUs3JKTwXKMynvd3JzVrP8Np9CCsIoMfoWiStE-vG7z06cit6ALPWcDa8rc-UjUFdErTzKObpiSLHxCTnqwoddaENzzIGrDkKJvqwg1unaksR949-C-UvMEQqSUjNoB0XED7NeQFwdwJMc65Sk3Z_432yHr1YF3F1vx36YJwBg/s4032/PXL_20230924_185745020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2omJECpBumCvsPGESQtUs3JKTwXKMynvd3JzVrP8Np9CCsIoMfoWiStE-vG7z06cit6ALPWcDa8rc-UjUFdErTzKObpiSLHxCTnqwoddaENzzIGrDkKJvqwg1unaksR949-C-UvMEQqSUjNoB0XED7NeQFwdwJMc65Sk3Z_432yHr1YF3F1vx36YJwBg/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_185745020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humphrey's Peak, highest point in Arizona, makes an appearance on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was about to begin my least favorite part of the route, the approach to Granite Mtn. The trail is just loose and steep enough to not favor riding. I made it through that section and as I was getting back into the groove of pedaling I felt that unwelcomed hint of an impending leg cramp. Dang it. Sure enough a few pedal strokes later, I came to a screeching halt. I had been drinking well so far, even stopped at the convenience store on route a few miles earlier for a mid-ride chocolate milk and frozen Snickers bar. That never lets me down!!<div><br /></div><div>Well, this day was different. I continued on, battling twinges of cramps in both quads for a few miles. Ugh. I was about at the halfway point of the ride, similar location to where I had bailed on my last attempt due to time. Hmmm, what to do. I really wanted to finish the ride, but I also wanted to RIDE the route, not be forced to walk a ton of it due to cramps. My pace had slowed considerably over the last hour and I didn't have lights. Say what?? Yeah, I know, I should know better by now. I hadn't hooked up my new dynamo light yet and for some reason I left my helmet light at home because, you know, I won't need it.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, my lack of preparation was kind of biting me in the ass at the moment. My legs still hadn't really come around yet, so I made the call to cut the route short by heading back through town. Not the optimal routing, but I needed to get back to the car. I texted K to let her know of my plans, but as I made my way to my escape plan, my legs came around. I thought to myself, let's continue on route a bit farther, and bail near Thumb Butte. I did just that.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgbiYhmNKB74u3pAvMLio2e0RAEYK5JVyBpNJHIuFKsksipmzYkhbGOKh7B88EqYmnKZiRXBvU_VBUpR3Vx_JqUW5iDn0RIwXtt9EWgsy3NwtfhQKygHon4nqbaWC4uNk22qgUaU_gYkgSYB_EobNAiJKGTs0iceQdv9k9ylZ1fwBGAqyrpQznzdKYMgN/s4032/PXL_20230924_195820991.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgbiYhmNKB74u3pAvMLio2e0RAEYK5JVyBpNJHIuFKsksipmzYkhbGOKh7B88EqYmnKZiRXBvU_VBUpR3Vx_JqUW5iDn0RIwXtt9EWgsy3NwtfhQKygHon4nqbaWC4uNk22qgUaU_gYkgSYB_EobNAiJKGTs0iceQdv9k9ylZ1fwBGAqyrpQznzdKYMgN/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_195820991.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Break time, contemplating the rest of my day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1_ObjJ3TnDLcBHUlruv4LNl5tNK9JoLO9JxOjiGIW1NQtONcMfXkYuZLSoaTx8Xd2Ho9TQejAxs2qAD6Cmh5gfPouor4_RQgPyV6Xt1KFaCz94upOcxawLMulV2T_ObzcR6cdyrIx1-hGw6Yd72rD92s859f2Ej5hzdOj6v-Z8_bcw1CMHg1bZKfRxLl/s4032/PXL_20230924_211555903.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1_ObjJ3TnDLcBHUlruv4LNl5tNK9JoLO9JxOjiGIW1NQtONcMfXkYuZLSoaTx8Xd2Ho9TQejAxs2qAD6Cmh5gfPouor4_RQgPyV6Xt1KFaCz94upOcxawLMulV2T_ObzcR6cdyrIx1-hGw6Yd72rD92s859f2Ej5hzdOj6v-Z8_bcw1CMHg1bZKfRxLl/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_211555903.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making my way to the road exit, my legs began to feel good. Yay!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhSbkjpFzNYw4TyuLuGUUhnTzLyb2EfsD90N5rtOGehIx_LnqEv2RfGY3whbz-746AVtSaYb1_cfX3HNlzJEkIl-8Qg35FOYBFld7s7CM6gGKy2yfMhYly8efg4K3STCMVSqVvDivxuUCJLI7VCGE1NYTwsR6ZJ6vfyuGg5updfviF9baBREQTTEMdBPX/s4032/PXL_20230924_213447367.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhSbkjpFzNYw4TyuLuGUUhnTzLyb2EfsD90N5rtOGehIx_LnqEv2RfGY3whbz-746AVtSaYb1_cfX3HNlzJEkIl-8Qg35FOYBFld7s7CM6gGKy2yfMhYly8efg4K3STCMVSqVvDivxuUCJLI7VCGE1NYTwsR6ZJ6vfyuGg5updfviF9baBREQTTEMdBPX/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_213447367.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in the tall trees, the good stuff.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQT0GoXYihtrB5SNIGtFTz-ci7JiEZ_Z0Rcjc2nbaaZ3GeUCXfTOlu-Xbc-v4Tm6fqy6JY_Pt3UU8vrWTeQ0novkrfvRAvycvAHyGIlBt7Tu8huvuBT_QZFeyEdy9KWf1xdwXDtTIx5pzv6mcyjsUVQgQzQqn4Iq2CikZ0hemdZu7ZUwzaSxKV4oFSjxy/s4032/PXL_20230924_215839293.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQT0GoXYihtrB5SNIGtFTz-ci7JiEZ_Z0Rcjc2nbaaZ3GeUCXfTOlu-Xbc-v4Tm6fqy6JY_Pt3UU8vrWTeQ0novkrfvRAvycvAHyGIlBt7Tu8huvuBT_QZFeyEdy9KWf1xdwXDtTIx5pzv6mcyjsUVQgQzQqn4Iq2CikZ0hemdZu7ZUwzaSxKV4oFSjxy/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_215839293.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blazin' fast dirt road section.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpIEsjVcrNPuND2Pp2AjNBylyHmE6m_Mz3Txulxqn3Vv2xLv0HQssigHhA-hgakH2tcKlwGuhjLLeAcYJaQG_ARQlZfAQ1tCqtsJmzSPWZHx5NUBgvC7UY11CCCAtQjF-Puer2tnlU87vfRqrQUP2rHAPydf1ODbrKKIZi0gfw2wPqNGbmyE8HVvQYYHQ/s4032/PXL_20230924_221024278.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpIEsjVcrNPuND2Pp2AjNBylyHmE6m_Mz3Txulxqn3Vv2xLv0HQssigHhA-hgakH2tcKlwGuhjLLeAcYJaQG_ARQlZfAQ1tCqtsJmzSPWZHx5NUBgvC7UY11CCCAtQjF-Puer2tnlU87vfRqrQUP2rHAPydf1ODbrKKIZi0gfw2wPqNGbmyE8HVvQYYHQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_221024278.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the heart of the P-Town trails.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWx2xzmBY1_Y7xjThN6WXqXZL8VZc1kfSqRHF7X3t3h3XlG8-AlvH8hcHtrsLPmRsF3Iuch1szinNZjMQzMkEyqXzIywWGx2_3gKlvP0c4g1RkkeT1jGfy8hs6TD0kqo5PoCi5-hX1TID7_cdT8oRQ68kLdMuRx3_QjrQ6WG5fBqftWr1_SzWvEQaz2xC/s1850/PXL_20230924_221044314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1850" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWx2xzmBY1_Y7xjThN6WXqXZL8VZc1kfSqRHF7X3t3h3XlG8-AlvH8hcHtrsLPmRsF3Iuch1szinNZjMQzMkEyqXzIywWGx2_3gKlvP0c4g1RkkeT1jGfy8hs6TD0kqo5PoCi5-hX1TID7_cdT8oRQ68kLdMuRx3_QjrQ6WG5fBqftWr1_SzWvEQaz2xC/w400-h334/PXL_20230924_221044314.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsY-DidZq6t6V93UD1uLekXa6d4lyAN4daVyNx137wNaJjcZqdx5C7uqqqPF6TKe8D1G5CZSCLBDYrCnyWBaM0c9jeRxXRrDN6BlYpawbOHaUAlrrKYa1Bs5IPQ8dEdvyfna31VcJcJYkEQa38SK00dxYnxFUMHNya-Xtt1GBTnPxuHrBJ9sEh5VRcTmG/s4032/PXL_20230924_222519445.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsY-DidZq6t6V93UD1uLekXa6d4lyAN4daVyNx137wNaJjcZqdx5C7uqqqPF6TKe8D1G5CZSCLBDYrCnyWBaM0c9jeRxXRrDN6BlYpawbOHaUAlrrKYa1Bs5IPQ8dEdvyfna31VcJcJYkEQa38SK00dxYnxFUMHNya-Xtt1GBTnPxuHrBJ9sEh5VRcTmG/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_222519445.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contoured climbing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61MQXDm-P1AVdUBJwBciQRYocyeD2B8mpXoMm-6rsBLpfFyl4hBQXXqXLsZzXJ-DE3WUw26HM-5YJaY1au7Px-EF1m7iNbL3ZPciwGKfMNjWYmGoVRjoXDLIP24jbEMGIgeZp7iOOn_o2KPuhBl1Wz8BdfR1Vz0o8J18NSqBYul7exxu__MLC45aq5nBF/s4032/PXL_20230924_224153932.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61MQXDm-P1AVdUBJwBciQRYocyeD2B8mpXoMm-6rsBLpfFyl4hBQXXqXLsZzXJ-DE3WUw26HM-5YJaY1au7Px-EF1m7iNbL3ZPciwGKfMNjWYmGoVRjoXDLIP24jbEMGIgeZp7iOOn_o2KPuhBl1Wz8BdfR1Vz0o8J18NSqBYul7exxu__MLC45aq5nBF/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_224153932.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thumb Butte comes into view along my exit trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZNQctnhkqrmH4_pHQvoQeHqhbitqe85X4rwgr9xtl6xf6WZK5utEKtaUUtvdg9L1zWRb1LlIxgoxz_dUiYuNMMVR-Sqwjoqak3bw18Ap6k1cLY1CfGsh98GZOIPQ3iQBgTuIp8ZnG3i0Qo2PrQ6c_gX8QCDtAom0PJ3dEg1dx1enD_i1g4DjSU-o74z9/s4032/PXL_20230924_225343938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZNQctnhkqrmH4_pHQvoQeHqhbitqe85X4rwgr9xtl6xf6WZK5utEKtaUUtvdg9L1zWRb1LlIxgoxz_dUiYuNMMVR-Sqwjoqak3bw18Ap6k1cLY1CfGsh98GZOIPQ3iQBgTuIp8ZnG3i0Qo2PrQ6c_gX8QCDtAom0PJ3dEg1dx1enD_i1g4DjSU-o74z9/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_225343938.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now, the paved portion of my day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DttxYqd6gqf7Ilw2pq7uH4jeWBPW4qiV-msocE6TGvJjdKEaArX-OGXith2Ot3REk7L2_O0hYF91F0ybyrnjmE1D64yBtq11GZqmzfhrPsCw9cl0C4_SRXjNKwv9mgpEiYLoBRJ9MovOWlhyphenhyphen5V3gRpi90opzJYKvf9KTYlNqUQI8KSYajcaoEpPn9cPi/s4032/PXL_20230924_231733712.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DttxYqd6gqf7Ilw2pq7uH4jeWBPW4qiV-msocE6TGvJjdKEaArX-OGXith2Ot3REk7L2_O0hYF91F0ybyrnjmE1D64yBtq11GZqmzfhrPsCw9cl0C4_SRXjNKwv9mgpEiYLoBRJ9MovOWlhyphenhyphen5V3gRpi90opzJYKvf9KTYlNqUQI8KSYajcaoEpPn9cPi/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_231733712.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising through downtown on a gorgeous day.</td></tr></tbody></table>I had settled back in to the ride and it was still mid-afternoon. I really wasn't jazzed about finishing my day on the tarmac. Plan C was hatched as I made my way through town. I'd turn right and climb the Senator Hwy and rejoin singletrack at my earliest convenience. That way I could tie back into the Circle Trail near the Ranch Trail staging area. From there it would be about 9 miles back to the car with the final 6 or so mostly downhill. That was something to get stoked about.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISfvr3_2pXJdACtiT6eU9VVj23AvuPdeeB6KbwaZc_T92rYeC7qhkB6d899APwHHRcjtonKeZPmq0fZQon17Hl0aolBKAuHt5YR1MUxou1YFUt8IR9F3I37-lwIeSEBmr6hJV6LBxVMH4i9-OxPD5hQiLrdjUDeBwlFiYMP3TRGeY2MBOD2qwBsqJEsUh/s4032/PXL_20230924_232304144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISfvr3_2pXJdACtiT6eU9VVj23AvuPdeeB6KbwaZc_T92rYeC7qhkB6d899APwHHRcjtonKeZPmq0fZQon17Hl0aolBKAuHt5YR1MUxou1YFUt8IR9F3I37-lwIeSEBmr6hJV6LBxVMH4i9-OxPD5hQiLrdjUDeBwlFiYMP3TRGeY2MBOD2qwBsqJEsUh/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_232304144.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just your typical east coast scene right here in AZ.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4woMfsR-u7s95VT4D4YA4NiKgn83nzdGZVFMgEO_ti_1Bxui9_MTLQczCwjodtUW2VvEI4pxUEgiaXzzWkI6XG1W9gLNBeG9sM-pazDIeyedBGQ6u0rfW9MYFCFvuHfHHCsrspX2u_0iQpKAjIhXkIejCcYia8_vJqkFwiEO0Baieo8mhanm5iV33R7hg/s4032/PXL_20230924_235731172.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4woMfsR-u7s95VT4D4YA4NiKgn83nzdGZVFMgEO_ti_1Bxui9_MTLQczCwjodtUW2VvEI4pxUEgiaXzzWkI6XG1W9gLNBeG9sM-pazDIeyedBGQ6u0rfW9MYFCFvuHfHHCsrspX2u_0iQpKAjIhXkIejCcYia8_vJqkFwiEO0Baieo8mhanm5iV33R7hg/w400-h225/PXL_20230924_235731172.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving the neighborhoods and bike lanes behind, the climbing continues.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2DX1wz69CuKIYtGt6AzlQy2CvrQUsAjD40LQ9U-1kSjsjmatmmJahXFBNM7WXmgYnof7zjmvEF5v3uIGF3B4MGZss7HdIWba8176EbehE_0jknmcSYqbntHk4pjT4fG5bgjPHyoFPj11rsWK2czcZXk-XaMvUMqP-OEa5Rfao9qFz22uaC_OhQfXeiF8/s4032/PXL_20230925_001201619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2DX1wz69CuKIYtGt6AzlQy2CvrQUsAjD40LQ9U-1kSjsjmatmmJahXFBNM7WXmgYnof7zjmvEF5v3uIGF3B4MGZss7HdIWba8176EbehE_0jknmcSYqbntHk4pjT4fG5bgjPHyoFPj11rsWK2czcZXk-XaMvUMqP-OEa5Rfao9qFz22uaC_OhQfXeiF8/w400-h225/PXL_20230925_001201619.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on singletrack, Upper Feldmeir trail.</td></tr></tbody></table>I crossed back over the Senator Hwy and began the Ranch Trail. It was 5:30p on the dot. Remember earlier when I said I didn't have lights? I wasn't too concerned even though Ranch Trail has some climbing to start. I figured I wouldn't make it back to the car before sunset, but it would still be plenty light out.</div><div>What I didn't account for were the return of leg cramps. Those blindsided me barely half a mile into the Ranch Trail climb. Ouch.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIOZEpw2s6z1rzd_fs00t_s8MZMuyAl6kukGJM_SwrqOLRHxMTVaKTjqztmfIUIRAoEpZMHHCDsJXK6JKd3w3xmSTuKYko-bCQe-ksEegLIYO243VcHzSAPMz1frE0G3Jibleihw7E7Mlpe15zCicGTZNWMKNNRRwGOIjrYv14uScuWtdP6YZh2o4bAA4/s4032/PXL_20230925_004630592.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIOZEpw2s6z1rzd_fs00t_s8MZMuyAl6kukGJM_SwrqOLRHxMTVaKTjqztmfIUIRAoEpZMHHCDsJXK6JKd3w3xmSTuKYko-bCQe-ksEegLIYO243VcHzSAPMz1frE0G3Jibleihw7E7Mlpe15zCicGTZNWMKNNRRwGOIjrYv14uScuWtdP6YZh2o4bAA4/w400-h225/PXL_20230925_004630592.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick cramp break over Goldwater Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT2iewFMNeR3pVWIfxG9Br0RETvq2L_f6sfe0nJ-cbbgxUvpmyuuoXavydX0GIqIml2VFVuuKbIQnYFB-X4cuAOdAdRAkqB_2EHckrU7lHdvkFFtMASc09Ajse9qFQPnyuk0YSDtZGxwKQsToks4k3EhDC5DBzMnbV6Stf1CIOW3fRSZC8mmBI-KrpCfo/s4032/PXL_20230925_004634140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT2iewFMNeR3pVWIfxG9Br0RETvq2L_f6sfe0nJ-cbbgxUvpmyuuoXavydX0GIqIml2VFVuuKbIQnYFB-X4cuAOdAdRAkqB_2EHckrU7lHdvkFFtMASc09Ajse9qFQPnyuk0YSDtZGxwKQsToks4k3EhDC5DBzMnbV6Stf1CIOW3fRSZC8mmBI-KrpCfo/w400-h225/PXL_20230925_004634140.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugh, it's barely uphill and I'm walking. Progress was agonizingly slow. Tick tock, tick tock.</td></tr></tbody></table>What made these cramps so difficult to deal with was it wasn't just one muscle, both quads, both hamstrings. Completely locking down. Sometimes I could continue if I walked, other times I had to stand there and wait it out. It was beyond frustrating. I knew pretty quick I was going to get epic'd out here. The sun set around 6:20p and I was still over 6 1/2 miles from the car, still climbing. Grrrrrr.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZ-zFP5LfYXNnZCyR0_Wq5YnuMZtYH4Em_PBDD-f1QzMHddSSnWdowqAmstROk4-dGbAnqrjdawJLssrA4PAgdBNwTB0BUtWEr_0MkwJtOkbLLdgOTHbE89LJLl8UExhbActnxGeacN2rkS8LdBVN8ppmh1EPIWIBoNcjc_OK9qrj5_rXoQhynf9rRN1S/s4032/PXL_20230925_020305804.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZ-zFP5LfYXNnZCyR0_Wq5YnuMZtYH4Em_PBDD-f1QzMHddSSnWdowqAmstROk4-dGbAnqrjdawJLssrA4PAgdBNwTB0BUtWEr_0MkwJtOkbLLdgOTHbE89LJLl8UExhbActnxGeacN2rkS8LdBVN8ppmh1EPIWIBoNcjc_OK9qrj5_rXoQhynf9rRN1S/w400-h225/PXL_20230925_020305804.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I finally topped out in the waning light.</td></tr></tbody></table>I could at least get on the bike and coast. My legs were slowly cooperating, but it was now dark. My only saving grace out there was the 3/4 full moon that had just lit up the night sky. It's amazing how well your eyes can adjust. I could see enough to point the tire in the unobstructed path, only becoming extremely difficult when I'd cross through a large shadow.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnU86xIrokS-XrHAY_vvjxN2uahHf94gUHhYjL0RPf5U3b7N8MrH2hW9hK08f71h218kFH8BkObU70amBAhOCv9hwwBVhNhzgDjbgS3dg1eK0O7gRwk5z75ttOzdaKWm5OGgRHH1kPdrqLFtr42PWIa9iOEN85ebgRa5lkYwht-mxCfkA1eiMnPL3aG-y/s4032/PXL_20230925_020556900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnU86xIrokS-XrHAY_vvjxN2uahHf94gUHhYjL0RPf5U3b7N8MrH2hW9hK08f71h218kFH8BkObU70amBAhOCv9hwwBVhNhzgDjbgS3dg1eK0O7gRwk5z75ttOzdaKWm5OGgRHH1kPdrqLFtr42PWIa9iOEN85ebgRa5lkYwht-mxCfkA1eiMnPL3aG-y/w400-h225/PXL_20230925_020556900.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The views didn't suck.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was shocked that I didn't crash at all, only had to stop and walk a few sections due to darkness. Let's just say it was a very memorable descent!! I think I spooked a few trailside campers who were sitting around their campfire when I rolled by. I'm positive they couldn't see me, only heard my freewheel whirring. I said 'Hello' while laughing and could hear them mumble something along the lines of 'How can he see where he's going??'<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MIxz4PgcttNsrO138L9UB4LIq7dYyTKVjzSe9z8FBOkOGM_hr4onPjY2uBbM_aUGQGd-Zooxns7HGEEz7S3Qt0o6c8_0zqCydeA7qG7TyRKKBh6FFqH0PlqTHK5dGxcsvWQQ8kGEeVIxlR64fF_tRnVySTbymLPKF_Zt6DT2IKSv_GIuzb3U-b71ftsH/s4032/PXL_20230925_023713685.NIGHT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MIxz4PgcttNsrO138L9UB4LIq7dYyTKVjzSe9z8FBOkOGM_hr4onPjY2uBbM_aUGQGd-Zooxns7HGEEz7S3Qt0o6c8_0zqCydeA7qG7TyRKKBh6FFqH0PlqTHK5dGxcsvWQQ8kGEeVIxlR64fF_tRnVySTbymLPKF_Zt6DT2IKSv_GIuzb3U-b71ftsH/w400-h225/PXL_20230925_023713685.NIGHT.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done & dusted. Another in a long line of getting epic'd on the trail. It was now 7:40p.</td></tr></tbody></table>One of these rides I'm going to complete this damn route. Maybe I'll try again in spring or perhaps soon before the snow flies, but I'll have my lights next time.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvGnk4Glev8hv1Z5UNyOUoADBE6MR5DCUr44HnhQJZ1KFN47uik7JN9BCYUmWwKd4VArA4vrYtB_HgBV81uQALmH8F0O5K6kJ-JbwYPyjtcgKAVj2-tmcegIbOxZ5xdeHlHfb7-hi7OzSVlp0CI8Ot3c9Y7FNkkGcC8O4sxgdJzhvu7VjoO_bcv6n5GMB/s1257/Screenshot_20230924-203001.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvGnk4Glev8hv1Z5UNyOUoADBE6MR5DCUr44HnhQJZ1KFN47uik7JN9BCYUmWwKd4VArA4vrYtB_HgBV81uQALmH8F0O5K6kJ-JbwYPyjtcgKAVj2-tmcegIbOxZ5xdeHlHfb7-hi7OzSVlp0CI8Ot3c9Y7FNkkGcC8O4sxgdJzhvu7VjoO_bcv6n5GMB/w399-h400/Screenshot_20230924-203001.png" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/9915227288" target="_blank">Strava link.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-12774638711815050192023-09-17T18:02:00.219-07:002023-10-10T17:34:28.139-07:00Mt. Lemmon: Red Ridge Loop<p> When the Coronado Nat'l Forest released the final edition of the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/home/?cid=fseprd974570" target="_blank">Santa Catalina Trail Plan</a> back in June, I noticed the AZT had been moved off of Oracle Ridge in favor of Red Ridge. I reached out to the <a href="https://aztrail.org/" target="_blank">ATA</a> about it and they confirmed as much. They also indicated it would be happening soon.</p><p>The reason for the move off the upper 2 miles of Oracle Ridge is because the trail crosses private property owned by a mining company. They were cool with folks using the trail, but mining activity has since resumed and part of the trail uses the dirt roads in the area which now have mining traffic. The local terrain isn't suited well for a re-route, so the shift to Red Ridge was made.</p><p>While Oracle Ridge can still be accessed, it was best to also re-align the <a href="https://azt300-800.com/" target="_blank">AZTR</a> to the new alignment. The new route would drop down Red Ridge and then use the Catalina Camp trail to link back to Oracle Ridge at Dan Saddle. Mike, Justin and I would go ride it to see how it looks, making a loop by going up Oracle Ridge to finish it out.</p><p>Mike and I carpooled south from Phoenix and met Justin at <a href="https://www.lebuzzcaffe.com/" target="_blank">Le Buzz</a> for coffee and breakfast burritos.</p><p>We staged our ride from the Oracle Ridge trailhead. A short ride up the Control Rd, then a paved climb towards the ski resort led us to the Red Ridge trailhead.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLoA3B5Af3T-DDniEVdJQDAzSKqndTSY6dgc_owEoPNWqrVeVsERYVIxtopTy336l8ewG9RKF7FQkklFh80Ixtl-E_6L6QA_V7sy91d-filFzwujPg7rlJUko3ECrZIdooehePZwhsJkNydVR40zJXmdJKRj7-rDpa7KcMg2xPGI-ysdmWswhoZVga4R4/s4032/PXL_20230917_164629359.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLoA3B5Af3T-DDniEVdJQDAzSKqndTSY6dgc_owEoPNWqrVeVsERYVIxtopTy336l8ewG9RKF7FQkklFh80Ixtl-E_6L6QA_V7sy91d-filFzwujPg7rlJUko3ECrZIdooehePZwhsJkNydVR40zJXmdJKRj7-rDpa7KcMg2xPGI-ysdmWswhoZVga4R4/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_164629359.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's pretty hard to miss.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejVi6d_xltsWiRD9JFB2yZUCV2eoqsUIgg7mb8IVQ7fEI8nXqJuz5zbd4qlbelxhjkGj-Zqc5QLpIK3nHpsK3-AfJrmv0gibm4z5lyTUYiYT0Y9PIvxfeUe9WKstLd0sTYtXwcnmh7Uwttg-qAShtXPhDzYS1f2O_o1fZD2b8W_WVaadCDrRtJC7pZjVc/s4032/PXL_20230917_164717970.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejVi6d_xltsWiRD9JFB2yZUCV2eoqsUIgg7mb8IVQ7fEI8nXqJuz5zbd4qlbelxhjkGj-Zqc5QLpIK3nHpsK3-AfJrmv0gibm4z5lyTUYiYT0Y9PIvxfeUe9WKstLd0sTYtXwcnmh7Uwttg-qAShtXPhDzYS1f2O_o1fZD2b8W_WVaadCDrRtJC7pZjVc/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_164717970.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks steep from the road, but it's actually quite rideable.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW433xOABgOr2lW2sIsAh-VDjhUmA-LoA4vArhd6IMS2LWdGHXLOpPYYO_A1nzYl4PGyeoAPcx1vN_ZAPfoaKKDteiHKJWjFcd3fQytoiBwooCrgUXaQvN358F1J1zz29eLwfxxZzzlSiANpjoXtu-d8Wz-Ft9MgYcOgoMKLE8dVD2cti9IpHLJDHwXFo/s4032/PXL_20230917_164748719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW433xOABgOr2lW2sIsAh-VDjhUmA-LoA4vArhd6IMS2LWdGHXLOpPYYO_A1nzYl4PGyeoAPcx1vN_ZAPfoaKKDteiHKJWjFcd3fQytoiBwooCrgUXaQvN358F1J1zz29eLwfxxZzzlSiANpjoXtu-d8Wz-Ft9MgYcOgoMKLE8dVD2cti9IpHLJDHwXFo/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_164748719.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3.1 miles down to Catalina Camp.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuDZFW368ytv5Sigc3u1ZPGfciqKLN1wd8JXzLUXs9m2HkIhdc1cZTalPlavhJXTPAVFKLn8KABNhFK0fstoChjExJqJ8K1kfTjrhq2kx2H2qq8KU1y_7Lb6U7WBPSu5VUUa1OmfR16tY8JKbUKAMgO84fNqhJ5Z6vkKEI7JWc66CPqwA9iAJewAeaa7K/s4032/PXL_20230917_165411258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuDZFW368ytv5Sigc3u1ZPGfciqKLN1wd8JXzLUXs9m2HkIhdc1cZTalPlavhJXTPAVFKLn8KABNhFK0fstoChjExJqJ8K1kfTjrhq2kx2H2qq8KU1y_7Lb6U7WBPSu5VUUa1OmfR16tY8JKbUKAMgO84fNqhJ5Z6vkKEI7JWc66CPqwA9iAJewAeaa7K/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_165411258.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooooohhh!!! This is nice.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6IQVLNkMKXrQnxV9wwh30j9QtJUybZu5Na0J88QRv_5elWb8JEhQwUyQbgIlzm31A9c-WZvLYl9sc_IdSMOja2xYje2nYJa3STlm6_ZoHY-xtgO700UEEpiLWYAXuTgk3AOzJdCv2Dz3bPIQMTrzJe9Trvhg5kkpZuI0FhwEvaF7mKr7OkfsAs3Qr10x/s4032/PXL_20230917_165701717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6IQVLNkMKXrQnxV9wwh30j9QtJUybZu5Na0J88QRv_5elWb8JEhQwUyQbgIlzm31A9c-WZvLYl9sc_IdSMOja2xYje2nYJa3STlm6_ZoHY-xtgO700UEEpiLWYAXuTgk3AOzJdCv2Dz3bPIQMTrzJe9Trvhg5kkpZuI0FhwEvaF7mKr7OkfsAs3Qr10x/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_165701717.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The downhill begins quick. A short section of loose rubble on the trail made things fun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6wDoo71vnfMIblHl4_yBf6V2QL2IPTYkNI42_HTJ-vWJPXBaXZcT4hDfB5PoUblp1Qj339dxnLVKyqbK7CN1nAEywevOEBWkr4qef0p6OfbwWcsHBUR68BjHJ1g-MGukEiJT1Wj_kju8TCNld8IVapZuEwoBPdIlPheap0vNHaBdExZ2qYDLxwR2OwIP/s4032/PXL_20230917_170015294.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6wDoo71vnfMIblHl4_yBf6V2QL2IPTYkNI42_HTJ-vWJPXBaXZcT4hDfB5PoUblp1Qj339dxnLVKyqbK7CN1nAEywevOEBWkr4qef0p6OfbwWcsHBUR68BjHJ1g-MGukEiJT1Wj_kju8TCNld8IVapZuEwoBPdIlPheap0vNHaBdExZ2qYDLxwR2OwIP/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_170015294.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of only two down trees we encountered.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCv7Ymcv5l4GJPAfhSc3ibmphrYTiB3K6Ts1qiN-cwy1Otzr1Ef9IDPnQhA0K_paSEO1dOgfhouBfQswHX5mfXMycy3222yHElrfnzkQpjGs6ryjD8z830D0OAtKLG29f7NAqtM6Rl403NLqsnqLajKszz0sJ8eDXKOHYuw1QIu8d6JqmxUPqdvCRl3gu/s4032/PXL_20230917_170252465.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCv7Ymcv5l4GJPAfhSc3ibmphrYTiB3K6Ts1qiN-cwy1Otzr1Ef9IDPnQhA0K_paSEO1dOgfhouBfQswHX5mfXMycy3222yHElrfnzkQpjGs6ryjD8z830D0OAtKLG29f7NAqtM6Rl403NLqsnqLajKszz0sJ8eDXKOHYuw1QIu8d6JqmxUPqdvCRl3gu/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_170252465.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seemed like after every steep downhill pitch, the trail leveled out briefly. That's Oracle Ridge straight ahead with Dan Saddle on the right of the peak.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22dqF84YxKKVwnzdMuk-wR7mMWMCR2QYJZh4CQEb3yv-7MX0BrWxR9W6UqYFdIF7Hw4Cl4bFxbxym5uptzsVFr9zEMe421dKOmkYcvEivMz34je2vbn6AI8_jR8IR4UKyFYihv8im4fndIPfTP9wFDj8VG4BJOA7COYciGXJH3pOuudof7_Oe3dqP-edK/s4032/PXL_20230917_171254659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22dqF84YxKKVwnzdMuk-wR7mMWMCR2QYJZh4CQEb3yv-7MX0BrWxR9W6UqYFdIF7Hw4Cl4bFxbxym5uptzsVFr9zEMe421dKOmkYcvEivMz34je2vbn6AI8_jR8IR4UKyFYihv8im4fndIPfTP9wFDj8VG4BJOA7COYciGXJH3pOuudof7_Oe3dqP-edK/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_171254659.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike drops back in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEj5RDia0XYJUuNgWnQzZhheBWTbsUQrTsgURqalQuBSPQ7KS10Y_OnQNVJkgbZZF_Yf7ixrOP7BxhBbDu0Jr4nQbLIBLzdHT6fnFoIKs_ujovxXJOoPXe8VlwqQBXEtIW5ClKadfwSmA4tNIkEGOEAk8rVrnnxcCHQxkfquMosoo5RQn8kf6W-04gBuP/s4032/PXL_20230917_171307517.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEj5RDia0XYJUuNgWnQzZhheBWTbsUQrTsgURqalQuBSPQ7KS10Y_OnQNVJkgbZZF_Yf7ixrOP7BxhBbDu0Jr4nQbLIBLzdHT6fnFoIKs_ujovxXJOoPXe8VlwqQBXEtIW5ClKadfwSmA4tNIkEGOEAk8rVrnnxcCHQxkfquMosoo5RQn8kf6W-04gBuP/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_171307517.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At first, we thought these logs were blocking the trail. Instead, they were directing us to go left!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFNLdqQ6x7RVAn2-DNbHRnbSvTXNF0Uaf87bDhKpFzBAhiZDuxrIK3nQAq541WtSImDGcWpjbgxp-vnTpEn-6C8mVkd0GPAiG1VgV8dBnKz9BZSmDNu_n-Ym4pnGv7YLdFVHgcE8iHDjTmVDA3sojgIoNwONQ9TDFYtUDCj-xMmTzDFh5AfqxyPg0dTgM/s4032/PXL_20230917_171835488.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFNLdqQ6x7RVAn2-DNbHRnbSvTXNF0Uaf87bDhKpFzBAhiZDuxrIK3nQAq541WtSImDGcWpjbgxp-vnTpEn-6C8mVkd0GPAiG1VgV8dBnKz9BZSmDNu_n-Ym4pnGv7YLdFVHgcE8iHDjTmVDA3sojgIoNwONQ9TDFYtUDCj-xMmTzDFh5AfqxyPg0dTgM/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_171835488.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin staring down the trail in front of the Reef of Rock.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjaq-vSyLRTPldEcHb5zp1if0ix8tK__sa9aSPNR21bZHUWec8S9cXuElCvO8pK5dT2nW6lSgdxjEr8IHJfbGlKIoimYB-DwT6-QEbPl1E7y5EjkSyGnq31g_UUocIexfruUsU0SxTmlOEBJZVerDaHRrBxEWhD21H-koZdJe5TuLqpihjLYTSUK2Dked/s4032/PXL_20230917_172112183.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjaq-vSyLRTPldEcHb5zp1if0ix8tK__sa9aSPNR21bZHUWec8S9cXuElCvO8pK5dT2nW6lSgdxjEr8IHJfbGlKIoimYB-DwT6-QEbPl1E7y5EjkSyGnq31g_UUocIexfruUsU0SxTmlOEBJZVerDaHRrBxEWhD21H-koZdJe5TuLqpihjLYTSUK2Dked/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_172112183.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So far, so good. Rideable trail and minimal trimming needed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXMc_xcojXePDQsAvZtH9QcbMqFDewRz0HKR1B_1RjbfpG3wnhM0EcYfmB9VdvSZWx76dNW5m1HoKkr8jG5Mtx3yankdTMQ6XHWJcE_j8KD1JVGhhbiJb-JDQxMdWjjqFc7ORJEuXrKysSjwGrB9xazDtVEKil6WWF0RmZVU2H-WEqpp-L_NH4CN9Un0c/s4032/PXL_20230917_172130212.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXMc_xcojXePDQsAvZtH9QcbMqFDewRz0HKR1B_1RjbfpG3wnhM0EcYfmB9VdvSZWx76dNW5m1HoKkr8jG5Mtx3yankdTMQ6XHWJcE_j8KD1JVGhhbiJb-JDQxMdWjjqFc7ORJEuXrKysSjwGrB9xazDtVEKil6WWF0RmZVU2H-WEqpp-L_NH4CN9Un0c/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_172130212.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flat spot!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdRj40TCq5Rog7A8pTx_FnOcS8K3c6-37iTuLMzq60zL5xly1n5tVJN__ExBY9wZBSPcTVr6lyQ9jF9fItHMFqIx7_rXNmrmsaztODHSYBg31SEWoE0MOwOSkNBWEvplyTHGGEiAAUQ1w7KUZh8r3vzVVnxCFCxcOTBQAEYHzdmh7vxD9m3yyKPckoBPr/s4032/PXL_20230917_172611175.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdRj40TCq5Rog7A8pTx_FnOcS8K3c6-37iTuLMzq60zL5xly1n5tVJN__ExBY9wZBSPcTVr6lyQ9jF9fItHMFqIx7_rXNmrmsaztODHSYBg31SEWoE0MOwOSkNBWEvplyTHGGEiAAUQ1w7KUZh8r3vzVVnxCFCxcOTBQAEYHzdmh7vxD9m3yyKPckoBPr/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_172611175.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan Saddle to the upper right. You can see the Catalina Camp trail cutting down to the left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4AERS221Odbh51FWo79cuhZBclNuQx0UK78Wri6CP1Ji2WpefqF5iitnnSMYvzQ0BChlYbtj6CLJAljjHyNbA9kVeZt6zGrthynMSDck3_I5xyvepnGDWKj1p8ogIlGWuUUHosHdF6LBcZ8bANGTD0fyT09UxtQ8Zz4dxcNAmf7NCtYkIKkcZZtNsBYo/s4032/PXL_20230917_172807718.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4AERS221Odbh51FWo79cuhZBclNuQx0UK78Wri6CP1Ji2WpefqF5iitnnSMYvzQ0BChlYbtj6CLJAljjHyNbA9kVeZt6zGrthynMSDck3_I5xyvepnGDWKj1p8ogIlGWuUUHosHdF6LBcZ8bANGTD0fyT09UxtQ8Zz4dxcNAmf7NCtYkIKkcZZtNsBYo/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_172807718.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old burn area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmakH4FNxY3p2TdqjGeg-4a6n_PagTAhXP4vvZOCO79wTtZBqvOXFFIcZB_M9jlxpeGrOt4HcA87hRUJNMgJl2OaDF66T0-phCGNwUBMbowP-qBtYaf3J12UJWGvlh-PBTORElycvtBzbpP0eNeQ9oC18s6q9HrLt38OP61_i1MaWEKFbqesJ2-aV8hUG5/s4032/PXL_20230917_173001268.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmakH4FNxY3p2TdqjGeg-4a6n_PagTAhXP4vvZOCO79wTtZBqvOXFFIcZB_M9jlxpeGrOt4HcA87hRUJNMgJl2OaDF66T0-phCGNwUBMbowP-qBtYaf3J12UJWGvlh-PBTORElycvtBzbpP0eNeQ9oC18s6q9HrLt38OP61_i1MaWEKFbqesJ2-aV8hUG5/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_173001268.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This could make a nice camp location.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNLkfgTxaT-GhBjpIXjrLro13Rd2BnXqosM-Q1c7q4m0JI44JL3vSv05MXMqI3GaeuMnrb5-YFeB4Y1_55D8VDZu-KiIEt1oZtiN7M7HgbElClhLI3Cl_8Xxq7qvrJzPads9A-Rw2ZcNbtgpvx3F78dbuDfXnL2rsQwiqfamwQH0UTPH7qYxs-61z7z_G/s4032/PXL_20230917_173250447.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNLkfgTxaT-GhBjpIXjrLro13Rd2BnXqosM-Q1c7q4m0JI44JL3vSv05MXMqI3GaeuMnrb5-YFeB4Y1_55D8VDZu-KiIEt1oZtiN7M7HgbElClhLI3Cl_8Xxq7qvrJzPads9A-Rw2ZcNbtgpvx3F78dbuDfXnL2rsQwiqfamwQH0UTPH7qYxs-61z7z_G/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_173250447.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin shows off his switchback skillz.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZjV4otkLJwrLgN5tBAo6ba9IcuxpgpvPPqrduMw9NU_BWou2BcMrqbEPx9WVAWIOGNErPW4WKiIAtXRW4xxzi_SGkHpkVEzlKMpUiGoa_nEgwQddzlLC4USVz1RJ9KlszBtvrb7P0XA5u0Vpy39uGFowIeglMMheb5GPkI-ssDne3dumPEiSfG4X1Txb/s4032/PXL_20230917_174311064.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZjV4otkLJwrLgN5tBAo6ba9IcuxpgpvPPqrduMw9NU_BWou2BcMrqbEPx9WVAWIOGNErPW4WKiIAtXRW4xxzi_SGkHpkVEzlKMpUiGoa_nEgwQddzlLC4USVz1RJ9KlszBtvrb7P0XA5u0Vpy39uGFowIeglMMheb5GPkI-ssDne3dumPEiSfG4X1Txb/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_174311064.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The farther we rode, the more difficult it was to wipe the grin off our faces.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEeeEFc93Lo5xvb26YX1_NaS66CYRi1wZgJ48GfuSoF4vYf75Sf5sFF87qQjc8y3yFWOwN8_7zd_ioP7ujjNiQhSlUW7XLH7-cQyvx13FH10VEPoQssf5lW0R5gnoxYDXl1GpR22HheFFTKHQqvTDEEh4UDc32_qjc9Im780XC6ANPq8RumiRkghuHzAW/s4032/PXL_20230917_174338117.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEeeEFc93Lo5xvb26YX1_NaS66CYRi1wZgJ48GfuSoF4vYf75Sf5sFF87qQjc8y3yFWOwN8_7zd_ioP7ujjNiQhSlUW7XLH7-cQyvx13FH10VEPoQssf5lW0R5gnoxYDXl1GpR22HheFFTKHQqvTDEEh4UDc32_qjc9Im780XC6ANPq8RumiRkghuHzAW/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_174338117.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike cruising by.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kUhXsYIbulqr47SiXuIXyxDGcX-JmbfOKhoij1fI4FyeueKKePsf52Xo8kCmA5dOctCB7WOTQcKVU0fnAQtFg1XwY0ju6FBxZKSCY0pEG4LdbSfdzwUBMs0R46YFzTriuyQY9vWt0cWKqiUdhjFx-JSCyqvCYz-btuk-mw_-kToBkNNrlZ9qE54o8M_Z/s4032/PXL_20230917_174852708.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kUhXsYIbulqr47SiXuIXyxDGcX-JmbfOKhoij1fI4FyeueKKePsf52Xo8kCmA5dOctCB7WOTQcKVU0fnAQtFg1XwY0ju6FBxZKSCY0pEG4LdbSfdzwUBMs0R46YFzTriuyQY9vWt0cWKqiUdhjFx-JSCyqvCYz-btuk-mw_-kToBkNNrlZ9qE54o8M_Z/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_174852708.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin blasts off through a clearing in the trail. We'd be able to see this exact spot as we climbed Catalina Camp.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KB7zpvzbNV4CAkFUJ641CiuSUHt56jPg58WqRZ_vLVKZjYJiDmm9jfZEk0L7Ba8gavjbOpN7ixMJxlKWdN7uwaip9G_NhiMZjFQDY_0OW8r600FXGE5RPvOHcTdxoKNVDpTr91ueomOolG8oLLrtx6M3JFEYik8ky5yicacIBi8cBcnMX5JgSmRWf0yC/s4032/PXL_20230917_175428515.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KB7zpvzbNV4CAkFUJ641CiuSUHt56jPg58WqRZ_vLVKZjYJiDmm9jfZEk0L7Ba8gavjbOpN7ixMJxlKWdN7uwaip9G_NhiMZjFQDY_0OW8r600FXGE5RPvOHcTdxoKNVDpTr91ueomOolG8oLLrtx6M3JFEYik8ky5yicacIBi8cBcnMX5JgSmRWf0yC/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_175428515.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We reached the bottom and found flowing water in the East Fork of Cañada del Oro!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMABf0wmSMSFvNZeMdYdn3AFvHBewFsrOFZJHb5nS_1qFdyZ6DFvUDjfc-75Zc4ka1m2j71s6lPEVfGh2uJPU-XTRpGPi-Q-jlfGzH3Td_6jolAdmv8GKhu158fltg2ixWKGl9tmwMb7S1dDEiI7fiu08CnEtWd8lpdJvZmitVfGOmj5npG_SYP3wtMiZl/s4032/PXL_20230917_180804450.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMABf0wmSMSFvNZeMdYdn3AFvHBewFsrOFZJHb5nS_1qFdyZ6DFvUDjfc-75Zc4ka1m2j71s6lPEVfGh2uJPU-XTRpGPi-Q-jlfGzH3Td_6jolAdmv8GKhu158fltg2ixWKGl9tmwMb7S1dDEiI7fiu08CnEtWd8lpdJvZmitVfGOmj5npG_SYP3wtMiZl/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_180804450.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of shade here, great camping option.</td></tr></tbody></table>I think we were so enamored with seeing water down here and the copious amounts of shade, that we didn't notice the wrong turn we made. We ended up continuing down Red Ridge another half mile or so. The next three pics are from the wrong turn, but it was a cool area in spite of getting slashed by catclaw.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDMCEobxupETosX0BLf0CPKbt53adBWWz-UGUEN0uD8pDPyMCs-lcz4vG94OpxuLC4TTMog2K0NDmCvPU-k-wi2gjKckcFUtduVnSrfNwspjUgMHnsIni4luhcX6otluEtgzj_Uu1hT3pNuXJoSFhWo3id1f3vcO94lAEXV9njZdQ1MXh8nZqjq5bYf3x/s4032/PXL_20230917_181831999.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDMCEobxupETosX0BLf0CPKbt53adBWWz-UGUEN0uD8pDPyMCs-lcz4vG94OpxuLC4TTMog2K0NDmCvPU-k-wi2gjKckcFUtduVnSrfNwspjUgMHnsIni4luhcX6otluEtgzj_Uu1hT3pNuXJoSFhWo3id1f3vcO94lAEXV9njZdQ1MXh8nZqjq5bYf3x/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_181831999.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin making his way down a tech section.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eoxxKA1pa3EZU5qx7jPGqxs6jtZNtG2gcLmGM6_Wcf0icMpbu81zg2_r_N3A0QQTAZDYLUnP-s27n_MkVWED0jKYk51l5Eb6F9__XrrZFsJuTNSgqQe1HbCxQzPNcoffbOCEhvjUCFtq3gg3PTpioB5YT19isES1uUkMXvrc-BPIQXsKs27aeN6ualY5/s4032/PXL_20230917_181859320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eoxxKA1pa3EZU5qx7jPGqxs6jtZNtG2gcLmGM6_Wcf0icMpbu81zg2_r_N3A0QQTAZDYLUnP-s27n_MkVWED0jKYk51l5Eb6F9__XrrZFsJuTNSgqQe1HbCxQzPNcoffbOCEhvjUCFtq3gg3PTpioB5YT19isES1uUkMXvrc-BPIQXsKs27aeN6ualY5/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_181859320.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike's turn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrMkdw4Lw4dX8LqbM7BRappVcSTRh25rd10pmFUfh3dqAQutWQXnvSBjagxrikqFypbv9IFm3B0qptfJySxvCEjG95Icg2ikhppvYenRty4-91bx6CR2aLVnJQ7_QD1oMnD5S-p21XJy7kz1sy1GWNO60OV14z4yqM9h477bhjx7eQ_Do4XyEugUkQ6aE/s4032/PXL_20230917_181904663.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrMkdw4Lw4dX8LqbM7BRappVcSTRh25rd10pmFUfh3dqAQutWQXnvSBjagxrikqFypbv9IFm3B0qptfJySxvCEjG95Icg2ikhppvYenRty4-91bx6CR2aLVnJQ7_QD1oMnD5S-p21XJy7kz1sy1GWNO60OV14z4yqM9h477bhjx7eQ_Do4XyEugUkQ6aE/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_181904663.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like the good trail continues, just needs trimming.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz20QA2vKfPXqddXxAvDAL-bq330jkFwSpGLl6Ea7ncFyE9KX95Jn2HnzWlqpoD4GtpCrri_05OFYIjZPrRd2158dY2FlCXH0iIqBQ1QVG4zbvoJ23DPumeXBhxbgjM32pCjnr8yW3XO1MBe1toZLabyiwYI8JPlDFHUeyDh2CpwAt696kYfgvnDqparY_/s4032/PXL_20230917_183124745.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz20QA2vKfPXqddXxAvDAL-bq330jkFwSpGLl6Ea7ncFyE9KX95Jn2HnzWlqpoD4GtpCrri_05OFYIjZPrRd2158dY2FlCXH0iIqBQ1QVG4zbvoJ23DPumeXBhxbgjM32pCjnr8yW3XO1MBe1toZLabyiwYI8JPlDFHUeyDh2CpwAt696kYfgvnDqparY_/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_183124745.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at our wrong turn, we propped up the down sign which would have helped us navigate correctly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukQTroRwBXaflw8j_VfJUTk18UDgk8NWsb6E-8oWlUu5KRpmx6obBpA33rJSubgJnCjg_IjVtKCPAoIikwAdbSDQ2o9ZqYGAP4CK9JRS63oxnDQULlzzEKA0NfpC-IqOIvoFPRCUr2BvVBf_Bo_tnlp9pHBYCg9Rwgk8lt0qgHOoWjAWRzO9esVTtBSs5/s4032/PXL_20230917_183143141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukQTroRwBXaflw8j_VfJUTk18UDgk8NWsb6E-8oWlUu5KRpmx6obBpA33rJSubgJnCjg_IjVtKCPAoIikwAdbSDQ2o9ZqYGAP4CK9JRS63oxnDQULlzzEKA0NfpC-IqOIvoFPRCUr2BvVBf_Bo_tnlp9pHBYCg9Rwgk8lt0qgHOoWjAWRzO9esVTtBSs5/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_183143141.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catclaw carnage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQA2o5Azkqk8JX7vv-DY51shS66KSDkO9LnXxlxc7ieQf1JNBXeR0uDORGcfyZJc6KfiqXUNzNWbfpDVwswNPVxzlS9M2lQAkGItY_sY4v9_qO4AVfKoi0AuJakIeWhVBbbaZ6tTxM-WhemqNoyeTmW4QVkrojCviIe5FtEx-wT6PMU1YCiH7RSJ4LGmg/s4032/PXL_20230917_185132458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQA2o5Azkqk8JX7vv-DY51shS66KSDkO9LnXxlxc7ieQf1JNBXeR0uDORGcfyZJc6KfiqXUNzNWbfpDVwswNPVxzlS9M2lQAkGItY_sY4v9_qO4AVfKoi0AuJakIeWhVBbbaZ6tTxM-WhemqNoyeTmW4QVkrojCviIe5FtEx-wT6PMU1YCiH7RSJ4LGmg/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_185132458.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had our folding saws for just this thing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yty6QaC07Pkv1AfNYzKWeBKj-tn4409ljJpmarQUzrPoN0EFlKKkwwen1VqI_ImF_w-86vd9vqVZVEdRATy4W18dgdp1c3fy7ZyILwvq5IJaIriLtNtyA_jgboIURXZXHUmlchU-Tnk_5cdxQvJe1sbms_EXf8yPWiAsTqJwMboGedUJToUb0mjmPMJE/s4032/PXL_20230917_185515112.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yty6QaC07Pkv1AfNYzKWeBKj-tn4409ljJpmarQUzrPoN0EFlKKkwwen1VqI_ImF_w-86vd9vqVZVEdRATy4W18dgdp1c3fy7ZyILwvq5IJaIriLtNtyA_jgboIURXZXHUmlchU-Tnk_5cdxQvJe1sbms_EXf8yPWiAsTqJwMboGedUJToUb0mjmPMJE/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_185515112.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All clear!!</td></tr></tbody></table>We soon began pushing our bikes up the steep trail. We rounded a corner and found an old cabin next to the trail. Catalina Camp!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23rEDAYrJntgAdkzURsIs9VIaePmgvs2xBzzicW5RdIgCkKYrldHEkrntZS78vAmmtFhcBA8igX6w0lU89d52BPKcijACfgdmENLbfKpzxx1IWTgXQRUo0FVCThyR8gTrFJUPz9on2DBIojIJPV0G-juQu9HbrwGdAgjyQCY4cAR2XUIhZyXaDWWj3iH8/s4032/PXL_20230917_190214304.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23rEDAYrJntgAdkzURsIs9VIaePmgvs2xBzzicW5RdIgCkKYrldHEkrntZS78vAmmtFhcBA8igX6w0lU89d52BPKcijACfgdmENLbfKpzxx1IWTgXQRUo0FVCThyR8gTrFJUPz9on2DBIojIJPV0G-juQu9HbrwGdAgjyQCY4cAR2XUIhZyXaDWWj3iH8/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_190214304.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fixer upper with a view.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilB6KEE5THDHsSzJMCGpYLFO5bhAly2e1rcdaYzq8aFPx43v4CnL4gMyy-Z3YH65qImod7uz5CzK_Yscms5brPuv5idu0C3Bdhjur5u2vFJ9uSCocWUqqio170obi2VOK9wwYwkOqzhxHXCyzOYYOhrAbHPR-Spo9r7q1EDORepaS6gB1y9PktqMqUGDdu/s4032/PXL_20230917_190320349.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilB6KEE5THDHsSzJMCGpYLFO5bhAly2e1rcdaYzq8aFPx43v4CnL4gMyy-Z3YH65qImod7uz5CzK_Yscms5brPuv5idu0C3Bdhjur5u2vFJ9uSCocWUqqio170obi2VOK9wwYwkOqzhxHXCyzOYYOhrAbHPR-Spo9r7q1EDORepaS6gB1y9PktqMqUGDdu/w225-h400/PXL_20230917_190320349.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin found refreshments!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoG_us0c1SJ6N5jBFN2kBuF9uzpYFdwn5EJaj9DIApnqCvGhWK1ARGhyphenhyphenH7tIN4k09rEjE3jPgaXUGj2Adt_LuI2XqAdg64HB-a_lQnB2xqKcOSA9ju6O0gx_5paiXry3yyphC7YPTUm70Q5B2vfOee_Oykf3wmW1b66lTG_ekzk-JCvN5CANN4lkmgjoU/s4032/PXL_20230917_190429807.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoG_us0c1SJ6N5jBFN2kBuF9uzpYFdwn5EJaj9DIApnqCvGhWK1ARGhyphenhyphenH7tIN4k09rEjE3jPgaXUGj2Adt_LuI2XqAdg64HB-a_lQnB2xqKcOSA9ju6O0gx_5paiXry3yyphC7YPTUm70Q5B2vfOee_Oykf3wmW1b66lTG_ekzk-JCvN5CANN4lkmgjoU/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_190429807.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chandelier?? High class joint.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXs3o5jF5ppx2-0H2j5cNhvL5MPgpE7Uhel7H8esNwH4-XVJ27ujgXF09AKPefu__02Y5YZmJgN7ghUmuUbF08bRge3IWtT1OmnRpHwF6jSZ1UMVjdw7oJUwtLGNgKAJHjglDiX3AqVVriOhk5Rv4aZg1xws0GaGYR0bBRoTHLlnXiK_1vpHJeI01B4gw/s4032/PXL_20230917_190247821.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXs3o5jF5ppx2-0H2j5cNhvL5MPgpE7Uhel7H8esNwH4-XVJ27ujgXF09AKPefu__02Y5YZmJgN7ghUmuUbF08bRge3IWtT1OmnRpHwF6jSZ1UMVjdw7oJUwtLGNgKAJHjglDiX3AqVVriOhk5Rv4aZg1xws0GaGYR0bBRoTHLlnXiK_1vpHJeI01B4gw/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_190247821.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It had the feeling of still being used on occasion.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioDb0XFyl804WfIm4IBzGYdhGEq7cOnA2r-D1cickESJAUqlxbvNDoI-fUWMJQSV9ScQVJpwWFmI3EXrqkoVntL1kaY1YpJpNdLER28_0gO0MadoxdaYKrn2lZksuvRHXU0E4W_XTOIkfuarqP1-dIpcPmZ619vzIDkYOon5bs9A0kA61CeouSqvwCeRy/s4032/PXL_20230917_190235406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioDb0XFyl804WfIm4IBzGYdhGEq7cOnA2r-D1cickESJAUqlxbvNDoI-fUWMJQSV9ScQVJpwWFmI3EXrqkoVntL1kaY1YpJpNdLER28_0gO0MadoxdaYKrn2lZksuvRHXU0E4W_XTOIkfuarqP1-dIpcPmZ619vzIDkYOon5bs9A0kA61CeouSqvwCeRy/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_190235406.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All kinds of stuff strewn about.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumJRO0SRPcBZPxIncCD8kMGGF_44CsHSKDt9NGiA1xcO37mT9lg2H3esgrt85ZudCBB3iJyYcr6VIHc42FbtCdtxK0E8cPxxkjz7KRK0yYCa68MvNGUui99zOq_P-UwRmeYL25jw8zbER_NLGb8b4GVZ_4BebfwF_Z40V7B9K4YN8CoUn-I6lbatPa4ex/s4032/PXL_20230917_190259115.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumJRO0SRPcBZPxIncCD8kMGGF_44CsHSKDt9NGiA1xcO37mT9lg2H3esgrt85ZudCBB3iJyYcr6VIHc42FbtCdtxK0E8cPxxkjz7KRK0yYCa68MvNGUui99zOq_P-UwRmeYL25jw8zbER_NLGb8b4GVZ_4BebfwF_Z40V7B9K4YN8CoUn-I6lbatPa4ex/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_190259115.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's always interesting to wonder what it was like in its prime.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2erRcBCCIPKfRqp2I7ocZedqFJdAf5Nj_fRw_w6Kb-h1gzCc9P-qtGauSvzBp0IGq40X6plqGSTFve-xNT7_tnoWKKMUpnN7H6gUf6eDJZAV7nQC3nDOk28QnJKFctxp2X-2oE9tLBV2zwVQFrWY3BxT6AvJJbBP4ZUOKae3rEiHTe-mTV8Wl0RGEHge/s4032/PXL_20230917_190349325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2erRcBCCIPKfRqp2I7ocZedqFJdAf5Nj_fRw_w6Kb-h1gzCc9P-qtGauSvzBp0IGq40X6plqGSTFve-xNT7_tnoWKKMUpnN7H6gUf6eDJZAV7nQC3nDOk28QnJKFctxp2X-2oE9tLBV2zwVQFrWY3BxT6AvJJbBP4ZUOKae3rEiHTe-mTV8Wl0RGEHge/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_190349325.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice pad on the side of the mountain too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qhNQrpctO9QWye9CW0ETily4rKV19Hlwag7uEYOlSk6CTvMbm_5TfXU9EUXX6O083rtw5UacsUyFqEW44cVeqcm9vWUlbB70ZkRbv7S1xkX0f-t9YGLFnyrRGmLQlESWa6Km_zo1WWa86_ZSSP2Kh_KxZlk0GJP_kTRqsMU6L-ikeuOk5YHCL7C4VyEq/s4032/PXL_20230917_191659696.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qhNQrpctO9QWye9CW0ETily4rKV19Hlwag7uEYOlSk6CTvMbm_5TfXU9EUXX6O083rtw5UacsUyFqEW44cVeqcm9vWUlbB70ZkRbv7S1xkX0f-t9YGLFnyrRGmLQlESWa6Km_zo1WWa86_ZSSP2Kh_KxZlk0GJP_kTRqsMU6L-ikeuOk5YHCL7C4VyEq/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_191659696.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin taking it for a spin.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpONNtWXGQiagBh9uUKUi4UiNqKoUmcXF9l6HXRrW0ts9ARp-Y0N5w4b2Pa_7XhGYGw6ctlbKAei0sxtIa0KLn-1ux-TvHQ1qa0ZIbOLIt10gKXQSFzSyWEVZeLKYFVvQx04hqvITLh3p8El3X_W3pA1nFdLtMTCT8Cb-GoURhcdUwMgwKlaHHOcZ2laip/s4032/PXL_20230917_191819020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpONNtWXGQiagBh9uUKUi4UiNqKoUmcXF9l6HXRrW0ts9ARp-Y0N5w4b2Pa_7XhGYGw6ctlbKAei0sxtIa0KLn-1ux-TvHQ1qa0ZIbOLIt10gKXQSFzSyWEVZeLKYFVvQx04hqvITLh3p8El3X_W3pA1nFdLtMTCT8Cb-GoURhcdUwMgwKlaHHOcZ2laip/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_191819020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-NS-JJu1DdSGPNoIJxS8g7pVBmWXrdmZFQREN4N8w5utAkbizstaLyySoB6C_J8JiUX_Qr1hK8pkRFUC4jXGsI8KnFQ-rbktuaIg5o0GtJ2TFDjfdZ_mxYkZEig3lXSBmVWZ3CmXRSRCM6Q7m3RyNkxPfyrKEyPOiDJQZMEl_SHw0DVn-W_BCUzMGhU-/s4032/PXL_20230917_191828274.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-NS-JJu1DdSGPNoIJxS8g7pVBmWXrdmZFQREN4N8w5utAkbizstaLyySoB6C_J8JiUX_Qr1hK8pkRFUC4jXGsI8KnFQ-rbktuaIg5o0GtJ2TFDjfdZ_mxYkZEig3lXSBmVWZ3CmXRSRCM6Q7m3RyNkxPfyrKEyPOiDJQZMEl_SHw0DVn-W_BCUzMGhU-/w225-h400/PXL_20230917_191828274.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's a beaut!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtku3LQJob5nmLXcttPvulaE60wiKhkZ5RWAcbKqipg_fELW3TMk9oyGDLx125kRPmf5kBLOZOahsvVbBkuoyU7WlCN64V-N_dEHohz7A3xN6UdrRhLit0Vua6WCtKizfVI-MN_MgnR2FOI86qEKE3mTDhJ7H-hFV-5O9EST6HhHnzeUBfecLrZIpnpfz/s4032/PXL_20230917_192420715.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtku3LQJob5nmLXcttPvulaE60wiKhkZ5RWAcbKqipg_fELW3TMk9oyGDLx125kRPmf5kBLOZOahsvVbBkuoyU7WlCN64V-N_dEHohz7A3xN6UdrRhLit0Vua6WCtKizfVI-MN_MgnR2FOI86qEKE3mTDhJ7H-hFV-5O9EST6HhHnzeUBfecLrZIpnpfz/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_192420715.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to the task at hand.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTsgCRHwaRFGURDf8YMAMi7C5KbwcmdN1VQlwPXQlDT77jVVesEaVbIKZEtnBan9HyAjDuvEGU3KL8EuVtqarw4OgtmgDVif5L1vUees-FbE2N4DPcjpQIOTI-Q9uRPOwXvVe_nhrPxtYX9FgRKf74s4pIJaVPcUmmwtBOzYcFi48ve_b-vNIUTdvVDkR/s4032/PXL_20230917_192637795.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTsgCRHwaRFGURDf8YMAMi7C5KbwcmdN1VQlwPXQlDT77jVVesEaVbIKZEtnBan9HyAjDuvEGU3KL8EuVtqarw4OgtmgDVif5L1vUees-FbE2N4DPcjpQIOTI-Q9uRPOwXvVe_nhrPxtYX9FgRKf74s4pIJaVPcUmmwtBOzYcFi48ve_b-vNIUTdvVDkR/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_192637795.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We rapidly rose high above Catalina Camp.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D_oSnIrWg7QwGKJg9qiF80pCgErCFB7Py1CRiWhtiXFPFG3m7sF_CB_DNxGozOqN51M42SQXk7vftQZBJNMw5MEVeZxSbDXr7mayUZvhLEzW3_RKPj2ZtBfobtD4FyH-I3dv4KOk5MWol0rqdseqZNYk4ObM_DGoTwUFGlMvdDTsVUAxyy-Kdw1euPZl/s4032/PXL_20230917_194354729.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D_oSnIrWg7QwGKJg9qiF80pCgErCFB7Py1CRiWhtiXFPFG3m7sF_CB_DNxGozOqN51M42SQXk7vftQZBJNMw5MEVeZxSbDXr7mayUZvhLEzW3_RKPj2ZtBfobtD4FyH-I3dv4KOk5MWol0rqdseqZNYk4ObM_DGoTwUFGlMvdDTsVUAxyy-Kdw1euPZl/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_194354729.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail gave way to an abandoned roadbed, not quite as steep, but not really rideable.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mYkNPFL55XEAZMvFZ6pugQ35EpjS606tpJkFjgRiG96BBVIRv5ikNqwZM2cYFoUv-j1ChFokE3QjHXzIVE-wqdWJr2V4nnvjSkb6_4vY5Zqk_jGvg9iccxN88W56seUpKpOzDFB1O4UziqsqhaqScCPHz1p-W5mUvsmG8KCcY_x3hKZH4Yj_Sz_wCYQ7/s4032/PXL_20230917_195018937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mYkNPFL55XEAZMvFZ6pugQ35EpjS606tpJkFjgRiG96BBVIRv5ikNqwZM2cYFoUv-j1ChFokE3QjHXzIVE-wqdWJr2V4nnvjSkb6_4vY5Zqk_jGvg9iccxN88W56seUpKpOzDFB1O4UziqsqhaqScCPHz1p-W5mUvsmG8KCcY_x3hKZH4Yj_Sz_wCYQ7/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_195018937.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navigating over a small rockslide.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsif1RcfQakXvsfwH0xYHKq8sVZHVA4-m6va6UmCXyLfW6Uw2oKSSrtWy8X5IK9cZP77DjTMNSFhMsDyCbgHaBou1xsdOGZ02hEk_gcUY83_DbXQmBOInn6azqFnof8uToz8-lb5Y16dqof5QsArLycr203OH_6ex25ipicuVziw8GscnOT7EKWiNDN8AA/s4032/PXL_20230917_195445676.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsif1RcfQakXvsfwH0xYHKq8sVZHVA4-m6va6UmCXyLfW6Uw2oKSSrtWy8X5IK9cZP77DjTMNSFhMsDyCbgHaBou1xsdOGZ02hEk_gcUY83_DbXQmBOInn6azqFnof8uToz8-lb5Y16dqof5QsArLycr203OH_6ex25ipicuVziw8GscnOT7EKWiNDN8AA/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_195445676.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Reef of Rock.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmKlWhxwEDJk_yGrf3sIyoeq8WpjIbtNyUL0Tcv0vBS_CxsYzSmLbBqg2g1MVHMnu1C4AskFc-hTo2QxLZzpKSkYO3nlb7os99nq2NQ7OS_RAn3WmAex_Q-icn9RlSd2Go92cCl_wOlWvZQtoL-PXCSFyzlgveWAWGjzbQtpD86yWDzjl12KeY62kn_Iq/s4032/PXL_20230917_200618857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmKlWhxwEDJk_yGrf3sIyoeq8WpjIbtNyUL0Tcv0vBS_CxsYzSmLbBqg2g1MVHMnu1C4AskFc-hTo2QxLZzpKSkYO3nlb7os99nq2NQ7OS_RAn3WmAex_Q-icn9RlSd2Go92cCl_wOlWvZQtoL-PXCSFyzlgveWAWGjzbQtpD86yWDzjl12KeY62kn_Iq/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_200618857.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proof that there was a little bit of riding!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRFEvyKuOOazeidHXO2uX06xYVi1-hhHD8rQvUplQhiFfnXpzbu0r3k3mCrS3FYn2zZgcjs9149BsAcfka5hiBqyHhTZ1wFrQZT93pWMt4Kg7YstqWJ4rgAqODYR3-1KVOGZzZSJC-MgJY7xLVzmyeH0NlF_jmKTXFT3nexhXQO95Mw9sqC2_kH_4Sr5v/s4032/PXL_20230917_201010479.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRFEvyKuOOazeidHXO2uX06xYVi1-hhHD8rQvUplQhiFfnXpzbu0r3k3mCrS3FYn2zZgcjs9149BsAcfka5hiBqyHhTZ1wFrQZT93pWMt4Kg7YstqWJ4rgAqODYR3-1KVOGZzZSJC-MgJY7xLVzmyeH0NlF_jmKTXFT3nexhXQO95Mw9sqC2_kH_4Sr5v/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_201010479.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snack break at Dan Saddle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_bxFaz9z9iy5LV-U1MqfCnbe9r3RD5EWNzJQ_p7IH_TDIe5_xjCqGLTsSyJiqpo72P-vJ6zSJAY9iERCszdIyBbRWKQO4IKhDsRroKXyG48hpD-TfdU-XDm_YnRO_KlpotvFRbt5djOKpCaKWC357729N2lRQ6AhIkaYiGaGaM352s6eTz23vZp9ostb/s4032/PXL_20230917_204303702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_bxFaz9z9iy5LV-U1MqfCnbe9r3RD5EWNzJQ_p7IH_TDIe5_xjCqGLTsSyJiqpo72P-vJ6zSJAY9iERCszdIyBbRWKQO4IKhDsRroKXyG48hpD-TfdU-XDm_YnRO_KlpotvFRbt5djOKpCaKWC357729N2lRQ6AhIkaYiGaGaM352s6eTz23vZp9ostb/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_204303702.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are now on Oracle Ridge, roadway is definitely seeing mining traffic.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg4kNx9yNSmhGNXvDXQaHzUw2wYEOXZ2_2moI_WGPeja3neVIjY-oaoD2eTPs8OpETC9YjYijoEBGf3SV4xcK_ZMtmv_JKIxURJHs9xgNGZ96a1HYdabMkA2OqQDq4hvLaU-CGN2zZpYus33Y8PAHcuwPyUqUWdlJfONdufhfAtLtHXrS7kCLQRygobOj/s4032/PXL_20230917_204313759.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg4kNx9yNSmhGNXvDXQaHzUw2wYEOXZ2_2moI_WGPeja3neVIjY-oaoD2eTPs8OpETC9YjYijoEBGf3SV4xcK_ZMtmv_JKIxURJHs9xgNGZ96a1HYdabMkA2OqQDq4hvLaU-CGN2zZpYus33Y8PAHcuwPyUqUWdlJfONdufhfAtLtHXrS7kCLQRygobOj/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_204313759.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing by the mining complex.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0m1Udbee0XSmDzVPb0AP58XIwaunJnEeKBZzv9dS2kSxBPKRVXFBMzwdNMfTpxAi2R3m0rEJXEoEwJgWmgdSwSPnzI4NuCF6UddBLrnMGhwYqhOwsEm2TS7wm0ajUXjt8EJLUUohHTISjXlgKvEKhoe37U9zBO_NSonOXFUZOW7sxWF3lgjAn6oqyyEU/s4032/PXL_20230917_204941187.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0m1Udbee0XSmDzVPb0AP58XIwaunJnEeKBZzv9dS2kSxBPKRVXFBMzwdNMfTpxAi2R3m0rEJXEoEwJgWmgdSwSPnzI4NuCF6UddBLrnMGhwYqhOwsEm2TS7wm0ajUXjt8EJLUUohHTISjXlgKvEKhoe37U9zBO_NSonOXFUZOW7sxWF3lgjAn6oqyyEU/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_204941187.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hike-a-bike resumes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY5mr8r-wuCMdlUEqdYs51TE5hS5erjBnd0MZfa15vYZ1hxcCrNsYuzVCAwjAuqMZ170UnPMXv3NwzX1AZL2znaqoyMfqS-OAuWUfUgbe3eWbvG1zdqcT9_BvOCgWm2QzDMXp4MD0CPvpdQIFF8dN0QfuvsG-teOsQm0gKm_7OsETraT1MFYzm8evMlzo/s4032/PXL_20230917_210435296.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY5mr8r-wuCMdlUEqdYs51TE5hS5erjBnd0MZfa15vYZ1hxcCrNsYuzVCAwjAuqMZ170UnPMXv3NwzX1AZL2znaqoyMfqS-OAuWUfUgbe3eWbvG1zdqcT9_BvOCgWm2QzDMXp4MD0CPvpdQIFF8dN0QfuvsG-teOsQm0gKm_7OsETraT1MFYzm8evMlzo/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_210435296.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some rideable trail!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZkva7Ln82tPajvywuK3PlOwdgUpJwBSjjhEh_-cKqaQhqHIvDF3wd3xf1CMtsVWnEdd5BczfemZbho9jj9pVRrCViBq3lPpwDVTHPqN_VFCkK6paO3MWp0STEkhGx7iU4T9YH9VBLEtrHfnm7GyM-8t8nrApveG8f3-AYtUylHAn5iFWe3sDE5x4N_mo/s4032/PXL_20230917_210659160.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZkva7Ln82tPajvywuK3PlOwdgUpJwBSjjhEh_-cKqaQhqHIvDF3wd3xf1CMtsVWnEdd5BczfemZbho9jj9pVRrCViBq3lPpwDVTHPqN_VFCkK6paO3MWp0STEkhGx7iU4T9YH9VBLEtrHfnm7GyM-8t8nrApveG8f3-AYtUylHAn5iFWe3sDE5x4N_mo/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_210659160.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How soon until it grows completely closed??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUGnRbZ4_QXkLeEZNjjVPHApIHjs-GkERmwjq5KZ8jLedqio-VeYfi8d6LSn7E6WeAMNpBYN4rA4x2-npH8MvMa3Xs6ZjcJD56Wy6bJlVmWGCaESWQFLHGY92tN1gFnniJVBPzxu55nr7w_7SnC2Lz62EApOBOc5e7AmiNaJFRrIsD-q0riIyPyMbqKdH/s4032/PXL_20230917_210716255.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUGnRbZ4_QXkLeEZNjjVPHApIHjs-GkERmwjq5KZ8jLedqio-VeYfi8d6LSn7E6WeAMNpBYN4rA4x2-npH8MvMa3Xs6ZjcJD56Wy6bJlVmWGCaESWQFLHGY92tN1gFnniJVBPzxu55nr7w_7SnC2Lz62EApOBOc5e7AmiNaJFRrIsD-q0riIyPyMbqKdH/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_210716255.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://biosphere2.org/" target="_blank">Biosphere 2</a> on the left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlsOTkg1CRCRp-gwtcboLjOLyxHwsEADexH6XOiQYqZeMKQHASBIASZsqBLLTj6wYrZ9hE2C3mlscn_4oiSW1jmV_QdABs0Vn85D9UJnrEGXQsONqIOIMK8GowV4MF9Kav8DTNC2MB8l7bwevvnBXkH3FqyT8zFCYpnE0Sy7KmaZ9LK7AGRJ-QmYqL0F7/s4032/PXL_20230917_210723905.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlsOTkg1CRCRp-gwtcboLjOLyxHwsEADexH6XOiQYqZeMKQHASBIASZsqBLLTj6wYrZ9hE2C3mlscn_4oiSW1jmV_QdABs0Vn85D9UJnrEGXQsONqIOIMK8GowV4MF9Kav8DTNC2MB8l7bwevvnBXkH3FqyT8zFCYpnE0Sy7KmaZ9LK7AGRJ-QmYqL0F7/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_210723905.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same shot as above, zoomed out. Oracle Ridge on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXgcqOwwdr7oOd8SNQGiy4eLHK2rh6YMy0bI25Ly-XuGRkbEvBoGHA71f8lj_gYjA9Q0Asfq4ReNlvA5BBdNDfo0hnGpytd7flY-NvyHupCniA0GLYQBfKaZBRmNMNVmStqu65Hsgr64TooVzTURwTMSyBwYkIkdYrdEw4OwLD_NqSjHxWyGuxJMa7odn/s4032/PXL_20230917_212730463.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXgcqOwwdr7oOd8SNQGiy4eLHK2rh6YMy0bI25Ly-XuGRkbEvBoGHA71f8lj_gYjA9Q0Asfq4ReNlvA5BBdNDfo0hnGpytd7flY-NvyHupCniA0GLYQBfKaZBRmNMNVmStqu65Hsgr64TooVzTURwTMSyBwYkIkdYrdEw4OwLD_NqSjHxWyGuxJMa7odn/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_212730463.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This trail is relentless!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix2QwkR8QF7zZMGhIEGe6EtCuB_8YqBNXFiZzjCkVW4CBgc86k_zZpPpoNapO3Xtnx15WDcc-eKDL_jc_BhcfAHcQct_j7l1AA0WnVz3mpICMSdXUjKTsIAfJFexbeTuCJncKGZzx5Bd_p3WRSuvFMv5f8e53j2_0MNaW9QSZqjB9htzNMDKVnwepS6u7/s4032/PXL_20230917_214811924.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix2QwkR8QF7zZMGhIEGe6EtCuB_8YqBNXFiZzjCkVW4CBgc86k_zZpPpoNapO3Xtnx15WDcc-eKDL_jc_BhcfAHcQct_j7l1AA0WnVz3mpICMSdXUjKTsIAfJFexbeTuCJncKGZzx5Bd_p3WRSuvFMv5f8e53j2_0MNaW9QSZqjB9htzNMDKVnwepS6u7/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_214811924.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooray!! Moar riding!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCB6tAv3lxDDl9hqkCzwfz-4LueZZcOEBsPG57Epd6mCpsw21JUrH87ni_cIJ_7XRB4pw7dqcfLZYcNvSTtuNMvwV_1gecGlm0w3f8EUTPOnVM5H2SMfWhDhBsqWCRglanQGtYgz_e0g7Whv9tHyUSgYbdRet5PlufzUsXgDqbGCq9URdr0i9iH9djBZ-/s4032/PXL_20230917_215309623.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCB6tAv3lxDDl9hqkCzwfz-4LueZZcOEBsPG57Epd6mCpsw21JUrH87ni_cIJ_7XRB4pw7dqcfLZYcNvSTtuNMvwV_1gecGlm0w3f8EUTPOnVM5H2SMfWhDhBsqWCRglanQGtYgz_e0g7Whv9tHyUSgYbdRet5PlufzUsXgDqbGCq9URdr0i9iH9djBZ-/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_215309623.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trailhead is in sight!! Downhill for the final 0.1 mi.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRldgXEHZp4S5EZOu7XVlJsLu5GRsqFRJZdCTrXeey86z8Y3DxYCJFxvDBgQAthPycv1BdTh3x5enHL5maGr74_XgHMaLJR93A0ouc1ZAcUk8aJPebEP0hCa2yh2I5X03R3lyy9VRCDJ1DlArew-mx7z9jZzI83eEMD4-rbz2kbgOmUTCKaU38Z8rHlIF/s4032/PXL_20230917_215424233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRldgXEHZp4S5EZOu7XVlJsLu5GRsqFRJZdCTrXeey86z8Y3DxYCJFxvDBgQAthPycv1BdTh3x5enHL5maGr74_XgHMaLJR93A0ouc1ZAcUk8aJPebEP0hCa2yh2I5X03R3lyy9VRCDJ1DlArew-mx7z9jZzI83eEMD4-rbz2kbgOmUTCKaU38Z8rHlIF/w225-h400/PXL_20230917_215424233.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up or down, Oracle Ridge is a punishing ride.</td></tr></tbody></table>We packed up and made our way over to Summerhaven for some grub at <a href="https://www.sawmillrun.com/" target="_blank">Sawmill Run</a>. It sure hit the spot after all the calories we burned. I was telling the guys about the new bike shop in town, it was across the way and we walked over to check it out. The owner, Craig, was there getting ready to program his vending machine of bike parts. How cool is that? His shop is small, but he has good stock of the essentials. His wife owns the shop to the right and he has a bike stand mounted to that building. The vending machine is on the right side of her building, not the bike shop.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhq1VHX97ysmsoVyeM9GXbtSrNKLh3IIf6-R6f3itBVggKcqJNmzA9aNDAQ4k3WVHOnyxDgna9-97dltfsyJQ4sQEdvG-nQziMX0zIrUIlBKc_Uo3ZB6Aq6a4XltRayJgRLYpiKcW4PGGUsBRFvx3AeRwExnXoAoo82n4q2IQ_s27lFb7d78LP28vdnn_/s4032/PXL_20230917_224903294.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhq1VHX97ysmsoVyeM9GXbtSrNKLh3IIf6-R6f3itBVggKcqJNmzA9aNDAQ4k3WVHOnyxDgna9-97dltfsyJQ4sQEdvG-nQziMX0zIrUIlBKc_Uo3ZB6Aq6a4XltRayJgRLYpiKcW4PGGUsBRFvx3AeRwExnXoAoo82n4q2IQ_s27lFb7d78LP28vdnn_/w400-h225/PXL_20230917_224903294.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fill out the guest register for a chance to win a jersey.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9UgQCNU2Oi62FDF1d_AevyEMunifKFmpHmqD4hw5m4ySB_-S_uL-cymnNk3n1nMVco4xDbgUNskkTKgJd1MeMhGWj6wlMOLysDwgqmttMEw7eTKYXEuEDPAHwBkwKh59DWoBEmO6Qupvho4r2j-k_EpiqMywkXP6NLGTdMAi_mbMvU2wq-ENG29nGJS8/s4032/PXL_20230917_224832906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9UgQCNU2Oi62FDF1d_AevyEMunifKFmpHmqD4hw5m4ySB_-S_uL-cymnNk3n1nMVco4xDbgUNskkTKgJd1MeMhGWj6wlMOLysDwgqmttMEw7eTKYXEuEDPAHwBkwKh59DWoBEmO6Qupvho4r2j-k_EpiqMywkXP6NLGTdMAi_mbMvU2wq-ENG29nGJS8/w225-h400/PXL_20230917_224832906.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great idea if you happen to need something after hours.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk4wULRPPVndu6abx_itQ5Gkp69m-pDkrlSpcioUQ8lDmje8-Nl4cW-i1BBZGT4oTOLZ-3-GF-J5Oc0s9aYWejtBoa_GDaNp_hNxt1ceAF92qDPqwDl0Jyw1agqTJuWlWHwFytsnYofpi3DmuIgTfUzvfwCTUXQ4eZULzMfNZovcBhTBIquJgugFxW8kz/s1989/PXL_20230918_045126286.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="1989" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk4wULRPPVndu6abx_itQ5Gkp69m-pDkrlSpcioUQ8lDmje8-Nl4cW-i1BBZGT4oTOLZ-3-GF-J5Oc0s9aYWejtBoa_GDaNp_hNxt1ceAF92qDPqwDl0Jyw1agqTJuWlWHwFytsnYofpi3DmuIgTfUzvfwCTUXQ4eZULzMfNZovcBhTBIquJgugFxW8kz/w400-h400/PXL_20230918_045126286.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you arrive after hours, but not at a ridiculous time, give Craig a call, he may be in town and could swing by.</td></tr></tbody></table>We all agreed the Red Ridge trail was a much better riding experience than Oracle Ridge. It's still a bit sad that we won't be riding Oracle Ridge during the AZTR, but it'll be ok. Future work is planned for Catalina Camp to clean up the tread and add grade reversals for drainage. When that happens, it should be a bit more rideable. The great news about the new route was the running water in the creek. It's spring fed and seems fairly reliable. Unfortunately, there's really no easy way to check out Red Ridge without a full commitment to either hike-a-bike or a very long shuttle.<div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12048332730" title="Mt. Lemmon: Red Ridge Loop" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-12120887979306593042023-09-15T18:01:00.108-07:002023-10-09T21:06:41.649-07:00South Mountain: West Side Loop<p> I had been overdue for a South Mountain ride. My ride fitness was coming along nicely and I only had to work a few hours on Friday morning. I opted for some trails I hadn't been on in years as I felt my legs were ready for some climbing. It was around 11a when I finally got going and the mercury was already tickling 100º. Like many locals, by mid-September we're ready for some cooler temps, but it wasn't happening quite yet.</p><p>I staged from the bottom of Ranger trail with the plan to climb Ranger, which had some work done since I last rode it, hop on West National and take it around to the Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter trail.</p><p>Lower Ranger begins with a slight grade then gradually increases as it approaches the Summit Rd. I came within one pedal stroke of making to the road cleanly. Maybe next time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGU7bVftCnHF409FzQzYD5QiFu3Hms7tEGEsUkV1j65VykGdi5ik076x4dDXyHS0419XD4vx-vXz_tb-8FMFu4iTzYxSZpS6SxbYz9Vi9uvwh8ZQt03UKwP9dm7hv3pKyKnij1qOqkXDlGsM5MuFa5Jc1jLuYq_vyySFrXgrbhkCS8M_lXq7Z84kTfapF/s4032/PXL_20230915_184703405.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGU7bVftCnHF409FzQzYD5QiFu3Hms7tEGEsUkV1j65VykGdi5ik076x4dDXyHS0419XD4vx-vXz_tb-8FMFu4iTzYxSZpS6SxbYz9Vi9uvwh8ZQt03UKwP9dm7hv3pKyKnij1qOqkXDlGsM5MuFa5Jc1jLuYq_vyySFrXgrbhkCS8M_lXq7Z84kTfapF/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_184703405.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing away from the Summit Road, still mostly rideable.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW2RooCg70HhGHMuFPepNzcVqXWI8NA0D0s8pSu5zmOM_El5bueVCQybYZ_k05wcNoxZyj6MA6XSQtV20d0JZBrL9LU49KaE3f1N-xMF6oyYyMEFKslvV5_llLxHCWgsHcfjheTY6_vLZ4_NLAPuVX0Be_RySYX7U1oAuQohcieFgzbHSioCinePmQVBE/s4032/PXL_20230915_185214391.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW2RooCg70HhGHMuFPepNzcVqXWI8NA0D0s8pSu5zmOM_El5bueVCQybYZ_k05wcNoxZyj6MA6XSQtV20d0JZBrL9LU49KaE3f1N-xMF6oyYyMEFKslvV5_llLxHCWgsHcfjheTY6_vLZ4_NLAPuVX0Be_RySYX7U1oAuQohcieFgzbHSioCinePmQVBE/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_185214391.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good tread so far, but I was taking breaks in the sliver of shade I could find.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EvzbHjEZoSt2HGhCIKlL8qiFC5pCyGomWF-4xmaOj7ycMutSdjjgzy3XW0YmQdkKEdJihTWsy3QUQmzO7LhjPqBeinsf-UAlXULrs9qe6n5Fmpp7ulc5ufx0rKxig8t2FwX7e3Bg1FrmWE3UGxaVerS9X9h1oKVVOXdfb-fA0chSN70AVUwXooSFoVC2/s4032/PXL_20230915_191159830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EvzbHjEZoSt2HGhCIKlL8qiFC5pCyGomWF-4xmaOj7ycMutSdjjgzy3XW0YmQdkKEdJihTWsy3QUQmzO7LhjPqBeinsf-UAlXULrs9qe6n5Fmpp7ulc5ufx0rKxig8t2FwX7e3Bg1FrmWE3UGxaVerS9X9h1oKVVOXdfb-fA0chSN70AVUwXooSFoVC2/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_191159830.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a new trailhead is about to open at the beginning of the San Juan Rd. Great location for access to the northwest trails when the road is closed, which is often.</td></tr></tbody></table>The upper portion of Ranger was more technical with steeper pitches. I walked quite a bit and finally gave in and walked the final bit up to National.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXGsPqUJqBa6H-_Ln3yc7DhVUTpjU3CVH_Vwz29tIWrW3_dRTPLQ0aFb0vFRt0LZwodxEe8cu2T4qFt2ZGdwvas64IvOZuL-x_ar5-mGpwQZA7w9p-tmQrcrSDkuICEV00F2saovp1Jimw3hyY7UVqKNdcillbNBckDqj7Gt7l9edSprVeWOXq5ghl_NX/s4032/PXL_20230915_192009773.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXGsPqUJqBa6H-_Ln3yc7DhVUTpjU3CVH_Vwz29tIWrW3_dRTPLQ0aFb0vFRt0LZwodxEe8cu2T4qFt2ZGdwvas64IvOZuL-x_ar5-mGpwQZA7w9p-tmQrcrSDkuICEV00F2saovp1Jimw3hyY7UVqKNdcillbNBckDqj7Gt7l9edSprVeWOXq5ghl_NX/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_192009773.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West National doesn't get the love it deserves. Great trail, often empty and a little bit of a pucker factor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnllB2UhMEax9KGytIRcP7S6n6LRidZ7I6qjY0h9g6QB9bLCs0iOVir2Ep2w2K_Sl7zZvVncw6TTjf0sBCyt-R2nUU8wTqK097cfA_qBTEmaqEoqYdZcEFNZXbmV5aEyxNCNyPSPRJXavNMjbr8V8bKOE3JJaAvCyeE6m9ZJlGjtc7RXiEApRY6r_9xlf/s4032/PXL_20230915_192035288.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnllB2UhMEax9KGytIRcP7S6n6LRidZ7I6qjY0h9g6QB9bLCs0iOVir2Ep2w2K_Sl7zZvVncw6TTjf0sBCyt-R2nUU8wTqK097cfA_qBTEmaqEoqYdZcEFNZXbmV5aEyxNCNyPSPRJXavNMjbr8V8bKOE3JJaAvCyeE6m9ZJlGjtc7RXiEApRY6r_9xlf/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_192035288.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gradual climbing as you pass by a few old mine shafts.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr5hosF2KBAhm24NQM91Cj-MJqxG2ravGO2OT6csICpIt1ph98sDXJkTS0KYV0zjh-fOEDcceGhdz2DuQ_ISggnWMXslU2jj-7oP_I1vt12SmmKaEK03ospWxsClL5SVIYWI7NQOUXEClLZxc_FqDW2uEYBHpOm4QdGE48OcA6bzlCm1GEjS77v3Vhejc/s4032/PXL_20230915_192544292.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr5hosF2KBAhm24NQM91Cj-MJqxG2ravGO2OT6csICpIt1ph98sDXJkTS0KYV0zjh-fOEDcceGhdz2DuQ_ISggnWMXslU2jj-7oP_I1vt12SmmKaEK03ospWxsClL5SVIYWI7NQOUXEClLZxc_FqDW2uEYBHpOm4QdGE48OcA6bzlCm1GEjS77v3Vhejc/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_192544292.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The climb tops out and opens up to some fantastic ridgeline riding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_2EyNvMaVfy_QMbY6ltNf9OoSy-6pfGjlY_VRg7XHRsqQ59kTfZHky9kv0Xp_R9OGot1qNB896OnWWfSsz8QO6NgrlTNjJvTJnj2N5xaKTcmm-4-yrtQSTR-0oHYs6ogaXT5p9Ao5rfc9C0I8vjoYCEd93dx-CPSZyqAmOxVUWL7SaxaJv7gjt_rpoaH/s4032/PXL_20230915_195048235.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_2EyNvMaVfy_QMbY6ltNf9OoSy-6pfGjlY_VRg7XHRsqQ59kTfZHky9kv0Xp_R9OGot1qNB896OnWWfSsz8QO6NgrlTNjJvTJnj2N5xaKTcmm-4-yrtQSTR-0oHYs6ogaXT5p9Ao5rfc9C0I8vjoYCEd93dx-CPSZyqAmOxVUWL7SaxaJv7gjt_rpoaH/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_195048235.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The far west end of the National ridgeline feels like it drops off the face of the Earth. Steep section not pictured.</td></tr></tbody></table>Once off the slope of the mountain, the riding gets more tame with an XC flair.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W8vRQXh8k1CcyNhfGG2RjNDwdXFXMg1NpF-UmEY-dXQcjTXLChlmsFjpq4UWYmKBkXGvfwYDs8pvlTq378mCuYAdkLVBkJwduza6EFZ9nc8VwFzsZe9jtyBZJ3hhRHYkTX4hf79Jj8sTj45ifgvGDgf5HCXXC_o2HJysZQzEkH0_X4r0NBsDX0OM2uk6/s4032/PXL_20230915_202340905.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W8vRQXh8k1CcyNhfGG2RjNDwdXFXMg1NpF-UmEY-dXQcjTXLChlmsFjpq4UWYmKBkXGvfwYDs8pvlTq378mCuYAdkLVBkJwduza6EFZ9nc8VwFzsZe9jtyBZJ3hhRHYkTX4hf79Jj8sTj45ifgvGDgf5HCXXC_o2HJysZQzEkH0_X4r0NBsDX0OM2uk6/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_202340905.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ma-Ha-Tuak trail winds around the mountain high above the Loop 202 freeway and farmland.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswJhbvx7u9zUdFzFEkjoHmfvAEeAUVb9YiNdYyEpIurENM3n5jQ-NhFkSfRzZ_v25RQ569q741wZLtkhluLXanY68t6IsXb6M7_nsw43n1iY7VadMc0Q6SF6Q0_NVppQMuNh6D1FeMQpPw28GnLeVevQ0ZI8Ihus1ITklFrSIIxJO3YaSClr0bZHgnmlx/s4032/PXL_20230915_203317627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswJhbvx7u9zUdFzFEkjoHmfvAEeAUVb9YiNdYyEpIurENM3n5jQ-NhFkSfRzZ_v25RQ569q741wZLtkhluLXanY68t6IsXb6M7_nsw43n1iY7VadMc0Q6SF6Q0_NVppQMuNh6D1FeMQpPw28GnLeVevQ0ZI8Ihus1ITklFrSIIxJO3YaSClr0bZHgnmlx/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_203317627.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first part of the trail was machine built a few years ago and rolls quite well.</td></tr></tbody></table>It undulates up & down with a few steep grades that had me walking. At first glance you wonder why the trail was constructed that way, but then realize the park boundary only extends so far. Limited terrain dictate where the trail goes.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxO2JujZ6WRfVyKiCVjGYZmRMTFPP59btOaC4rfWMFXeH5f638kLyV_bJlBQCjt_6bJtsP9-LFmbqG8R8So88yOMOnWLn9rMPlkZE8tuHSpp63IcJ8QZohh0guY97gXzuzd6pMGBB74mls9o5p8OnXgVIaOEjXLlS5XllfDAjoQLyVbgzYjyW2FiOwAuN/s4032/PXL_20230915_212425634.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxO2JujZ6WRfVyKiCVjGYZmRMTFPP59btOaC4rfWMFXeH5f638kLyV_bJlBQCjt_6bJtsP9-LFmbqG8R8So88yOMOnWLn9rMPlkZE8tuHSpp63IcJ8QZohh0guY97gXzuzd6pMGBB74mls9o5p8OnXgVIaOEjXLlS5XllfDAjoQLyVbgzYjyW2FiOwAuN/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_212425634.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was an extra steep section circling around this pink house. You can see where I came from in the far left.</td></tr></tbody></table>The next section is an old social trail that was adopted by the park. It's noticeably more rocky, but very rideable. The heat was taking a bit of a toll and I was moving rather slow, walking a bit here & there. I noticed my water was low and soon after I ran out. I wasn't concerned as I was now back on the machine built trail less than a mile from the 19th Ave. trailhead which has water fountains. While not chilled, they did the trick and I stocked up for the final few miles back to the car.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTerfc-NcU-OkpeSjhnauIi5ml74PRfyfE4PPJJgs9R4JoaY8GqZpsMcdgejmzsZ7nXGEoJZjK7XqhhcOKwnJPboCW4bURFjGAEF-XoC7pxdCTPza4UeI3Z0DIUaNhtOG4bS5dw3YbAdum1bqpPtl4N4Soj0p-EikQVxyfLxtEAO_67Ds4i7gjdSHJFpKL/s4032/PXL_20230915_220526999.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTerfc-NcU-OkpeSjhnauIi5ml74PRfyfE4PPJJgs9R4JoaY8GqZpsMcdgejmzsZ7nXGEoJZjK7XqhhcOKwnJPboCW4bURFjGAEF-XoC7pxdCTPza4UeI3Z0DIUaNhtOG4bS5dw3YbAdum1bqpPtl4N4Soj0p-EikQVxyfLxtEAO_67Ds4i7gjdSHJFpKL/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_220526999.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very welcome shade break near the 19th Ave trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table>I had one last small hill to navigate, which of course, was too steep to ride. Over the top and a quick spin along the Crosscut trail led me to the paved park road and shortly to the car. <div><br /></div><div>This is a cool route that packs quite a punch. I may do this again when it's much cooler, maybe add an Alta trail climb for good measure.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/12031901810" title="SoMo: West Side Heat Miser Loop" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-84175871271565683542023-09-09T17:59:00.390-07:002023-10-09T15:30:30.523-07:00Mt. Lemmon: Pusch Up<p> There's something to be said about challenging yourself and seeing it through. You may run the gamut of emotions: elation, satisfaction, relief, pride, utter amazement, even disbelief that you managed to pull off something so seemingly ridiculous to the average onlooker. That's how it often is with these bikepacking ultras, those who know, know. No explanation is necessary. How do you explain the why or drive to do something so absurd to someone not involved? It's tough to do. So, here we are, on the cusp of the 2023 Grand Depart of the AZTR.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8B_F2q1w6w1Hc1ecRDpepvAbYpHhgGfDzd1X3dtC-P06UJf8XLSb60wqesLWeEJ-BCNh8KWZjCXWxSfF8PzQyy771wXOF5ovQMSb9uUmPpHhDSqvASnKgmiywyHqLR3g-t-9xWALAwacDqG6iANfV6m6fX4Ou7TpJ3xBIdnJMYyZ419Xxha-tc6B0uP1/s2214/PXL_20230428_194704780.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2214" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8B_F2q1w6w1Hc1ecRDpepvAbYpHhgGfDzd1X3dtC-P06UJf8XLSb60wqesLWeEJ-BCNh8KWZjCXWxSfF8PzQyy771wXOF5ovQMSb9uUmPpHhDSqvASnKgmiywyHqLR3g-t-9xWALAwacDqG6iANfV6m6fX4Ou7TpJ3xBIdnJMYyZ419Xxha-tc6B0uP1/w400-h355/PXL_20230428_194704780.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ride up Mt. Lemmon via the paved Catalina Hwy or rugged singletrack??</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Last year, five intrepid souls <i>(Alexandera Houchin, Andrew Strempke, Johnny Price, Zack Freundlich and Connor Adkisson)</i>, all singlespeeders mind you, opted to take the official Pusch Wilderness Bypass up Mt. Lemmon instead of the paved Catalina Hwy. They were warned, cautioned that this could be a very bad idea. Yet they were all unwavered in the their commitment to the challenge and each other - all were self-supported, solo efforts per the <a href="https://azt300-800.com/rules/" target="_blank">AZTR Rules</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKfDT71n-9Ly-iIIm_2W58PRocA4n1ay35W9oMQuXeJ2Nlop3sooovmKh0BcpsbhfLdQvjZt5n0F5wVILnd-XQsT5EA4DCmD7G3oSwR4i_Bm7bNOyAlhJ4byENtnwR0m9aB_hlMunI2A2kAQ8M0k0vpeiabetpsL1HJId_CieK4Yaz6giar0hpSqpH4hL/s2543/original_3404a8fe-9a64-4cb9-9d04-bb2047c9a01b_PXL_20230428_205036841.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKfDT71n-9Ly-iIIm_2W58PRocA4n1ay35W9oMQuXeJ2Nlop3sooovmKh0BcpsbhfLdQvjZt5n0F5wVILnd-XQsT5EA4DCmD7G3oSwR4i_Bm7bNOyAlhJ4byENtnwR0m9aB_hlMunI2A2kAQ8M0k0vpeiabetpsL1HJId_CieK4Yaz6giar0hpSqpH4hL/w343-h400/original_3404a8fe-9a64-4cb9-9d04-bb2047c9a01b_PXL_20230428_205036841.jpg" width="343" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pusch Ridge Wilderness prevents bikers from staying on the official AZT going up Mt. Lemmon.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The route they would be taking up the mountain is often ridden as a shuttle ride the opposite direction since that is mostly downhill. Now, this isn't your average shuttle ride. The Lemmon Drop route is mostly rugged singletrack descending over 8000' vertical feet while also gaining around 3000' in the process. The five riders would be using the middle portion of the Lemmon Drop, dubbed the Lemmon Pusch, going up Bug Spring, Green Mtn., Incinerator Ridge, Kellogg, Butterfly, Crystal Spring and the dirt Control Rd. It's brutal. When all was said and done, all five completed not only the Lemmon Pusch, but went on to finish the full AZT800. An absolute amazing feat by any standard.</p><p>Afterwards, the riders made their pitch for inclusion into the AZTR as a permanent fixture, not an optional one. Their main points were: It's the official AZT bypass and signed as such, avoids the road / traffic and we already carry a bike through the Grand Canyon strapped to our back, so why not this? I really couldn't argue their points. However, we all did agree the upper portion of the route was really stoopid and dropped you down the Control Rd. away from Summerhaven, a potential key resupply. A compromise was made, cut out Butterfly, Crystal Spring and the Control Rd. a total of 10 miles there. Use the dirt road coming off Mt. Bigelow to reconnect to the current route before reaching Sunset trail.</p><p>That seemed like a fair compromise, but I told them I needed to put my tires on it first, before making others take the same route. The other compromise would be if this was added to the route, it would only be for the 800 riders, leaving it as optional for the 300 riders. It would also prove as a test for anyone wishing to portage across the Grand Canyon. If you couldn't do the Lemmon Pusch, you probably wouldn't make the Canyon portage either.</p><p>So, my route was set. I just needed to find time and a good weather window to test it out firsthand. It was already starting to get hot as it was now late April. I made my way south and staged at the Gordon Hirabayashi trailhead, aka: Prison Camp.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPi-DkrZSC78gEiwU0vCdFLqHHfIMmHI-QAm6CVp8LO_ZfiJ_qP2TeDqZzwDpePyHMvWqsmGWYtu6OaTsL7uCGuvmwfpK4ttDHPshQPgxutuATS3gJ0XQqqUX-rLUbdtfPI1892oyPI1k79fZYFBHyDr5Z38fxO4apU9QH-JIWj0qkl8szfc1PMDeXave/s4032/PXL_20230428_173534892.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPi-DkrZSC78gEiwU0vCdFLqHHfIMmHI-QAm6CVp8LO_ZfiJ_qP2TeDqZzwDpePyHMvWqsmGWYtu6OaTsL7uCGuvmwfpK4ttDHPshQPgxutuATS3gJ0XQqqUX-rLUbdtfPI1892oyPI1k79fZYFBHyDr5Z38fxO4apU9QH-JIWj0qkl8szfc1PMDeXave/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_173534892.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up I go from here.</td></tr></tbody></table>AZTR riders will already get a taste of what's to come by the time they reach Prison Camp. The route crosses by La Milagrosa trail farther down the mountain, this is the final trail of the Lemmon Drop, but riders begin pushing their bikes up the Molino Hike-a-Bike. When they reach the Molino Basin Campgound there are still two more demanding uphill miles before reaching Prison Camp.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6iyTqZcoxxBVFrhYyUjhvc1QBE-mKia-3auuBOxUogN4_7H3wnOZGet8D7Rj0b4Rk7Ys5PIeVBLzOWoM9AHXy5Za-3nltZ9zcc35fniSINMo2ZeWNvFqHQqlOfB4mZQEWfu2hHJaGPF0_FCuRHB8nVELmZrgFTDCyWoeHIglp_KcAi3l91nJ6gaXR49n/s3430/PXL_20230428_173758504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3430" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6iyTqZcoxxBVFrhYyUjhvc1QBE-mKia-3auuBOxUogN4_7H3wnOZGet8D7Rj0b4Rk7Ys5PIeVBLzOWoM9AHXy5Za-3nltZ9zcc35fniSINMo2ZeWNvFqHQqlOfB4mZQEWfu2hHJaGPF0_FCuRHB8nVELmZrgFTDCyWoeHIglp_KcAi3l91nJ6gaXR49n/w265-h400/PXL_20230428_173758504.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of Bug Spring trail at Prison Camp before crossing the Catalina Hwy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqnTZFSdJ1QTdtKysMf0Htc-S8vOFsRZAM244oVtFVuHLRNAsbEi4EHq_2YH6YWdeOdZ3QQkUrictAIk0Yb9w8DsnZ5awebFD2ROyfaG27bsB6H9thehcBahGQL0w17nu241Nmo_OJECY_jaLWkhgKrrhYOWJ-b3K3y3Az9F-GHgQzeThVhZv32Pi1t_G/s4032/PXL_20230428_202836218.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqnTZFSdJ1QTdtKysMf0Htc-S8vOFsRZAM244oVtFVuHLRNAsbEi4EHq_2YH6YWdeOdZ3QQkUrictAIk0Yb9w8DsnZ5awebFD2ROyfaG27bsB6H9thehcBahGQL0w17nu241Nmo_OJECY_jaLWkhgKrrhYOWJ-b3K3y3Az9F-GHgQzeThVhZv32Pi1t_G/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_202836218.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It starts off nice.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5S6Td41ZlWEu4sE0kGrugaCUrCMFKX6K5-NgvXn2Tws0wKVi12pbWMZSGxuNHqafs_nwtcrL-gsqmO3e8StjuFE9WBnbE_P9intibl0OscjEsqYCQqhGdcmGzoJh17enjANoBVsjkn092wAnQ21vE2WWxiXj_pIZ-5b6uZffW6PHyxGFP0lUStt2KCQu0/s4032/PXL_20230428_174416835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5S6Td41ZlWEu4sE0kGrugaCUrCMFKX6K5-NgvXn2Tws0wKVi12pbWMZSGxuNHqafs_nwtcrL-gsqmO3e8StjuFE9WBnbE_P9intibl0OscjEsqYCQqhGdcmGzoJh17enjANoBVsjkn092wAnQ21vE2WWxiXj_pIZ-5b6uZffW6PHyxGFP0lUStt2KCQu0/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_174416835.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cross the Catalina Hwy and the grade kicks up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmOHAqaABoJqoWNfrD6xz6tPmUDt7GRbW1fOsi9zru7XoeKNilhJsrsVgWUTLa2nYYpei16TbUImW5UYuD-e2x3Pnv113PDzZlXODQeatnFYrN3kLqC7l8M1ISKyPUN_aCkqI4sjWPfryjIqtSLYVlqoR8ZX4j-R_XePmG7CQ7s3o332HZdC5JGnxT4IG/s4032/PXL_20230428_174839336.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmOHAqaABoJqoWNfrD6xz6tPmUDt7GRbW1fOsi9zru7XoeKNilhJsrsVgWUTLa2nYYpei16TbUImW5UYuD-e2x3Pnv113PDzZlXODQeatnFYrN3kLqC7l8M1ISKyPUN_aCkqI4sjWPfryjIqtSLYVlqoR8ZX4j-R_XePmG7CQ7s3o332HZdC5JGnxT4IG/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_174839336.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The theme here is: some of it IS rideable. Pick your spots.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0LtERhgHCSQBRxljcR_D5PeGLH-aaDxLW9_QXR4wfDgYtG5uUMpIqMCkGSePD3C5tfwjAa4kbHyzVHazUANJXlduJaAN531RwhU_Lf91vNQ7X5YOr57-vwW6vEEXDU1kK4w9HGVPmvBqYuaY3gsnes90jqPWY0HVbr95ywVk4CiWT6HmabHAhiFq4kzD/s4032/PXL_20230428_174843035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0LtERhgHCSQBRxljcR_D5PeGLH-aaDxLW9_QXR4wfDgYtG5uUMpIqMCkGSePD3C5tfwjAa4kbHyzVHazUANJXlduJaAN531RwhU_Lf91vNQ7X5YOr57-vwW6vEEXDU1kK4w9HGVPmvBqYuaY3gsnes90jqPWY0HVbr95ywVk4CiWT6HmabHAhiFq4kzD/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_174843035.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elevation gain happens rapidly. Looking back towards Prison Camp.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKfJtbaki1SBSGlkZv0JA5C81Fd8IbY8G30b8tZ63GwUf4iEDCGhYiR42AhtATouGveGeRlMJyEB2DEQ6mrQtZlWK3J88oIh5aCZB8Hja5F19HK-f_2OkYkqqlYZw89gz1sx5eqsi5-lnx9T2-FvUP0JuWmv29NkpnML1cjJyzzcC8Un9tc-B2xq2wh6c/s4032/PXL_20230428_183920849.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKfJtbaki1SBSGlkZv0JA5C81Fd8IbY8G30b8tZ63GwUf4iEDCGhYiR42AhtATouGveGeRlMJyEB2DEQ6mrQtZlWK3J88oIh5aCZB8Hja5F19HK-f_2OkYkqqlYZw89gz1sx5eqsi5-lnx9T2-FvUP0JuWmv29NkpnML1cjJyzzcC8Un9tc-B2xq2wh6c/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_183920849.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool hoodoos near the top of the first major climb.</td></tr></tbody></table>It was already getting hot and I wasn't feeling too great, mild bonk or something. I took an extended break here to assess my situation knowing full well the demands that lie ahead.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCU-BlMAWRytdwlHw-lA_5gfMAHbwSo3J4XbRLKGlCDcVGB6w6j_o0G6Kf4Y_GeZ2gDYHcY9LqyNQNa6Aq6dYvi34cbbZnLBoktUkToZybJbui-YF1nGCLNMRntr-P36FSZePMteBeKCFCh_iWiGAmurx1nx82oPtwp_mcnS_FEHaEN9GCvok1JhvaWl5/s4032/PXL_20230428_185955660.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCU-BlMAWRytdwlHw-lA_5gfMAHbwSo3J4XbRLKGlCDcVGB6w6j_o0G6Kf4Y_GeZ2gDYHcY9LqyNQNa6Aq6dYvi34cbbZnLBoktUkToZybJbui-YF1nGCLNMRntr-P36FSZePMteBeKCFCh_iWiGAmurx1nx82oPtwp_mcnS_FEHaEN9GCvok1JhvaWl5/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_185955660.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some welcome shade and rideable trail!!</td></tr></tbody></table>I crossed paths with a downhill rider when I was actually on a downhill section and he was hike-a-biking up!! Haha. I ended up hiking down too, as it was a bit janky. It was on this section when I knew I didn't have the full Lemmon Pusch in my legs or body on this day. I quickly recalculated my ride, opting to finish out Bug Spring and bail to the highway at the Lower Green Mtn. trailhead. I was kinda bummed because I really wanted to finish it all in one ride especially since the summer was rapidly encroaching. I doubted I'd have another favorable weather window until fall.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NA5z6pylkjHylM8Io7jlD0xatWLLMG7ygi1PQK1jbusPJkZz88ohbYVs5Ymfv10SezNERwczAHXbmRAg3vMPGpRBi6ZYAgKn1Q_jOuayNS9wHlJA-POBh-sMFcowVoi0w1wcfxCnpUELc9HiSxfu3Pf0vj7fp1ObiPn9dofTLpZ_XttCNm_5jRgQ2F_1/s4032/PXL_20230428_194050702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NA5z6pylkjHylM8Io7jlD0xatWLLMG7ygi1PQK1jbusPJkZz88ohbYVs5Ymfv10SezNERwczAHXbmRAg3vMPGpRBi6ZYAgKn1Q_jOuayNS9wHlJA-POBh-sMFcowVoi0w1wcfxCnpUELc9HiSxfu3Pf0vj7fp1ObiPn9dofTLpZ_XttCNm_5jRgQ2F_1/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_194050702.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the Bug Spring scar. All rideable. Catalina Hwy climbs towards Windy Point on the far mountain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpcARGR7hzcj2DQYCNNKWOkn-rkEGMImkNw34-OHUp22V9jRp_BTn5u5dfRil8AxCrTliTuGVQfjQeDE9CT2GdJhyphenhyphenryqpIXNErYIg03tUJ2OI1ITYHbPoW6xRgOM_I-bbwAvZTAFchVUUtYNCyn5IGa6OzU0TqVaeWSifrCWw46H3vxu6NyIpndvZWJWg/s4032/PXL_20230428_194636509.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpcARGR7hzcj2DQYCNNKWOkn-rkEGMImkNw34-OHUp22V9jRp_BTn5u5dfRil8AxCrTliTuGVQfjQeDE9CT2GdJhyphenhyphenryqpIXNErYIg03tUJ2OI1ITYHbPoW6xRgOM_I-bbwAvZTAFchVUUtYNCyn5IGa6OzU0TqVaeWSifrCWw46H3vxu6NyIpndvZWJWg/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_194636509.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was at the Bear Canyon picnic area, still a little bit of trail remaining...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnhCBsJ15U_mmBVuDlL3i4Zd2VtPgHrXQL_TpSZHWHYNCt-7iqQfNvl8FcFWSy9BrdSB7S3gw6eYTs9EJP-wzIvUivUnoA7azDbjhzd1LhF640G4tOMLN1XmUaBhUfLt-rqoahXJkJRZ9Izh6YFjjfFaO3mLg6bIP4VMcX0-NRntdM0y8QBq9c-odi58Z/s4032/PXL_20230428_195633696.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnhCBsJ15U_mmBVuDlL3i4Zd2VtPgHrXQL_TpSZHWHYNCt-7iqQfNvl8FcFWSy9BrdSB7S3gw6eYTs9EJP-wzIvUivUnoA7azDbjhzd1LhF640G4tOMLN1XmUaBhUfLt-rqoahXJkJRZ9Izh6YFjjfFaO3mLg6bIP4VMcX0-NRntdM0y8QBq9c-odi58Z/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_195633696.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oof. It was work!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BAzfc1IxvNxyCEXbl5iXX48Pql-eQ_FqxhDVpP4OI3GfoHBUJSwSKJKw6qRzY3iV33Fm2HNmG2tyxIuc1txMNqLCkqH7uSvkX8c1G9l9KA7mUbnWzn43rwiViWznmAzxDts8Y1_-c_oDhHUCSfCnXZLjKjZWiW1PsZia-EhnyZNqCCpQlwxQWegTNnlF/s4032/PXL_20230428_200339144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BAzfc1IxvNxyCEXbl5iXX48Pql-eQ_FqxhDVpP4OI3GfoHBUJSwSKJKw6qRzY3iV33Fm2HNmG2tyxIuc1txMNqLCkqH7uSvkX8c1G9l9KA7mUbnWzn43rwiViWznmAzxDts8Y1_-c_oDhHUCSfCnXZLjKjZWiW1PsZia-EhnyZNqCCpQlwxQWegTNnlF/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_200339144.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It also rewarded the effort.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWWhMWFDaWyrg5Qsi-73Ll1LUfkTQwpZcz4fNiyIE40uYew_T08YPWFlOZ7cRGPTiWhgCMSzi0Yk8D0Q60iWlvwF7naUrLetZ7Dv54-XyqR7A4BMVUqWX1ccFRES1P4nBtC8r6nPgeNDURYHj2BDjhBTZws3WYZkE9ALaGoFUs8vgBjbhrMNlEnIOLyj-/s4032/PXL_20230428_200523930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWWhMWFDaWyrg5Qsi-73Ll1LUfkTQwpZcz4fNiyIE40uYew_T08YPWFlOZ7cRGPTiWhgCMSzi0Yk8D0Q60iWlvwF7naUrLetZ7Dv54-XyqR7A4BMVUqWX1ccFRES1P4nBtC8r6nPgeNDURYHj2BDjhBTZws3WYZkE9ALaGoFUs8vgBjbhrMNlEnIOLyj-/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_200523930.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I reached my bailout point after 2 1/2 hours, covering 5 1/2 miles. It was now 100º.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PeoxAqi-SkM47zbQLmFcZImfWShuPTe2yHyVUMhuCrOxm2_1Ps099-ijo33A_xQXFYH5Z_PzxBqrF9eV0Bj49bh1AVMN0n5O-S0cRyxOD4HNSylN6wEESwiysrvFYk_Sh1V25XgT8RaoStB4C2OlxVYtZk91hUZJBCw9-GXA4Atfgj_UlWZR5CxZAZFp/s4032/PXL_20230428_200512610.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PeoxAqi-SkM47zbQLmFcZImfWShuPTe2yHyVUMhuCrOxm2_1Ps099-ijo33A_xQXFYH5Z_PzxBqrF9eV0Bj49bh1AVMN0n5O-S0cRyxOD4HNSylN6wEESwiysrvFYk_Sh1V25XgT8RaoStB4C2OlxVYtZk91hUZJBCw9-GXA4Atfgj_UlWZR5CxZAZFp/w400-h225/PXL_20230428_200512610.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From here, 3.5 miles until the next possible bailout. Not today.</td></tr></tbody></table>Route:<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11002658437" title="Mt. Lemmon: Spring Bug Loop" width="465"></iframe></div><p>I initially told the crew of five that I wasn't going to add it, but in the coming weeks I had second thoughts since I hadn't actually finished it. I decided to hold off and wait until I could get down there again to finish it as promised.</p><p>It took 5 months, but the temps finally began to cool off. I made my way to where I left off at the Lower Green Mtn. trailhead. It was still warm, borderline hot, when I started around 90º. However, on this day I was very motivated to ride it, came prepared and knew it would cool down as I gained elevation.</p><p>I had a mental checkpoint for each trail: Green Mtn. - 4 miles, Incinerator Ridge - 1.8 and Kellogg - 0.8. 6.6 miles total to reach Mt. Bigelow. Go.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsu-G-OoaRYadop0bI7nothywYX5uwoEa7adAChu5RZTJf8_WtmfLeuKfuxSMeOr7j0mmOsjRjJgyjvEs3aKk0zkfsvUkspH59wdww0-g78-XID_HKqhZBGdaM8hhQiKnt86bicfCv94X-0WqYSNpEvrboJQfoLsP2KZupYbognuSTazJdF5sBt5yx2GB/s4032/PXL_20230909_175134037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsu-G-OoaRYadop0bI7nothywYX5uwoEa7adAChu5RZTJf8_WtmfLeuKfuxSMeOr7j0mmOsjRjJgyjvEs3aKk0zkfsvUkspH59wdww0-g78-XID_HKqhZBGdaM8hhQiKnt86bicfCv94X-0WqYSNpEvrboJQfoLsP2KZupYbognuSTazJdF5sBt5yx2GB/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_175134037.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, this is nice.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgii5OmVK6d091o7hGKVhvj4gHmuYEgJDxedwhxuB6Ho8x7eaOZnoUC24xdETsxzUqb_CvZlrP1mU7FOVOaTwbGXZCyGD0J7FaIq4SAlnefGr7rtqthD8a1ZVbbN_YG6TaBAGfXFH8ijsusgQstmYSPwDBdawhags-OcjLFmTBehFMM5UcOoBRxMOORzi/s4032/PXL_20230909_175350982.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgii5OmVK6d091o7hGKVhvj4gHmuYEgJDxedwhxuB6Ho8x7eaOZnoUC24xdETsxzUqb_CvZlrP1mU7FOVOaTwbGXZCyGD0J7FaIq4SAlnefGr7rtqthD8a1ZVbbN_YG6TaBAGfXFH8ijsusgQstmYSPwDBdawhags-OcjLFmTBehFMM5UcOoBRxMOORzi/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_175350982.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How long would it last...it was about 1/4 mile.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uDj61kTwzyfxbvMHbTdjUngL2kQdUcRF3DbvZ3F6Dsf0c6nnBB3NJ1c5oFzNCHVnFJ5OmuZr8OPONCYUbcFoc7kB81br0Sm5utOEl2xWA7bAuO_cQeuDmFlGdH_deizcCTmG70wKFpwjBLFM1rgFU4YbW4-qPOaU_ymbOGYyq8cks5CPqzSiq8RBSPM8/s4032/PXL_20230909_175855298.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uDj61kTwzyfxbvMHbTdjUngL2kQdUcRF3DbvZ3F6Dsf0c6nnBB3NJ1c5oFzNCHVnFJ5OmuZr8OPONCYUbcFoc7kB81br0Sm5utOEl2xWA7bAuO_cQeuDmFlGdH_deizcCTmG70wKFpwjBLFM1rgFU4YbW4-qPOaU_ymbOGYyq8cks5CPqzSiq8RBSPM8/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_175855298.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then the full body workout commenced.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0TMh1QAt0aY8Q26m4gOCmUKHAplxLxNMQoxcx8kvxdiUjzvopMWn59OlmrAGvWqWoDnjseR2tGy-Bkbfe4YegQg9anFKsNSPiO8W7LSEPWCx0joMbSDUKT__Ul2vrK9qP4zoybWuneK0JDOXrrDlla_EpwArPoHHHOlw0AX_uWkP9z4vTcdSIpd2VZpH/s4032/PXL_20230909_180949602.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0TMh1QAt0aY8Q26m4gOCmUKHAplxLxNMQoxcx8kvxdiUjzvopMWn59OlmrAGvWqWoDnjseR2tGy-Bkbfe4YegQg9anFKsNSPiO8W7LSEPWCx0joMbSDUKT__Ul2vrK9qP4zoybWuneK0JDOXrrDlla_EpwArPoHHHOlw0AX_uWkP9z4vTcdSIpd2VZpH/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_180949602.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It continued for a while.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSo8urJH2tNrubAoJBMWkPq-0GrjpeQ5ZRIZo8UuQ8z5Ql7fGL9NJ54EQUdvAGZWIs5QEZh3uqDbnnEre-_-FeZhvBWa-4JJ-fKOdcjmZjrPXwzAUARSCqju4_q1RM5ZKDCmTqLiwmozmmzHeo_i-pynJVLcwmvU-NMBFtNEGHSn0khI9__9a63Jm7-IY/s4032/PXL_20230909_182659325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSo8urJH2tNrubAoJBMWkPq-0GrjpeQ5ZRIZo8UuQ8z5Ql7fGL9NJ54EQUdvAGZWIs5QEZh3uqDbnnEre-_-FeZhvBWa-4JJ-fKOdcjmZjrPXwzAUARSCqju4_q1RM5ZKDCmTqLiwmozmmzHeo_i-pynJVLcwmvU-NMBFtNEGHSn0khI9__9a63Jm7-IY/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_182659325.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took a couple of short breaks, then I could ride!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0f76DAkJTtgzWlXcMi_l4h7Yx2lzyUkrTzlmwquPx1HJdvAh1j4SMHIOLUCeqUu2N23mUkEfyCSXV7-VNZbdAKZHlIe-PgbHMvLZmj-1agKybRa_NjZN1HdBW6Ka-BypbKOTaJ4uD_tx-eJzNjENI4yT8s3p56myr5NYFtVJXP7pu6Z0ODfDjT0YlCKj/s4032/PXL_20230909_183150823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0f76DAkJTtgzWlXcMi_l4h7Yx2lzyUkrTzlmwquPx1HJdvAh1j4SMHIOLUCeqUu2N23mUkEfyCSXV7-VNZbdAKZHlIe-PgbHMvLZmj-1agKybRa_NjZN1HdBW6Ka-BypbKOTaJ4uD_tx-eJzNjENI4yT8s3p56myr5NYFtVJXP7pu6Z0ODfDjT0YlCKj/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_183150823.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to pushing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHA1MQILObMl56we44HXYlWce-vwgSqxVbEYH50srbZPkDeaIv7YDD4-i7w65SOddqN_n6BQrpxia72-QDhC9AZ6ipdYksgM7FgbzD8JG30KdibcihrZuN85ozstCMtVz1iS_aHYXrCRoyV9xyz_CbHYHgEwcVDDpvIEIe2Fb0qbzhx1L7sOhcnIEQixH/s4032/PXL_20230909_183831429.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHA1MQILObMl56we44HXYlWce-vwgSqxVbEYH50srbZPkDeaIv7YDD4-i7w65SOddqN_n6BQrpxia72-QDhC9AZ6ipdYksgM7FgbzD8JG30KdibcihrZuN85ozstCMtVz1iS_aHYXrCRoyV9xyz_CbHYHgEwcVDDpvIEIe2Fb0qbzhx1L7sOhcnIEQixH/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_183831429.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rideable bits were short, but fun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihynBC1-oELJA-YnpL-3AWUWBSiV3HrGR_k5SIbWrAlVrojjEmnmvAD1Zt-uKovgOJHuYx51WtKFnlHUMz5O6nFlsEcpckdy0RBiwKRJXTyfv6mts0FuIi22rRpyKct8KxnVh9jkdOdnneEEmpHgdkYBiFfyFb_H6fKOppfaN5LmY-xxJC4n3xC2oW6Hu/s4032/PXL_20230909_190334529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihynBC1-oELJA-YnpL-3AWUWBSiV3HrGR_k5SIbWrAlVrojjEmnmvAD1Zt-uKovgOJHuYx51WtKFnlHUMz5O6nFlsEcpckdy0RBiwKRJXTyfv6mts0FuIi22rRpyKct8KxnVh9jkdOdnneEEmpHgdkYBiFfyFb_H6fKOppfaN5LmY-xxJC4n3xC2oW6Hu/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_190334529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Mtn. is your constant visual as you make your way around to the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINa-ZIqpPC8oUC6iVs1dNCWL2HVmZ1yKWXj-2jTxY3XiBsKQEbMKVeoMFs2lZ5cxHQ3X2jCk-F6A6ja6uy1LQtX8s0NE5ORe78_Y-4m4mj0FGc81HFkNLMFaG5J8DyXAaCximu0dfQoSzhbzEsuRSjzelXUKaFCBjkYI_UCN_hyzC2mVqi3YBPFCZRD_9/s4032/PXL_20230909_190431944.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINa-ZIqpPC8oUC6iVs1dNCWL2HVmZ1yKWXj-2jTxY3XiBsKQEbMKVeoMFs2lZ5cxHQ3X2jCk-F6A6ja6uy1LQtX8s0NE5ORe78_Y-4m4mj0FGc81HFkNLMFaG5J8DyXAaCximu0dfQoSzhbzEsuRSjzelXUKaFCBjkYI_UCN_hyzC2mVqi3YBPFCZRD_9/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_190431944.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Topping out near Bear Saddle, the San Pedro Valley opens up far below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBqTB5ewexE53U3JwqxhNCWQjw3M8YcAs7kKOGA3rLkxbahNmZFQ0pE-7ZB1HBQMYtxHxRf69MljI4Cn-pkvRtEIHx0suCBQvedhvPBzFP4NHdeQ4XsQERohubFPFOl_BpGcZmPyttcoj0HuBxjkCVMuvwHo1679kOuuhsRP5P5GWOEBLmFJTk4VDesMG/s4032/PXL_20230909_190549673.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBqTB5ewexE53U3JwqxhNCWQjw3M8YcAs7kKOGA3rLkxbahNmZFQ0pE-7ZB1HBQMYtxHxRf69MljI4Cn-pkvRtEIHx0suCBQvedhvPBzFP4NHdeQ4XsQERohubFPFOl_BpGcZmPyttcoj0HuBxjkCVMuvwHo1679kOuuhsRP5P5GWOEBLmFJTk4VDesMG/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_190549673.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that?? Good trail on a fun extended downhill stretch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQiGWRCrCbasMCBPF6H08dMQGu2G3DWZOe_UzGBnGqGQxOCvMClYFcUACW5flYdykkJrIoS1sFrALVrCWu9rn4gkzi2aBm4KPyYV1A2EHx3BB1ZR7Rs_pbXHhuJazKz4jj_BEQwzm6dNZkRIVu9x5-7vbDYIl-9VwlV_oaTsZkZFKRDHuog_1IkAk4vp0/s4032/PXL_20230909_193300066.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQiGWRCrCbasMCBPF6H08dMQGu2G3DWZOe_UzGBnGqGQxOCvMClYFcUACW5flYdykkJrIoS1sFrALVrCWu9rn4gkzi2aBm4KPyYV1A2EHx3BB1ZR7Rs_pbXHhuJazKz4jj_BEQwzm6dNZkRIVu9x5-7vbDYIl-9VwlV_oaTsZkZFKRDHuog_1IkAk4vp0/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_193300066.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at the trail I just came up, mostly walking.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcM3W94eWkE7rTjhRGlujDMOJkCzNGP5mVuSVCGcTdGKE3OUwBrJAmTvsa1dCEKex1JwvPNanmplmfOWV8-krzrouLxGKEztCXrca8zJabHDhDQY0F6HqtaUBBfLq86jWop5hmYajX_Kc41aA5H7_taphlVBMHl5wojcCzYP4B_djUKdd3mcklGj0-WeW/s4032/PXL_20230909_193428731.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcM3W94eWkE7rTjhRGlujDMOJkCzNGP5mVuSVCGcTdGKE3OUwBrJAmTvsa1dCEKex1JwvPNanmplmfOWV8-krzrouLxGKEztCXrca8zJabHDhDQY0F6HqtaUBBfLq86jWop5hmYajX_Kc41aA5H7_taphlVBMHl5wojcCzYP4B_djUKdd3mcklGj0-WeW/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_193428731.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This side of the mountain is very scenic, always something cool to see.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRzrc3aGHwoIEWtJiitMlaUQSnWmTL7dWHEaFo1ARmUqpDzhWE5PbSh8uL2TWwIfo0BtqCF6zmNcM-DXZzRXU7Q_dgLRcoOOhJFAVdTCTVkKd43ci-Ew8tIi2hcvyoIcWWFrv_91y0vAPkihCZTAGp1hOfwddeHg4iGXKxbsCn9TFCzi2WE0x11lWqHlQ/s4032/PXL_20230909_194122182.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRzrc3aGHwoIEWtJiitMlaUQSnWmTL7dWHEaFo1ARmUqpDzhWE5PbSh8uL2TWwIfo0BtqCF6zmNcM-DXZzRXU7Q_dgLRcoOOhJFAVdTCTVkKd43ci-Ew8tIi2hcvyoIcWWFrv_91y0vAPkihCZTAGp1hOfwddeHg4iGXKxbsCn9TFCzi2WE0x11lWqHlQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_194122182.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still grinding up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu1pyBuFIoi0fjPfEwm-4diVZxYnujKR-tcEHYnw9cs2jqIGUvY8LOQ4pyaORWBm5i2b-2WpKyrXQtlDZ8DCVvSBjMNJh8m5LzYpa3lfL9ap0-rK9FXTXbpaxcu0_PxqWNuB0dDRtlm2zQqZODecR_vT8_ZsKz2jHuxDIhXml14W985Sn83NSC4W15lkS/s4032/PXL_20230909_195004693.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu1pyBuFIoi0fjPfEwm-4diVZxYnujKR-tcEHYnw9cs2jqIGUvY8LOQ4pyaORWBm5i2b-2WpKyrXQtlDZ8DCVvSBjMNJh8m5LzYpa3lfL9ap0-rK9FXTXbpaxcu0_PxqWNuB0dDRtlm2zQqZODecR_vT8_ZsKz2jHuxDIhXml14W985Sn83NSC4W15lkS/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_195004693.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, this IS the trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ELPGwjrx5O2IvZWq2iUlh-JHTl3yrVMa1-0KADe4YjJRu5RZzVFJv6_5AfM9SrPIhajHdLmNR-VB87GUIRa0AV65qLgRUgsldnbMyhGZBHKM0IO37FwNkTmTbsBdPad6xeSetq2Zjq4oia2ZNmR-bEqdd0og0Qb_tH4pW8-OKm2ZndxSspIlqGo0Xjpn/s4032/PXL_20230909_195457020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ELPGwjrx5O2IvZWq2iUlh-JHTl3yrVMa1-0KADe4YjJRu5RZzVFJv6_5AfM9SrPIhajHdLmNR-VB87GUIRa0AV65qLgRUgsldnbMyhGZBHKM0IO37FwNkTmTbsBdPad6xeSetq2Zjq4oia2ZNmR-bEqdd0og0Qb_tH4pW8-OKm2ZndxSspIlqGo0Xjpn/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_195457020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's better...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxOz1048ZuYyiLN4Xz-rdRKHpTklNPQ_9jyNC2faoWc8ciKTVxXGwmtZ2R3SxHQrhCnV5Jv7VIE0N1T4OCxhYX-DI7GlqmkYw3Xbq5b3HPW-YG-g-PNQWBT70U-ygzGUxN4wvETKKjY541z8wi6caLBOfhCpI512CPLSXVCC0gn6OLXbsxt95JoBg4NTi/s4032/PXL_20230909_200229812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxOz1048ZuYyiLN4Xz-rdRKHpTklNPQ_9jyNC2faoWc8ciKTVxXGwmtZ2R3SxHQrhCnV5Jv7VIE0N1T4OCxhYX-DI7GlqmkYw3Xbq5b3HPW-YG-g-PNQWBT70U-ygzGUxN4wvETKKjY541z8wi6caLBOfhCpI512CPLSXVCC0gn6OLXbsxt95JoBg4NTi/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_200229812.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...much better!! Whoa!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqofAY5Yw57hiVu4UBinwfMyc_dH9hN6IbL4hcV3cBe0Fap0u2-5dqSuXsocjEeXj8Y4GYsyMpG5f9x1aUyYdmJg84fWCJ-fwP6sqRai-3X29QWJ5kPVjW1exC0CLTi56uHKh0y3Uc9_qtyHPXjMvzA51roU_Ox4d1jpdqEAY2l0REQMayunpSkPQCHmY/s4032/PXL_20230909_201756756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqofAY5Yw57hiVu4UBinwfMyc_dH9hN6IbL4hcV3cBe0Fap0u2-5dqSuXsocjEeXj8Y4GYsyMpG5f9x1aUyYdmJg84fWCJ-fwP6sqRai-3X29QWJ5kPVjW1exC0CLTi56uHKh0y3Uc9_qtyHPXjMvzA51roU_Ox4d1jpdqEAY2l0REQMayunpSkPQCHmY/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_201756756.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyJyDG-aKMu02wIqAk6QRp3zYyNtffY8re_2lN1OJNxiPkBSnxc7vNSI960CT3-pd478cNr2Q8gX-N3Lv9Flo2-AyxLU3P3G3vYCI0vNemZlMsq3s8aaZ1rSc0OBuEkDs8kdg4X3Vbvw2ssNTUNqEEf7SV8Ao-fVUUyYfJ4mBGG35F62xquEL2PGeVPZC/s4032/PXL_20230909_202239397.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyJyDG-aKMu02wIqAk6QRp3zYyNtffY8re_2lN1OJNxiPkBSnxc7vNSI960CT3-pd478cNr2Q8gX-N3Lv9Flo2-AyxLU3P3G3vYCI0vNemZlMsq3s8aaZ1rSc0OBuEkDs8kdg4X3Vbvw2ssNTUNqEEf7SV8Ao-fVUUyYfJ4mBGG35F62xquEL2PGeVPZC/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_202239397.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took 2 1/2 hours to cover the 4 miles, but I was feeling good and ready to tackle Incinerator Ridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrp4QV4yPNuNs_UgUnOn_vnaP7TW122ycgCzF6q3PCNXZO5ArwgiQ1qZHreRmZjeACc0hGWLMpNvm9veY3IMCiz32hDhSIetljupaemKb8W0Xe2_FT9DdTZWsHvCral1JcgK5dTlTEY3vwGtxJ7o9Zxczz6ZxuSnrKLopBKGFhzfBvt8nFirgi6tfaF-8t/s4032/PXL_20230909_203739931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrp4QV4yPNuNs_UgUnOn_vnaP7TW122ycgCzF6q3PCNXZO5ArwgiQ1qZHreRmZjeACc0hGWLMpNvm9veY3IMCiz32hDhSIetljupaemKb8W0Xe2_FT9DdTZWsHvCral1JcgK5dTlTEY3vwGtxJ7o9Zxczz6ZxuSnrKLopBKGFhzfBvt8nFirgi6tfaF-8t/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_203739931.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It doesn't mess around, gets right to the point.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLf4jpCREYEgD0nlXdXN3ITqnCJiyXkCZphpqjEMdcVq1dybKv4VyAIZrTzg3ne582ie1n_X9xu31qduJhBQi6HvE-1tM_6sJog7ZVirGvUcVD3nffRyIoA69S-w5QVi13YZYQI-lbOHwoO6e84guu7mv03Fnmf4BwRes6MRB8QkkILRmTpYuNVwgrY7K/s4032/PXL_20230909_205436758.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLf4jpCREYEgD0nlXdXN3ITqnCJiyXkCZphpqjEMdcVq1dybKv4VyAIZrTzg3ne582ie1n_X9xu31qduJhBQi6HvE-1tM_6sJog7ZVirGvUcVD3nffRyIoA69S-w5QVi13YZYQI-lbOHwoO6e84guu7mv03Fnmf4BwRes6MRB8QkkILRmTpYuNVwgrY7K/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_205436758.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost instantly I found myself high above the San Pedro Vista.</td></tr></tbody></table>I ran into a family, Dad and his two teenage boys, out sessioning a gnarly downhill section. I think I startled them when I walked up from behind. The dad was at the top and mentioned the trail rides better going downhill!! I told him what I was up to and he couldn't believe it, then he lined up his line and went for it. Smooth. He wished me luck as I pushed on.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ImYRPXWOFAL66cbFWyA-7T4uW2anzmMYcgm0x_z3BO6i9KuGjuQbSpGswhUmOpxYs68Lrp1xtrh8Bu6tbhthpJVATHL1DFE0onYbolVr9FlZm94l2yI3RASqzcD2HuF12F2LwvVdlik78qGnXhXhzxUKN-931MmNMxCt4WNCy5kpuHRqyHGxwVFh0BET/s4032/PXL_20230909_210204087.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ImYRPXWOFAL66cbFWyA-7T4uW2anzmMYcgm0x_z3BO6i9KuGjuQbSpGswhUmOpxYs68Lrp1xtrh8Bu6tbhthpJVATHL1DFE0onYbolVr9FlZm94l2yI3RASqzcD2HuF12F2LwvVdlik78qGnXhXhzxUKN-931MmNMxCt4WNCy5kpuHRqyHGxwVFh0BET/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_210204087.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grade finally relents a bit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8yjXhj6-35phyphenhyphenqBKjp8OdGWD29tZaIhyphenhyphenob-t8Wz6ir7SUkfYEJWX6V_ULWkPmO5ExFbdOBqwTK9B3jjWhgDnMHSnf452a4GUyIJWFnIF4Mpgeh9qnLNjHn19g1DO0CV-_3kwftPHT-abxu7U0Wxity0z5qpuUo3KxLpmXFdXB5BWgEgQk9OTuPhiqsjH/s4032/PXL_20230909_210211401.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8yjXhj6-35phyphenhyphenqBKjp8OdGWD29tZaIhyphenhyphenob-t8Wz6ir7SUkfYEJWX6V_ULWkPmO5ExFbdOBqwTK9B3jjWhgDnMHSnf452a4GUyIJWFnIF4Mpgeh9qnLNjHn19g1DO0CV-_3kwftPHT-abxu7U0Wxity0z5qpuUo3KxLpmXFdXB5BWgEgQk9OTuPhiqsjH/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_210211401.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not far from the Kellogg trail now. Only took an hour to cover Incinerator Ridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMU0Sqbs5PBXZIbZLL1Z8Mg7Xq9JG2JN6IuPnEI3n6mMvlzoYuk32kJa3G0mZ4rE4WM8EKvQG0nEcjf2Mob4fF3mKgTq26Qub0iCRRy5a93SajtrirtWfZb5zauLXPIDU-GPdbWd2pNPoYkBq93vUFGwViMu_6uU2iIgX3chWdo5RxgZJlwVyEUNiAn7P/s4032/PXL_20230909_210638592.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMU0Sqbs5PBXZIbZLL1Z8Mg7Xq9JG2JN6IuPnEI3n6mMvlzoYuk32kJa3G0mZ4rE4WM8EKvQG0nEcjf2Mob4fF3mKgTq26Qub0iCRRy5a93SajtrirtWfZb5zauLXPIDU-GPdbWd2pNPoYkBq93vUFGwViMu_6uU2iIgX3chWdo5RxgZJlwVyEUNiAn7P/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_210638592.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another nice rideable section.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq5bM4He9eg8BOkS2ShjCed-81Gd2QKD7x44r5QSI4Jc7OWdzRXEVpw3ZSrQACPFMwLV-lkPEKwzXSyE5yBKVLOAM_DhjatUVOeZbNQw-rNeHmtW9zrwiyQdu7abXPYT5kw4T39lIg1nAMr8zK2FcRYfBUfqLyyhTNfYaKO2A3BzT4yYLd575peFQTKlZ/s4032/PXL_20230909_210926686.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq5bM4He9eg8BOkS2ShjCed-81Gd2QKD7x44r5QSI4Jc7OWdzRXEVpw3ZSrQACPFMwLV-lkPEKwzXSyE5yBKVLOAM_DhjatUVOeZbNQw-rNeHmtW9zrwiyQdu7abXPYT5kw4T39lIg1nAMr8zK2FcRYfBUfqLyyhTNfYaKO2A3BzT4yYLd575peFQTKlZ/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_210926686.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice to see official AZT blazes along the way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMczBicAFqPE3hgo3BlbtpCmj4SZ7N3gUlyXrm5oMi-vE-2OBfJJg0UurLhCq32Ht8CpcZRi6r525C-CmgOJQ-6WnHXzbsPuChcVJj84SWL985cOccHcbHltSq3lNDaFkyAp5sSIy9EhQweH_qn-FmuD5A3cb1UkNT1Us0hR5omxlFIjR_VgiQwxkyG4l/s4032/PXL_20230909_212620225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMczBicAFqPE3hgo3BlbtpCmj4SZ7N3gUlyXrm5oMi-vE-2OBfJJg0UurLhCq32Ht8CpcZRi6r525C-CmgOJQ-6WnHXzbsPuChcVJj84SWL985cOccHcbHltSq3lNDaFkyAp5sSIy9EhQweH_qn-FmuD5A3cb1UkNT1Us0hR5omxlFIjR_VgiQwxkyG4l/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_212620225.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full body workout continues.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9xh3QTW6-xyPTPQJBuZ4biAJFDKBk4K0gxb0STVblMGTKCrX9lj9oSIHUmAIeyrpx_VXIwbv1Bmzq2WLAryNGsk9lHDjLgQjHu3XYyWssjXYUIhE6fjsKjWPfoWIhLvql08e8EnWspmvted3qU3eMNbq3N-DF2zZqLAI0hK9XsYaLXYraIj-nSrHMaLD/s4032/PXL_20230909_213137041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9xh3QTW6-xyPTPQJBuZ4biAJFDKBk4K0gxb0STVblMGTKCrX9lj9oSIHUmAIeyrpx_VXIwbv1Bmzq2WLAryNGsk9lHDjLgQjHu3XYyWssjXYUIhE6fjsKjWPfoWIhLvql08e8EnWspmvted3qU3eMNbq3N-DF2zZqLAI0hK9XsYaLXYraIj-nSrHMaLD/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_213137041.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMn-ewFKZmWLqYU5DXv-dZWtVPbK63sE1nC6kEYpf4gkflR-oFCWu0-hQNugeo1mvWO928yfGuqru2XHN8mT-pJMZ7emp8RK5Oi2WfFvbJV34QQVV5-fBLFTIEVVE0Z1apzlF_LaqHaJSDB2z1ksKH8Jab_YWdkz77A-PHjE2HuG4ZB7OWZ0vQkrLVx17/s4032/PXL_20230909_214943943.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMn-ewFKZmWLqYU5DXv-dZWtVPbK63sE1nC6kEYpf4gkflR-oFCWu0-hQNugeo1mvWO928yfGuqru2XHN8mT-pJMZ7emp8RK5Oi2WfFvbJV34QQVV5-fBLFTIEVVE0Z1apzlF_LaqHaJSDB2z1ksKH8Jab_YWdkz77A-PHjE2HuG4ZB7OWZ0vQkrLVx17/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_214943943.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more pitch to go.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxjaeyue00bPtEZVu1RMRaiEkEySFQW_jMGSb9IlljcjLYwXgcrl19xC9MqW0jE1rfCkuRReG5YO7_yFz_zrh7RX6WURiO6c9nnjWnZUUeGJlJhUFWEqKTBMLv02gp4DK59Hy4YJIfUuU1QaL6QHCJ-ds7-07FCyGlGvLdenyf9gk0p8ZfZsrrcn8V8cJ/s4032/PXL_20230909_215627462.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxjaeyue00bPtEZVu1RMRaiEkEySFQW_jMGSb9IlljcjLYwXgcrl19xC9MqW0jE1rfCkuRReG5YO7_yFz_zrh7RX6WURiO6c9nnjWnZUUeGJlJhUFWEqKTBMLv02gp4DK59Hy4YJIfUuU1QaL6QHCJ-ds7-07FCyGlGvLdenyf9gk0p8ZfZsrrcn8V8cJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_215627462.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The towers!! Almost there...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8XYroCX4ybY9LKUDGLBO1Ez66XB6mB3kLoXPQN1YP6ioNm-SBGKvSi0bEBRHG00Wplq0iQW4OXU4uzKYlc3b9I7Dec-ae-ZZ650NDDPuQgluyxthhvmEK8UuQdNuC2PBh-gn6Pk8vEUcjEfydApl1rWCcPJYrO0r9F_ni-C2cqTMJiQQYGhWLmhyphenhyphenKlyC/s4032/PXL_20230909_220950117.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8XYroCX4ybY9LKUDGLBO1Ez66XB6mB3kLoXPQN1YP6ioNm-SBGKvSi0bEBRHG00Wplq0iQW4OXU4uzKYlc3b9I7Dec-ae-ZZ650NDDPuQgluyxthhvmEK8UuQdNuC2PBh-gn6Pk8vEUcjEfydApl1rWCcPJYrO0r9F_ni-C2cqTMJiQQYGhWLmhyphenhyphenKlyC/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_220950117.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lemmon Pusch done!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8Gjc6YWmAfmYY36GLMju9DZqqtWrev4HffGknsB0pP3ptPCLdVF13bVlr_UJ3B4iXyBHU3TpdplCx_xdCyr-S0UCT1pDZj20_GSa8_H1JvLQ19tN5JQTPOMalibHVPMR61zNnP8_M6IvYonivLk48PyVabSmy-xCtvhaP-Ia2ZtrAEqsj3JpXpuG59ZA/s4032/PXL_20230909_221003918.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8Gjc6YWmAfmYY36GLMju9DZqqtWrev4HffGknsB0pP3ptPCLdVF13bVlr_UJ3B4iXyBHU3TpdplCx_xdCyr-S0UCT1pDZj20_GSa8_H1JvLQ19tN5JQTPOMalibHVPMR61zNnP8_M6IvYonivLk48PyVabSmy-xCtvhaP-Ia2ZtrAEqsj3JpXpuG59ZA/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_221003918.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across towards Oracle Ridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPQYjyMNg97ni7JklRUsR87CgLtfFZgmpBw3WhuhEORhZQ-EEB8lrfbmkvePUtMXZEkDxvrGBo4disdgNru7WbK5z8eT3vJCK8oGEtATvG2N49ntoy4bgbX51m9FhGaObfjR2Wxfg-blqAqlZXXjHYeXjlVf4S04_uSkFygKpMhCtsxHCbvY61oMP9Qd9/s3840/PXL_20230909_221221536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPQYjyMNg97ni7JklRUsR87CgLtfFZgmpBw3WhuhEORhZQ-EEB8lrfbmkvePUtMXZEkDxvrGBo4disdgNru7WbK5z8eT3vJCK8oGEtATvG2N49ntoy4bgbX51m9FhGaObfjR2Wxfg-blqAqlZXXjHYeXjlVf4S04_uSkFygKpMhCtsxHCbvY61oMP9Qd9/w225-h400/PXL_20230909_221221536.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I felt surprisingly good after that effort.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAmi7yrwYQ8yXr0P0OPU892lNlvber_6nRYjm_T9CY60oXWq7Zli7Cr8WqjWcud6vtDQL7AN6s_SG0eL3I1hBrej9VPlPu0AqPimSEB2985xL9ORwpFuDdjCGLddCMk4lA5TPpGlbNcMbCetYSolN4Ul5pfnauzH7IyRl_r7dC-kdEZ9ATt1ihpvMhsWU/s4032/PXL_20230909_221941048.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAmi7yrwYQ8yXr0P0OPU892lNlvber_6nRYjm_T9CY60oXWq7Zli7Cr8WqjWcud6vtDQL7AN6s_SG0eL3I1hBrej9VPlPu0AqPimSEB2985xL9ORwpFuDdjCGLddCMk4lA5TPpGlbNcMbCetYSolN4Ul5pfnauzH7IyRl_r7dC-kdEZ9ATt1ihpvMhsWU/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_221941048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was ready for some riding reward for all the hike-a-bike.</td></tr></tbody></table>There had been a Riparian Closure order in effect for a few years in this area and it closed off two popular riding trails. The order had recently been updated and bikes were once again allowed on Secret and 1918 trails!! They are both part of the 800 route now and 1918 is part of the 300. Just be careful to not blow by the turn to Secret as you'll be carrying speed.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR2mIMnl4Nb248WMseuI3GQ5PIcRl5vHXlz9msbphtZ2TVX2oQJOxFesEfg9Rux4yaVCqYXNW2ZsTL4J8po0yUCYxck6GuvHZFka6qaoPe9Dmrei5F2Soc5iRgDs_f-S_NqkQMxS2M9oDjwCHQR_PKYzeb6aaFjJM0qLlGhx8zSqLG9rPJSwV-P2dplr-/s4032/PXL_20230909_222105195.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR2mIMnl4Nb248WMseuI3GQ5PIcRl5vHXlz9msbphtZ2TVX2oQJOxFesEfg9Rux4yaVCqYXNW2ZsTL4J8po0yUCYxck6GuvHZFka6qaoPe9Dmrei5F2Soc5iRgDs_f-S_NqkQMxS2M9oDjwCHQR_PKYzeb6aaFjJM0qLlGhx8zSqLG9rPJSwV-P2dplr-/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_222105195.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downhill dirt road gives way to a sharp right onto prime singletrack between the timbers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiGyBrt1sLkjSnF5ihtWaiFrKPvoSC4XyX5_KqvkB_fcFJddOGM-HSWUksyepD3GWXiJmciMNtSTP53WVPGqg08VnZT1nuwvnrsr-yMs4EqjK-yvXl1VUckjEzFiir48yTMICPB1TaJN9ehCzAlNG6O3N5xQRWaQPn6fQJppBBgIRoVP2GTXwMT1f12FP/s4032/PXL_20230909_222205008.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiGyBrt1sLkjSnF5ihtWaiFrKPvoSC4XyX5_KqvkB_fcFJddOGM-HSWUksyepD3GWXiJmciMNtSTP53WVPGqg08VnZT1nuwvnrsr-yMs4EqjK-yvXl1VUckjEzFiir48yTMICPB1TaJN9ehCzAlNG6O3N5xQRWaQPn6fQJppBBgIRoVP2GTXwMT1f12FP/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_222205008.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail view from near the same location.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZyf2k7PnnjD0H3PV0xcbY-UPMe-LuA2Ph95tMM3BBVjZUaWxclv0iVnWQRb-PpBD55dPPPbBk-yc2T9pie2PZWzhiO4rmJ1uWA-Mj0abpn0jTnhiaIkhRXOU-4MIwKKe-qQzpSnkOj9O6BN2KoNvgSPCokF0fdBDPY-x_vwcPYyLJRxJ7Up5ylmrOG5R/s4032/PXL_20230909_222655544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZyf2k7PnnjD0H3PV0xcbY-UPMe-LuA2Ph95tMM3BBVjZUaWxclv0iVnWQRb-PpBD55dPPPbBk-yc2T9pie2PZWzhiO4rmJ1uWA-Mj0abpn0jTnhiaIkhRXOU-4MIwKKe-qQzpSnkOj9O6BN2KoNvgSPCokF0fdBDPY-x_vwcPYyLJRxJ7Up5ylmrOG5R/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_222655544.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a fast downhill rip through the trees.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah0FDqapFl_IRqyw8tqvqjmiVERi89mDXm52XHnDpH_bwJdzCjRLwA_NXVVbY9oF6uf00TaS_29b9IKfm79xjNnaPF067bDIHyvOur6dUAoOoqnIMqQ9hqTOaBuuiVswXNVq63mhYOLKQuVniBzgnpRhyphenhyphennzxiqtTzcW4AVmn1sx1OrFZGB7dNgGtW88TI/s4032/PXL_20230909_222848594.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah0FDqapFl_IRqyw8tqvqjmiVERi89mDXm52XHnDpH_bwJdzCjRLwA_NXVVbY9oF6uf00TaS_29b9IKfm79xjNnaPF067bDIHyvOur6dUAoOoqnIMqQ9hqTOaBuuiVswXNVq63mhYOLKQuVniBzgnpRhyphenhyphennzxiqtTzcW4AVmn1sx1OrFZGB7dNgGtW88TI/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_222848594.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up the trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm7Kfa7DIlgK-bd7IN9ZOKfuZX9JcnHymhwzTJb6MvgxZ9d2dvh6YHY_QhBaJVXYvaLd33ONkrt42TlflP1vCNdFNAu6RgNUCE8PzZFNoj5PbnwiZ3PQ7QQWdTUR-wVxipoDY-mb0CMbRYeIvLPdXeS-8iw_MzVDv-8Q0LkiXPFmE-Ego8qSp8qlGTMlI/s4032/PXL_20230909_222853005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm7Kfa7DIlgK-bd7IN9ZOKfuZX9JcnHymhwzTJb6MvgxZ9d2dvh6YHY_QhBaJVXYvaLd33ONkrt42TlflP1vCNdFNAu6RgNUCE8PzZFNoj5PbnwiZ3PQ7QQWdTUR-wVxipoDY-mb0CMbRYeIvLPdXeS-8iw_MzVDv-8Q0LkiXPFmE-Ego8qSp8qlGTMlI/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_222853005.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So good. Really glad this has reopened.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Npci1JYjZR7iwMYPZQS_Qdj3kOtq9OJRllmUT2lcMS3B6B1cpUyPPmkT9Dm36K5LthVGCeeov5n2T9jOOPq0-8MqNraLxnFRdoWRGClu9-OM_zIHMIofX8AbB_C8Xgu2sSvpLnfbXNJFMaMdzJ_iqlq7AsD6-nluv_AgVTCerxyNvGMtbbFueS5Ty6la/s4032/PXL_20230909_222956779.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Npci1JYjZR7iwMYPZQS_Qdj3kOtq9OJRllmUT2lcMS3B6B1cpUyPPmkT9Dm36K5LthVGCeeov5n2T9jOOPq0-8MqNraLxnFRdoWRGClu9-OM_zIHMIofX8AbB_C8Xgu2sSvpLnfbXNJFMaMdzJ_iqlq7AsD6-nluv_AgVTCerxyNvGMtbbFueS5Ty6la/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_222956779.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, the end of Secret ties straight into 1918 after crossing the dirt road.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrGDD1hydRcamiwNvz75ZmxVefiQyUlgSIe9hBqQ4ShHSqJCnf0nQyZonTvVM6xMyi6CYZwQ7nNUoRMKaCmYSiu4JxG2BuaZmVvAVn62Sa7Ivd40hctHczta6mTYqTJcQP3Sw6Z_-pLIoFAWg2XvGy9l2dOeoKl6G9fquIgruWPMpxOSRRAUAvY249h2G/s4032/PXL_20230909_223105538.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrGDD1hydRcamiwNvz75ZmxVefiQyUlgSIe9hBqQ4ShHSqJCnf0nQyZonTvVM6xMyi6CYZwQ7nNUoRMKaCmYSiu4JxG2BuaZmVvAVn62Sa7Ivd40hctHczta6mTYqTJcQP3Sw6Z_-pLIoFAWg2XvGy9l2dOeoKl6G9fquIgruWPMpxOSRRAUAvY249h2G/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_223105538.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More lush singletrack awaits.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaqWjuHA5365T8Qi1bYj7WNcfuwfGjQAUe9y7rFBFLY_iQdFjoC8OHQkv9n631tfZIx_NqyV9OR-t6ygxD_5wnhsNgMVolkvZ4uNrjwB6l0Z8kEMk4eQaIXI7yRZBqiAaShG-M5wezbhCZ01e72M0-tXEIOy6Qy37RBZL2BDviUc3UuN4l3ZD8EtBGCOz/s4032/PXL_20230909_223257911.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaqWjuHA5365T8Qi1bYj7WNcfuwfGjQAUe9y7rFBFLY_iQdFjoC8OHQkv9n631tfZIx_NqyV9OR-t6ygxD_5wnhsNgMVolkvZ4uNrjwB6l0Z8kEMk4eQaIXI7yRZBqiAaShG-M5wezbhCZ01e72M0-tXEIOy6Qy37RBZL2BDviUc3UuN4l3ZD8EtBGCOz/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_223257911.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Careful crossing over this small concrete dam, the drop is a bit higher than it looks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cykhCu8ppI0F6-LpBjpmJplUcFB9LO9R1ZcgcBNJN8SpJSxdndweIybXjBRhOn0n3-kVjzZLbdJcKelmGjoCFxWhwhaThbLiOLtJh0Bht5s9lAVxe0xY70dTPYZRybCA6bnvqk5DlVctcfOT1My5uKu4WWFWc2L0j6oOCXSEypK81k-FARdFe0LbeJrD/s4032/PXL_20230909_223448796.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cykhCu8ppI0F6-LpBjpmJplUcFB9LO9R1ZcgcBNJN8SpJSxdndweIybXjBRhOn0n3-kVjzZLbdJcKelmGjoCFxWhwhaThbLiOLtJh0Bht5s9lAVxe0xY70dTPYZRybCA6bnvqk5DlVctcfOT1My5uKu4WWFWc2L0j6oOCXSEypK81k-FARdFe0LbeJrD/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_223448796.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like east coast riding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxkGpWYum7jdaYX_cLF0pEMdHkjv4JJwBqj7kH4l-7XBUgUtaus3gkvR8hiXmuJpRL069WPksxIvhPXjLliEsgTSUfvCl06hEsgxAYxnhU2IyTtSy8pZB21sUE5oVJ-1i22IG5bsJVqTNUsoHgQHZCYx-WBZv5WdRKK8OG7cHLWcOaRxXilXF94cJLjV7/s4032/PXL_20230909_223523386.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxkGpWYum7jdaYX_cLF0pEMdHkjv4JJwBqj7kH4l-7XBUgUtaus3gkvR8hiXmuJpRL069WPksxIvhPXjLliEsgTSUfvCl06hEsgxAYxnhU2IyTtSy8pZB21sUE5oVJ-1i22IG5bsJVqTNUsoHgQHZCYx-WBZv5WdRKK8OG7cHLWcOaRxXilXF94cJLjV7/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_223523386.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tunnel takes you under the Catalina Hwy, but it's littered with boulders.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT13bwWjVIXtposyDsGhce5WfLPbo2tCXRgH24ynuQE5DNlke7XKOmfMaUG9VjhDtakdLhs_GtRpyMWKxqoSF6sB2ZXPMOvnBwhbNEmB9Y2zemTq2s3ownhq75WWrhSxtumTPgAiLlgejuwcyIeWH6XWJjShSyeopod7LOIUdLUjB3raQRkhTcgtPeQRFL/s4032/PXL_20230909_224033041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT13bwWjVIXtposyDsGhce5WfLPbo2tCXRgH24ynuQE5DNlke7XKOmfMaUG9VjhDtakdLhs_GtRpyMWKxqoSF6sB2ZXPMOvnBwhbNEmB9Y2zemTq2s3ownhq75WWrhSxtumTPgAiLlgejuwcyIeWH6XWJjShSyeopod7LOIUdLUjB3raQRkhTcgtPeQRFL/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_224033041.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dirt follows.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtxLp1uXBiTS18PRqJ8cc0OiPIANzRASPFkWlrQLvQ5DcknR-atE0SrXjti7hV1hZyG1X9Ln9j5p1-PPcQCs1mBybLwOaFw5jM59q0P-LcXqUB__YlEsKwOJv7RUK8gJQjDkCSnpYRbvoM8XESQPj7l8R6hxyl_2BcV0CS5eN6xZwdiHlhgKkKv7Y8mHx/s4032/PXL_20230909_224327443.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtxLp1uXBiTS18PRqJ8cc0OiPIANzRASPFkWlrQLvQ5DcknR-atE0SrXjti7hV1hZyG1X9Ln9j5p1-PPcQCs1mBybLwOaFw5jM59q0P-LcXqUB__YlEsKwOJv7RUK8gJQjDkCSnpYRbvoM8XESQPj7l8R6hxyl_2BcV0CS5eN6xZwdiHlhgKkKv7Y8mHx/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_224327443.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cross the bridge and finish the next leg of the ride.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFRL0k8ZmH7aNkE1RKAIWGIvgdvr3KnEFGhNIO1bZHNqWm6D4_U5D_9cIHYw7qpTpkYQ-055rJr8WbjWutPEXPbLI685Q12xlmHRR_uOjZ2DIt-Fbzc_h0BpGE0zr3EFnYKi33oqSxkeFjj-ForwD9xcB3Wc-tjulPNBcm9GmJSvMg6mIj-YZk7ANdKun/s4032/PXL_20230909_224735586.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFRL0k8ZmH7aNkE1RKAIWGIvgdvr3KnEFGhNIO1bZHNqWm6D4_U5D_9cIHYw7qpTpkYQ-055rJr8WbjWutPEXPbLI685Q12xlmHRR_uOjZ2DIt-Fbzc_h0BpGE0zr3EFnYKi33oqSxkeFjj-ForwD9xcB3Wc-tjulPNBcm9GmJSvMg6mIj-YZk7ANdKun/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_224735586.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1918 leads directly to the Sunset trailhead, where some trail work had been completed over the summer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh0SHK26u7qy9vSMfopN5Op_xNldNREpSzA9sjap_U030r24r4gaznDBYoiHnEFz4UZX5zE1Y2PIdPKRIyPFsEvQMm6WAJ2Fua07Zkoe_dbIvbediCyLBpwT3J9GAuZa0Kx_YpKxjl3jDF-i4ub9QeCcgoYUntHpa4X2WtR7Pqu35fk68vbOhLAWSngcW/s4032/PXL_20230909_225021713.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh0SHK26u7qy9vSMfopN5Op_xNldNREpSzA9sjap_U030r24r4gaznDBYoiHnEFz4UZX5zE1Y2PIdPKRIyPFsEvQMm6WAJ2Fua07Zkoe_dbIvbediCyLBpwT3J9GAuZa0Kx_YpKxjl3jDF-i4ub9QeCcgoYUntHpa4X2WtR7Pqu35fk68vbOhLAWSngcW/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225021713.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset starts out fast.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr90UYU_gFapikn9fCcPdgEqVEAQrgqrpYA6-LfztNsBes7dYc5KB7EczdjMiBu0zKX93_3JkzSBRqLhFA87l1YpdGtPUFa_TUAcuqxxv4AUPhnmSI3ZF9jYfmfX1LMF_k-yYF6Hvo7kBlyA-pvCd9G9imH4ohNOrYmOSUbN_QvqXPGm4e2HS0Y5PIFxS/s4032/PXL_20230909_225252253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr90UYU_gFapikn9fCcPdgEqVEAQrgqrpYA6-LfztNsBes7dYc5KB7EczdjMiBu0zKX93_3JkzSBRqLhFA87l1YpdGtPUFa_TUAcuqxxv4AUPhnmSI3ZF9jYfmfX1LMF_k-yYF6Hvo7kBlyA-pvCd9G9imH4ohNOrYmOSUbN_QvqXPGm4e2HS0Y5PIFxS/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225252253.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail corridor has been cleared and widened a bit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2AK7EpydjG8W1WbRJp4jAIDQtR545sntvXH_kSdB3498GmMo28rHUn3X7yTwvfD_mbn6Cf24BDPUZrbY6u-Ye_ZxWhx8vIy4t1xGRXysCrgT79uIisjp0WPIHoCzRsri089zQf6dvd6T-VGguqIwgU-Z4-SiXY6UL7SCB0PHx2jpfTsL3T1fYJXpoF_t/s4032/PXL_20230909_225416223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2AK7EpydjG8W1WbRJp4jAIDQtR545sntvXH_kSdB3498GmMo28rHUn3X7yTwvfD_mbn6Cf24BDPUZrbY6u-Ye_ZxWhx8vIy4t1xGRXysCrgT79uIisjp0WPIHoCzRsri089zQf6dvd6T-VGguqIwgU-Z4-SiXY6UL7SCB0PHx2jpfTsL3T1fYJXpoF_t/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225416223.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Less chance of random pedal strikes now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvrIb3mlAOMfBWv5zsfsPRBh4akmv0z9Kf3MZCL_mXsvQQ_VBE2h7YMvcdUar031Qd9WISRflysofc2HoBqhkSUDM3c0ceMjhe1bNda66cRwUqxf__azu6q8mour0Mf-EG0QSJ4bbs702KkKlP1GRgloq3E4Efb8QsZh_0_FMGJnU6Oi030EnG0AmshwY/s4032/PXL_20230909_225536451.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvrIb3mlAOMfBWv5zsfsPRBh4akmv0z9Kf3MZCL_mXsvQQ_VBE2h7YMvcdUar031Qd9WISRflysofc2HoBqhkSUDM3c0ceMjhe1bNda66cRwUqxf__azu6q8mour0Mf-EG0QSJ4bbs702KkKlP1GRgloq3E4Efb8QsZh_0_FMGJnU6Oi030EnG0AmshwY/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225536451.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the janky moves have been tamed...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJ0dYWQouhG_akXD0WKI-TWFtIOx1oI74r_FOrsCJBdu1Mm6ZIYk4gxXxOFngln2yI0OCWW7ZYjK-qbh__d8bqjxFkvtnCF7yaWx15usAc2qfULCg51qeyfXtJABgu1I8VczJILBGSkdyFY3f5ndMKXJrJPKLsmHxcF6TS3xkznUn3uSZTPzTE3Qbmmjp/s4032/PXL_20230909_225701831.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJ0dYWQouhG_akXD0WKI-TWFtIOx1oI74r_FOrsCJBdu1Mm6ZIYk4gxXxOFngln2yI0OCWW7ZYjK-qbh__d8bqjxFkvtnCF7yaWx15usAc2qfULCg51qeyfXtJABgu1I8VczJILBGSkdyFY3f5ndMKXJrJPKLsmHxcF6TS3xkznUn3uSZTPzTE3Qbmmjp/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225701831.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...while others, the main one, still remain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUC37Rpx3LY-j8mWl-P5fS28HWdJI3VLFT7dBRl1d2FTQZ7g4JmJUNubGLHo4j0nslxBhYx38Iuw0k0bh55McZGyUjheHRr0VmwNI_RmU7ClHzjdLtWTq0SQoyN9Oi4RfLzOjpcSgxdqDFcesCP629huWe6ax5aphD2E9k_1iNYKVwWbGband8EXtwBc-/s4032/PXL_20230909_225920495.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUC37Rpx3LY-j8mWl-P5fS28HWdJI3VLFT7dBRl1d2FTQZ7g4JmJUNubGLHo4j0nslxBhYx38Iuw0k0bh55McZGyUjheHRr0VmwNI_RmU7ClHzjdLtWTq0SQoyN9Oi4RfLzOjpcSgxdqDFcesCP629huWe6ax5aphD2E9k_1iNYKVwWbGband8EXtwBc-/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225920495.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The runout has been cleaned up as well.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZa-kTwkx2d0AJUGui4xp6NoWN8q7OyWr3dmzFqnT4uvLSfP79frhXR0BqvIMGnJcXIQACWPQAPrD57XOfI65VvAZ-y-haGJNI0vu5lzjo-u3vXFx3rdrILKasEPOTy6SpKHT7W0BdntADjNFT_4nVSK_D6vcvkwi5y4aGTXtyQ6YzDNXDX1MbCAojswqk/s4032/PXL_20230909_225924927.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZa-kTwkx2d0AJUGui4xp6NoWN8q7OyWr3dmzFqnT4uvLSfP79frhXR0BqvIMGnJcXIQACWPQAPrD57XOfI65VvAZ-y-haGJNI0vu5lzjo-u3vXFx3rdrILKasEPOTy6SpKHT7W0BdntADjNFT_4nVSK_D6vcvkwi5y4aGTXtyQ6YzDNXDX1MbCAojswqk/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_225924927.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the views from Sunset trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp7WYWxWTpbM7yicL2Ydq9B78uLUgtJ5HoD-kQSpL8uPf1FBtrqBPtlmCJzmo27sciUI9JbNk0X8Pxd1edDkM6ow9fhOBlGqcagVVtMxgOp9MpbcYvBW749UC3WITnMN0UCjkFm7tx8j5vFck37NmKjZi1d6xsVMEbnUv1gfgsRH3eihXIps6daqg-rrO/s4032/PXL_20230909_230758502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp7WYWxWTpbM7yicL2Ydq9B78uLUgtJ5HoD-kQSpL8uPf1FBtrqBPtlmCJzmo27sciUI9JbNk0X8Pxd1edDkM6ow9fhOBlGqcagVVtMxgOp9MpbcYvBW749UC3WITnMN0UCjkFm7tx8j5vFck37NmKjZi1d6xsVMEbnUv1gfgsRH3eihXIps6daqg-rrO/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_230758502.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabino Creek had some water. Finishing the dirt section into Marshall Gulch trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZQnF_67RZWUAURG7XjqVDvjyJbbfujfMIJNpTiqyIhRDC4LchFdJP9hyx59u7l1tZxbi7sa6nIFwJyb7PVlJ11oayrRxDmCe4-XN28azyxxZYTnkqEPWwJnw9LFuE9bXPYfoaSMHL-jsgO0cozYgM8aP81Hlr53-CjERmfqweCwSC2blPKKJ4qDjljHk/s4032/PXL_20230909_230958536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZQnF_67RZWUAURG7XjqVDvjyJbbfujfMIJNpTiqyIhRDC4LchFdJP9hyx59u7l1tZxbi7sa6nIFwJyb7PVlJ11oayrRxDmCe4-XN28azyxxZYTnkqEPWwJnw9LFuE9bXPYfoaSMHL-jsgO0cozYgM8aP81Hlr53-CjERmfqweCwSC2blPKKJ4qDjljHk/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_230958536.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short paved climb into Summerhaven.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2agv0U-VCfS7dGB7v-Qjt-GxbX7Mi574ZvX8EURJmOUnavfBO_qcsOymGBfp5eyeR-hObWlb8jEH8djoDlLG78gZLFNk7MXQnBfEZYe0PC06WxMtkCjZnVSh2j7UIKGVmg_CcU28NXMJUwjABajIi7-bufPTUu5IsRxYp1nqdNyz69DpyoVlXwcWIfM5Y/s4032/PXL_20230909_233629069.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2agv0U-VCfS7dGB7v-Qjt-GxbX7Mi574ZvX8EURJmOUnavfBO_qcsOymGBfp5eyeR-hObWlb8jEH8djoDlLG78gZLFNk7MXQnBfEZYe0PC06WxMtkCjZnVSh2j7UIKGVmg_CcU28NXMJUwjABajIi7-bufPTUu5IsRxYp1nqdNyz69DpyoVlXwcWIfM5Y/w225-h400/PXL_20230909_233629069.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen Snickers bar FTW from the General Store that was crawling with tourists seeking fudge.</td></tr></tbody></table>I stocked up on beverages. I used my 3L of water getting here. As I suspected, the temps cooled off as it was now in the upper 70's. Now it was mostly a downhill paved coast back to the car.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxcMkTEjizy3NXKvgFSJwJ4qNxxfG6eqA057RZ8Dwe3lhTdVkLBe9kjFJFQ71zfOdnjztFrvs5_GTGIfUt_PU6xMs_AmB_jEGnrKmsIvkE0FQ3OmOceJbDtz1A1WAoUfSMWirUeZUt3NjzhS2kUiY5vLSsvOFvVT3c5jK3_hj29UU_9knreOwo8TzGhle/s4032/PXL_20230909_234754067.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxcMkTEjizy3NXKvgFSJwJ4qNxxfG6eqA057RZ8Dwe3lhTdVkLBe9kjFJFQ71zfOdnjztFrvs5_GTGIfUt_PU6xMs_AmB_jEGnrKmsIvkE0FQ3OmOceJbDtz1A1WAoUfSMWirUeZUt3NjzhS2kUiY5vLSsvOFvVT3c5jK3_hj29UU_9knreOwo8TzGhle/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_234754067.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summerhaven Community Center. Restrooms & water are often available.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLho8nMI0imfV9-RlfUpj_ApyyxdaAyTUatXtdItDc1gcMNiBEXGCBfBRobxnaJ26-zAB8Tq41g9NIV4mVeD_D_iqRvb2FNZ2FgRPKbjb_lxbv92GI9JSAcD1V52Efh9Ex-Gx8lzqR872J8dXM_hiR1yVW3ImgwqGTb2AQl83LRxFT-tq2Qa2CRYR9LU1/s4032/PXL_20230909_234801904.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLho8nMI0imfV9-RlfUpj_ApyyxdaAyTUatXtdItDc1gcMNiBEXGCBfBRobxnaJ26-zAB8Tq41g9NIV4mVeD_D_iqRvb2FNZ2FgRPKbjb_lxbv92GI9JSAcD1V52Efh9Ex-Gx8lzqR872J8dXM_hiR1yVW3ImgwqGTb2AQl83LRxFT-tq2Qa2CRYR9LU1/w400-h225/PXL_20230909_234801904.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sawmillrun.com/" target="_blank">Sawmill Run Restaurant</a> & Post Office.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ71vzRZ2EufgVHvne1W5RiEA3Y0XIl8sM-XKGqA4khJMox7uC_4zi727Fr5JjI7scizd3zLT3v3takAevjqKJ6TtciDXc8LqWLwGCoJ6fqZl1LScC3_q_X7rk7sFvlbES1_kAaVFNlRiHTa6h_I6Y-IDWjx11YlyXmegCOkVMOpDWWXry2vK38JbIxYa/s4032/PXL_20230910_000046025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ71vzRZ2EufgVHvne1W5RiEA3Y0XIl8sM-XKGqA4khJMox7uC_4zi727Fr5JjI7scizd3zLT3v3takAevjqKJ6TtciDXc8LqWLwGCoJ6fqZl1LScC3_q_X7rk7sFvlbES1_kAaVFNlRiHTa6h_I6Y-IDWjx11YlyXmegCOkVMOpDWWXry2vK38JbIxYa/w400-h225/PXL_20230910_000046025.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Topping 8000' here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLXgkAifbRM55vWeEf2ISy2yzhrjIqc7rNuinK7k0sANqmPcLvoijUhbfhfd1EAzBxpg_j8COrQpjjvzcEwWPqMu5iZ5ljaGwi_VuWa60GBvT8889BC3a0UIzUHDjKcODU1g4HU0rz-aX8JBTjhzsriJbGM0T8A6Z5Wf1GYFuRXjNBJFATvsvfeRLIZgX/s4032/PXL_20230910_004000908.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLXgkAifbRM55vWeEf2ISy2yzhrjIqc7rNuinK7k0sANqmPcLvoijUhbfhfd1EAzBxpg_j8COrQpjjvzcEwWPqMu5iZ5ljaGwi_VuWa60GBvT8889BC3a0UIzUHDjKcODU1g4HU0rz-aX8JBTjhzsriJbGM0T8A6Z5Wf1GYFuRXjNBJFATvsvfeRLIZgX/w400-h225/PXL_20230910_004000908.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mica Mtn. and the Rincon Wilderness.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVX_tMzot28PT5uqbS3Diam5wrWX9IBOsrpY9TCO3LgUJXoQGllSddP1ZygTq024abxmfVQT5yLNHdAqy4xxAdGkCK7s_2xntuvzLCq_bG-xC-102d3SEU7K0MfD5UZOfyMYGD6B-UMcXTHb6XKN4ARcoxPz3qZ9R39zwqo5M2ZM2mG2g0A0z4afoHJeq/s4032/PXL_20230910_004014541.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVX_tMzot28PT5uqbS3Diam5wrWX9IBOsrpY9TCO3LgUJXoQGllSddP1ZygTq024abxmfVQT5yLNHdAqy4xxAdGkCK7s_2xntuvzLCq_bG-xC-102d3SEU7K0MfD5UZOfyMYGD6B-UMcXTHb6XKN4ARcoxPz3qZ9R39zwqo5M2ZM2mG2g0A0z4afoHJeq/w400-h225/PXL_20230910_004014541.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt. Wrightson on the horizon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIusqEAaMVaKbDOzZRWexoByg30j0fs2jkfoS7N4ARUGpQGIvW1CRGRRMe_OtooGLKytKjtatHIRhLV1jCo-jujHVmfaS1zwRdf6Kg7OIJspzxcmkgF372PZkEd7B5tovUHfrdYN6KL78pEjQdl3L_3W8FLXdo_oY8-JRU3FDvQublfS2u2tjzj4sf7a0s/s4032/PXL_20230910_004632502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIusqEAaMVaKbDOzZRWexoByg30j0fs2jkfoS7N4ARUGpQGIvW1CRGRRMe_OtooGLKytKjtatHIRhLV1jCo-jujHVmfaS1zwRdf6Kg7OIJspzxcmkgF372PZkEd7B5tovUHfrdYN6KL78pEjQdl3L_3W8FLXdo_oY8-JRU3FDvQublfS2u2tjzj4sf7a0s/w400-h225/PXL_20230910_004632502.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenic view at Windy Point.</td></tr></tbody></table>The 12 mile downhill was a great way to finish this punishing ride. It felt so good to be done, but I couldn't stop smiling from the day's adventure. This ride confirmed what the others thought, this needs to be on the 800 route. Done. This definitely adds effort and time to the route, but the <a href="https://schillingsworth.blogspot.com/2023/09/highline-masterpiece.html" target="_blank">Highline trail</a> near Pine makes the route easier and quicker. It's close to an even trade. I'm already looking forward to the stories from Mt. Lemmon this year. If you're doing the AZTR, be sure to call in to <a href="http://mtbcast.com/site2/" target="_blank"><b>MtbCast: 1-888-866-4491</b></a>. Let's hear it!!<br /><br />Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11987111311" title="Mt. Lemmon: Pusch Up" width="465"></iframe></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-67706363722221588182023-09-08T17:59:00.179-07:002023-10-05T16:25:20.731-07:00Highline Masterpiece<p> The Highline Trail metamorphosis is almost complete. After completing this ride it's hard to imagine how feared and loathed this section of the overlapping <a href="https://aztrail.org/explore/passages/passage-26-highline/" target="_blank">Arizona Trail</a>, AZT, was. Miles upon miles of steep, awkward, janky and overgrown hike-a-bike has been replaced with swoopy, fast, flowy?? trail?? Yeah, it's crazy to think if you 'rode' the previous version. It's now a destination trail in rim country.</p><p>For this ride we debated setting up a shuttle, but in the end we all agreed to make it a loop starting at the Pine trailhead. We would ride 20 miles east on the Highline trail to the Washington Park trailhead, that's where the AZT leaves the Highline to begin its assault to the Mogollon Rim. That's muggy-OWN for those unfamiliar with the pronunciation. We would then return to Pine via the dirt Control Rd.</p><p>Kelly and Mike joined the fun for this one. It was Kelly's first time on this section of Highline and Mike had been on a much less bike friendly version a few years ago.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7bYQtnHC2wHVdDVR1v7OwgElwHeZDP4pd1jY8dXCD4jSrQ4zk-VkiuR24uXdNRYVM6uFnNtGxGc9TnI2PUNtZFv1AfP0A97n2ClhkkSNCgZcvtJ5D8iif8rmua8fl4A6PoBBj12kmJtKo2k3gxYNh8MDBbWllrgqnECAlXWTm9sq_rCr8DIbNh-qbSqH/s4032/PXL_20230908_170929004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7bYQtnHC2wHVdDVR1v7OwgElwHeZDP4pd1jY8dXCD4jSrQ4zk-VkiuR24uXdNRYVM6uFnNtGxGc9TnI2PUNtZFv1AfP0A97n2ClhkkSNCgZcvtJ5D8iif8rmua8fl4A6PoBBj12kmJtKo2k3gxYNh8MDBbWllrgqnECAlXWTm9sq_rCr8DIbNh-qbSqH/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_170929004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is now the norm, not the exception.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7i3pZxgVXWwpSbSjgTQWpjhX1tcjVVahl1sX1u96hXJemIrPAnQFY64tjcfM55FY0tyKs-ZUyZnWAllUiNzZPxQxvSpGz1y_f7OUeSOMYjzM16rrJuHk9gl3m0M8_iUawjYOS8VBkFDySF_wejY-TQyn8SdjiNCmLAfhrEiz3siQbPdQphWkHoKI1mav/s4032/PXL_20230908_171019040.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7i3pZxgVXWwpSbSjgTQWpjhX1tcjVVahl1sX1u96hXJemIrPAnQFY64tjcfM55FY0tyKs-ZUyZnWAllUiNzZPxQxvSpGz1y_f7OUeSOMYjzM16rrJuHk9gl3m0M8_iUawjYOS8VBkFDySF_wejY-TQyn8SdjiNCmLAfhrEiz3siQbPdQphWkHoKI1mav/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_171019040.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting the final touches on it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYFMAjCOxefTVQDbMK0D4veAcPhopuyBXsrdjMrsBsigfid0pI9b1bxtRLzXNHQPZlkSip0TmJ49Hr6QOh9DvGVVSJRPlF5WbA9NTBPma3e4rfq0T-WPzn3CLPIgCMtSkqleE6UAMpAiojKjQ6wOxeHzyEVR_mxEhXA-iI8cis8rVDDDZoQTCLdfyOCbr/s4032/PXL_20230908_171133946.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYFMAjCOxefTVQDbMK0D4veAcPhopuyBXsrdjMrsBsigfid0pI9b1bxtRLzXNHQPZlkSip0TmJ49Hr6QOh9DvGVVSJRPlF5WbA9NTBPma3e4rfq0T-WPzn3CLPIgCMtSkqleE6UAMpAiojKjQ6wOxeHzyEVR_mxEhXA-iI8cis8rVDDDZoQTCLdfyOCbr/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_171133946.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ran into Matt Roberts of Flagline Trails, one of the major builders involved in this project. Flagline Trails have been putting their stamp on great trails all over the state. Thank you!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6PSWiwogWud6tvSX24zUv6sDT_dziZoH-5Za_cja-SyeADe7_2NFyUe_rKz8uKyp7Y8Go8dILcjrtsL31QdXe-JB-hu0x9zWSoiVoPk4tftDxg0EmT3di_lBK4atROex6P7oXJrpSbsAHXHU0uszn7luMiQ8xItKtGPt4Ywiwr88QpXz8veiQuoVMv6P/s4032/PXL_20230908_172042890.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6PSWiwogWud6tvSX24zUv6sDT_dziZoH-5Za_cja-SyeADe7_2NFyUe_rKz8uKyp7Y8Go8dILcjrtsL31QdXe-JB-hu0x9zWSoiVoPk4tftDxg0EmT3di_lBK4atROex6P7oXJrpSbsAHXHU0uszn7luMiQ8xItKtGPt4Ywiwr88QpXz8veiQuoVMv6P/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_172042890.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While this does look easy, and many miles were, there is plenty of climbing. It's just at a rideable grade now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZZhuHSlXf9ozOCG7lHoznOwLdGdkZQjIGDcjP6K6eeWsnPnFDpczI3xyVk0BBgADPKeFUFgEBfVgOC-TRdDkqHmPKRMTVmJnR7wmsODzqJfcNiXudvL4yHHsR99OwW5mhoF47oL7X2426dNpO0MtIrrcSY9WuOtd8tApLtln_eutckXDRsYirfjm91ZI/s4032/PXL_20230908_172319420.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZZhuHSlXf9ozOCG7lHoznOwLdGdkZQjIGDcjP6K6eeWsnPnFDpczI3xyVk0BBgADPKeFUFgEBfVgOC-TRdDkqHmPKRMTVmJnR7wmsODzqJfcNiXudvL4yHHsR99OwW5mhoF47oL7X2426dNpO0MtIrrcSY9WuOtd8tApLtln_eutckXDRsYirfjm91ZI/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_172319420.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Talk about sucking you in. We were in constant awe.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YVqyVAAKcpsddob5MtzOqQ7sTLshcWk4FGhGqzUzTDPSQRcppfQAFS561tyFeIQCJhYK4JSqE7FMyrQVaWQfDfF0HAnrLr7dKP4V4j4m5NqCZ3bCx5gLzuwJbxDBw3fwXnnncROmmshX7Ky11BuHdEcEN8WRxItjYa9Jz8HHCBW6Xa1SzBM1Jv00GJgf/s4032/PXL_20230908_172757350.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YVqyVAAKcpsddob5MtzOqQ7sTLshcWk4FGhGqzUzTDPSQRcppfQAFS561tyFeIQCJhYK4JSqE7FMyrQVaWQfDfF0HAnrLr7dKP4V4j4m5NqCZ3bCx5gLzuwJbxDBw3fwXnnncROmmshX7Ky11BuHdEcEN8WRxItjYa9Jz8HHCBW6Xa1SzBM1Jv00GJgf/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_172757350.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not only great tread, but a nice clear corridor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwKKeEM2hyxNWlDod1JFf-UAlOAZ9HhEtgtNh18kqMYPQwu7RHNfNTreOCsz9SRTJHX-pz3hQ-Qin-jkWEeT6ZAzwSKOUV1_EIG8TMXPyvkr1X6nFufPp0QFZN8UC7N5gZT6rWJpnPDwU-kevS9BLP4wCl4FI9rvvQPZrmku2Ezd78VKTYOEViA936n-0/s4032/PXL_20230908_173348896.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwKKeEM2hyxNWlDod1JFf-UAlOAZ9HhEtgtNh18kqMYPQwu7RHNfNTreOCsz9SRTJHX-pz3hQ-Qin-jkWEeT6ZAzwSKOUV1_EIG8TMXPyvkr1X6nFufPp0QFZN8UC7N5gZT6rWJpnPDwU-kevS9BLP4wCl4FI9rvvQPZrmku2Ezd78VKTYOEViA936n-0/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_173348896.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the miles ticked off towards Geronimo Trailhead, the flow increased.</td></tr></tbody></table>It's funny to say, but I had to actually use my brakes to slow down a few times, even caught a bit of hang time on some rollers. Stupid fun.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajjsoWZpjBWaOB3nPQ2YiPaH-2A_NLspVIs2ma0RrbhByZTYV6Xs4AVb2stlKhRp4AtPWGTgRzmpSGHH2C9NxK_nn9sx5qP3FbzJPROSft5vsWOFOvzcndAoVnPktdGHAIdViOk-h8hAZajEfKrCpXPBolSmdVW1KlAhoDzx1ko03Y2OmZKSOUD8vOErN/s4032/PXL_20230908_174835095.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajjsoWZpjBWaOB3nPQ2YiPaH-2A_NLspVIs2ma0RrbhByZTYV6Xs4AVb2stlKhRp4AtPWGTgRzmpSGHH2C9NxK_nn9sx5qP3FbzJPROSft5vsWOFOvzcndAoVnPktdGHAIdViOk-h8hAZajEfKrCpXPBolSmdVW1KlAhoDzx1ko03Y2OmZKSOUD8vOErN/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_174835095.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike digs it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbu05GtrmXIeziDxXquHItaxb7W3ETNqBhp_Nw7kz6YujYIT8VQ_U-JrzbFu_wDbN1BRoKXVz1up7Vh7D6g4R-wCepHvQicibH1jcPFFPSNPd-HiMMdy4fbzGBwt2wYXHLI6ybnxTvtOFUxLv3dQSiGGqLawJRprNDtP5HxEVSbX1Ydj4biViAIuozRMQ/s4032/PXL_20230908_175311160.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbu05GtrmXIeziDxXquHItaxb7W3ETNqBhp_Nw7kz6YujYIT8VQ_U-JrzbFu_wDbN1BRoKXVz1up7Vh7D6g4R-wCepHvQicibH1jcPFFPSNPd-HiMMdy4fbzGBwt2wYXHLI6ybnxTvtOFUxLv3dQSiGGqLawJRprNDtP5HxEVSbX1Ydj4biViAIuozRMQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_175311160.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly taking off on an extended downhill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH3Xta-M9YvkSFKBsXRWOXlyESxEVIh66JdTRLivx4GURXM44p38Wb4fUYeZ5hx8Ky4hwcLk2FTzsjID-PvQEQu0jVue5w0ya6NMonu5_UdxB1bswsBwgrnFtVXwWshp-DooMOAoXy49UlRnc9yCtiwV8TtlbWn-_QKp6IypHDdResQnokvUFwpqjIAiE/s4032/PXL_20230908_175505655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH3Xta-M9YvkSFKBsXRWOXlyESxEVIh66JdTRLivx4GURXM44p38Wb4fUYeZ5hx8Ky4hwcLk2FTzsjID-PvQEQu0jVue5w0ya6NMonu5_UdxB1bswsBwgrnFtVXwWshp-DooMOAoXy49UlRnc9yCtiwV8TtlbWn-_QKp6IypHDdResQnokvUFwpqjIAiE/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_175505655.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panoramic Rim view.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFQ8T28DhTtBXTz50iLn-M7HYTvWABg9KIQrFapxx163YQwL_WTyO8WC8NWCyuQyKri4TEXxY22zL4tSEh01q_YH4npFQEtjmkr__sSRhx8qzxd2-UM0TOpFFnK2Kjt_qeoTAJSl_cSqe-GBMdTOVtip4FGsZRRa_vcCm4xtTHkKQhRxNoPGrmT-v1W1Y/s4032/PXL_20230908_180255150.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFQ8T28DhTtBXTz50iLn-M7HYTvWABg9KIQrFapxx163YQwL_WTyO8WC8NWCyuQyKri4TEXxY22zL4tSEh01q_YH4npFQEtjmkr__sSRhx8qzxd2-UM0TOpFFnK2Kjt_qeoTAJSl_cSqe-GBMdTOVtip4FGsZRRa_vcCm4xtTHkKQhRxNoPGrmT-v1W1Y/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_180255150.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whew!! They left a few feet of hike-a-bike for the legacy crowd!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58_zTuNr1h_JUvi91sb-zjcd0zbHs5MW4PQe-nIidIS7-DgEpQYjuzCszocsluBU5jzxME7cH9uVGjhhEciRJaJfSiD_S6N3InJpNANw8R767ewH1CoT-SW9-Vlk8MyVRZMIjBNwM_3cBdCXz_Sv-Li52QCNQ3gHsgyomxeZGkzcE7UIXJ1rMptns71he/s4032/PXL_20230908_180312887.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58_zTuNr1h_JUvi91sb-zjcd0zbHs5MW4PQe-nIidIS7-DgEpQYjuzCszocsluBU5jzxME7cH9uVGjhhEciRJaJfSiD_S6N3InJpNANw8R767ewH1CoT-SW9-Vlk8MyVRZMIjBNwM_3cBdCXz_Sv-Li52QCNQ3gHsgyomxeZGkzcE7UIXJ1rMptns71he/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_180312887.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike having a brief Highline relapse.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOlJFNnitriwbwzSJtOWtP7PGcYWH8jpl9CBc_aWCh6eyyD7cRmSeWC7Rf2gpM2UhS7-e53_aWYQ46RBSyVYCC96Miyi5Q9s6EfF1CTh9aM0m2gvn1suxavMZfAprvpr_J9rhYjvaKcFOFYpYJAj5u6T3uHFB_rxwlFnvPBSdy3hV9I-LYPBh4C-0M9WC/s4032/PXL_20230908_181644283.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOlJFNnitriwbwzSJtOWtP7PGcYWH8jpl9CBc_aWCh6eyyD7cRmSeWC7Rf2gpM2UhS7-e53_aWYQ46RBSyVYCC96Miyi5Q9s6EfF1CTh9aM0m2gvn1suxavMZfAprvpr_J9rhYjvaKcFOFYpYJAj5u6T3uHFB_rxwlFnvPBSdy3hV9I-LYPBh4C-0M9WC/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_181644283.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's better.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ao6qsX27kfoVhb6T3uZfiFwbW_xeWC3VWe1MttGdpbECpZVWb1210VGHxV31tHF6UkLwEyKu4UxjmrHAIlUDM4zhYDtMNev8kL6SjErfL70xuas4MQY8EQL_bU6ZpaO6Q7rOeoaa8YeBkeucgO6bW1WB1m8bTaf7QABbtEqsSQAaEYac4JD44rSFd-uJ/s4032/PXL_20230908_181730442.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ao6qsX27kfoVhb6T3uZfiFwbW_xeWC3VWe1MttGdpbECpZVWb1210VGHxV31tHF6UkLwEyKu4UxjmrHAIlUDM4zhYDtMNev8kL6SjErfL70xuas4MQY8EQL_bU6ZpaO6Q7rOeoaa8YeBkeucgO6bW1WB1m8bTaf7QABbtEqsSQAaEYac4JD44rSFd-uJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_181730442.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bit of a Flagstaff feel here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX-M2ydNHG5Dxbe6hjKHEIHiYSJkaQ2y3m_vyGH6yiochxT75E-8k0u4MCc1xtE602rZveGyQ9nk7I4Q8MXnEo62bVp6m-5t2nupbo6365LU4O6Gw_1kMT7MfKYiORVHb4W1aKBq4QcObyO_UAB_QM1d9wyqtBiwZ6VQmAyEnn01R1bHN9mJHmRGUlA7b/s4032/PXL_20230908_182850499.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX-M2ydNHG5Dxbe6hjKHEIHiYSJkaQ2y3m_vyGH6yiochxT75E-8k0u4MCc1xtE602rZveGyQ9nk7I4Q8MXnEo62bVp6m-5t2nupbo6365LU4O6Gw_1kMT7MfKYiORVHb4W1aKBq4QcObyO_UAB_QM1d9wyqtBiwZ6VQmAyEnn01R1bHN9mJHmRGUlA7b/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_182850499.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geronimo Trailhead. I know both Mike and I were shocked at how fast we arrived here without even trying.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQc8BknXJwb88wIO2GDmXvuCfaa-wpVI3iwwbE2v2G7HCUq1VwDng1pytkVclxv5yBq4aNuur1d87OygM_AMjwDj9gA62QOqjrtm-U5ol-lwXuoTKZRWLg57l-s-NPGEHtNYJKwlaEQ57qdmWqm4tgUUrIl4iJrNUxFt5DKeTRCMbd_JfUUr39-mX7MSW/s4032/PXL_20230908_193337467.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQc8BknXJwb88wIO2GDmXvuCfaa-wpVI3iwwbE2v2G7HCUq1VwDng1pytkVclxv5yBq4aNuur1d87OygM_AMjwDj9gA62QOqjrtm-U5ol-lwXuoTKZRWLg57l-s-NPGEHtNYJKwlaEQ57qdmWqm4tgUUrIl4iJrNUxFt5DKeTRCMbd_JfUUr39-mX7MSW/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_193337467.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wormhole to Sedona's Red Rock Country.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCybKeHjcMBSFvDPgH0TBo_2f6KcksTlAikBkbdYlH6Cj7NU6J_kuezJdaIaRK05UKDI4PqhtKqeNdtKfBf-XE97W434f57QtDUxoDgggECGR2HsGldMl7IMNMLIt_AkBFG7XiFsCkDMFF1NwTjDTsuF8CBEYlYAlIwJaNDtHpuoosrTVLV0-J2yxF18Rp/s4032/PXL_20230908_193456323.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCybKeHjcMBSFvDPgH0TBo_2f6KcksTlAikBkbdYlH6Cj7NU6J_kuezJdaIaRK05UKDI4PqhtKqeNdtKfBf-XE97W434f57QtDUxoDgggECGR2HsGldMl7IMNMLIt_AkBFG7XiFsCkDMFF1NwTjDTsuF8CBEYlYAlIwJaNDtHpuoosrTVLV0-J2yxF18Rp/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_193456323.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These climbs have grip.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4f_AxUNT3BeZwKAsnXyzuiyADHWBpDn5EWDbt_JUQGfmrXD-Z2nomYXE9NDVBCwP28VlJ8NCj6fOxnC3q03g4X2Qqa3sNjjZdnZ5OG4NsBNbE4qsz1GVfwECIGssv1UYXcNKUoW9fMx375BCoNwhvrIsH8SIw0LB7Sa-Ty0WHFXb8IOEYyoETWFp_MHc/s4032/PXL_20230908_193922253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4f_AxUNT3BeZwKAsnXyzuiyADHWBpDn5EWDbt_JUQGfmrXD-Z2nomYXE9NDVBCwP28VlJ8NCj6fOxnC3q03g4X2Qqa3sNjjZdnZ5OG4NsBNbE4qsz1GVfwECIGssv1UYXcNKUoW9fMx375BCoNwhvrIsH8SIw0LB7Sa-Ty0WHFXb8IOEYyoETWFp_MHc/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_193922253.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a leaker!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3dVdm9doJWONC5PR9qP0_Qe9VVTLdAUtpmboetgVGqFbxS1d4gykuDA7SPEgUoWT2Mhsd0G9pcsnHiKG-GPJuyCx98Q3UBhT6J9v7DYvBJINxgz0LUrxu9j59jR4LyxSS2083L3Yz3DkdWJyaJptTWSBt_ccBF8IyWnGlm0I_VxUza-ZkI2Zb2GHVKXx/s4032/PXL_20230908_194133813.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3dVdm9doJWONC5PR9qP0_Qe9VVTLdAUtpmboetgVGqFbxS1d4gykuDA7SPEgUoWT2Mhsd0G9pcsnHiKG-GPJuyCx98Q3UBhT6J9v7DYvBJINxgz0LUrxu9j59jR4LyxSS2083L3Yz3DkdWJyaJptTWSBt_ccBF8IyWnGlm0I_VxUza-ZkI2Zb2GHVKXx/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_194133813.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing the recent burn area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPXPlyuO4J2kZ5b_Uy_Hy2Cl0oIZJjZwgfneIrDUWNRDH0I7zrPyJjxiIwAzAZ989BfQPfXjul1oA-wyk-TAYa9_hEFhR_oCv5eWPDk1ADdg43ZAAHrvr8lxb4aTm95PO2LETU06mhd7EaFRNVo4j_rO-4SSCCPOBYJRZ32uYQ0ePWGjl8RjNiKzwvut9/s4032/PXL_20230908_194450761.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPXPlyuO4J2kZ5b_Uy_Hy2Cl0oIZJjZwgfneIrDUWNRDH0I7zrPyJjxiIwAzAZ989BfQPfXjul1oA-wyk-TAYa9_hEFhR_oCv5eWPDk1ADdg43ZAAHrvr8lxb4aTm95PO2LETU06mhd7EaFRNVo4j_rO-4SSCCPOBYJRZ32uYQ0ePWGjl8RjNiKzwvut9/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_194450761.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly rolls through a surreal landscape.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSOHkWu9YreYiZchngz6B5gciQm_fwJnVKuXjtoSfrGqM8umTmBZxVGmBkHyOHcqze-sWXi91yuPzqxhTyhpw7AYoov5qhDdHL1OtKsMA6yTmDLxVlOXmBqF2tLQMSmpWU3XjEDSpan_HG8dH3HKZiYPhcTcC-9hgH_xoh0qSDWJjSwUwu8RyJxM-Njhv/s4032/PXL_20230908_194455544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSOHkWu9YreYiZchngz6B5gciQm_fwJnVKuXjtoSfrGqM8umTmBZxVGmBkHyOHcqze-sWXi91yuPzqxhTyhpw7AYoov5qhDdHL1OtKsMA6yTmDLxVlOXmBqF2tLQMSmpWU3XjEDSpan_HG8dH3HKZiYPhcTcC-9hgH_xoh0qSDWJjSwUwu8RyJxM-Njhv/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_194455544.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thankfully the burn area was short lived. The tread was fine, for now. Erosion will be the next challenge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherOeUqtgOA9eG27YlHJyWW2IjjeQSiEOqpI2ji8SLcRH5uCf7nUHs_l_v-zlYJ1nlSR3n7Qf-Hqd-7p3nbdZTiEEBxZ9_Prqb3Ug58wyI7rqRssaNL7f_OqeIYCi7CbO70jJWx9k0dIoMKaUMUWp-yNMdTAdRdAj7aYg9L4GA8xaohELi__Qoh3LyqjN-/s4032/PXL_20230908_194620152.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherOeUqtgOA9eG27YlHJyWW2IjjeQSiEOqpI2ji8SLcRH5uCf7nUHs_l_v-zlYJ1nlSR3n7Qf-Hqd-7p3nbdZTiEEBxZ9_Prqb3Ug58wyI7rqRssaNL7f_OqeIYCi7CbO70jJWx9k0dIoMKaUMUWp-yNMdTAdRdAj7aYg9L4GA8xaohELi__Qoh3LyqjN-/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_194620152.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charring gives way to greenery.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2uOJzecGNWoEe4mF6gnBJzB-EupPhKGTN8UHveO5TDYJBGeCkMTuOldVsHScyzRxJGaUHMQly_4LMK3-UfXqTdN38y2O7l55yaCZXgHi4LouLpOpUv1sD-xW20zMdFEtU_LoVY5cQONmpBh1M5A_4adYT6JAxQ_D6Pv0rArG2oJpEMtOlUy0E9LP_xSW/s4032/PXL_20230908_200323570.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2uOJzecGNWoEe4mF6gnBJzB-EupPhKGTN8UHveO5TDYJBGeCkMTuOldVsHScyzRxJGaUHMQly_4LMK3-UfXqTdN38y2O7l55yaCZXgHi4LouLpOpUv1sD-xW20zMdFEtU_LoVY5cQONmpBh1M5A_4adYT6JAxQ_D6Pv0rArG2oJpEMtOlUy0E9LP_xSW/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_200323570.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washington Park is around the bend and in front of the far cliffs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmRydWPwbjmSt5o4wuuBUzF2KVLgzqSYYEQDYhCXub3qv1oC6XZPEs2Bzq1iEAJtYP7_qNDnXisnLZamvyh13qLD518NkaLroK8ANWbcMUr364OH9r3o9bMPVzax8zf1MDf-056mag0ZIdvI7LrqeXBAEd5v_4rosi_v17Cz1Gvx8S1mSsZ1kLnrmKqYD/s4032/PXL_20230908_200327184.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmRydWPwbjmSt5o4wuuBUzF2KVLgzqSYYEQDYhCXub3qv1oC6XZPEs2Bzq1iEAJtYP7_qNDnXisnLZamvyh13qLD518NkaLroK8ANWbcMUr364OH9r3o9bMPVzax8zf1MDf-056mag0ZIdvI7LrqeXBAEd5v_4rosi_v17Cz1Gvx8S1mSsZ1kLnrmKqYD/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_200327184.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The vastness of the Sierra Ancha Mtns.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz6AlgJEseIK8ityUzrGY2PNz9FC1E57Z5Jz2ThsEIl6O_1DQJRLssKp0adLtSkVsEJc2dS5a57Svr0gFBD2EmPolzCMmz-oDH5Os7BGT3U7igdCTGOIFd-T7nKoOj9sRvr47CMhaTGzNh2u9nsJnYbHqF5C3D4jJVRrR5sWyS8Un9NKVgSKiG-V9Fv0u/s4032/PXL_20230908_201541216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz6AlgJEseIK8ityUzrGY2PNz9FC1E57Z5Jz2ThsEIl6O_1DQJRLssKp0adLtSkVsEJc2dS5a57Svr0gFBD2EmPolzCMmz-oDH5Os7BGT3U7igdCTGOIFd-T7nKoOj9sRvr47CMhaTGzNh2u9nsJnYbHqF5C3D4jJVRrR5sWyS8Un9NKVgSKiG-V9Fv0u/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_201541216.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A much more friendly drainage crossing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX-q35dgU1vAKeiX9vckigMELLdvxHA5laNd4GT-byp2UOL9XcNHdXuRhU8d2ffrojD_5_rO0_HQOV0U98qfJgckOsWs8kVySzKv18fJwbbJe2yqqbUsmtqgDmL4KQX1r2Kzu6-T0RfyWe-k1GJINzx5ewUmxjL380qYSQG27kAOfuaVXB88Zk2n5Xo5M/s4032/PXL_20230908_203653735.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX-q35dgU1vAKeiX9vckigMELLdvxHA5laNd4GT-byp2UOL9XcNHdXuRhU8d2ffrojD_5_rO0_HQOV0U98qfJgckOsWs8kVySzKv18fJwbbJe2yqqbUsmtqgDmL4KQX1r2Kzu6-T0RfyWe-k1GJINzx5ewUmxjL380qYSQG27kAOfuaVXB88Zk2n5Xo5M/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_203653735.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No fish for you!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKdSd-Fk5B33D9viX_2AD2seia3Ae2wo-mm3asfW61sIHd_gLo3fLakCjGuxYzy5zqTtWookIdjHTPrF2g6n2tIglLMnvUTRnTjpdegOF8NUb_Qav4TnOe4fE-R0lFAYayvm1WC5_y-_bjPh1e3_zt9r0k2DAc4Iy6VWuUB93I8sFZ12Th9lzs-4a2mCF/s4032/PXL_20230908_203701393.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKdSd-Fk5B33D9viX_2AD2seia3Ae2wo-mm3asfW61sIHd_gLo3fLakCjGuxYzy5zqTtWookIdjHTPrF2g6n2tIglLMnvUTRnTjpdegOF8NUb_Qav4TnOe4fE-R0lFAYayvm1WC5_y-_bjPh1e3_zt9r0k2DAc4Iy6VWuUB93I8sFZ12Th9lzs-4a2mCF/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_203701393.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chase Creek was flowing nicely too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhu93JXFFdUTWn3hHn03y4qNgUyKqOhLcmoCR0eshw9gl555JbrCo_OAtHFySjBLr1H433ly_IK3vjy-BQSNor7BNCOhpQsiUnbxnSZmJGXpZBQ8py8QuNArLJ4IfQyerITpzIkk-xz0uWm7rWGBoSb1wTMyjTXCXo8OK1GygNg47j6mYvCMUhm1Iy-tQ/s4032/PXL_20230908_210716988.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhu93JXFFdUTWn3hHn03y4qNgUyKqOhLcmoCR0eshw9gl555JbrCo_OAtHFySjBLr1H433ly_IK3vjy-BQSNor7BNCOhpQsiUnbxnSZmJGXpZBQ8py8QuNArLJ4IfQyerITpzIkk-xz0uWm7rWGBoSb1wTMyjTXCXo8OK1GygNg47j6mYvCMUhm1Iy-tQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_210716988.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe this section of Highline was worked by Proline Trails.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sqg9XVtjav6wNpmYAl5AGl25zVO20pO8BlD-BozVxugL3xtTjF9PZGN9RmMb16PIPpZIrMfRzn01p4IWgdps0blLRakIekj_UPjvWq1ngK7E-CSDa4ekPMT_NFUbddX0OtvVdNnohBFdHJrcktpqB2bmsnsGxKRtXv8VqaRqyJq0Ci96WXS-XzeDTOzZ/s4032/PXL_20230908_211256101.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sqg9XVtjav6wNpmYAl5AGl25zVO20pO8BlD-BozVxugL3xtTjF9PZGN9RmMb16PIPpZIrMfRzn01p4IWgdps0blLRakIekj_UPjvWq1ngK7E-CSDa4ekPMT_NFUbddX0OtvVdNnohBFdHJrcktpqB2bmsnsGxKRtXv8VqaRqyJq0Ci96WXS-XzeDTOzZ/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_211256101.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the fancy Highline blazes instead of the plain diamond.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM5TsnUMsWKdAoJylQafEuvNnNCa59H3u7Pchb268AnmT2u6eJNOW6yRDTsGPKBrZ8kV0PZYHGOf9pE3qFqFU1sfBdPtAWzmTF3ayBPIVxgqOr7f6jkQcNd6EmZDQbDh8glxAHMn7GC7xjvtmlFdKbYS_7TuPQTELHdbbgd1c7cYb-AE0aW_Y7bYIF2sS/s4032/PXL_20230908_211303801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM5TsnUMsWKdAoJylQafEuvNnNCa59H3u7Pchb268AnmT2u6eJNOW6yRDTsGPKBrZ8kV0PZYHGOf9pE3qFqFU1sfBdPtAWzmTF3ayBPIVxgqOr7f6jkQcNd6EmZDQbDh8glxAHMn7GC7xjvtmlFdKbYS_7TuPQTELHdbbgd1c7cYb-AE0aW_Y7bYIF2sS/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_211303801.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red dirt in the forest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGontxaRQd4xntMvHgawmpcktPM-iQR91-NFjMkP27ujBQ4Qa7b78N7YT-brE-iyvnScaX14eEAvHpfSwlgPCQYMzz-N5fWHFjNqAYX8pR4hYfvi0xJr4GL-UOahgJAEe5N1nhNvyc2O48juXrhnucPv1yvjCHzkRYfuWtreZeV71GQs0hZkz3FW-ILB-w/s4032/PXL_20230908_215554668.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGontxaRQd4xntMvHgawmpcktPM-iQR91-NFjMkP27ujBQ4Qa7b78N7YT-brE-iyvnScaX14eEAvHpfSwlgPCQYMzz-N5fWHFjNqAYX8pR4hYfvi0xJr4GL-UOahgJAEe5N1nhNvyc2O48juXrhnucPv1yvjCHzkRYfuWtreZeV71GQs0hZkz3FW-ILB-w/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_215554668.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The East Verde River at Washington Park. We made it!!</td></tr></tbody></table>It took us a little over 5 hours to traverse the now 20 miles, the curves and switchbacks of the re-routes added another mile from the previous 19, from Pine to Washington Park. When I rode this section back in 2016 during the AZTR750, it took me 9 hours. I imagine fast, strong riders could do this under 3 hours if properly motivated. It is now a destination worthy trail.<div><br /></div><div>Kudos to the Tonto Nat'l Forest, the Arizona Trail Association, Flagline Trails, Proline Trails, the volunteers and everyone else who had a hand in making this transformation become a reality. The full Highline trail is 50 miles, the AZT portion is the far west end of the trail. There's about 10 miles or so west of the Tonto Fish Hatchery that still needs work. That is scheduled to begin soon. When complete the entire 50 mile trail will mostly be revamped. It'll make for a great bikepacking ride.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphWaxAwTERMS0IflZi3t5-DkHtL3rpLEWnqzle_3d_LXhKM_9mBHQaldYhlxRhS07Btft3iw0syh6V47pwhr03cR2j00eJZ4zb3POxYOgN9X7hYworuovEY_HGVznrbjIWGlGjJTzxaeGa6odfRYQirVAL315fsIBu3dA_uyo4kDFQBqY6Y9aD3tiQFFA/s1532/Highline.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1532" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphWaxAwTERMS0IflZi3t5-DkHtL3rpLEWnqzle_3d_LXhKM_9mBHQaldYhlxRhS07Btft3iw0syh6V47pwhr03cR2j00eJZ4zb3POxYOgN9X7hYworuovEY_HGVznrbjIWGlGjJTzxaeGa6odfRYQirVAL315fsIBu3dA_uyo4kDFQBqY6Y9aD3tiQFFA/w640-h406/Highline.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the full Highline trail and the arterial trails.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk19S7EoF5dUeRi8nX4e4zr3J0sBgOO7CiVrcZ4xvXeCekMS-aF_o5MajrHAL7OdojVSWNBsg4OIokarG7hEV7SCHppYiMT_3cyvmmJgAqrpDoFpeanUVh0yJ-kNq056YOZ9FZ5zS1fkwc6hroU46ZWZsnhV-vdraXKHn02uuSf-FSzd8S-BGVnOVQjZWF/s4032/PXL_20230908_220024299.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk19S7EoF5dUeRi8nX4e4zr3J0sBgOO7CiVrcZ4xvXeCekMS-aF_o5MajrHAL7OdojVSWNBsg4OIokarG7hEV7SCHppYiMT_3cyvmmJgAqrpDoFpeanUVh0yJ-kNq056YOZ9FZ5zS1fkwc6hroU46ZWZsnhV-vdraXKHn02uuSf-FSzd8S-BGVnOVQjZWF/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_220024299.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike showing off his new AZT gloves and a future goal of his.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikoM-wxBHYlnjRPCjma0uHSv5LlLWr8W3-DGmQWz61_ZW7BY79V_kbmyAcv9ffIiKpO8Wofqm4uhosK_nn1FxsD9JvUAhyphenhyphen9aAPn3qrWitDPI1HManF78GpcQIcG0I905Y_ilgRXJoB5R8M_PL6ewHk2X29VixID8Gg1mPeUx4x-3dS5of_oCneF7J1CXx/s4032/PXL_20230908_231504457.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikoM-wxBHYlnjRPCjma0uHSv5LlLWr8W3-DGmQWz61_ZW7BY79V_kbmyAcv9ffIiKpO8Wofqm4uhosK_nn1FxsD9JvUAhyphenhyphen9aAPn3qrWitDPI1HManF78GpcQIcG0I905Y_ilgRXJoB5R8M_PL6ewHk2X29VixID8Gg1mPeUx4x-3dS5of_oCneF7J1CXx/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_231504457.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading back to Pine via the Control Rd.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQjwNLUVwqq0ufFpJLdR0JinHm7IZFxXlUPyG5jqLvJ4egn_H_GGEpT1F6pI3bDJQE13_xDkETGMnR5WKrQi6Ss-26_Ll9RyFmpIYHcGyq7i-bQase6jm-LBs8-zUKDEq6g0sZ8soaTUQI4LtvyFOfkfc4Z7OaOHgSzgd44c3LPZslLm5lXx4OIJMPJfC/s4032/PXL_20230908_234009256.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQjwNLUVwqq0ufFpJLdR0JinHm7IZFxXlUPyG5jqLvJ4egn_H_GGEpT1F6pI3bDJQE13_xDkETGMnR5WKrQi6Ss-26_Ll9RyFmpIYHcGyq7i-bQase6jm-LBs8-zUKDEq6g0sZ8soaTUQI4LtvyFOfkfc4Z7OaOHgSzgd44c3LPZslLm5lXx4OIJMPJfC/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_234009256.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a quick spin down the paved AZ87, we hopped on the final mile of AZT to the trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKfKQZh1jie9JI7aSJxg-ZsMh6S5HaC2_PC-PvmBWu6H1ynVd6Yt8kAsrIIHJnl9UARHAcBTl5kWkMxMcGXGkcUehfJg6_SyMMZcDhF0Juz35WljfLyMZpCojuoZN4obh7ccCy-9nzl3gzGsY1-VhNi_FyhKIt0nOF4jXgPQfRd0kmom9vtUHSk8DQ1Oy/s4032/PXL_20230908_234210256.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKfKQZh1jie9JI7aSJxg-ZsMh6S5HaC2_PC-PvmBWu6H1ynVd6Yt8kAsrIIHJnl9UARHAcBTl5kWkMxMcGXGkcUehfJg6_SyMMZcDhF0Juz35WljfLyMZpCojuoZN4obh7ccCy-9nzl3gzGsY1-VhNi_FyhKIt0nOF4jXgPQfRd0kmom9vtUHSk8DQ1Oy/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_234210256.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished...in daylight!! Shocker.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuaMpUTjvI1_1IrG6ksNDjjx4TaZk2OOG8I7T1P2TmKpQWa6ZQ3TwjoQKszq945rDfsNbm-HDthiEt1A4C5JGmiyTnEHnSHGu4NVJyXnYVQDlrfqUqVqFFjvrzSsqnuhZXga_GDGeRCvMTwzo62d96E15VXjsuRgfS5i45UzzeoOl9u3ZgdzV-jTUTGhL/s4032/PXL_20230908_234852437.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuaMpUTjvI1_1IrG6ksNDjjx4TaZk2OOG8I7T1P2TmKpQWa6ZQ3TwjoQKszq945rDfsNbm-HDthiEt1A4C5JGmiyTnEHnSHGu4NVJyXnYVQDlrfqUqVqFFjvrzSsqnuhZXga_GDGeRCvMTwzo62d96E15VXjsuRgfS5i45UzzeoOl9u3ZgdzV-jTUTGhL/w400-h225/PXL_20230908_234852437.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only notable wildlife sighting was from the trailhead!! Haha.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTxqehrs_8rDdUC-2bsJrEH4ijQ7h6kAA_bIJXTrL9J0PTlqXtN9IExLLm-CMDWAOs9RsWfHJxldaHAxu6kiIakDcOawkl0T7nRJtyqYtd-MvTSRQeVWcngDm0vmZB-3jaXpYKeWpi9ocEa6FkPRuR7THm7zbBrPtEfjmd6_NVwtYZ1cln-WkNobg4lT7/s1264/Screenshot_20230908-200142.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTxqehrs_8rDdUC-2bsJrEH4ijQ7h6kAA_bIJXTrL9J0PTlqXtN9IExLLm-CMDWAOs9RsWfHJxldaHAxu6kiIakDcOawkl0T7nRJtyqYtd-MvTSRQeVWcngDm0vmZB-3jaXpYKeWpi9ocEa6FkPRuR7THm7zbBrPtEfjmd6_NVwtYZ1cln-WkNobg4lT7/w399-h400/Screenshot_20230908-200142.png" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/9811053084" target="_blank">Strava route</a>. You can cut this ride in half by riding down to the Control Rd. from the Geronimo trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table>This ride will probably be on my list each year. Maybe next time I'll wait until October so it cools down a little bit more and perhaps catch some fall color. It was a tad warm on this day, but not horrible. Nice to share this one with good friends too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11978922639" title="Pine: Highline Trail Loop. Amazeballz!!" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-29542174994968706312023-09-04T17:58:00.151-07:002023-10-01T21:34:18.394-07:00NM: Glorieta Trails<p> So far on this northern New Mexico trip I had crammed 5 rides into 3 days. We dubbed this weekend the Scott Morris MTB Boot Camp and it was paying dividends to my ride fitness in spades. However, after the big ride the day before and neither of us super stoked to go shuttle the South Boundary trail on a holiday, I opted to head back to the desert and use my extra day off for....recovery?? Yeah, something like that. I'm learning.</p><p>Of course, I wasn't just going to head straight home, there are more trails to ride. I had heard a lot of great things about the Glorieta trails and they weren't too far out of the way on the east side of Santa Fe.</p><p>The trailhead was right off I-25 and I got a couple of good tips from some riders in the parking lot.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdv-Y1011ihmuEZK4xJxlN7zezRyk8PH6KzutNiIOq-hT6e7T7RSgIfECeTtbWAjSAnyoFnXVXIDmG9t0OQXYApc2sDw4uTMfuoyErjqqADFmHr_6-OyH_XtNNLqposXCxIxGrKpqEjQCVa1HgQ-BtjJu9K9YM7wMau1tDPKLgC50Nsq4PRGe1WWjm21x/s4032/PXL_20230904_173024305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdv-Y1011ihmuEZK4xJxlN7zezRyk8PH6KzutNiIOq-hT6e7T7RSgIfECeTtbWAjSAnyoFnXVXIDmG9t0OQXYApc2sDw4uTMfuoyErjqqADFmHr_6-OyH_XtNNLqposXCxIxGrKpqEjQCVa1HgQ-BtjJu9K9YM7wMau1tDPKLgC50Nsq4PRGe1WWjm21x/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_173024305.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good signage at the trailhead. The Trailforks app had everything loaded too.</td></tr></tbody></table>The couple I met in the parking lot asked me if I liked rocks or flow? Yes. They preferred rocks and were doing an out-n-back on the Cairn Me Up trail. I figured I would follow behind them, then take the flow trail, Chips & Salsa back down for a quick introduction to the trail system.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6snS6t-R3XRB2JWG0UoufXKy-Dpkji_RqV7um_mSYCmbyYsK1lpjKUBGTB6zqT92e2bYRTGWJoZCvgBw6OjxpIJqcu37od4E9NOz9wrgL9YnIxSWsEqz2MHlB3kK7HK8lQSgxYmacEAd-HNDeXAeRNsEjJyjrQgxWzJCHvUyURfrrVNbVQUtsP4RWwheY/s4032/PXL_20230904_174039523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6snS6t-R3XRB2JWG0UoufXKy-Dpkji_RqV7um_mSYCmbyYsK1lpjKUBGTB6zqT92e2bYRTGWJoZCvgBw6OjxpIJqcu37od4E9NOz9wrgL9YnIxSWsEqz2MHlB3kK7HK8lQSgxYmacEAd-HNDeXAeRNsEjJyjrQgxWzJCHvUyURfrrVNbVQUtsP4RWwheY/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_174039523.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice tread in the forest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjLBPHAV7_UcyifacQ5SVLw0c-zPEYkTgnh7GpdYx5_5AuIYGh-HGXUcnSTYKMJixX_2cu2WC4m5cvP_RWhyphenhyphennpScj2rIyNdhx8uVHJStC854eBuW188-iaBQWUBJTpHzLgWfPKeqMUc1l7Jm1FkFZce-yaIx8v2TB-JZ5oKr975nC3lohUZ5_2ziEybds/s4032/PXL_20230904_174048518.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjLBPHAV7_UcyifacQ5SVLw0c-zPEYkTgnh7GpdYx5_5AuIYGh-HGXUcnSTYKMJixX_2cu2WC4m5cvP_RWhyphenhyphennpScj2rIyNdhx8uVHJStC854eBuW188-iaBQWUBJTpHzLgWfPKeqMUc1l7Jm1FkFZce-yaIx8v2TB-JZ5oKr975nC3lohUZ5_2ziEybds/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_174048518.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great signage at every junction. Lots of info.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TC1g2FRVmaezs6rgTYRF0nxxjPafkeHSzEr1PelDdlSWWKG1YAqwrc_MeqCf0zPv_nEQYNOVzFfqIv4ErYTGB0Car00heQpeMHapxUoQfE7xQPal8AfrN8Irl_36HeRNvL2CEqZput0rcges5x4EYkpNp1OhwosKXCE0m9p7khtKBI6KBqEO5uvBJGQL/s4032/PXL_20230904_175206583.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TC1g2FRVmaezs6rgTYRF0nxxjPafkeHSzEr1PelDdlSWWKG1YAqwrc_MeqCf0zPv_nEQYNOVzFfqIv4ErYTGB0Car00heQpeMHapxUoQfE7xQPal8AfrN8Irl_36HeRNvL2CEqZput0rcges5x4EYkpNp1OhwosKXCE0m9p7khtKBI6KBqEO5uvBJGQL/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_175206583.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good to know since I missed a turn and ended up doing a small loop before finding my way up Cairn Me Up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJShvoDudZX8JDv2JdkTMl3KjN4gOPx-8Gat8Dpsxi3sTM0zJ4p_6BdRWFC3nKxnnnZHvs2ubLkNa9XjBbUQoBhPApDOiB-m6xOO6u-26vyvrJTCcchNUYnkw0-O_LpPDBe1Fjw4Vo-bxY0gtg8-rT59D_dR0bcgihGOPmEv83RygaRaJtN4fNllutjhyphenhyphenS/s4032/PXL_20230904_175817175.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJShvoDudZX8JDv2JdkTMl3KjN4gOPx-8Gat8Dpsxi3sTM0zJ4p_6BdRWFC3nKxnnnZHvs2ubLkNa9XjBbUQoBhPApDOiB-m6xOO6u-26vyvrJTCcchNUYnkw0-O_LpPDBe1Fjw4Vo-bxY0gtg8-rT59D_dR0bcgihGOPmEv83RygaRaJtN4fNllutjhyphenhyphenS/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_175817175.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really nice climbing grade.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xT8vfQ4xN0rxrT7E9VPioMd_MVKGvIM3-9e5WMIhE9l8Koyp8V3vKijhxsQR_8-0nkSCn2tnzY4Rryj0fhpHAReSo2Rytd4k2kkgXnjACAG1icrzQX7g_OtSl5xlNavQQ_40ou5YaRY0Yg2HPodok_-5cPfAkaMv1D3nxEmFytt6Qqvs2aP_fMRnoRrI/s4032/PXL_20230904_180041972.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xT8vfQ4xN0rxrT7E9VPioMd_MVKGvIM3-9e5WMIhE9l8Koyp8V3vKijhxsQR_8-0nkSCn2tnzY4Rryj0fhpHAReSo2Rytd4k2kkgXnjACAG1icrzQX7g_OtSl5xlNavQQ_40ou5YaRY0Yg2HPodok_-5cPfAkaMv1D3nxEmFytt6Qqvs2aP_fMRnoRrI/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_180041972.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocks began to pile up, the topography becoming much more interesting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrQzHbjIvvTdkVb0Rz1U4K9P_SXTf7UORE1P95BsqZsIQV5GuvLQo17fvWuFHwBvFrcLpNqULn-SMHUFWv8eoWwkxv6lyYtvuQNKful7rGoR-JRFH41Wpequc6pkjsCwYd7MtV-YLOO_mtcCybbUcbIqx530mc9yRrvy4uYlQCZDOkVavqZpuC4hQAXsf/s4032/PXL_20230904_180126944.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrQzHbjIvvTdkVb0Rz1U4K9P_SXTf7UORE1P95BsqZsIQV5GuvLQo17fvWuFHwBvFrcLpNqULn-SMHUFWv8eoWwkxv6lyYtvuQNKful7rGoR-JRFH41Wpequc6pkjsCwYd7MtV-YLOO_mtcCybbUcbIqx530mc9yRrvy4uYlQCZDOkVavqZpuC4hQAXsf/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_180126944.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great progress signs, 3.5 miles to the top, 4 miles total.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GREHyxkOpD4Rwnwj4iqSwl4MPXfcLxHX7Bs4rolaW_idm7DqqTWI5XgBQaHwtq28Kh4u6CGRDd7BcJOU1Blmo8pl7XuIN60MX2hBtwvLGVY_pTPwiUzYPAUpK0Q6s8QkOxjxGXmJ7A9-my7pYdS6t2mjmmZNkO117UCgY4RwSYtxdvkm9cuUNx9moO_T/s4032/PXL_20230904_181100220.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GREHyxkOpD4Rwnwj4iqSwl4MPXfcLxHX7Bs4rolaW_idm7DqqTWI5XgBQaHwtq28Kh4u6CGRDd7BcJOU1Blmo8pl7XuIN60MX2hBtwvLGVY_pTPwiUzYPAUpK0Q6s8QkOxjxGXmJ7A9-my7pYdS6t2mjmmZNkO117UCgY4RwSYtxdvkm9cuUNx9moO_T/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_181100220.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couple these signs with Trailforks and it was pretty easy to find your way around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqhKHh1DyV3U-q5N_E1Z5c6teZ0tEHTHfFZLUFeq9zIE9X7DTwQcygzYwWtIWjtQLdHAEmnlaUKZcEhqqRF4Hc8RaMUztO0szQTrPWjmp1M0oHBRMPhgoaPQOX4Q5XAe81tSRsTm-iRPcunYkPwvhxYChVF90KJdsGxzta8Sjbc4t_r_XM-SSTyjds1I5/s4032/PXL_20230904_182348615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqhKHh1DyV3U-q5N_E1Z5c6teZ0tEHTHfFZLUFeq9zIE9X7DTwQcygzYwWtIWjtQLdHAEmnlaUKZcEhqqRF4Hc8RaMUztO0szQTrPWjmp1M0oHBRMPhgoaPQOX4Q5XAe81tSRsTm-iRPcunYkPwvhxYChVF90KJdsGxzta8Sjbc4t_r_XM-SSTyjds1I5/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_182348615.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really cool routing through this lively forest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqJg_iPIZTWiAZI21KRBx9dXqBz33-V7eSmkgaM0VpaEgTDkFBhOirjKYt908v9OyoDkrI8lY4C0SyOmdiMIQ8cx0rQTzNqQdJqP3E8K7luIBPQ4uSdZfM6sv4B8ejcJxTZO3ehEax-0tjjzuAeRnb40SN58mtIQ2EEPP415ybaPF3sEcoAQCiApNXcvI/s4032/PXL_20230904_182511630.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqJg_iPIZTWiAZI21KRBx9dXqBz33-V7eSmkgaM0VpaEgTDkFBhOirjKYt908v9OyoDkrI8lY4C0SyOmdiMIQ8cx0rQTzNqQdJqP3E8K7luIBPQ4uSdZfM6sv4B8ejcJxTZO3ehEax-0tjjzuAeRnb40SN58mtIQ2EEPP415ybaPF3sEcoAQCiApNXcvI/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_182511630.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halfway to the top.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrMWw6SmKfIRlyLPT6w51nStg2Vr_-Y6w7PXaroxOnPnYyblK2Dn1YJ4Fj1PszhGq_p6qTRZaEogwvelQ_BYqYnODAZmbt0D1Xlv3UoN96VTvxz-_1OAWYTcZFEcuOp_1SFxGVgymF__2oAdzGts8PBK6iLC1MDzQSV648K0SkizViXo4vrD65xdWoJL_/s4032/PXL_20230904_182539189.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrMWw6SmKfIRlyLPT6w51nStg2Vr_-Y6w7PXaroxOnPnYyblK2Dn1YJ4Fj1PszhGq_p6qTRZaEogwvelQ_BYqYnODAZmbt0D1Xlv3UoN96VTvxz-_1OAWYTcZFEcuOp_1SFxGVgymF__2oAdzGts8PBK6iLC1MDzQSV648K0SkizViXo4vrD65xdWoJL_/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_182539189.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reminded me a lot of the Spence Basin area in Prescott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-LJsbkxHonKg3TVGmYDTggFQ5IKChWHNLBi8ELJO6AhMOks_nr9wi3CzBtWyV8z5NjSn6nMasf3WBnubG-rVcm2bAnyZTA5tURNEDDQAN6BpqsMrUfZAwVOVvwzo79NdLweNkfiWrzO5xTLh6E12x9grGlg2JIwfLmOSPnMRaPlqCV81JAW3FffdVBru/s4032/PXL_20230904_182811929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-LJsbkxHonKg3TVGmYDTggFQ5IKChWHNLBi8ELJO6AhMOks_nr9wi3CzBtWyV8z5NjSn6nMasf3WBnubG-rVcm2bAnyZTA5tURNEDDQAN6BpqsMrUfZAwVOVvwzo79NdLweNkfiWrzO5xTLh6E12x9grGlg2JIwfLmOSPnMRaPlqCV81JAW3FffdVBru/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_182811929.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using all the natural gems here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG6RlUojL1MkbSnsauhcDWFaA-QyfWuLQPSnphPEDO2GLKqMY_hxufHHBhwFP6nNnBUnxxfcN0LXX502OwjKy4iUAIS7ankHzwZgXoUAcpVaiuzhiWn1uXEdF6oocrIH3jt3AfsEnFLYq2nOdV5Tzb8V75Uzd2PJmnsY8zxjEixDF-QtqeMZfWmWuafcU/s4032/PXL_20230904_182816404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG6RlUojL1MkbSnsauhcDWFaA-QyfWuLQPSnphPEDO2GLKqMY_hxufHHBhwFP6nNnBUnxxfcN0LXX502OwjKy4iUAIS7ankHzwZgXoUAcpVaiuzhiWn1uXEdF6oocrIH3jt3AfsEnFLYq2nOdV5Tzb8V75Uzd2PJmnsY8zxjEixDF-QtqeMZfWmWuafcU/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_182816404.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was right after the short tunnel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-wA22RIlvYMBUOo9Bp6FFyNKyN2Lzb3eo9iY7vejykHVJoabpz-Cw6Z-_bpbiEBfSRqGZ96g1gV9ME0zp_fSbxhQs6pZPDDBUXyWpEP0KiL352dG33nliy0ASLGYoAgdsk0W9Nmt1A9PDnDL2EScKDLI4tWsZJxnnJe7KtxHXIoun_Pn36S8OW2Bd1w_/s4032/PXL_20230904_183515742.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-wA22RIlvYMBUOo9Bp6FFyNKyN2Lzb3eo9iY7vejykHVJoabpz-Cw6Z-_bpbiEBfSRqGZ96g1gV9ME0zp_fSbxhQs6pZPDDBUXyWpEP0KiL352dG33nliy0ASLGYoAgdsk0W9Nmt1A9PDnDL2EScKDLI4tWsZJxnnJe7KtxHXIoun_Pn36S8OW2Bd1w_/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_183515742.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice rock armored berm.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIvpaCOk9RakfQ6vm5d09_UqOvbci29JMG2QX6UhGy8OO-jiqQdVA8BwNueUNY7nkfBc0jluOV2qa6EaJ3NlNEJmmIYLpSu_kge_sYUHzMaocDV9fez3Y_6cA3zCwPff0NLtAOTeCbFjhqlymzBGiFTSJjnhl8pJVYziWToFW-DK7j-8MQwrK7bHfPOzN/s4032/PXL_20230904_184031287.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIvpaCOk9RakfQ6vm5d09_UqOvbci29JMG2QX6UhGy8OO-jiqQdVA8BwNueUNY7nkfBc0jluOV2qa6EaJ3NlNEJmmIYLpSu_kge_sYUHzMaocDV9fez3Y_6cA3zCwPff0NLtAOTeCbFjhqlymzBGiFTSJjnhl8pJVYziWToFW-DK7j-8MQwrK7bHfPOzN/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_184031287.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One giant rock made into a berm.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRGppcxZhYg3poz8I5MNFR4JjRi5vxM0xzm_eoI_ToDCpZym9jlapVSEn5OKXqZHDDOtsoVntqETwO4mbNf27GASxVoFumLfsOWo_MOgqB3Nd9gV4U6U5-4Ro7fvxPZdIuID_W9lSAusHXtpaqL7wqQB7y7j4f0vcsFTpTwnOiQTYyBf6NdLrEP-CWj5Q/s4032/PXL_20230904_184616591.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRGppcxZhYg3poz8I5MNFR4JjRi5vxM0xzm_eoI_ToDCpZym9jlapVSEn5OKXqZHDDOtsoVntqETwO4mbNf27GASxVoFumLfsOWo_MOgqB3Nd9gV4U6U5-4Ro7fvxPZdIuID_W9lSAusHXtpaqL7wqQB7y7j4f0vcsFTpTwnOiQTYyBf6NdLrEP-CWj5Q/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_184616591.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossed paths with the couple from the parking lot on their way down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0RXEyueHuy7xNXwXSl62vnP0xKj9lgPX2d0TwO2BryfXri8uGM4aAufNUDSAdZ0F3OUeL0vGM8UfSkJnV09H-k8j29zXBubmd6SJvidt1HZWMBiW4wuDyFhpY7HC4WzioGIo1Up4CQHUMQDOzErJLyuQ4dJF1UEKc3J0kVfdsW4drzikkcmq5NaDjc-4/s4032/PXL_20230904_184741127.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0RXEyueHuy7xNXwXSl62vnP0xKj9lgPX2d0TwO2BryfXri8uGM4aAufNUDSAdZ0F3OUeL0vGM8UfSkJnV09H-k8j29zXBubmd6SJvidt1HZWMBiW4wuDyFhpY7HC4WzioGIo1Up4CQHUMQDOzErJLyuQ4dJF1UEKc3J0kVfdsW4drzikkcmq5NaDjc-4/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_184741127.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views open up near the top.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxmXn9MKZsRL8MNcDRX698yllGQMaEuq0zjm7SP20Vs90f68gecfSGtI4txZjMEXvML9UVlg1IC2sDJOZh9RwvTofWLGok5Bg5J3FxCLdGe8StIs26Ux002xHTxLsxTaXeBL9A_6kt4Q_UNT0okj22Jk902XKS1-P3dlydrKBTMiPIsbfm_qo0zRHR3AJ/s4032/PXL_20230904_191102458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxmXn9MKZsRL8MNcDRX698yllGQMaEuq0zjm7SP20Vs90f68gecfSGtI4txZjMEXvML9UVlg1IC2sDJOZh9RwvTofWLGok5Bg5J3FxCLdGe8StIs26Ux002xHTxLsxTaXeBL9A_6kt4Q_UNT0okj22Jk902XKS1-P3dlydrKBTMiPIsbfm_qo0zRHR3AJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_191102458.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Distant view of Sandia Peak near Albuquerque.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSBJ2f5cQz_qfFhKqWD6-aSov33ybJCLWpy-Co6Pa_PGg4mLBqKC7YEoF1WBrBqx34vB02OqHOzHBQFwPWX8NEUTAPk7M1RdZKu5vG-WmaUjXa2F0blvt-B7i1eU45jF8WqKqONW8BH5wMQ8h_fmoMb4C593IvKd9VItIzHTvTbKHLT5KB7HLI6gUasXO/s4032/PXL_20230904_191241322.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSBJ2f5cQz_qfFhKqWD6-aSov33ybJCLWpy-Co6Pa_PGg4mLBqKC7YEoF1WBrBqx34vB02OqHOzHBQFwPWX8NEUTAPk7M1RdZKu5vG-WmaUjXa2F0blvt-B7i1eU45jF8WqKqONW8BH5wMQ8h_fmoMb4C593IvKd9VItIzHTvTbKHLT5KB7HLI6gUasXO/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_191241322.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAYhRbumaudBM4fW8XOr6b6ygsXrOSnmGHsWvqNr-V5fEnsSf8RMD9-KT6dbm4yWQ8_1nZv0OHwr7LjkLSmU3-PHXNz6vBmV5cp6Yg4l9JS5ZmVTyL5Nt9L_TlrDXCmAXLdia5tz7LXWkMqqShBrAiaFK4S-lvrcQvmNCL0O4Ygo3uV45Z3AOlhOMKDnI/s4032/PXL_20230904_191512985.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAYhRbumaudBM4fW8XOr6b6ygsXrOSnmGHsWvqNr-V5fEnsSf8RMD9-KT6dbm4yWQ8_1nZv0OHwr7LjkLSmU3-PHXNz6vBmV5cp6Yg4l9JS5ZmVTyL5Nt9L_TlrDXCmAXLdia5tz7LXWkMqqShBrAiaFK4S-lvrcQvmNCL0O4Ygo3uV45Z3AOlhOMKDnI/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_191512985.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that you mention it, I am getting hungry.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SvB7fZY8piNekV7_icsBCOLxagR6lpyruOzPj7bnv58tbWcVzmf8g9V2IckB2S7mu6vSxGnGDglXk2XATyYl0PoNPWMEmm9fWoCIs1WseO73soh1ryioZVHtVLh_jX0mwaDPX5mYjxADYFbyKY0DRZke9gRqavoHs4zL_Bpig7aZqaFVVAMyG4STQgQm/s4032/PXL_20230904_191723651.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SvB7fZY8piNekV7_icsBCOLxagR6lpyruOzPj7bnv58tbWcVzmf8g9V2IckB2S7mu6vSxGnGDglXk2XATyYl0PoNPWMEmm9fWoCIs1WseO73soh1ryioZVHtVLh_jX0mwaDPX5mYjxADYFbyKY0DRZke9gRqavoHs4zL_Bpig7aZqaFVVAMyG4STQgQm/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_191723651.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air time!! Yeah, I grabbed a little.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQa-Wp37sbzO-dnUk9S2TBz_hhgJPwAm7tLJk4p4D9hby-yXZmHaFjBSkDe-vx0FA-nGbSb_qpEdSN7czgepcZh7j1gt34AsTGOcasbof8rtfABbCZ4xyx5cSQjt5l-IkyxsKiQ0C4HKjiNlUNYocMDZvltaFfb-7ZmEf_x0gKXqKrphZkaCqvoNE7OI8/s4032/PXL_20230904_191838326.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQa-Wp37sbzO-dnUk9S2TBz_hhgJPwAm7tLJk4p4D9hby-yXZmHaFjBSkDe-vx0FA-nGbSb_qpEdSN7czgepcZh7j1gt34AsTGOcasbof8rtfABbCZ4xyx5cSQjt5l-IkyxsKiQ0C4HKjiNlUNYocMDZvltaFfb-7ZmEf_x0gKXqKrphZkaCqvoNE7OI8/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_191838326.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really didn't want to stop, but I also wanted to show you how rad this trail is.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mWeVb-l0yUZCP-2RGvYDmo5Lx5aY6eLdHz7QPjh-P5TIo_ayifq0E06WhrWbjID7QMwzR0ycbgR5NT5I1UsVKgb2IGpopC33gKGr0qxe6uC_4xQ5g9s6zDuoCIuYY9yy9MdURgPOwDUivgxmdNsZowADMzjcljLO0n5TSMkaM5tvy8W8-2IkmdtNgMOg/s4032/PXL_20230904_191937521.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mWeVb-l0yUZCP-2RGvYDmo5Lx5aY6eLdHz7QPjh-P5TIo_ayifq0E06WhrWbjID7QMwzR0ycbgR5NT5I1UsVKgb2IGpopC33gKGr0qxe6uC_4xQ5g9s6zDuoCIuYY9yy9MdURgPOwDUivgxmdNsZowADMzjcljLO0n5TSMkaM5tvy8W8-2IkmdtNgMOg/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_191937521.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huuuge berms to carry the speed!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxRJixHC0vfx46TIQALOzSPWOzHYoLorj_NvhZbvQT9_YLxs4BoudzhXgpoUQ2wUVXttKDTwvmbkjANgq_du0az4mNR3MwaYQSLrskxn6r_n7W93FJ4FEumMVwwhWX1yjC0Ov5-MO_-BNLgXT6hXppxvf8T7rWp8fmGfSXTRUEPokbGMgsTflaf4rqXK6/s4032/PXL_20230904_192048227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxRJixHC0vfx46TIQALOzSPWOzHYoLorj_NvhZbvQT9_YLxs4BoudzhXgpoUQ2wUVXttKDTwvmbkjANgq_du0az4mNR3MwaYQSLrskxn6r_n7W93FJ4FEumMVwwhWX1yjC0Ov5-MO_-BNLgXT6hXppxvf8T7rWp8fmGfSXTRUEPokbGMgsTflaf4rqXK6/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_192048227.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choices on the way down too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVOHHtvbni7tKT4zQ2Jgis8BVEv8vIvto2S3RMUaeWJUF3Hp1Y0PHTelOyO8lGQweoZBvOtmpBiEcK6G-ZsMHYub63celVTJUqQTkE8m1c7HSUdT-erbAmUchpWrmusA5egrdRXppkfLNyr8SS0wkiGp_lET1vVcN54EAzg6UhHGgXH6p2ylxf_hALvSg/s4032/PXL_20230904_192233880.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVOHHtvbni7tKT4zQ2Jgis8BVEv8vIvto2S3RMUaeWJUF3Hp1Y0PHTelOyO8lGQweoZBvOtmpBiEcK6G-ZsMHYub63celVTJUqQTkE8m1c7HSUdT-erbAmUchpWrmusA5egrdRXppkfLNyr8SS0wkiGp_lET1vVcN54EAzg6UhHGgXH6p2ylxf_hALvSg/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_192233880.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gap or over it???</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrwy62pKPFGiP1dtjx5FgLBVolss9p9KEv-V2R1wzl8rpWrFF46Pgx4eG_SSCy1cE65MlFIhrvu6LJ_ULHp-qPAEfoYxtD-vIWb7z0oZWzy-PsvjFC54UpUwZo5MzBIyCEC2Il7XDO0H3qgifvWsQyyuQOgOoyZwTlTp2B9p8ivBsuBQzY0ZHBCGoDCsM/s4032/PXL_20230904_192325281.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrwy62pKPFGiP1dtjx5FgLBVolss9p9KEv-V2R1wzl8rpWrFF46Pgx4eG_SSCy1cE65MlFIhrvu6LJ_ULHp-qPAEfoYxtD-vIWb7z0oZWzy-PsvjFC54UpUwZo5MzBIyCEC2Il7XDO0H3qgifvWsQyyuQOgOoyZwTlTp2B9p8ivBsuBQzY0ZHBCGoDCsM/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_192325281.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the landing, which led into a second gap jump. What a cool natural feature.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoXU8zRjVBmjkwBSNSDg6PzuEPJCO837m9aW89FUkAD4QHTSUdU8g2KcqKLrCv41HFEbqMPD9W7zsPUJ1Xo8a7dS2MIRrx_VVqT5nCUNZXW3nE5ZWpeSfmP8iJmmQ1-ULIiG_J23x-NbsHca_d7WiE97-9-xAqN1e1JI_4BN0lXzCdh8rRPHM8TcsmqEk/s4032/PXL_20230904_192606938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoXU8zRjVBmjkwBSNSDg6PzuEPJCO837m9aW89FUkAD4QHTSUdU8g2KcqKLrCv41HFEbqMPD9W7zsPUJ1Xo8a7dS2MIRrx_VVqT5nCUNZXW3nE5ZWpeSfmP8iJmmQ1-ULIiG_J23x-NbsHca_d7WiE97-9-xAqN1e1JI_4BN0lXzCdh8rRPHM8TcsmqEk/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_192606938.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More berms and smiles.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ECtPgoSlRy-i08f_ndqwofgtUu6WkPJA6jY88wez2uu4Ygc4fQvSPo7hg5rmZsn8W7TGmLVncXdrghyphenhyphen1SXV_xsutwlCZwTPgIK9pOkvoNDVeld0NMb6NV0WfEBCDTJBEuNUw9FZsw2OvwRwn_uf6tymL-2YqHnKTiBa05Iz5uO3IUhoFXArAmtgy2N73/s4032/PXL_20230904_192840584.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ECtPgoSlRy-i08f_ndqwofgtUu6WkPJA6jY88wez2uu4Ygc4fQvSPo7hg5rmZsn8W7TGmLVncXdrghyphenhyphen1SXV_xsutwlCZwTPgIK9pOkvoNDVeld0NMb6NV0WfEBCDTJBEuNUw9FZsw2OvwRwn_uf6tymL-2YqHnKTiBa05Iz5uO3IUhoFXArAmtgy2N73/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_192840584.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jump lines?? Wasn't I just on one? Ok, let's go!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje03CjvmG7zblJ8wOuzQzanFgEAbJu56hBTMIH5QXF0_hWcT3O9AJrLfn8JRm7pCgb1CvePvXB2hmdUojNxKjaXylVNrnKWW2dzMzWP4e0FSdiRMPi2oGkqy3dOi_tvvG1tG-aVeAdJ9rseFZYDCXyTwzBIr2o5fGaoAxtiRILGUyY2xjry0dF-qfaszMT/s4032/PXL_20230904_192854655.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje03CjvmG7zblJ8wOuzQzanFgEAbJu56hBTMIH5QXF0_hWcT3O9AJrLfn8JRm7pCgb1CvePvXB2hmdUojNxKjaXylVNrnKWW2dzMzWP4e0FSdiRMPi2oGkqy3dOi_tvvG1tG-aVeAdJ9rseFZYDCXyTwzBIr2o5fGaoAxtiRILGUyY2xjry0dF-qfaszMT/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_192854655.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dropping in.</td></tr></tbody></table>The lower jump lines were fun, but not quite as fast as the upper trail. Still fun though. This ride was just a sampling of what the Glorieta trails had to offer and I can't wait to check out more.<div><br /></div><div>Route:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11947451354" title="NM: Glorieta Trails" width="465"></iframe></div><p>Since I was in New Mexico, I had to grab a some solid food fare. I wanted something close to the freeway and the <a href="https://santafetamales.com/" target="_blank">Posa's Tamale Factory & Restaurant</a> hit the spot.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwwB80UXxYmG1lYDZmErjLmCsSHVH34qoDnwa_1ZCvXMn9p5CSZ-7XGYB_RaLEc82zn02Efs7eLgR7seejPMGZCKUkkKCdkBQXZU6Z6waGQ5WmobLOYC1Amx9hiKUIkdcoq0YhPM8NXCEI1jN7Di_dpzjbMzhff57dkCKjezS1W9abfmXqObvs7gsFSfy/s4032/PXL_20230904_203022840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwwB80UXxYmG1lYDZmErjLmCsSHVH34qoDnwa_1ZCvXMn9p5CSZ-7XGYB_RaLEc82zn02Efs7eLgR7seejPMGZCKUkkKCdkBQXZU6Z6waGQ5WmobLOYC1Amx9hiKUIkdcoq0YhPM8NXCEI1jN7Di_dpzjbMzhff57dkCKjezS1W9abfmXqObvs7gsFSfy/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_203022840.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmm, green chile, sopapillas & horchata.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtt4MvUooZ0UzWLbKB-_qRqDohmeiTOlSClbUBdccwmRKdmK0kQn4NWp4jGUZv7JH3RaVWQ6c_z1U66WOJ2Z4YFzAzIepRVO0AIDVgvG4O7e9B8NVM9dm6H8D6tysDtkiFPWofC_Tb8-1yIucX90yFEEdiykPadeZCgbJ6wTAouMTBY6mMOELAkpRxZq-/s4032/PXL_20230904_233419145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtt4MvUooZ0UzWLbKB-_qRqDohmeiTOlSClbUBdccwmRKdmK0kQn4NWp4jGUZv7JH3RaVWQ6c_z1U66WOJ2Z4YFzAzIepRVO0AIDVgvG4O7e9B8NVM9dm6H8D6tysDtkiFPWofC_Tb8-1yIucX90yFEEdiykPadeZCgbJ6wTAouMTBY6mMOELAkpRxZq-/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_233419145.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roadside stop along US60 west of Socorro, NM.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu_xUA8GIufaWUhBe8hOL-P5_qizlX6-6pK-vgedX1KlH9KLw4-bzuebr-nXPj0HjlBY1jajLWYtzUo0qCnx0Qo7pFI_HgOqWIaCi3o0AJ6rWHlue7R_EoxeBXxYE0NFYUIQX5o6lJuaWn5_eOv1qGgV-w5Kt1_NE14LXzlpWEzcfmU7pd8WWMFyKBR2m/s4032/PXL_20230904_233455407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu_xUA8GIufaWUhBe8hOL-P5_qizlX6-6pK-vgedX1KlH9KLw4-bzuebr-nXPj0HjlBY1jajLWYtzUo0qCnx0Qo7pFI_HgOqWIaCi3o0AJ6rWHlue7R_EoxeBXxYE0NFYUIQX5o6lJuaWn5_eOv1qGgV-w5Kt1_NE14LXzlpWEzcfmU7pd8WWMFyKBR2m/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_233455407.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The VLA, <a href="https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/vla/" target="_blank">Very Large Array</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicv-zJ-8roKAHPoHy2WIn6LfVNpC1i1Njm6PJz6ogPR5-uT8M25VFOfy7x0qKXabBoHRsOi7oUPWgQegjnz5IH8tcpeTHpRqaYGZoRTNrH956_zrbJFExn5AD8KCpbmhcpDjE9ofCqGgxihRxjgAXJh7G6hygIbVspuKr1PDiP1dzjw5t9W7uJKpLIOZcv/s4032/PXL_20230904_233505598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicv-zJ-8roKAHPoHy2WIn6LfVNpC1i1Njm6PJz6ogPR5-uT8M25VFOfy7x0qKXabBoHRsOi7oUPWgQegjnz5IH8tcpeTHpRqaYGZoRTNrH956_zrbJFExn5AD8KCpbmhcpDjE9ofCqGgxihRxjgAXJh7G6hygIbVspuKr1PDiP1dzjw5t9W7uJKpLIOZcv/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_233505598.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G1jSMkI23RIUH6PI4pBkjBsMxC3P1jBgUwqoK-PB8ulqli-Tk3MjfTfeHDbsAxYSiDk90U-ne7qj7nDrXpqaFuQ0_DUgM8Z8fZPo5fcWu0u3HzUA2tEQyHW73vK3d0ZEfnkMEpFsr7gmg823nezQtgrstB77RMDAAALN1zEEz07QRK4ODNya-FtDRLEq/s4032/PXL_20230905_001317311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G1jSMkI23RIUH6PI4pBkjBsMxC3P1jBgUwqoK-PB8ulqli-Tk3MjfTfeHDbsAxYSiDk90U-ne7qj7nDrXpqaFuQ0_DUgM8Z8fZPo5fcWu0u3HzUA2tEQyHW73vK3d0ZEfnkMEpFsr7gmg823nezQtgrstB77RMDAAALN1zEEz07QRK4ODNya-FtDRLEq/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_001317311.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was too late for pie, but it was cool to finally see the place. Next time via bike!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPfkMcnL69-wiJsx_AyQfJht52mhrUHmighBgOgLzW7rf9LxZEncpez0Y7666lNzy7nrv0vkYlqsG3XbzOvyQ15NmoGsmetiNsdHJrqelnQk_90rIYi4htmOVRoJeTvKAX2-khKwMUKe8Qq12PYm1Bal69UQThDobaBatt-FFpBGfypJoad3XORCzy9z_/s4032/PXL_20230905_001338432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPfkMcnL69-wiJsx_AyQfJht52mhrUHmighBgOgLzW7rf9LxZEncpez0Y7666lNzy7nrv0vkYlqsG3XbzOvyQ15NmoGsmetiNsdHJrqelnQk_90rIYi4htmOVRoJeTvKAX2-khKwMUKe8Qq12PYm1Bal69UQThDobaBatt-FFpBGfypJoad3XORCzy9z_/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_001338432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jCycWfmUEb60twvkMPEEVIAULsy5bWsi0tfngu73BuwWlSlWXLWFs_XrKjPKyb53FL3x9c_aYCL_QfU0OaFpKYpNwSs7shpskgJ6WvwI7_Iz8LNl9raXL-Omm1z5bw3Qtk5TN6OrQayiFZphXTNEkuCG_Yn42FBFApWG_0hcPgz596JLDPsWmgLu0drB/s4032/PXL_20230905_001503427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jCycWfmUEb60twvkMPEEVIAULsy5bWsi0tfngu73BuwWlSlWXLWFs_XrKjPKyb53FL3x9c_aYCL_QfU0OaFpKYpNwSs7shpskgJ6WvwI7_Iz8LNl9raXL-Omm1z5bw3Qtk5TN6OrQayiFZphXTNEkuCG_Yn42FBFApWG_0hcPgz596JLDPsWmgLu0drB/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_001503427.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another iconic sight in Pie Town, NM.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7_a2ZWOWRwmA2fX0hDFkwWT1fYdx92ge4aWuIPzat4aal_r2VVpaCPckN1TZinjupiFptTV3pON2ZiYgl-3kW2lp-_AmPzWQDBJy29S9OyPex8guxOkPnDHtI8fjJ_HpPBvNMsn40eaPwMOVF6K6ozokRvuFWR6hHN6fsYCWTilbGjLsZi-d7DpkOoXk/s4032/PXL_20230905_001716619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7_a2ZWOWRwmA2fX0hDFkwWT1fYdx92ge4aWuIPzat4aal_r2VVpaCPckN1TZinjupiFptTV3pON2ZiYgl-3kW2lp-_AmPzWQDBJy29S9OyPex8guxOkPnDHtI8fjJ_HpPBvNMsn40eaPwMOVF6K6ozokRvuFWR6hHN6fsYCWTilbGjLsZi-d7DpkOoXk/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_001716619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5V-tEXVFvSAIsYANn-IEVCkERw3Q0rg3nHhnJl-bQoT8GivA65OTw-seN3hjqvA1mg4-hc-QX3aCy5SvUJOqYRn5F4AphqWgX31x0gZ4OR2gZGJt22mjc0Ri_6kJX1Ivl8GUlLjweXGlXkvP8H7sq6qvBRCry6qcrz78bYEa1gU-XAGZMGf07b3SQkceF/s4032/PXL_20230905_001728573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5V-tEXVFvSAIsYANn-IEVCkERw3Q0rg3nHhnJl-bQoT8GivA65OTw-seN3hjqvA1mg4-hc-QX3aCy5SvUJOqYRn5F4AphqWgX31x0gZ4OR2gZGJt22mjc0Ri_6kJX1Ivl8GUlLjweXGlXkvP8H7sq6qvBRCry6qcrz78bYEa1gU-XAGZMGf07b3SQkceF/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_001728573.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pay phone?? Would you look at that.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HyZjIm07TXJwjvYSQSskX1kJtCgAab6YoFwfvHYaEpjqFo8NS1AzPauE-SXBKocChju8-uNlzvGak-l6HQeVBgEmyVKmUiFz1DfgzaBD6-p0WKY3vrlX2voGLa2s85IdcoT410ZyjXnEXtiWhOc_shwjkKKbtV_urfNzYpmeHcd-DGAsKwrPHQQH1OFB/s4032/PXL_20230905_002357283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HyZjIm07TXJwjvYSQSskX1kJtCgAab6YoFwfvHYaEpjqFo8NS1AzPauE-SXBKocChju8-uNlzvGak-l6HQeVBgEmyVKmUiFz1DfgzaBD6-p0WKY3vrlX2voGLa2s85IdcoT410ZyjXnEXtiWhOc_shwjkKKbtV_urfNzYpmeHcd-DGAsKwrPHQQH1OFB/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_002357283.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Toaster House is another popular place in Pie Town, often housing Divide riders & hikers of the CDT.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVrr-yK8_d8kz0c6aCLf9Hjh5JJvjJNqVoGeRpkCaZ5NPlo7MdUOanz_QjOvnmRrXZleff8oYQRlrSnQ5wfuCR0NTs2FbgljmWtCmDEc_rblHgevObC17un2xJ1ka4Xbin9rbu99xJaLHsCKeeitAfqh7BNMOIUc2x0firJ8P57-TgOmQZrdbKSrCfpcS/s4032/PXL_20230905_002202143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVrr-yK8_d8kz0c6aCLf9Hjh5JJvjJNqVoGeRpkCaZ5NPlo7MdUOanz_QjOvnmRrXZleff8oYQRlrSnQ5wfuCR0NTs2FbgljmWtCmDEc_rblHgevObC17un2xJ1ka4Xbin9rbu99xJaLHsCKeeitAfqh7BNMOIUc2x0firJ8P57-TgOmQZrdbKSrCfpcS/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_002202143.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, there are a lot of toasters there!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsUF6AUFCChhEmBNROJoa3IdYACa1prVBRFdoiO7IaSTxag-kB8Y0NH-jOFH2BfRuLGPSv5TbFOd8ZHgqk-DhnaWL5Ecl5HTWT6wKRCwGhZYYRWA4NhSlLbVHwYAIYAdwh7HaNBDtR0le9QEfVWrCXpIfbu_ipe4HI5i-PD2fq4ar0kzSNxGJe2_6gnw_/s4032/PXL_20230905_002210513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsUF6AUFCChhEmBNROJoa3IdYACa1prVBRFdoiO7IaSTxag-kB8Y0NH-jOFH2BfRuLGPSv5TbFOd8ZHgqk-DhnaWL5Ecl5HTWT6wKRCwGhZYYRWA4NhSlLbVHwYAIYAdwh7HaNBDtR0le9QEfVWrCXpIfbu_ipe4HI5i-PD2fq4ar0kzSNxGJe2_6gnw_/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_002210513.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I liked this bird house.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa_TckNY_WYpH6pr5p34ox7PXLS-u5cj_Cgx40CEX6_33_LlLAH6m2riIwcduUjUpkKQgQlYkMsn2kNFgGoEBucURCeCbTgBghsdj4TWh7b1PEp15U7bChgSFIPsOQu0HiVqfyXXfJE1yKfzjh0KewqlNYNTVQTyCY2BPOlNNW07aRFoHn6BxHt11uLOx/s4032/PXL_20230905_002237191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Pauls. RIP.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9KNjHpsibtXSvrIMeWbx1ZSmtVsifdPDS6MCiZBqt6Y5FRO0MEavJ7kOPC6Zn9r884hN6n9mIKDBg8S7iETyg3YmkHUNORel4AH-n8tswiV_1zShFpCUYPKGOPpf5UR4h9hvVnQh42swSvYN8sBVGda4iJDKiqVOTNvykWN7-8CSrKxwIdiK7vv36T5N/s4032/PXL_20230905_002408129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9KNjHpsibtXSvrIMeWbx1ZSmtVsifdPDS6MCiZBqt6Y5FRO0MEavJ7kOPC6Zn9r884hN6n9mIKDBg8S7iETyg3YmkHUNORel4AH-n8tswiV_1zShFpCUYPKGOPpf5UR4h9hvVnQh42swSvYN8sBVGda4iJDKiqVOTNvykWN7-8CSrKxwIdiK7vv36T5N/w225-h400/PXL_20230905_002408129.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice entryway.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVZMDhDvAOsrbAaQrgmA7Ub5x6mECrXqHmRlfVIvSgGRPVcWf46sPXjZdDN0nF1Gaec9vBdY9dn3LiK69dsRB0KHXTDJitUXmbxfaquBAeBh0rtbhDGfxzOIbMm8ubSF07OgAniljOV2vsxzMpSbtvlwlRfdGvycyiZWLGpviSoFsttiFp0X6iOsoOQ8M/s4080/peakfinder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="4080" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVZMDhDvAOsrbAaQrgmA7Ub5x6mECrXqHmRlfVIvSgGRPVcWf46sPXjZdDN0nF1Gaec9vBdY9dn3LiK69dsRB0KHXTDJitUXmbxfaquBAeBh0rtbhDGfxzOIbMm8ubSF07OgAniljOV2vsxzMpSbtvlwlRfdGvycyiZWLGpviSoFsttiFp0X6iOsoOQ8M/w400-h183/peakfinder.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long view towards Arizona. Escudilla Mtn. is in AZ.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXV_2YYMo0HUZw7ijasMB-ZyIFFc8Cm8OTYEWpb18E9tojYppcet895RUut_nFaRmsy47t6GuhQ75R0zLmcXgP782tFbG_v44w8vOmOSCO9QE_bpAqV-B8bk9F5qXOtcoJAeZ51SdjhfuOpZZ-pU6iBRStkk6lX44eub9tkxY5ROo8iWTMKONIAdDnstb-/s4032/PXL_20230905_011652131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXV_2YYMo0HUZw7ijasMB-ZyIFFc8Cm8OTYEWpb18E9tojYppcet895RUut_nFaRmsy47t6GuhQ75R0zLmcXgP782tFbG_v44w8vOmOSCO9QE_bpAqV-B8bk9F5qXOtcoJAeZ51SdjhfuOpZZ-pU6iBRStkk6lX44eub9tkxY5ROo8iWTMKONIAdDnstb-/w400-h225/PXL_20230905_011652131.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home sweet home.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-73341101130574167282023-09-03T17:54:00.281-07:002023-10-01T15:55:11.816-07:00NM: Cumbres Pass to Hopewell Lake via CDT<p> Today was a big ride day. I had now been at elevation for a few days and was feeling good about it. Our plan was to do a point-to-point shuttle ride from near Cumbres Pass in southern Colorado following the Tour Divide route for about 18 miles. We would then hop on the Continental Divide Trail, CDT, for the remaining 17 or so miles to Hopewell Lake. Both Scott and I were fine with doing the self-shuttle option, but Lee offered to drive us to Cumbres Pass then do a ride in the area himself. We couldn't pass up that offer!!</p><p>The purpose of this ride was to see if the CDT was worthy enough to be added to the Tour Divide route as it cut a more direct path to Hopewell Lake over the current TD route. We'd be keeping track of our time on the CDT, not trying to race it by any means.</p><p>We made the morning trek over to Chama, NM where we had the most fantastic breakfast buffet, New Mexican style. We passed the historic <a href="https://cumbrestoltec.com/" target="_blank">Cumbres-Toltec train</a> on the climb to Cumbres Pass, noting the numerous cars that had pulled over to catch a glimpse of it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqvlH_Ixzd7GGvaEy55MZEoJ86nlSC5tcIXMtBETzOkuLrKSJbUmk-YDoLT0Y4wr7IpBlvwr_gQxeqXF3E8TIkcSd9YbxVlnEg6p58V7vAykoZ2MBhh_pAIM0p6uptaQ-BCbmq3NvWzGrCzFNJ-7bF5lrQmd2YPnIJQoz9IQijyuwvYLKt_Ir8HIb9qR6/s3270/PXL_20230903_155626370.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="3270" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqvlH_Ixzd7GGvaEy55MZEoJ86nlSC5tcIXMtBETzOkuLrKSJbUmk-YDoLT0Y4wr7IpBlvwr_gQxeqXF3E8TIkcSd9YbxVlnEg6p58V7vAykoZ2MBhh_pAIM0p6uptaQ-BCbmq3NvWzGrCzFNJ-7bF5lrQmd2YPnIJQoz9IQijyuwvYLKt_Ir8HIb9qR6/w400-h223/PXL_20230903_155626370.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://boxcarcafe.com/home" target="_blank">Boxcar Cafe</a>, Chama, NM.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGj-Q0zg_quR9pQhstpUS8SzjLeCbDwPtn2yRDDhWxgQfNYdAwNuufknsESXeemWAkesKKsKhMhulm0MMr_DzDLwdoYKbcyHe-0UkpvlvDo-RUK6FjENyIG76Z24bPdoqseCHRidGgnZoryYubVm5zThCY_wL15GIFz4DC2SJUv47cLzHS3rkiESy97-C/s3287/PXL_20230903_155632024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="3287" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGj-Q0zg_quR9pQhstpUS8SzjLeCbDwPtn2yRDDhWxgQfNYdAwNuufknsESXeemWAkesKKsKhMhulm0MMr_DzDLwdoYKbcyHe-0UkpvlvDo-RUK6FjENyIG76Z24bPdoqseCHRidGgnZoryYubVm5zThCY_wL15GIFz4DC2SJUv47cLzHS3rkiESy97-C/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_155632024.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Train getting ready to leave the station.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We reached our starting point, the paved turnout off Hwy 17 where I officially ended my latest Divide ride last summer. The route returns to dirt here and barely three miles later would cross back into New Mexico. There were a few other bikepackers starting their ride as we pulled up. It sounded like they were doing an overnight ride.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPxOyKzK8mlgvt8SGPi7zIGPjCtcWOGaTyQWtmOD-xSAtlubyzKS15ZYyCHEc5eR8nBDv_tdP4N0iLZ_9JTRmgySrl0FWSiId8x4K1xlOgFofRFXR5EcI5x9uyXg_Z3BpHtWkV0goofHf_YQfzK0AKtOpDDaCViesWgP46_82YFlYpnzUo5vHyBhy_qal/s4032/PXL_20230903_163613206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPxOyKzK8mlgvt8SGPi7zIGPjCtcWOGaTyQWtmOD-xSAtlubyzKS15ZYyCHEc5eR8nBDv_tdP4N0iLZ_9JTRmgySrl0FWSiId8x4K1xlOgFofRFXR5EcI5x9uyXg_Z3BpHtWkV0goofHf_YQfzK0AKtOpDDaCViesWgP46_82YFlYpnzUo5vHyBhy_qal/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_163613206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Info boards at the pullout.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG0V0RU2S-mxQGzkZ_CK-o8cOQoBxMNJSNw6g2x8O8lDjeVPdZxhMnLr0YEOYeCKzgF-Gy5QEIbUMgZxNT_kBAaDeyfaw70WSUjwwqSDL7YpV-mHgxBkR-wM-F85KKP-c28z60VbqQjOQ0cdIwe-OYpaH03BvDRJpiHurCRo0u-qNU_Rj_qhTyAlpB16a/s4032/PXL_20230903_163701558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG0V0RU2S-mxQGzkZ_CK-o8cOQoBxMNJSNw6g2x8O8lDjeVPdZxhMnLr0YEOYeCKzgF-Gy5QEIbUMgZxNT_kBAaDeyfaw70WSUjwwqSDL7YpV-mHgxBkR-wM-F85KKP-c28z60VbqQjOQ0cdIwe-OYpaH03BvDRJpiHurCRo0u-qNU_Rj_qhTyAlpB16a/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_163701558.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNc3A3ZzqRTn5rjQP_R8Fbye7zBf5vc-OTg47HrCPicr_JGDhfbALIHoE4zu_WNmAMetX6GjqO4ufPFbMOItbRD7nWr3qI5oP7CIBNoK9ISmLhp7H6iYv5vXhXRiJxjLT55iqWykcGA7EemZho8pxI9-1LcaUTPVuy00B1-YHV-c0FNBJfecZYdxcBvWQ/s4032/PXL_20230903_163635158.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNc3A3ZzqRTn5rjQP_R8Fbye7zBf5vc-OTg47HrCPicr_JGDhfbALIHoE4zu_WNmAMetX6GjqO4ufPFbMOItbRD7nWr3qI5oP7CIBNoK9ISmLhp7H6iYv5vXhXRiJxjLT55iqWykcGA7EemZho8pxI9-1LcaUTPVuy00B1-YHV-c0FNBJfecZYdxcBvWQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_163635158.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's where we're headed. Looks nice. New Mexico is over the hill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_At9KKWHr7vVsAR_deVKbe__gmGKI5DpCTJkx4Iq4NQ7v5dKHpvHOvx11aqzg1oHiVvhZ_6iElozfL8l1HYfNLVaXXmt3URqpQBOCvviLZVrxDZIwhL6RwTTAO9LwI4ybGwWUchH_8Yh-_QMZrZ4ycpPduM8lV6cwbp0w5PAYRpfqds_kSkd5nuNv-uD/s4032/PXL_20230903_165118525.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_At9KKWHr7vVsAR_deVKbe__gmGKI5DpCTJkx4Iq4NQ7v5dKHpvHOvx11aqzg1oHiVvhZ_6iElozfL8l1HYfNLVaXXmt3URqpQBOCvviLZVrxDZIwhL6RwTTAO9LwI4ybGwWUchH_8Yh-_QMZrZ4ycpPduM8lV6cwbp0w5PAYRpfqds_kSkd5nuNv-uD/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_165118525.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott crossing the scenic railroad tracks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpzkqiAL17xujdx9FCOEVINWkonXds0aZYPSgxS0cvDl2B9kaTh7_Xb_wp2WbKk3od6_C_A1m63EQqOCXtlg1psJcZ8G124IuywfTIP-HtoYVk-9_7owjrr1URNmgh2z07iLxevRGPf-Pi0iTMqMlLOzm59y7taCr_H3ah16Xkz_RWugBjfJxEvOtsFLQ/s4032/PXL_20230903_171353660.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpzkqiAL17xujdx9FCOEVINWkonXds0aZYPSgxS0cvDl2B9kaTh7_Xb_wp2WbKk3od6_C_A1m63EQqOCXtlg1psJcZ8G124IuywfTIP-HtoYVk-9_7owjrr1URNmgh2z07iLxevRGPf-Pi0iTMqMlLOzm59y7taCr_H3ah16Xkz_RWugBjfJxEvOtsFLQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_171353660.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took 4 years, but I finally made it to the New Mexico line on the Tour Divide route!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUdphdtWzz-29i0ao0dktbatjCeCtux8o2MLUM_TOUR_NBEOTGWJzmXSSHRyihxKDf9-0mBkWUqrwKnBoB2kfdd83RKehmQOQTlvHIvlm3DI-oTRRoCUpvZol3Sr2AHU574bERyOwP7weiioSoS3ZXQDO8JyADUdLA9rD5RDTj5FOaUWFY6y63TP5gDlt/s4032/PXL_20230903_172532200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUdphdtWzz-29i0ao0dktbatjCeCtux8o2MLUM_TOUR_NBEOTGWJzmXSSHRyihxKDf9-0mBkWUqrwKnBoB2kfdd83RKehmQOQTlvHIvlm3DI-oTRRoCUpvZol3Sr2AHU574bERyOwP7weiioSoS3ZXQDO8JyADUdLA9rD5RDTj5FOaUWFY6y63TP5gDlt/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_172532200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Divide tourers from the Netherlands, Ronnie & Linda.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi0VkTX5VcJiQdbEd77hA9VWBMrPVtqMIR76RcQ1qXKITyo5OmwpZadHIKaoSlCmBNIeDqEG6UyZFjChzuoF0xwCVJ1vPmSg6HPh2sUmHBPV4Xotpz5tX7Pl0MkDBL3QwsuP5stze3XmXUSog0pYxv4NmBQgHRlgOw_NXbh2RHpCs06KGhnokXucEMPn0/s4032/PXL_20230903_173219901.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi0VkTX5VcJiQdbEd77hA9VWBMrPVtqMIR76RcQ1qXKITyo5OmwpZadHIKaoSlCmBNIeDqEG6UyZFjChzuoF0xwCVJ1vPmSg6HPh2sUmHBPV4Xotpz5tX7Pl0MkDBL3QwsuP5stze3XmXUSog0pYxv4NmBQgHRlgOw_NXbh2RHpCs06KGhnokXucEMPn0/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_173219901.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back into the tall pines.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLeQ-4gVVPGml3Bkp8jwyqdskf9mZPGH_0So_qGvd2oVXVzIYcT1xOAqAGdQDK42qQsJPvUZv0MxZbcvU0QKXN6NLteEPwDeN-3tthfQKb_ljKk-XaLRrx0Z93FesQAV-bvcI-60JSbOThuM0-CO6pG2nEzspalgNOi2Isqy3LFS2d5GDf5_cG2oOkNoB/s4032/PXL_20230903_180233234.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLeQ-4gVVPGml3Bkp8jwyqdskf9mZPGH_0So_qGvd2oVXVzIYcT1xOAqAGdQDK42qQsJPvUZv0MxZbcvU0QKXN6NLteEPwDeN-3tthfQKb_ljKk-XaLRrx0Z93FesQAV-bvcI-60JSbOThuM0-CO6pG2nEzspalgNOi2Isqy3LFS2d5GDf5_cG2oOkNoB/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_180233234.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure if this was before or after we missed a turn, but it sure rode nicely!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE6HoA8cHZyWV1bUi-zJsTFA65AhJ-gFxiZonHbSiWgP7QBYWupqxeUFigIPh3tyuVL123-gQGfoQ2CSsBSE55tRRAS5zlJlvFrZ-BWVZ2pMyjzdzN2VkKyCMlLqdB2oKLmKrGftpBcDfCXWnmOtFqPpWl9AYz_vqpaqz5tQVaOMp2kvSLrEP17bxF7Ad/s4032/PXL_20230903_180557614.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE6HoA8cHZyWV1bUi-zJsTFA65AhJ-gFxiZonHbSiWgP7QBYWupqxeUFigIPh3tyuVL123-gQGfoQ2CSsBSE55tRRAS5zlJlvFrZ-BWVZ2pMyjzdzN2VkKyCMlLqdB2oKLmKrGftpBcDfCXWnmOtFqPpWl9AYz_vqpaqz5tQVaOMp2kvSLrEP17bxF7Ad/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_180557614.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where there's sheep...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjure4UGICOQM0Pd4Yw7RH6Sg0R2hreP_2IuYvZFULcfLr2YCTc5JzZJxqhez9-nUMoQZFX-1Q8iKBeCdqQrJFM0xcyUxNknA0tH-LgtCH8w2r3RnLLUuFSO71C7pTW8xyKT5aWFx5S5hvRzJqhQqDn9_ICthPppHg0UKgKbQYpIWVODMcSatPQVqkP4OQC/s4032/PXL_20230903_180603395.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjure4UGICOQM0Pd4Yw7RH6Sg0R2hreP_2IuYvZFULcfLr2YCTc5JzZJxqhez9-nUMoQZFX-1Q8iKBeCdqQrJFM0xcyUxNknA0tH-LgtCH8w2r3RnLLUuFSO71C7pTW8xyKT5aWFx5S5hvRzJqhQqDn9_ICthPppHg0UKgKbQYpIWVODMcSatPQVqkP4OQC/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_180603395.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...there's a sheep herder dog!!</td></tr></tbody></table>We reached a gate and Scott thought it was odd, but we kept going. At the next turn we really dug into the maps and realized we missed a turn on the Divide route about 3 miles back. What to do, what to do. We backtracked a bit, but of course on our way back we came to the CDT. Let's take it!! It'll cut a corner and rejoin us to the Divide route soon enough.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS1VtJ0jPjldS5BjXmto-Yma-gew1BIpAbljjNZvZpP1IjtTc7XoESl9dg2YapIe3AKOiwAG5sAeZiEujXr-jcN3dIb-8BEBQnIgKDXkqa-hckXJ17Dwnh73ddjFZDhHTWhnT0oXNNVFkhTJYex1FAeXM2EKZNsf-96jqVC1YswTuZpU1aRdys8iN4ryh/s4032/PXL_20230903_184037244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS1VtJ0jPjldS5BjXmto-Yma-gew1BIpAbljjNZvZpP1IjtTc7XoESl9dg2YapIe3AKOiwAG5sAeZiEujXr-jcN3dIb-8BEBQnIgKDXkqa-hckXJ17Dwnh73ddjFZDhHTWhnT0oXNNVFkhTJYex1FAeXM2EKZNsf-96jqVC1YswTuZpU1aRdys8iN4ryh/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_184037244.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail was faint at first, but then was great singletrack.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWruWnbkQKSBbUIbtNC9YYTZqrcMfLm4xFgeS0AcwBqSlTkELBUA3wz_btZKgxPPRdI7HabB7tmFeuz-bftcNrwApNcU24_UBkxKDtlTNcNYLWnzk1ZROzYIsqyO4KOBAAvymW8mKooK8khgbQR6oyDeupJWbm9jZsxj9MfiKFxW9hhu6LZHdV1Y1zlF3/s4032/PXL_20230903_185127060.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWruWnbkQKSBbUIbtNC9YYTZqrcMfLm4xFgeS0AcwBqSlTkELBUA3wz_btZKgxPPRdI7HabB7tmFeuz-bftcNrwApNcU24_UBkxKDtlTNcNYLWnzk1ZROzYIsqyO4KOBAAvymW8mKooK8khgbQR6oyDeupJWbm9jZsxj9MfiKFxW9hhu6LZHdV1Y1zlF3/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_185127060.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Need salt?</td></tr></tbody></table>The trail turned into a game trail near a small marshy area, then we realized again we missed another turn. This time it was only a couple hundred feet behind us. We spotted a cairn, crossed the wetland and found the trail on the other side. No wonder we missed it, the game trail looked more like the CDT than the CDT.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS79rSl6Icwy6jltBubG8zlp8pH_9e9BUYCmVeNtRXN-doHGnVXw8-lb0EbojKDamxP6IT1AkN9UUz82CiP-tABcPEPRmFGzfbv0melm-BahiMDGKHi6ssTUgWw9iudjwApqqp3HHKrRdgbHGnbJPYkD_KMZ_MgDlMQBgj7gXJsErYfG8P_98Ksx7-BpwE/s4032/PXL_20230903_193256866.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS79rSl6Icwy6jltBubG8zlp8pH_9e9BUYCmVeNtRXN-doHGnVXw8-lb0EbojKDamxP6IT1AkN9UUz82CiP-tABcPEPRmFGzfbv0melm-BahiMDGKHi6ssTUgWw9iudjwApqqp3HHKrRdgbHGnbJPYkD_KMZ_MgDlMQBgj7gXJsErYfG8P_98Ksx7-BpwE/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_193256866.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One last bit of trail before returning to the Divide route.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtbTY5eHIYQBXoGfzlgCIUSidKO_b1pY1Y-q6WeDi6Bpf2MmCEmskKFgX0hojMNq-phwUecQcBZMtIBxVXAw7Q9dMiY_NLYAu8ZtPEzeaa8aM9YWMVBSR95yr33yrsj1GFtPM9IO2V9awQ6yUOKO5OcFmg2MGTHIJEOBmBaSgBRbxNECRglyDR158Hwop/s4032/PXL_20230903_193515046.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtbTY5eHIYQBXoGfzlgCIUSidKO_b1pY1Y-q6WeDi6Bpf2MmCEmskKFgX0hojMNq-phwUecQcBZMtIBxVXAw7Q9dMiY_NLYAu8ZtPEzeaa8aM9YWMVBSR95yr33yrsj1GFtPM9IO2V9awQ6yUOKO5OcFmg2MGTHIJEOBmBaSgBRbxNECRglyDR158Hwop/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_193515046.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our way to the Brazos Ridge overlook, the high point of the Divide in New Mexico.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0cUUwyrDcUyi2u8MVaIxq0pwsIeOO6npnQzcZ7QqDLl7-BOQ9U0hWNn567tlGF8BjbeJG7sizYCH7LzlEs_gT_5KVkEZz2pzVlF8z-xoyPgenoSbn6eaakKQdMU0_l9DjJbCTPJYXnTweSMxzOcZX_bm2V3Uh4j7n2sMvJRE9Nhqci6L1jPo_fnFHNzS/s4032/PXL_20230903_193850059.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0cUUwyrDcUyi2u8MVaIxq0pwsIeOO6npnQzcZ7QqDLl7-BOQ9U0hWNn567tlGF8BjbeJG7sizYCH7LzlEs_gT_5KVkEZz2pzVlF8z-xoyPgenoSbn6eaakKQdMU0_l9DjJbCTPJYXnTweSMxzOcZX_bm2V3Uh4j7n2sMvJRE9Nhqci6L1jPo_fnFHNzS/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_193850059.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast wide open valley here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpYJIRqPtXZVmGVL7QG5CpwCEWI6WHtrScbLKx58PxPaferg3O9DL5W9LHye41ha_RP8ktYF3XxTEttYAuXEje5yLDf3_c-rBNP6VsUUEqpwBIzGtUDFu5bqLYIeJ26DBKlgpWu4wm9InBaBlxikYD-1SsuyM31ptqWXaVTT0LDtWbvIazrzSor4KAJ8t/s4032/PXL_20230903_200326387.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpYJIRqPtXZVmGVL7QG5CpwCEWI6WHtrScbLKx58PxPaferg3O9DL5W9LHye41ha_RP8ktYF3XxTEttYAuXEje5yLDf3_c-rBNP6VsUUEqpwBIzGtUDFu5bqLYIeJ26DBKlgpWu4wm9InBaBlxikYD-1SsuyM31ptqWXaVTT0LDtWbvIazrzSor4KAJ8t/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_200326387.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we climb back to the trees.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nu_oWqni9bCAnSyYkQ9lQl18T_KKHuvnt5xNKkv1BOD4Zc5ZqAd4Su9cIP_t8iO3pz8y4oDCfqimw9Buh03ZNOiPgTr6APiM2M37YiSFyCwqtWvnPgEuyDJFAZ4Ze2LsTIyF_hFB8aVUVbhsGFBeH9LPpd9li5rs3oy9y4xMZX435PD_8CLXf-i368QN/s4032/PXL_20230903_201209547.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nu_oWqni9bCAnSyYkQ9lQl18T_KKHuvnt5xNKkv1BOD4Zc5ZqAd4Su9cIP_t8iO3pz8y4oDCfqimw9Buh03ZNOiPgTr6APiM2M37YiSFyCwqtWvnPgEuyDJFAZ4Ze2LsTIyF_hFB8aVUVbhsGFBeH9LPpd9li5rs3oy9y4xMZX435PD_8CLXf-i368QN/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_201209547.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cue the hike-a-bike. This was much steeper than it looks and littered with baseball sized loose rock.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLie8E0v-_YZFX2iOmopPpYFuR4n0ukh4Bxc4F2ooQw1G_35u1REX87HZUPaOiNlRWACoWpeohCHcZID6BAJkClgRdUqqURELfy-IVJRv0nIxP0NocFCmQXHVLFRBlKZbGbuh6TWg2WGzpHYbl7JmKszp3ct7sq5lm4VxPklGFvEZ6FUTr_dIOA9aVnuRc/s4032/PXL_20230903_202938559.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLie8E0v-_YZFX2iOmopPpYFuR4n0ukh4Bxc4F2ooQw1G_35u1REX87HZUPaOiNlRWACoWpeohCHcZID6BAJkClgRdUqqURELfy-IVJRv0nIxP0NocFCmQXHVLFRBlKZbGbuh6TWg2WGzpHYbl7JmKszp3ct7sq5lm4VxPklGFvEZ6FUTr_dIOA9aVnuRc/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_202938559.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It tops out to a wonderful view just below 11,000'.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbQ7UPzRU40zclDj8W4BtStrCjzbPAy-MkO8Or6vF1afSmmc7lrVF_zhz5kfx_JGCD9fc-Jdf9Cks-4-mBZ7OpDXqka_EN4HamwffbjI6-xBnUCTlb40nbAp4ea99ExqFnkb1zvNAIDkoTBL0faQ_h5bD5rDkLSPBMiNLo_6uvwDf68YXbgDtWCDRaBZP/s4032/PXL_20230903_204755743.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbQ7UPzRU40zclDj8W4BtStrCjzbPAy-MkO8Or6vF1afSmmc7lrVF_zhz5kfx_JGCD9fc-Jdf9Cks-4-mBZ7OpDXqka_EN4HamwffbjI6-xBnUCTlb40nbAp4ea99ExqFnkb1zvNAIDkoTBL0faQ_h5bD5rDkLSPBMiNLo_6uvwDf68YXbgDtWCDRaBZP/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_204755743.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gradual descent off Brazos Ridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs4owlNpQ7aDVeBebV6LW3lXLVkUA4hWxXF3Jjj6XGweD7QwqlYMhuxJWZRceN7HmAlbtJlRXUld_7Td_Luzqh1NEZd893-jKoVvKpGaALj54i3YkQH5YWLCtZLWkD6zqVmgwP3NzwDrlZiEgsF9DDxnow2Vqa2uP9Vsky-wwXsVRYHe331wqdgsc-kzG/s4032/PXL_20230903_205120376.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs4owlNpQ7aDVeBebV6LW3lXLVkUA4hWxXF3Jjj6XGweD7QwqlYMhuxJWZRceN7HmAlbtJlRXUld_7Td_Luzqh1NEZd893-jKoVvKpGaALj54i3YkQH5YWLCtZLWkD6zqVmgwP3NzwDrlZiEgsF9DDxnow2Vqa2uP9Vsky-wwXsVRYHe331wqdgsc-kzG/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_205120376.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We caught back up to the Netherland tourers who passed us when we missed our turn.</td></tr></tbody></table>They executed a pro-move on the Brazos hike-a-bike having an OHV take their gear up for them!! They were asking us if the rocky terrain went on much farther. Luckily for them it wasn't too bad after this. They were headed for the Lagunitas Campground for the night, roughly our split to hop on the CDT. We mentioned to them to stop by Lee's ranch the next day if they needed water. Really nice couple.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiQczXulL8JZK0QWKKLn_DR7RMFZevSBlcySPP1au1Xd_h0eeYyfpfXMqnw0qs3hXVymKzD-XSyikXZrpCFWMKrn6dj-WJAR3EveoAbefD3sUIl7YVGh3s1ZzJ0UqSEyPmMl_G6C_tqXUQZRmMEoJtQi6YI769dsXB3dTCYV746DVvqLgzISYc4-xJELi/s4032/PXL_20230903_210550935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiQczXulL8JZK0QWKKLn_DR7RMFZevSBlcySPP1au1Xd_h0eeYyfpfXMqnw0qs3hXVymKzD-XSyikXZrpCFWMKrn6dj-WJAR3EveoAbefD3sUIl7YVGh3s1ZzJ0UqSEyPmMl_G6C_tqXUQZRmMEoJtQi6YI769dsXB3dTCYV746DVvqLgzISYc4-xJELi/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_210550935.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We eventually returned to the thick forest covering miles quickly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxHfpgAe_TMboOjDwwjNVO_kUkgnsNnRrDTojEYpn0qFaq2kIuz2DTmvaYV-zS4tJKNmRo462Be_tlLjiKPBh_kdB2-NygxsSZ0j4PgvFo5EidNwep4cBoQ9uWjEcFQUWYX_QRwlTqGo-B0SanwS-e8YofJUZ35Bmal9f5yeRWIwKuN0HtZ1vP1xCdefd/s4032/PXL_20230903_211015308.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxHfpgAe_TMboOjDwwjNVO_kUkgnsNnRrDTojEYpn0qFaq2kIuz2DTmvaYV-zS4tJKNmRo462Be_tlLjiKPBh_kdB2-NygxsSZ0j4PgvFo5EidNwep4cBoQ9uWjEcFQUWYX_QRwlTqGo-B0SanwS-e8YofJUZ35Bmal9f5yeRWIwKuN0HtZ1vP1xCdefd/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_211015308.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Point and shoot!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRPmiA-sW0yjyCK5jM3nbnKtvNz6jXPMIRoWHTzT6bYobnMMTGD0EByYC4J8NsY3wejOLsbOgHRmyMCMTEzJrcjT5dLjFDIP7oM5EIOX_JRy-Ln40GWutiPK7Tiaa6oPs2TiXgjFWSYCeT7P5BbXEMnadrMtyuTq2_OsYqe6rIwc61-kXmjDRs84Egqgw/s4032/PXL_20230903_214038614.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRPmiA-sW0yjyCK5jM3nbnKtvNz6jXPMIRoWHTzT6bYobnMMTGD0EByYC4J8NsY3wejOLsbOgHRmyMCMTEzJrcjT5dLjFDIP7oM5EIOX_JRy-Ln40GWutiPK7Tiaa6oPs2TiXgjFWSYCeT7P5BbXEMnadrMtyuTq2_OsYqe6rIwc61-kXmjDRs84Egqgw/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_214038614.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snack break at the CDT turnoff.</td></tr></tbody></table>We were there for a good 15 minutes or longer, no sign of the Netherland couple. We guessed they were taking it rather slow on their setup. We noted the time when got rolling again: 3:40p.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2HV3XA-Bvjz4V4fPRj8cbREs9tYT8xIpDh8_G7tKaou4HdaVk0mo4GOwqFlOEPfKNMojQ-2cWvkJk9RmdNOCAcKveO2hARQqflOwAYzPn_jY_U_Bd1QD8-1TuKXCKA2ovFH2SZa4gZSDtIwM__EJmjwW2i80y74UXQ_g0cynKd5dNYDOPtiqmZ2zt_-a/s4032/PXL_20230903_214641232.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2HV3XA-Bvjz4V4fPRj8cbREs9tYT8xIpDh8_G7tKaou4HdaVk0mo4GOwqFlOEPfKNMojQ-2cWvkJk9RmdNOCAcKveO2hARQqflOwAYzPn_jY_U_Bd1QD8-1TuKXCKA2ovFH2SZa4gZSDtIwM__EJmjwW2i80y74UXQ_g0cynKd5dNYDOPtiqmZ2zt_-a/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_214641232.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first mile of trail was great.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwfYGwqtopdPu0AIIzcqt9kyCXcSAv9LF1DN5zJixtEZ31a2XyQNwTDhfeqhMi_bgkdRFtCsPxqqHTeN_UjzJkKvV_nwMKU0-TbGNSXteMKqy0YfbpVq00VR8IM5RfYfxC-c30TbjHnvTGKd31TWmRxvS8q6HiWCUKLl7wSmhP7iSFVT15J0aayB89YWk/s4032/PXL_20230903_215042488.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwfYGwqtopdPu0AIIzcqt9kyCXcSAv9LF1DN5zJixtEZ31a2XyQNwTDhfeqhMi_bgkdRFtCsPxqqHTeN_UjzJkKvV_nwMKU0-TbGNSXteMKqy0YfbpVq00VR8IM5RfYfxC-c30TbjHnvTGKd31TWmRxvS8q6HiWCUKLl7wSmhP7iSFVT15J0aayB89YWk/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_215042488.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The good trail continued.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTciGgxCty3JGz0AkT3NN1t8OUj797BU5FYQ2Pw9D0XI_IW_ZTLROCUbyoiLq0vFughigUFwAbz_ISqO_IX5viDNe2dWCDBv-tEfqW0HNHHq967IuNLk6Vvw9W83nCS6Beqe6yJ9PDwg3F4uJ6yD8osg7y5wmstZyHyezZYCSOrP05aksx7tcKaMiqTLc/s4032/PXL_20230903_215047205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTciGgxCty3JGz0AkT3NN1t8OUj797BU5FYQ2Pw9D0XI_IW_ZTLROCUbyoiLq0vFughigUFwAbz_ISqO_IX5viDNe2dWCDBv-tEfqW0HNHHq967IuNLk6Vvw9W83nCS6Beqe6yJ9PDwg3F4uJ6yD8osg7y5wmstZyHyezZYCSOrP05aksx7tcKaMiqTLc/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_215047205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practically no dead fall either, only a few down trees the entire way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBYrACkGHuhetJp4uDE7hQ5bfyPwIsw9rWmSoUWHaeODl0cXtgCXFzbnLWW5CxCflSGyv6zpPYwL4rabUPxtVsRWZwjzun60U60rfJ4fpyL4ZJdjs5jW2hMoulwPU1utb3y6p0skavdXGzs0P-C_Zr8JqJkWIpu4V38gtN2W3Qkevtcx7UwPdYgEcMDp-/s4032/PXL_20230903_215324801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBYrACkGHuhetJp4uDE7hQ5bfyPwIsw9rWmSoUWHaeODl0cXtgCXFzbnLWW5CxCflSGyv6zpPYwL4rabUPxtVsRWZwjzun60U60rfJ4fpyL4ZJdjs5jW2hMoulwPU1utb3y6p0skavdXGzs0P-C_Zr8JqJkWIpu4V38gtN2W3Qkevtcx7UwPdYgEcMDp-/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_215324801.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dropping into a side canyon.</td></tr></tbody></table>We dropped into a small drainage area and began following a well defined trail at the bottom only to find out it was a cow path, not the CDT. We only overshot our turn by a couple hundred feet though. The short climb out wasn't too bad, but I had to walk a bit while Scott pedaled on. This would be a recurring theme of the afternoon. I wasn't feeling bad, it was the combo of being at elevation, a tad over 10,000' here, and this being my biggest ride since April. I was enjoying being out on new-to-me trail though, these are often the best kinds of rides.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSfIfgej7w0bit0n59N4XrAw7bWPXiiTSTALyC-4ux-wnCul6ODR0Od97e0aeYTL5pFTfnxlzHcxmkvOC6vxzdGF7E2RoPeHArxfJEKB8WF0-5GkTytOg1thT8SVLihfyEPPe88iKracPxMX6JUV_EGFJmnJLi4Xva7DlqD1-01SEmZ7BbNCxeQUZcZEl/s4032/PXL_20230903_220243276.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSfIfgej7w0bit0n59N4XrAw7bWPXiiTSTALyC-4ux-wnCul6ODR0Od97e0aeYTL5pFTfnxlzHcxmkvOC6vxzdGF7E2RoPeHArxfJEKB8WF0-5GkTytOg1thT8SVLihfyEPPe88iKracPxMX6JUV_EGFJmnJLi4Xva7DlqD1-01SEmZ7BbNCxeQUZcZEl/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_220243276.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The climb out. Not overly steep, just a bit much for me on this day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VI7MUCjiJuwkT786YISmKz_plI4SL0zIx9OHLKL2bbkY6wh3YVTL-5gLjrQ5KD0C8enJ9rhekMT_M1Yt6bSDUe4qCefdEjw-x4CEoBgfgvCBYgGT9UzpwX3vQpkj5afsmpgkZM7NWthbPRhoRs0HRG0p9l1fRitbycQm0oLjZxIrPBULzWt_jRz3E6h_/s4032/PXL_20230903_220818530.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VI7MUCjiJuwkT786YISmKz_plI4SL0zIx9OHLKL2bbkY6wh3YVTL-5gLjrQ5KD0C8enJ9rhekMT_M1Yt6bSDUe4qCefdEjw-x4CEoBgfgvCBYgGT9UzpwX3vQpkj5afsmpgkZM7NWthbPRhoRs0HRG0p9l1fRitbycQm0oLjZxIrPBULzWt_jRz3E6h_/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_220818530.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up top, it was about to get good. Real good.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnbdnDRVzvu0QZwaErJwFf0Yqk3Z9GiChKDxsvvYpfPTs1caMzHfvnBkO0dpBz5zhE4WKQ1gqhlHWiBflr2QKtW9pPpaLd5deT43kvj851HHaKv7jLKyDLRFVbinmBQERr3U9ygzVYvTZgFV3EKpstfb3JWDiuvA-vFgs6mzaw7WHMNZWv0aAtkKeIkVO/s4032/PXL_20230903_221006178.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnbdnDRVzvu0QZwaErJwFf0Yqk3Z9GiChKDxsvvYpfPTs1caMzHfvnBkO0dpBz5zhE4WKQ1gqhlHWiBflr2QKtW9pPpaLd5deT43kvj851HHaKv7jLKyDLRFVbinmBQERr3U9ygzVYvTZgFV3EKpstfb3JWDiuvA-vFgs6mzaw7WHMNZWv0aAtkKeIkVO/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_221006178.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of CDT blazes along the way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGbedC38Ipqwa-v3pdgTp8_bydPZY8KipkEsAOTSIl1WC17SUWNDvWqBQXrb8GvpBCdKau6nklMzGvR51wCAMG6GaSCi2pxBdBPmVjKq50UKwRRGRRYKij8WKwsi8QYcB8CVQxg-0jR-pqajq6DLXpIgVqwpqvPxJmNfh2uNvIY-JuEC7vjtZn9CvZFq1/s4032/PXL_20230903_221128413.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGbedC38Ipqwa-v3pdgTp8_bydPZY8KipkEsAOTSIl1WC17SUWNDvWqBQXrb8GvpBCdKau6nklMzGvR51wCAMG6GaSCi2pxBdBPmVjKq50UKwRRGRRYKij8WKwsi8QYcB8CVQxg-0jR-pqajq6DLXpIgVqwpqvPxJmNfh2uNvIY-JuEC7vjtZn9CvZFq1/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_221128413.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott shared the good news: We'd be traversing along the edge of the canyon, slightly downhill, for a few miles. Oooohh.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_q8Q6STmLs_hFb1GPdTpF6-S5C1wakNjS8SaNSoDo31gZ6UXuLj0p7mSMM1fHzRmqdaEY9W3tTAAfhTSOkWjnedTQ3y1OiRptcK8KBQjSVZF2lTx_GJUJB9-ZtrYlEu3gvvYHwSQfFNI4jFCzJRropWUbQuCpBgWjYsZ-srpIoswd6m4K1E6Q_n5eeKn/s4032/PXL_20230903_221413497.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_q8Q6STmLs_hFb1GPdTpF6-S5C1wakNjS8SaNSoDo31gZ6UXuLj0p7mSMM1fHzRmqdaEY9W3tTAAfhTSOkWjnedTQ3y1OiRptcK8KBQjSVZF2lTx_GJUJB9-ZtrYlEu3gvvYHwSQfFNI4jFCzJRropWUbQuCpBgWjYsZ-srpIoswd6m4K1E6Q_n5eeKn/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_221413497.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott had been wanting to ride this section in this direction ever since going the other way during his massive CDT through biking ride in 2014. It was as good as he imagined.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-b5Qso7-5FQgNGMtdudkyV02CXO_Y2ZkvThkaB-vkqu7BtgJd-TAh1y4aSwr1zEUaKNEKuC6_m0WVJCXxQfvFcGKctod9ep2A3tz6V7jUEct1y7DOkCEwE2b0Vpxel8HTx8FrqqzN5Fqti3e4xOzccB8ML5-ThEca7DS_kU4POOsDMUPqf9Q4OfsWa37/s4032/PXL_20230903_221427026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-b5Qso7-5FQgNGMtdudkyV02CXO_Y2ZkvThkaB-vkqu7BtgJd-TAh1y4aSwr1zEUaKNEKuC6_m0WVJCXxQfvFcGKctod9ep2A3tz6V7jUEct1y7DOkCEwE2b0Vpxel8HTx8FrqqzN5Fqti3e4xOzccB8ML5-ThEca7DS_kU4POOsDMUPqf9Q4OfsWa37/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_221427026.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High above the Rio San Antonio.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HjdKxbMZPw9RSdypaNMw1dI3OAmAmvQIpZ9ZtFAV0FsSpLsqwmBRX34YfuofWwBO6q_PYZnn6QwRsuYmZFDteir7yxSw3WiP0gziuFzLhp0GeuGuw_tadG4fUib5_RMJyvsvouQ7y4eztbVrR_Nef0iTXggW65f3Ms6Y1tcTJQiMgsjsQhWmNzQPUT3S/s4032/PXL_20230903_222215399.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HjdKxbMZPw9RSdypaNMw1dI3OAmAmvQIpZ9ZtFAV0FsSpLsqwmBRX34YfuofWwBO6q_PYZnn6QwRsuYmZFDteir7yxSw3WiP0gziuFzLhp0GeuGuw_tadG4fUib5_RMJyvsvouQ7y4eztbVrR_Nef0iTXggW65f3Ms6Y1tcTJQiMgsjsQhWmNzQPUT3S/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_222215399.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a bit of technical riding too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi1GqIwL3m7t31FrmMPfbcg7O_7421L3PCUcuXAohBr8Rg3kiXj9mnidzbCPEayOnK875CP49Y-FQLUCFMVlVAtJQIsRiBVSVcKr0f8ZTERUqpa17fBqSUEEtEyCIZCxrNSburu3h-Y6H0gAyJ0gMgiORTs5M_-4Jx-6D1d8QoXZ1IWPOr3acboawMOBM/s4032/PXL_20230903_222319659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi1GqIwL3m7t31FrmMPfbcg7O_7421L3PCUcuXAohBr8Rg3kiXj9mnidzbCPEayOnK875CP49Y-FQLUCFMVlVAtJQIsRiBVSVcKr0f8ZTERUqpa17fBqSUEEtEyCIZCxrNSburu3h-Y6H0gAyJ0gMgiORTs5M_-4Jx-6D1d8QoXZ1IWPOr3acboawMOBM/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_222319659.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These miles were spectacular and very engaging.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E33XJqSrwzD56Ybv2YFNAigPKLUOREtot6t-bGPnLErUcbYSO847LNltk70lh9EMRNGYL3C__m3RZ50vRXXe0PKf5ecqDmjXgm8Qcf337aAS3ozZeMCNQsedv2CUOsa6IGxTPihelqVxfTIhdyqo__3z38XWHSEaAFa73JTgm3rPKLi4xk7n_7drin_q/s2761/PXL_20230903_222428683.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E33XJqSrwzD56Ybv2YFNAigPKLUOREtot6t-bGPnLErUcbYSO847LNltk70lh9EMRNGYL3C__m3RZ50vRXXe0PKf5ecqDmjXgm8Qcf337aAS3ozZeMCNQsedv2CUOsa6IGxTPihelqVxfTIhdyqo__3z38XWHSEaAFa73JTgm3rPKLi4xk7n_7drin_q/w329-h400/PXL_20230903_222428683.jpg" width="329" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I suppose not every creature enjoyed their time here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIyogM5-yHlLtdAgb13hUdBiLSpkvuU1jSXbsVtjLXlkEJ3GEbGuaeL1vM8isbKLWcAj9DfmOQH6JJS3GfZU01G2KlCGYmgmxunrQtKOtDfmxluVfsGrEVINelbkBHbW7_HWCDwaNR-9NpzEIv6FLKIOWDeG0zM9jFES5c1RzLRLwk-EhRmapORpYkAyS/s4032/PXL_20230903_224340281.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIyogM5-yHlLtdAgb13hUdBiLSpkvuU1jSXbsVtjLXlkEJ3GEbGuaeL1vM8isbKLWcAj9DfmOQH6JJS3GfZU01G2KlCGYmgmxunrQtKOtDfmxluVfsGrEVINelbkBHbW7_HWCDwaNR-9NpzEIv6FLKIOWDeG0zM9jFES5c1RzLRLwk-EhRmapORpYkAyS/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_224340281.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the Rio San Antonio after filtering.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3lvHul0adcxsH5vVsJ_M7dXZepXGVnnxzuYMVcyIo-0pKVZxnZLpczY2VcUZx6UgS5-BQpb9eMSsrSRrezPq_KR_lgcr5oA5CDg9-K7fOWJtOLcygmFYysK5WAz8Ub_ovBMxKw7ES7_sFQf4MeKBY-gjNLXuHLUNqjmt9LBcgNR6buAHFG3xbQNUyIvV/s4032/PXL_20230903_224730504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3lvHul0adcxsH5vVsJ_M7dXZepXGVnnxzuYMVcyIo-0pKVZxnZLpczY2VcUZx6UgS5-BQpb9eMSsrSRrezPq_KR_lgcr5oA5CDg9-K7fOWJtOLcygmFYysK5WAz8Ub_ovBMxKw7ES7_sFQf4MeKBY-gjNLXuHLUNqjmt9LBcgNR6buAHFG3xbQNUyIvV/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_224730504.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things got spicy rather quickly, but this was short lived.</td></tr></tbody></table>The trail then meandered slightly uphill following the drainage. I was able to ride it in sections, but it was work. Scott seemed to have a better time of it. I walked a bit, but overall it wasn't too bad.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYAIZCT7gju9dA33RFf0unMf41Z86_TvV64PgOIHnaJ-HEv_TnpWNTPM5l9wbQMs2NVuVOJjIHW1fkpGgN-qA9EkuIQyWGD42kbEmXEdZrpQQ8q8m3XxN72GKQXvT-7ns3hjm6DcTgzPYhCjUCcfhzsRvnm1UnmyI_FPBlaojxi-cdWWWRYymZxUa5gAU/s4032/PXL_20230903_233136072.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYAIZCT7gju9dA33RFf0unMf41Z86_TvV64PgOIHnaJ-HEv_TnpWNTPM5l9wbQMs2NVuVOJjIHW1fkpGgN-qA9EkuIQyWGD42kbEmXEdZrpQQ8q8m3XxN72GKQXvT-7ns3hjm6DcTgzPYhCjUCcfhzsRvnm1UnmyI_FPBlaojxi-cdWWWRYymZxUa5gAU/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_233136072.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was feeling this final grade so I walked a bunch of it. Elevation was kicking my butt. See if you can find Scott in this pic - he's in there!!</td></tr></tbody></table>The total climb out from the Rio San Antonio was just under 2 miles. I think I rode over a mile of it. Scott rode almost all of it and looking back it was the toughest part of the CDT portion of the ride.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRC6mVLUuabeSH6IbqjZp0q3PVl7C2bUK5xBbDZwLSHhq-v3IS_7OkjuNSZgI0awD2lAS6qX6khX6lAVQgWBLC2RcU4zctVtuXabSgQV5TKecT7bx_Vn5J62lp9ZA9WUuYwXJANmHajiOBWZOL9cn8hDtC7Yu2U2nkybE5AauUvnUxN6yQd900DTHNwCCZ/s4032/PXL_20230903_235042900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRC6mVLUuabeSH6IbqjZp0q3PVl7C2bUK5xBbDZwLSHhq-v3IS_7OkjuNSZgI0awD2lAS6qX6khX6lAVQgWBLC2RcU4zctVtuXabSgQV5TKecT7bx_Vn5J62lp9ZA9WUuYwXJANmHajiOBWZOL9cn8hDtC7Yu2U2nkybE5AauUvnUxN6yQd900DTHNwCCZ/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_235042900.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up top the undulating singletrack continued.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSUacKPzVFuec_eMHLZlAOA2sC5RF4rJLGXTV--4cRpRX09CsctTh53gpwunySenUnMLCfkaIRMx5EBydjM450n9nYLvAhy7K1Ea4cWHP_b9Iw5hOHLDhi8kdkeJH67nZAaaGZ4EJgriRVNbYyxy2JfR8IDESwZMMIqM3eP7iMroQwkGn-853elgfq3II/s4032/PXL_20230903_235434122.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSUacKPzVFuec_eMHLZlAOA2sC5RF4rJLGXTV--4cRpRX09CsctTh53gpwunySenUnMLCfkaIRMx5EBydjM450n9nYLvAhy7K1Ea4cWHP_b9Iw5hOHLDhi8kdkeJH67nZAaaGZ4EJgriRVNbYyxy2JfR8IDESwZMMIqM3eP7iMroQwkGn-853elgfq3II/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_235434122.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north to Broke Off Mtn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchTsIA0HwXbsEnjG49OLUIBgKwOT8cv2p4V_-xd20Jnfi9pXSbN5Qx8RsrK781ocmvHJOb8JLeX1hEYm5Khe8sHCeQl0Ai6q3ZXjcT6iwWLAmcUbs6Xj57P7vhr75gxfncdABIEOhhPy_8fj8WvneLB1HzA-0ihX5Ylakmpsne_eZicqYGk_jSwEXyR1E/s4032/PXL_20230904_000959823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchTsIA0HwXbsEnjG49OLUIBgKwOT8cv2p4V_-xd20Jnfi9pXSbN5Qx8RsrK781ocmvHJOb8JLeX1hEYm5Khe8sHCeQl0Ai6q3ZXjcT6iwWLAmcUbs6Xj57P7vhr75gxfncdABIEOhhPy_8fj8WvneLB1HzA-0ihX5Ylakmpsne_eZicqYGk_jSwEXyR1E/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_000959823.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginning of a long gradual descent into a sweeping valley.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDJAmKVpwDrEiHdhjWx9tarniL5Tx-J6E5IN24DCk8tStRYNt1_Rcgn92WVGG3kBYXyLbZHGBBJ7RdmYSlMO3YCQH-TgiRGrf7jmNmLDHSFGXrGw53O4JT32ZuCPedf43_b9GdjjJ6LWcgc5xerTNM_p8qwsGsnC34DxWmF68RH_5o6Pt4vlHMi6GaHFD/s4032/PXL_20230904_001003889.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDJAmKVpwDrEiHdhjWx9tarniL5Tx-J6E5IN24DCk8tStRYNt1_Rcgn92WVGG3kBYXyLbZHGBBJ7RdmYSlMO3YCQH-TgiRGrf7jmNmLDHSFGXrGw53O4JT32ZuCPedf43_b9GdjjJ6LWcgc5xerTNM_p8qwsGsnC34DxWmF68RH_5o6Pt4vlHMi6GaHFD/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_001003889.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to cruise.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k8V0wMKvszBNTUe899IMFu6C0HS0aZYUMJL0baI3PPqT52QNCcjUz54TPGG-9YXBXupuyf35LXDnqzcvP4zPCrAlb3P06XRh-OnPawCSBhyUXehA0YLX20ZFZiZrlMo0vnrZM-MgZnOOdCQ8xbq3dX6t_nLh3WAhBTEQYvH3emMjsrHBhk3NQBaND5tK/s4032/PXL_20230904_002803244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k8V0wMKvszBNTUe899IMFu6C0HS0aZYUMJL0baI3PPqT52QNCcjUz54TPGG-9YXBXupuyf35LXDnqzcvP4zPCrAlb3P06XRh-OnPawCSBhyUXehA0YLX20ZFZiZrlMo0vnrZM-MgZnOOdCQ8xbq3dX6t_nLh3WAhBTEQYvH3emMjsrHBhk3NQBaND5tK/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_002803244.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing our meadow tour.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywnju9JssgiDnK6wcAUjqLqQYgnkXne6kwLjbFwAkciZJPiTrBIgZCSbR9qFmHv5JfZxuMsp49TUpeT-71IT33O8_zQMfsZcWxHYMstmPbnd7zuZq7fPvKUB8Dl0nbxD5GAFoVvUeQQN-EdmKAyCc4qFvNc2Ub3xeccAI5Ql25_wippTAOljS35BWceL2/s4032/PXL_20230904_010549463.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywnju9JssgiDnK6wcAUjqLqQYgnkXne6kwLjbFwAkciZJPiTrBIgZCSbR9qFmHv5JfZxuMsp49TUpeT-71IT33O8_zQMfsZcWxHYMstmPbnd7zuZq7fPvKUB8Dl0nbxD5GAFoVvUeQQN-EdmKAyCc4qFvNc2Ub3xeccAI5Ql25_wippTAOljS35BWceL2/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_010549463.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott getting tripped up on the second bigger climb of the ride. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghG_eQFSs0a6CUIG2JHea8-Z9v_j30br-UVxBgiYwgYRSfd1RX9YmDBRLDJdqyWlRwCcnjDmjzkhrMdz751WTKVRiudTc9NZfA8bJ2ysvU137dxJPuFwybZKTdbGYuRBbETIDrLS-ri7txXbvtA8RME92tWATTakWjS0pjryqByzq7h5nLAt_omyW9lrzZ/s4032/PXL_20230904_010555003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghG_eQFSs0a6CUIG2JHea8-Z9v_j30br-UVxBgiYwgYRSfd1RX9YmDBRLDJdqyWlRwCcnjDmjzkhrMdz751WTKVRiudTc9NZfA8bJ2ysvU137dxJPuFwybZKTdbGYuRBbETIDrLS-ri7txXbvtA8RME92tWATTakWjS0pjryqByzq7h5nLAt_omyW9lrzZ/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_010555003.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jawbone Tank about 3/4 up the climb.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxidepiakCApr390HZCS2xO6K8BaqIt_sVZBqIzZDhyeTXzi8s5TreHYQ-4_sGNKucThZ8q5H0BijT6xyAKZFITL4gsF1bUGui1j00ExVCffpmIp3BbWpO3ACaqD2FQ8hJuc9NXO6hjmTxPNl08rqJk_i-NMgPHKQY2leXB_pk0fhnxbZD2sWd6XQyKw2-/s4032/PXL_20230904_011249178.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxidepiakCApr390HZCS2xO6K8BaqIt_sVZBqIzZDhyeTXzi8s5TreHYQ-4_sGNKucThZ8q5H0BijT6xyAKZFITL4gsF1bUGui1j00ExVCffpmIp3BbWpO3ACaqD2FQ8hJuc9NXO6hjmTxPNl08rqJk_i-NMgPHKQY2leXB_pk0fhnxbZD2sWd6XQyKw2-/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_011249178.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interesting rocks at the headwaters of Rio Tusas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp19YLamftk82slCcPuKfH03q0EeDhR32c7m1kTnVWQBsUyfk4yKtZmhkMyXit7B1SV2nZIrzTe9mA4x2TVHOf5vaEsncWhL_pe3cgcC4r3mZCLyD7qas_VWb4ZV7PFFoeCYvmRh8IBmCj5hjS6t-WFRiiOdf0KBhff6kYzDVRBenpUH-4qPmdCY-cjKUm/s4032/PXL_20230904_012226628.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp19YLamftk82slCcPuKfH03q0EeDhR32c7m1kTnVWQBsUyfk4yKtZmhkMyXit7B1SV2nZIrzTe9mA4x2TVHOf5vaEsncWhL_pe3cgcC4r3mZCLyD7qas_VWb4ZV7PFFoeCYvmRh8IBmCj5hjS6t-WFRiiOdf0KBhff6kYzDVRBenpUH-4qPmdCY-cjKUm/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_012226628.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cresting the top near Jawbone Mtn. the trail opens up and gently slopes downhill. Fast, free miles!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksbqSYhN8QSZFxZPcfQZFZ7RUGBHmsHPX3qSHZ6NcfUq2FQkOh8wHDMddyWHDmqzupJBMZHPoceFjzEE-FoKCnsGdAAKWlYGBBqH7D94RYDVbGG8rnoxdbEfe8zlKmt2mK9IWZUIyjd2aKxDvZFyLuo006_k38yn9VRDSgMD3WXYXOiRwMHidid2Pq3o5/s4032/PXL_20230904_012902996.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksbqSYhN8QSZFxZPcfQZFZ7RUGBHmsHPX3qSHZ6NcfUq2FQkOh8wHDMddyWHDmqzupJBMZHPoceFjzEE-FoKCnsGdAAKWlYGBBqH7D94RYDVbGG8rnoxdbEfe8zlKmt2mK9IWZUIyjd2aKxDvZFyLuo006_k38yn9VRDSgMD3WXYXOiRwMHidid2Pq3o5/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_012902996.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soaking in the waning daylight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwknye8nQty8D8MclzMNPLu6lgVwVojVPBV70lC002YdTYpR56fY7c1sRpzpgyk68NCiKR9P6juYow0piv8BNlHLeL3OeE_p1fZlC_qeiQq1CFcGh04MSovu4lEnwwhmhD9vZ3-vT2VrSW-e5cpJFzp3C5VCB5nu7CPBnJ8btzmv81xkAGOeuJbZ6tsFd/s4032/PXL_20230904_013501619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwknye8nQty8D8MclzMNPLu6lgVwVojVPBV70lC002YdTYpR56fY7c1sRpzpgyk68NCiKR9P6juYow0piv8BNlHLeL3OeE_p1fZlC_qeiQq1CFcGh04MSovu4lEnwwhmhD9vZ3-vT2VrSW-e5cpJFzp3C5VCB5nu7CPBnJ8btzmv81xkAGOeuJbZ6tsFd/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_013501619.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a running joke as there are numerous splits for the Tony Marquez trail. It's everywhere!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAnLp62ufAte49KfNwjvErLyoOgBWEPw4asQ50wmQfd5xQjb6r_bgU4lAzCSAru7O50HQvXFoGdOAZCPfnXZ-3custo74k2CdFq5PGllI90BqP3yHC3B4Iykay6dFi-ZGcChYhIun-gsernN77F62TW-DFpX57NYY7s4iVFnUCn5yqbHKXUJ7WSAKk6X0/s4032/PXL_20230904_013633294.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAnLp62ufAte49KfNwjvErLyoOgBWEPw4asQ50wmQfd5xQjb6r_bgU4lAzCSAru7O50HQvXFoGdOAZCPfnXZ-3custo74k2CdFq5PGllI90BqP3yHC3B4Iykay6dFi-ZGcChYhIun-gsernN77F62TW-DFpX57NYY7s4iVFnUCn5yqbHKXUJ7WSAKk6X0/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_013633294.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing Hopewell Lake, covering ground quickly. Can we make it without needing lights??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gRQlBphJZfL9sdc7Z88fWt7L1JSYlOb5vOWrzgy6fMAHkDwvOV2CJMXfaCbK7fXNZ-q64bM3UFl7bkyORZWv0LTEHOwQcoDVWQwk-34O3UjSHRjbfHKrDBTjIRp_REpqSgdYgrZdL31BLu-u58G-RxJbIcpzHeMFphjwGDNJyYBzG4xIuCpBJbc3hhI1/s4032/PXL_20230904_014117830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gRQlBphJZfL9sdc7Z88fWt7L1JSYlOb5vOWrzgy6fMAHkDwvOV2CJMXfaCbK7fXNZ-q64bM3UFl7bkyORZWv0LTEHOwQcoDVWQwk-34O3UjSHRjbfHKrDBTjIRp_REpqSgdYgrZdL31BLu-u58G-RxJbIcpzHeMFphjwGDNJyYBzG4xIuCpBJbc3hhI1/w225-h400/PXL_20230904_014117830.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was awfully dark in here, but my phone lit things up nicely.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2waxtBRfDAxbwW7qtT0YcfTfJcifPZXZ2P5_9liRT4EYkTBiYQn3i4mkQHsXn9u5q1bdGQZ3I6oI8APSE9tJDXH8MFbiVs5S-trB6NI7A0EfG26dEYFF7OpWZIwqY27CaLe4QxzbqYoj1Zx4GvygLut-QEb9oTGbepD8QrixE-eSECMc5n9ZIwqclmoN5/s4032/PXL_20230904_015425425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2waxtBRfDAxbwW7qtT0YcfTfJcifPZXZ2P5_9liRT4EYkTBiYQn3i4mkQHsXn9u5q1bdGQZ3I6oI8APSE9tJDXH8MFbiVs5S-trB6NI7A0EfG26dEYFF7OpWZIwqY27CaLe4QxzbqYoj1Zx4GvygLut-QEb9oTGbepD8QrixE-eSECMc5n9ZIwqclmoN5/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_015425425.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We popped out on US64 not a moment too soon, no lights needed!! Hello, Hopewell Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table>It ended up taking us 4h 15m to cover the CDT miles at a social pace. Tour Divide riders could do this much quicker with proper motivation.</div><div><br /></div><div>We switched over to night riding mode and made our way down US64 and back to the ranch. What a fun, tough day. By far, my biggest ride in a while. Thanks for being so patient out there, Scott.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scott ran some numbers comparing a couple of the lead Tour Divide riders this past year to our time on the CDT. It took them about 4h 30m to cover the Divide route which is about 15 miles longer, but doesn't have a water source. Personally, I feel the Tour Divide should use more CDT wherever it makes sense, setting it apart from the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both Scott and I made our case for the change to Matthew Lee, we'll see if he opts for the change. I hope so.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11941288820" title="NM: Cumbres Pass to Hopewell Lake - TD + CDT" width="465"></iframe></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-12000616889563281082023-09-02T19:00:00.163-07:002023-09-18T17:54:10.210-07:00NM: Tres Piedras<p> Again, we took a lunch break on day 2 before heading down the canyon to Tres Piedras. Three Rocks in Spanish. Scott had ridden here before and noted the cool rock formations and slickrock riding. We staged from the Ranger station and while there seem to be a network of official looking trails, I didn't find any trail maps of the area. So we pretty much winged it based on what Scott could remember from years ago.</p><p>The trail begins next to the Ranger Station, goes through two gates then meanders through the forest.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIrM04RBM3O-25UcUtCB5lCOln3hjvGVJGmULQC2neXxokFBvR4lIweXUDYLFhtahl4AHEZbe_651BtXbkAAmLrLeEQw0-zaZ3m18w_tMrjQwbvB82ilrYVVr4qRJt0HjhPDA9ZPO3dzMSsLIs-XBGnU6KL3gELdyMpRIAcv3XIVQ1PvLw1TrDfL0s8n1/s4032/PXL_20230902_235044319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIrM04RBM3O-25UcUtCB5lCOln3hjvGVJGmULQC2neXxokFBvR4lIweXUDYLFhtahl4AHEZbe_651BtXbkAAmLrLeEQw0-zaZ3m18w_tMrjQwbvB82ilrYVVr4qRJt0HjhPDA9ZPO3dzMSsLIs-XBGnU6KL3gELdyMpRIAcv3XIVQ1PvLw1TrDfL0s8n1/w400-h300/PXL_20230902_235044319.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found some cool, smaller rocks to play on almost instantly. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2Qt3KhvuSKH-OIDzhKTntofqTFMMOIyjtlrNhRv9Zd3QaKFRM7Km9zxDYwpOMJGam_e1NM5EJXwPnEqNkSv4Mrqnq9C4RmimBF5KWtk97NudYBJdP_aiMyOQmvCJn7mKR-4tQsl22EUDAjpEvDk7cs5GD7vCRqh2MuiwIr9DGRz37z4uFNopyIPTfX9f/s4032/PXL_20230902_235446443.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2Qt3KhvuSKH-OIDzhKTntofqTFMMOIyjtlrNhRv9Zd3QaKFRM7Km9zxDYwpOMJGam_e1NM5EJXwPnEqNkSv4Mrqnq9C4RmimBF5KWtk97NudYBJdP_aiMyOQmvCJn7mKR-4tQsl22EUDAjpEvDk7cs5GD7vCRqh2MuiwIr9DGRz37z4uFNopyIPTfX9f/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_235446443.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly flatish and fast.</td></tr></tbody></table>The trail wound around and took us out to the paved US64. Scott had recalled a loop being on the other side of the pavement, but it didn't sound like it was the rock riding we were searching for. We flipped around and rode towards the larger rock piles hoping to jog Scott's memory.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuazr42tLmJZKBVjgbvbWgwqJhSFOWHgTjLxRPu2KYo6aU-NkUmzAKPwEs3USCkYrBzWt_6Zo0A-wjjGRANY8DwdQIfnQ-Ic0-u2RFYHjjQUTMMIcUbU34UfOaNK-IInQQtm6cdExJ6DNCwg95iTwqIWpviQTa-4UFvrp7XNWifK8fHkKpuDPrmyd3Bx0q/s4032/PXL_20230903_000800113.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuazr42tLmJZKBVjgbvbWgwqJhSFOWHgTjLxRPu2KYo6aU-NkUmzAKPwEs3USCkYrBzWt_6Zo0A-wjjGRANY8DwdQIfnQ-Ic0-u2RFYHjjQUTMMIcUbU34UfOaNK-IInQQtm6cdExJ6DNCwg95iTwqIWpviQTa-4UFvrp7XNWifK8fHkKpuDPrmyd3Bx0q/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_000800113.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's better.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0_cJKTquUrmUntQBUep2qkjhWpGV74onItSaTLjVRLxmf3kT3HqHRTeNAIk26HcaRmEfwM4vzP0RKlakgOxgNogMOQ0AvfPOJ7_v9jEu0sFvRFl07G33SdSUNvRP7suY3ohl6DAmn8ugbDl_ZsvlUeL4xRbhpcJQmpxtm1-FABjECOb3DZ89SMR6dIH_/s4032/PXL_20230903_001000196.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0_cJKTquUrmUntQBUep2qkjhWpGV74onItSaTLjVRLxmf3kT3HqHRTeNAIk26HcaRmEfwM4vzP0RKlakgOxgNogMOQ0AvfPOJ7_v9jEu0sFvRFl07G33SdSUNvRP7suY3ohl6DAmn8ugbDl_ZsvlUeL4xRbhpcJQmpxtm1-FABjECOb3DZ89SMR6dIH_/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_001000196.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My turn. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbfLPV7u-mj4DDaxcNWVKlLfR_LKZJb-rr-cOI8XaKlpVm0qtPUl5-gG0JCjWUP2-sKdkeWZ_RtwLjk-1JMvMVNYJQxsLxtOViX9MkNbmKnEUNd8LcrSeCFrlKrDWVJ2Is6ob35YvbofVyjvMNkvHV8KsubXYHdTWPLr-LatA9LobebWA4JUD7gK2dQFv/s4032/PXL_20230903_001356203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbfLPV7u-mj4DDaxcNWVKlLfR_LKZJb-rr-cOI8XaKlpVm0qtPUl5-gG0JCjWUP2-sKdkeWZ_RtwLjk-1JMvMVNYJQxsLxtOViX9MkNbmKnEUNd8LcrSeCFrlKrDWVJ2Is6ob35YvbofVyjvMNkvHV8KsubXYHdTWPLr-LatA9LobebWA4JUD7gK2dQFv/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_001356203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott taking the high line around.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXH0SsMiH67Pf0Dvu0SEuLKNP-HLAzUZ2sfiKGqMjRz7rn96aJz7nREdscOAlRHsyAesDUdZbNOcrw4P88m_1iHBkdq-ZcJoRwOQPbi3eWl61rj8uWmZeUacoZFj9OlTaVCZEPonWgdaj4bjKwAGsJsZadcrCGvgP6yQ9EyrbUuFtK4uQDY6H2vE_PSYs/s4032/PXL_20230903_001946966.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXH0SsMiH67Pf0Dvu0SEuLKNP-HLAzUZ2sfiKGqMjRz7rn96aJz7nREdscOAlRHsyAesDUdZbNOcrw4P88m_1iHBkdq-ZcJoRwOQPbi3eWl61rj8uWmZeUacoZFj9OlTaVCZEPonWgdaj4bjKwAGsJsZadcrCGvgP6yQ9EyrbUuFtK4uQDY6H2vE_PSYs/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_001946966.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short steep grunt & turn around. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3mBh7JJkbDLSyf6xJ5naxnNoHl5cOQRRILRupUTZEJRJFrA8zQ_kikZlrjIsDm1C_GwPZdZFLd16RdhSFfM-N079bX4J-hUstJK1qVeYLqkJKMmM-TNBhP95fn4vwFR-HWyo96cUw5yybfAjiCahOPzcxUvtYALDZ6WJXdKz7U0nX6s7J2HcPueXVVBH/s4032/PXL_20230903_001954462.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3mBh7JJkbDLSyf6xJ5naxnNoHl5cOQRRILRupUTZEJRJFrA8zQ_kikZlrjIsDm1C_GwPZdZFLd16RdhSFfM-N079bX4J-hUstJK1qVeYLqkJKMmM-TNBhP95fn4vwFR-HWyo96cUw5yybfAjiCahOPzcxUvtYALDZ6WJXdKz7U0nX6s7J2HcPueXVVBH/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_001954462.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the tight turn. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdzq65_VuOJ8Vn4KuKde3fSabf1ueoNj4OXxql_bj5mrWPY4yoMytVrGXGQbrJ-7c2jQztLtKI269g3XxHTpumO2EL1jL6W9K38qFzNkFLY4cb-oufieXuR-BwRHZB0M3u0H02WfJ2gZNmFHsH72-UCdsUmuSX9dsgIpexyD8dFxhXtz9MmsEbq7RLMBs/s4032/PXL_20230903_002330227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdzq65_VuOJ8Vn4KuKde3fSabf1ueoNj4OXxql_bj5mrWPY4yoMytVrGXGQbrJ-7c2jQztLtKI269g3XxHTpumO2EL1jL6W9K38qFzNkFLY4cb-oufieXuR-BwRHZB0M3u0H02WfJ2gZNmFHsH72-UCdsUmuSX9dsgIpexyD8dFxhXtz9MmsEbq7RLMBs/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_002330227.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First, we tried going the high route between the rocks. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgMtDCsLHnJS2ST-BOiS9fEOqY5_2cQmR6gRTPrjSOaMUPjwuutE984hpu61usEdIm1ADXMAeTVVm1SGBbogNHp4f1juG8805l80PmKr5Mk-UdzuqOK6Ue2uhbKnoEQF3hIy8fQLcrtxtV7tlKBtv9t633DshhVmGt810c_W5geVwXAwuWl0PgpJFy2Pt/s4032/PXL_20230903_002623589.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgMtDCsLHnJS2ST-BOiS9fEOqY5_2cQmR6gRTPrjSOaMUPjwuutE984hpu61usEdIm1ADXMAeTVVm1SGBbogNHp4f1juG8805l80PmKr5Mk-UdzuqOK6Ue2uhbKnoEQF3hIy8fQLcrtxtV7tlKBtv9t633DshhVmGt810c_W5geVwXAwuWl0PgpJFy2Pt/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_002623589.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It cliffed out, so ride back down!! Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-mAYE6MSvALFKus1kYkrpCJ7WH6_dcDm4sPcHPq9FugptJqVGzLdPy6LlacQn4WVE5kPJKNM7Y6xFK3Oe23YpnsfCkNHoJFcOov6TE03t6LRC644CLQtfotKCE7jvddQFgVk1DmEcMUpzZKWMQudIyZN29vtk2oX1t460eFGsct4eQIn0t5K4e7iQdri/s4032/PXL_20230903_002626182.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-mAYE6MSvALFKus1kYkrpCJ7WH6_dcDm4sPcHPq9FugptJqVGzLdPy6LlacQn4WVE5kPJKNM7Y6xFK3Oe23YpnsfCkNHoJFcOov6TE03t6LRC644CLQtfotKCE7jvddQFgVk1DmEcMUpzZKWMQudIyZN29vtk2oX1t460eFGsct4eQIn0t5K4e7iQdri/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_002626182.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weeeeee!! Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPHqPuuUee52QqHywyED0f_fuXapyxvnCZVqJ_LexmVUs3na16eyMXF0DnzYHyRad_-kDX6iY6IZpzEd6vvO7BisorxLrLpGFXoqnzetorr0Nex6RoM9w9BD-qtwIH0f625brj3d3BoKaw8qkwzh_J9ZURHSCR0T8D0ptKQTcHlieuJ-e8Ev5nZE-MGdD/s4032/PXL_20230903_003107106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPHqPuuUee52QqHywyED0f_fuXapyxvnCZVqJ_LexmVUs3na16eyMXF0DnzYHyRad_-kDX6iY6IZpzEd6vvO7BisorxLrLpGFXoqnzetorr0Nex6RoM9w9BD-qtwIH0f625brj3d3BoKaw8qkwzh_J9ZURHSCR0T8D0ptKQTcHlieuJ-e8Ev5nZE-MGdD/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_003107106.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think our bikes will fit. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7-6N2sk847rXyjgAIEM4VeEHkS7-UZugy1OsvIlOIOEuACs6NWeu81J0VyW5ja8d-W-RmyG4IWzPaOiza58j9YoTIGCoSA6SNic3qRR4qaN8gj2n7RyYmVrORwc-HEJU_dYbiZKJLbKyyQywYdKUVEBVXmAbAOfQ1qix-x1fTJPPXhE5EGWETSGjPwr9/s4032/PXL_20230903_003118500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7-6N2sk847rXyjgAIEM4VeEHkS7-UZugy1OsvIlOIOEuACs6NWeu81J0VyW5ja8d-W-RmyG4IWzPaOiza58j9YoTIGCoSA6SNic3qRR4qaN8gj2n7RyYmVrORwc-HEJU_dYbiZKJLbKyyQywYdKUVEBVXmAbAOfQ1qix-x1fTJPPXhE5EGWETSGjPwr9/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_003118500.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, keep pushing. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAjt0AN09C9gyplACVmNtVfn-N6jMdL7SKDBNMqxZCX3hMbx-dAQB2Q7NqkadLExW-l5_CuP5BJZ-XKdS4nSZx57S36oBS4Gf-Loba8JdYbBr_ls44Qvf59k8MmFJkmKufLvmBC8jOw6y-JahSvXthHWj79X0e7i_hyeFNTE7T0WtcZjyhclFZ06ITZG1/s4032/PXL_20230903_003130628.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAjt0AN09C9gyplACVmNtVfn-N6jMdL7SKDBNMqxZCX3hMbx-dAQB2Q7NqkadLExW-l5_CuP5BJZ-XKdS4nSZx57S36oBS4Gf-Loba8JdYbBr_ls44Qvf59k8MmFJkmKufLvmBC8jOw6y-JahSvXthHWj79X0e7i_hyeFNTE7T0WtcZjyhclFZ06ITZG1/w300-h400/PXL_20230903_003130628.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something tells me this is turning into a #locoride. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table>The notch did punch through and we were rewarded handsomely for our efforts.<br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuS5BZig4uAhCeBrndWt55GKdyxgw3gJM2C8XHjr09iTZVPTqsRwj_iyrzhQ-Ilcbk7cLUHZGDbd1oI3rdhbcl5ri00ZaJAkivd0PZ9BMTKHubt0WP5oWxC5bb74ALE4Vd9wHTJlOw-kdoYaefeJj7f7eQbf5cSIHti_jz6oeZOP8v8B-QxhDqKFnY_9R/s4032/PXL_20230903_003645106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuS5BZig4uAhCeBrndWt55GKdyxgw3gJM2C8XHjr09iTZVPTqsRwj_iyrzhQ-Ilcbk7cLUHZGDbd1oI3rdhbcl5ri00ZaJAkivd0PZ9BMTKHubt0WP5oWxC5bb74ALE4Vd9wHTJlOw-kdoYaefeJj7f7eQbf5cSIHti_jz6oeZOP8v8B-QxhDqKFnY_9R/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_003645106.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott silhouetted before dropping in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrb7UDZYWZ4rAqzktgzqIBWmBODPzJM-pE0pSR0tf8M582-IHI0qSiguDZtx83AXFYMbr4DM76xvpgZZNvQ9FZHYNUUY4xSRbKBqqGL1Rb84FLWb8aNTmGBjdIgb8Ov6MGqgafSit-uchv7_j_FwHWhD0GK7HIDwi4jumeuxnGfQxCMj4qcLQDd9E4s0V/s4032/PXL_20230903_003718874.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrb7UDZYWZ4rAqzktgzqIBWmBODPzJM-pE0pSR0tf8M582-IHI0qSiguDZtx83AXFYMbr4DM76xvpgZZNvQ9FZHYNUUY4xSRbKBqqGL1Rb84FLWb8aNTmGBjdIgb8Ov6MGqgafSit-uchv7_j_FwHWhD0GK7HIDwi4jumeuxnGfQxCMj4qcLQDd9E4s0V/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_003718874.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The exit was a little tricky if you didn't line it up quite right. Scott nailed it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCD9pQ-3og691kG_nkpd8SndlP_WQAR-zn1xA9HflTIASpj7dhMZhPojbdyyeApOSbrTADgcZY7ez66Qd3cJU_-_1u-RGGGwP59OqVc9467AWHjchPITrVuYBEfpcMRGRna_ymNgGIXjGCo6NjAzw-zQCpQKGQd92Ir5kK_1nJ0Xf1mZUH6lyIiyYAdaME/s4032/PXL_20230903_004334401.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCD9pQ-3og691kG_nkpd8SndlP_WQAR-zn1xA9HflTIASpj7dhMZhPojbdyyeApOSbrTADgcZY7ez66Qd3cJU_-_1u-RGGGwP59OqVc9467AWHjchPITrVuYBEfpcMRGRna_ymNgGIXjGCo6NjAzw-zQCpQKGQd92Ir5kK_1nJ0Xf1mZUH6lyIiyYAdaME/w225-h400/PXL_20230903_004334401.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopefully no 2x4's are being made from these trees!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1h8fbFup5qPU-6bPDpipj_EwHdZf2T6sRAPqmlhgs5rCZ0W2v04o8WfnXSOMETx02YSUecRP7PKnAsifvatNIhhs3uq_7qWeH6fpTMCI2k8fj8sXG5_5PR4uUw5N9IzsekwuaK_blCfFDa-A_1-TdprozrEbbT5RyxW5mIEAQAoHwfrdOEbx0H8hnVSL/s4032/PXL_20230903_004344394.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1h8fbFup5qPU-6bPDpipj_EwHdZf2T6sRAPqmlhgs5rCZ0W2v04o8WfnXSOMETx02YSUecRP7PKnAsifvatNIhhs3uq_7qWeH6fpTMCI2k8fj8sXG5_5PR4uUw5N9IzsekwuaK_blCfFDa-A_1-TdprozrEbbT5RyxW5mIEAQAoHwfrdOEbx0H8hnVSL/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_004344394.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lower runout.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjtqtnNhZT6NzmalFQGpwDYuDlJMi1y7kVy7uHY8cxnEmK5O7Ls1Fqdzasv1i6kf0W7hoKQZceQDmQPrnaziaB1jopHEuNLcCsDIiH7jsLWw6PoNj7UuQqrRzLKGROZs4C5Q-k7fkfHbMgZoiTVv7YUcUZIGsPyL_8e-1OcFQ2wGeeFuPo6dqwSSBVM5t/s4032/PXL_20230903_004514886.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjtqtnNhZT6NzmalFQGpwDYuDlJMi1y7kVy7uHY8cxnEmK5O7Ls1Fqdzasv1i6kf0W7hoKQZceQDmQPrnaziaB1jopHEuNLcCsDIiH7jsLWw6PoNj7UuQqrRzLKGROZs4C5Q-k7fkfHbMgZoiTVv7YUcUZIGsPyL_8e-1OcFQ2wGeeFuPo6dqwSSBVM5t/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_004514886.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My turn for the postcard shot. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGT0F7PIRlL4Jl0j59ubBj73RVo93DKNgdrr3gR4mMlE8k_2ufRkVP_qw-ifAWEx_-jRNIuOpT_XQNdhTAeWZ6jDqOp36NF6sbF6JGGX1o3VZVHwmQ-ZLARFhorbXq7fEGkZJQp9ksLXNonLG6t3e2P4LAt26DjKpikQqPMddESq79ThyjSMXFGhVS0-a/s4032/PXL_20230903_004517945.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGT0F7PIRlL4Jl0j59ubBj73RVo93DKNgdrr3gR4mMlE8k_2ufRkVP_qw-ifAWEx_-jRNIuOpT_XQNdhTAeWZ6jDqOp36NF6sbF6JGGX1o3VZVHwmQ-ZLARFhorbXq7fEGkZJQp9ksLXNonLG6t3e2P4LAt26DjKpikQqPMddESq79ThyjSMXFGhVS0-a/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_004517945.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rock had superb grip. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgda01fewd61rdyMmI6mqL3pvAJHXG-d4yzrxfU3GRniSgMC9kkFc1MH8EzW9ywcguhS453b2WDdZJj-TPZSsN75PZKU3Gk2pAJtFKeFBRzOnKiUfbg6PIb2XRSuvNSL-V3uRV4CcZ32yqzTXYSW80olF_eH3izIpccSPHPepVxMC4QiuHGrL04nuR360pn/s4032/PXL_20230903_004521946.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgda01fewd61rdyMmI6mqL3pvAJHXG-d4yzrxfU3GRniSgMC9kkFc1MH8EzW9ywcguhS453b2WDdZJj-TPZSsN75PZKU3Gk2pAJtFKeFBRzOnKiUfbg6PIb2XRSuvNSL-V3uRV4CcZ32yqzTXYSW80olF_eH3izIpccSPHPepVxMC4QiuHGrL04nuR360pn/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_004521946.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dropper post was in for a warranty repair, so I couldn't fully tuck. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvM6l9qX9lXPOr-r1iKSR3E3_t7S8HiU73B0rvEFITdudjBDgnlhQhknC4bus0w-4bWxQ_cpBG2cRX9dGCJAZEZh1qsTN3bQENbDEPAiMiLFBkSS4ljF7J5I4TGNE4kRj4nVzt3HvkXjZiVCReyBKzj7c0gIEXyhn_86LiDZz6QDRlAj7uJ89MFUXlL84/s4032/PXL_20230903_004655770.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvM6l9qX9lXPOr-r1iKSR3E3_t7S8HiU73B0rvEFITdudjBDgnlhQhknC4bus0w-4bWxQ_cpBG2cRX9dGCJAZEZh1qsTN3bQENbDEPAiMiLFBkSS4ljF7J5I4TGNE4kRj4nVzt3HvkXjZiVCReyBKzj7c0gIEXyhn_86LiDZz6QDRlAj7uJ89MFUXlL84/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_004655770.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add a little spice to the route.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvvE4-Ts3y3YdMrgfzzddHx8wWTjglHN_XfDGhKaPxN8fdA36EQPj1AzRQ_yoj_jfWuKtov9MfgodrE8-v7XD09ZfDUJGS1yN81FbvKmnyB_8pn65_sU2OfkQPt9jjNk8rCSDlrBrda2Uc0114x35CZuoHRF7Nk1eLbjsPbqEQmh-QMkQc30VTdE-IXR8/s4032/PXL_20230903_004658058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvvE4-Ts3y3YdMrgfzzddHx8wWTjglHN_XfDGhKaPxN8fdA36EQPj1AzRQ_yoj_jfWuKtov9MfgodrE8-v7XD09ZfDUJGS1yN81FbvKmnyB_8pn65_sU2OfkQPt9jjNk8rCSDlrBrda2Uc0114x35CZuoHRF7Nk1eLbjsPbqEQmh-QMkQc30VTdE-IXR8/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_004658058.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The payoff for a short bushwhack. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVGvwKikujXLdcZHQiyHf9ATs06sRA2VH5JxbPIws3-HUjLXothwNitBdX7K9f135fnJ45yCkRoYMPkovIvhz7eK21C-ExmMuC2ywvBaHS1eZNy5MPEKjLun0Rnt3ygCHWnfDV_g6F_Y2Jvyx1DxgvvEAH8eDK73-ZEu1i0YCxOnPp35cXm7nlZy-Rq00/s4032/PXL_20230903_005115236.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVGvwKikujXLdcZHQiyHf9ATs06sRA2VH5JxbPIws3-HUjLXothwNitBdX7K9f135fnJ45yCkRoYMPkovIvhz7eK21C-ExmMuC2ywvBaHS1eZNy5MPEKjLun0Rnt3ygCHWnfDV_g6F_Y2Jvyx1DxgvvEAH8eDK73-ZEu1i0YCxOnPp35cXm7nlZy-Rq00/s320/PXL_20230903_005115236.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge slab of slickrock on this side of the Rock. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZs98tr0mC7jZSjgzOJ-FwjifnSWFHQYxZr3VPaBoraa4H5XsY6oTeiXjrrlYWN9KsYOJPVXrzQSVlfRl6T-lhTOFbNBZYoe7Jp0LYdwycgqfwp8NjYj4Vhgpgm4IouIwAfExiObugXcFF49el-afJbGspaxxMNDsCLiHZZsqg2UCTJhRr6zb69GvIjv4_/s4032/PXL_20230903_005156781.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZs98tr0mC7jZSjgzOJ-FwjifnSWFHQYxZr3VPaBoraa4H5XsY6oTeiXjrrlYWN9KsYOJPVXrzQSVlfRl6T-lhTOFbNBZYoe7Jp0LYdwycgqfwp8NjYj4Vhgpgm4IouIwAfExiObugXcFF49el-afJbGspaxxMNDsCLiHZZsqg2UCTJhRr6zb69GvIjv4_/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_005156781.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A multitude of downhill lines here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSw3h-sq5EAH1OvObV5Kth9qS_3_bmo2DM5vLAyl7--pHktCO7fWZJSU6Pe-0DOjWJ3mmWjA4qP8vpIxe6Zeg_3eGaG3pw4GpOtxli6g6744iSXFyMC8sRUZ2Hhb1WLKDAbHjg_U-pPiuGWDAT0-GP5ih4Xdi10SnElV8ZvMbM4yD2w5pn4Ky8G7AGHGZ/s4032/PXL_20230903_005212980.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSw3h-sq5EAH1OvObV5Kth9qS_3_bmo2DM5vLAyl7--pHktCO7fWZJSU6Pe-0DOjWJ3mmWjA4qP8vpIxe6Zeg_3eGaG3pw4GpOtxli6g6744iSXFyMC8sRUZ2Hhb1WLKDAbHjg_U-pPiuGWDAT0-GP5ih4Xdi10SnElV8ZvMbM4yD2w5pn4Ky8G7AGHGZ/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_005212980.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some steep, sticky climbing too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmG3ykuixD6pulMEQr14dqwry6bwXDJ4hiU5OG6FciBoBb6Xde8lPivftE-CwxiZyWoJyhCssAMlvoTv3ncSjA_Cb3c4xSTt7yfqxR2wIMrJSrbBR-jPDzjO4EJ-XrG7B2T_i39zuM3Bu2TW6SWzwB35vXylmQuznOX2uL3RawldjFgBVVleeMWakFZC-/s4032/PXL_20230903_005225166.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmG3ykuixD6pulMEQr14dqwry6bwXDJ4hiU5OG6FciBoBb6Xde8lPivftE-CwxiZyWoJyhCssAMlvoTv3ncSjA_Cb3c4xSTt7yfqxR2wIMrJSrbBR-jPDzjO4EJ-XrG7B2T_i39zuM3Bu2TW6SWzwB35vXylmQuznOX2uL3RawldjFgBVVleeMWakFZC-/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_005225166.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also timed it right for Golden Hour.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFkYs8LR6AyI3Djzoqf50DMyEsO7ul3zctLjDInJ0o-Isn-JYaAGUxYLN9pT8JWFJpA1s6FyvSYHojQxYoljRZYg0aSYmyqPUsP_ZdxdJqZVlPOMZL3UweWz_Z-u1iEKk4LTpQMTQBk-qccEQm-n739yVuK-OnL0YuBB8jQcg3I7-py7Z8j2TUX_12vTv/s4032/PXL_20230903_005306681.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFkYs8LR6AyI3Djzoqf50DMyEsO7ul3zctLjDInJ0o-Isn-JYaAGUxYLN9pT8JWFJpA1s6FyvSYHojQxYoljRZYg0aSYmyqPUsP_ZdxdJqZVlPOMZL3UweWz_Z-u1iEKk4LTpQMTQBk-qccEQm-n739yVuK-OnL0YuBB8jQcg3I7-py7Z8j2TUX_12vTv/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_005306681.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun climbing lines crisscrossed the area. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmGM9vKkHZg1r2tk6hSlqoeIT7M-AcY7BMy_oj8FA7x5AsJkNzGkwyLyVXZjyGPoHubkGf1I_owBgvv0zUoCCzHyXwkyr45P0O3OUm6Wn01rmlWudrwpt3WAUvJwkXPKfTJ2iJLmTpQNDrB-zR-8BnLr-y2v1-QKaFowsZ1gSF8Vr0zQa8uddRReZ7L4U/s4032/PXL_20230903_005623367.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmGM9vKkHZg1r2tk6hSlqoeIT7M-AcY7BMy_oj8FA7x5AsJkNzGkwyLyVXZjyGPoHubkGf1I_owBgvv0zUoCCzHyXwkyr45P0O3OUm6Wn01rmlWudrwpt3WAUvJwkXPKfTJ2iJLmTpQNDrB-zR-8BnLr-y2v1-QKaFowsZ1gSF8Vr0zQa8uddRReZ7L4U/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_005623367.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My turn to give the big climb a go. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRaQ_jUonWeFciXuysf8a2Ip2CX12uSdQbaMNQmcC-NQYSTudcLksuzyOcSYrAmZjdtbnav9bUIngbVJ8utKdaGJBDmz7DYtJkOWV9P6FWz_OuR5F9tDWaqBqfqwuttFGaxrtI2q3W2jWjayl__kD_gljBu4v1_juwKU4VvicLfOa9rfLI1oDxeMzWDQ_/s4032/PXL_20230903_005640033.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRaQ_jUonWeFciXuysf8a2Ip2CX12uSdQbaMNQmcC-NQYSTudcLksuzyOcSYrAmZjdtbnav9bUIngbVJ8utKdaGJBDmz7DYtJkOWV9P6FWz_OuR5F9tDWaqBqfqwuttFGaxrtI2q3W2jWjayl__kD_gljBu4v1_juwKU4VvicLfOa9rfLI1oDxeMzWDQ_/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_005640033.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can get really creative with your line choice at a place like this. Fun!! Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zyWoMfhl7CDk1qnQbQqAIBHkhRebMgX0WnQmYRq8heHtNcUcMgiKLzzKZI9-TYST_VrtCKYF_viAqAPYSqW7nTjmBq2e1fU1OZJ9tVVHf-Iu6zqdKQg5oU0wTyqBFeyVkAYOc13WyJVgnDPFsTYLusAnSa4wC0KMkELG17f0Kr4LqQF_im0ghZvJtDso/s4032/PXL_20230903_010044957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zyWoMfhl7CDk1qnQbQqAIBHkhRebMgX0WnQmYRq8heHtNcUcMgiKLzzKZI9-TYST_VrtCKYF_viAqAPYSqW7nTjmBq2e1fU1OZJ9tVVHf-Iu6zqdKQg5oU0wTyqBFeyVkAYOc13WyJVgnDPFsTYLusAnSa4wC0KMkELG17f0Kr4LqQF_im0ghZvJtDso/w400-h300/PXL_20230903_010044957.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Max power!! Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table>The shadows were growing long and neither of us brought lights, so we made the wise decision to start heading back. But we had to figure that part out since we weren't going back the way we came. A fun descent and a little poking around and we spotted some flagging more or less marking a trail. We followed it around and sure enough it led us in the direction we needed to go. We got spit out on US64 a little way up the road from the Ranger Station, so it was an easy coast to the end...in daylight!!<br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH553XdEeJFW-XS6NIc0xG4CsMFFsSIktdQ-P-goQlO22WPyln_3ecUIvcB1neRH2oKjgyEREAuLy0G6dOPWP1mZWa7UxIBHKBJal9VrxAZletHqM4QkKGQeZIFbEamtg2UlghtOQDUh0LKKdKl2lDZ6FmDKOe1Jd-utYWjIP4XPOdDn9XuQDQDOAs2ynb/s4032/PXL_20230903_012526104.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH553XdEeJFW-XS6NIc0xG4CsMFFsSIktdQ-P-goQlO22WPyln_3ecUIvcB1neRH2oKjgyEREAuLy0G6dOPWP1mZWa7UxIBHKBJal9VrxAZletHqM4QkKGQeZIFbEamtg2UlghtOQDUh0LKKdKl2lDZ6FmDKOe1Jd-utYWjIP4XPOdDn9XuQDQDOAs2ynb/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_012526104.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great place to stage the ride from.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixuCfoGpcVJuKxTlPAyqG0WfwhWyRbmmFSjQwyLGsxw34AWwb78IaWn-Wtgsv2ZeEgG8159-TeXELdg5VXSK-dosCCtExklR19kz_1zJTOfqk2gDofIdmiybsntL5LsEwJ_GhBO_OPZcQ1CvyXpkTmyZj5iNWX3udNBr0glxX1a8ypzYyh7_BOu2R4Yxq/s4032/PXL_20230903_012532942.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixuCfoGpcVJuKxTlPAyqG0WfwhWyRbmmFSjQwyLGsxw34AWwb78IaWn-Wtgsv2ZeEgG8159-TeXELdg5VXSK-dosCCtExklR19kz_1zJTOfqk2gDofIdmiybsntL5LsEwJ_GhBO_OPZcQ1CvyXpkTmyZj5iNWX3udNBr0glxX1a8ypzYyh7_BOu2R4Yxq/w400-h225/PXL_20230903_012532942.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy station for a tiny remote town.</td></tr></tbody></table>We were both really glad we snuck this ride in. It sure wasn't a bunch of miles, but the fun factor was pegged. That's what it's really about, right? I mentioned to Scott while up on the rocks that it was good to be alive, indeed it was.</div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11933340452" title="NM: Tres Piedras" width="465"></iframe></div></div></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-59712206113312803072023-09-01T16:00:00.070-07:002023-09-16T14:34:16.561-07:00NM: Hopewell Lake CDT<p> After our Big Tree trail ride, we had some lunch and chilled for a bit. Then it was time to ride again. This time we drove a few miles up the road to Hopewell Lake. It's a popular water stop along the Tour Divide. However, Scott and I were going to check out the Continental Divide Trail, CDT, that goes south from the lake. Another one of my warm-up rides for the weekend.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzQevLrJrxcU4yzoETaqEzLJNImGvOPZkdcB-CACq2BnPchRQzwJ9Sxg19-Z9Nu9u4AW_aF0cbPQpGrTPp6sM9VWLvI9MXDRAzD0HZNHSikO2ER0g-fD_UVWiN33z_WqOW2wSQvIqQVhcUMS2D-p0LqTIlhMV6OBZK5-eavyGvkaH5SStNIZZPeSl37ap/s4032/PXL_20230902_213847603.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzQevLrJrxcU4yzoETaqEzLJNImGvOPZkdcB-CACq2BnPchRQzwJ9Sxg19-Z9Nu9u4AW_aF0cbPQpGrTPp6sM9VWLvI9MXDRAzD0HZNHSikO2ER0g-fD_UVWiN33z_WqOW2wSQvIqQVhcUMS2D-p0LqTIlhMV6OBZK5-eavyGvkaH5SStNIZZPeSl37ap/w300-h400/PXL_20230902_213847603.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunchtime!! Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table>Being a holiday weekend there were lots of big groups of trailers camping off the dirt roads. We found our CDT turnoff as we passed through the camping compound. The trail was immediately quiet as we wound through the aspens. Ahhh.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjead91FxBzfeRq5LB8XdKt8WelY5vFHpWxhF8_v2M63qi7hqTfBB4ry72FGsWZL4_9bNlBQZ6LBDzcTxohNFzN74-za1wKDRrEHTMuFNdBWc9-ac_2v96obAqS2eMNyl1MMiEntmdq1evh-2Zu5b_7KnSulygjrIiusJJlj00WlJ0Kpzu-1jAOiVj8td7z/s4032/PXL_20230901_231013004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjead91FxBzfeRq5LB8XdKt8WelY5vFHpWxhF8_v2M63qi7hqTfBB4ry72FGsWZL4_9bNlBQZ6LBDzcTxohNFzN74-za1wKDRrEHTMuFNdBWc9-ac_2v96obAqS2eMNyl1MMiEntmdq1evh-2Zu5b_7KnSulygjrIiusJJlj00WlJ0Kpzu-1jAOiVj8td7z/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_231013004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott cruising through an open meadow.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8_qOy1Koj6Jgrs0a9uxnS9B9ErGyY5yDJ_zd1o9neZISHzW7WiEmByVhIHDE-4kUgYOB6Fg6ezh5fbGR0ol9Sb33f_QhVQCuuXcNUaJxiVpnIGoeV3kzby-Su-5lrSlvMPGlj-2-xQNN5Vvram5jk9Mo8P0--HjtloCET3G6GsndeRZ4vcn0AmGvjn4g/s4032/PXL_20230901_231323150.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8_qOy1Koj6Jgrs0a9uxnS9B9ErGyY5yDJ_zd1o9neZISHzW7WiEmByVhIHDE-4kUgYOB6Fg6ezh5fbGR0ol9Sb33f_QhVQCuuXcNUaJxiVpnIGoeV3kzby-Su-5lrSlvMPGlj-2-xQNN5Vvram5jk9Mo8P0--HjtloCET3G6GsndeRZ4vcn0AmGvjn4g/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_231323150.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing our turnaround point about 5 miles south of Hopewell Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYua4XWlLYVPLEYedQQZtDs8XtkPNKS9mbdSM7TzJXMWACIBJ-7QzEK2w_lxYX6gVfgA-XHV4wJYTlu-TJgCCKvU6KeMSk2-339SNkXOjYk0CEeSblaEXC4hxLZd9kc6kP6G8cgDktUchcSlYeq5OYgpJBVlyVJUN7tze30f4N4tw5hSp4b5EC5X0tpJN/s4032/PXL_20230901_235201800.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYua4XWlLYVPLEYedQQZtDs8XtkPNKS9mbdSM7TzJXMWACIBJ-7QzEK2w_lxYX6gVfgA-XHV4wJYTlu-TJgCCKvU6KeMSk2-339SNkXOjYk0CEeSblaEXC4hxLZd9kc6kP6G8cgDktUchcSlYeq5OYgpJBVlyVJUN7tze30f4N4tw5hSp4b5EC5X0tpJN/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_235201800.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For such a long trail, the CDT seems to have good signage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSpWRxdeT81YgI9LpWpCFmhx6revap8SqtXOM3ZUevvbqK7Z-sRNF16u749iyWgYch0PM1uTR3E0myxDHySyQrJq2BoAVgQF1p8q2z9XjsJrat51Oj0syF5toqGYaHkE-MEvwXHWBqNLu58omAwogwynANMjv75sYLlUV_MIff6RRke-KpXHDX7chu1OF/s4032/PXL_20230901_235534745.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSpWRxdeT81YgI9LpWpCFmhx6revap8SqtXOM3ZUevvbqK7Z-sRNF16u749iyWgYch0PM1uTR3E0myxDHySyQrJq2BoAVgQF1p8q2z9XjsJrat51Oj0syF5toqGYaHkE-MEvwXHWBqNLu58omAwogwynANMjv75sYLlUV_MIff6RRke-KpXHDX7chu1OF/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_235534745.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in the trees on great trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENL6nnecLQa2VjTtmN5PlI6MJXxlXwPBASUwUZp5XmbNMGG2fYwiIg-mDTr7YVU5--axzl549zTbqMSG-afcx6bkilWXAYDiu-rAUmoMJdATeJEAtMLUGh5LtPzqWlJ9mGFbiWVJCDfWigoPgofaXF_YWv_8aBIOmt5KMJmf580h6IEm6UkQN_kE6V_tY/s4032/PXL_20230902_002317752.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENL6nnecLQa2VjTtmN5PlI6MJXxlXwPBASUwUZp5XmbNMGG2fYwiIg-mDTr7YVU5--axzl549zTbqMSG-afcx6bkilWXAYDiu-rAUmoMJdATeJEAtMLUGh5LtPzqWlJ9mGFbiWVJCDfWigoPgofaXF_YWv_8aBIOmt5KMJmf580h6IEm6UkQN_kE6V_tY/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_002317752.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This section of CDT parallels the current Tour Divide route. It's sections of great trail like this that make you wonder why the TD doesn't use it. Perhaps change is coming.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uo0mWMyWhxr4lEARCMKfRIy39QKB0CriE6bn5zfSwa69gIkz2RuNg3JlCypy-jKl6fruknE9wPfk1okbeuKqm8AwXQEdubwrR7UMZM0EtnzMHNxCVSCzJkn9mwHXXsYopkts6gF2isBW7E_9qQGCpVm_wET7TuN8hxmninWrYmsSeAniNiiGg8QngvdH/s4032/PXL_20230902_002434135.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uo0mWMyWhxr4lEARCMKfRIy39QKB0CriE6bn5zfSwa69gIkz2RuNg3JlCypy-jKl6fruknE9wPfk1okbeuKqm8AwXQEdubwrR7UMZM0EtnzMHNxCVSCzJkn9mwHXXsYopkts6gF2isBW7E_9qQGCpVm_wET7TuN8hxmninWrYmsSeAniNiiGg8QngvdH/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_002434135.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our return ride was slightly uphill, but you almost didn't notice.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl9na2iyWm7vnZILsjR_HPhhIwMPf57BtxXgaKPbnv3kFhJZKJgNlbrPPRCzpo5URWcQyRd0e62pTbP40tt4ckj9Tdoy6PBYv5y7Z015l9pXrrixQz6e4uXjR0mX9Jdj_N9-bY7HBDdnZWP_so8rg_m07DGLsrAksddZd90zz2ynm8rrAK4TMM-L2jM9w/s4032/PXL_20230902_003100463.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDl9na2iyWm7vnZILsjR_HPhhIwMPf57BtxXgaKPbnv3kFhJZKJgNlbrPPRCzpo5URWcQyRd0e62pTbP40tt4ckj9Tdoy6PBYv5y7Z015l9pXrrixQz6e4uXjR0mX9Jdj_N9-bY7HBDdnZWP_so8rg_m07DGLsrAksddZd90zz2ynm8rrAK4TMM-L2jM9w/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_003100463.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good chunk of this ride was above 10,000'. I hadn't been pedaling that high in a while and it felt surprisingly good.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACIhAS0BG1u4Fq1YVyFnmR-dEiuNjGXlGf6o3z_usZePTF2LzpV82slhAtMslqlK_IZCBojGfeUcPw9K1zEMx7-QGRtPPwmzIG2yY69-2fmq4bJbv-OzVLi5P9Svne7i4m83Vpjt9lBy3ofg9sMSsBOeojHtMcJiboba-ljjq7SL1HHdoACGFKIR0jV8O/s4032/PXL_20230902_003105082.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACIhAS0BG1u4Fq1YVyFnmR-dEiuNjGXlGf6o3z_usZePTF2LzpV82slhAtMslqlK_IZCBojGfeUcPw9K1zEMx7-QGRtPPwmzIG2yY69-2fmq4bJbv-OzVLi5P9Svne7i4m83Vpjt9lBy3ofg9sMSsBOeojHtMcJiboba-ljjq7SL1HHdoACGFKIR0jV8O/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_003105082.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making our way down to Hopewell Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eRs35cyM1eqN-lkSB9NalQyF3eSrkDH_BRagK8xvRzGIXnrcifFglTHG5wztVMBSc7abmNXlgxviI966TGupKf2zn4aa6JxZ24_7egCHBW7uK0--qGuNCS7Jc-RSMxCRnB8wy6RgNyTH5DX4L94q511nRMT7fXV8NoQCjGyZqDoZS0tJvUm6LC7fB-iw/s4032/PXL_20230902_003109559.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eRs35cyM1eqN-lkSB9NalQyF3eSrkDH_BRagK8xvRzGIXnrcifFglTHG5wztVMBSc7abmNXlgxviI966TGupKf2zn4aa6JxZ24_7egCHBW7uK0--qGuNCS7Jc-RSMxCRnB8wy6RgNyTH5DX4L94q511nRMT7fXV8NoQCjGyZqDoZS0tJvUm6LC7fB-iw/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_003109559.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blinded by the light on occasion.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktdDrtVbKVfnLRtJnAyWxrDFse3XnYHt4bIImd1lEPH6ytqRu1xa58E8tl42JNRPKHCOWZmGG3vbPqbiUUovgRjrzxHvx2zVTyNNSGdJnZkeMvnV4oyfczmtSKyXAUMRN-3prmnWZHSSV0aeG9r5x81oEXR8DmE3kq4-NpoX8y2ngyOoQVxDsl6XDd2Mb/s4032/PXL_20230902_004505790.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktdDrtVbKVfnLRtJnAyWxrDFse3XnYHt4bIImd1lEPH6ytqRu1xa58E8tl42JNRPKHCOWZmGG3vbPqbiUUovgRjrzxHvx2zVTyNNSGdJnZkeMvnV4oyfczmtSKyXAUMRN-3prmnWZHSSV0aeG9r5x81oEXR8DmE3kq4-NpoX8y2ngyOoQVxDsl6XDd2Mb/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_004505790.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few fishermen were out wrapping up their day. The water pump at the lake was non-functional.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUd1ThmSRqgmhqv1fFfI3MpGqaXiIy5haPcJVkJHSRDbYh_eVdd5h4FByLyibK3n-cMXYkd_lNhDESkuf4wZ-FLkGpe6VBZ8m8xEw3Fjx1igUStQOf6kUtYKgk5YOS_1qRkhELNFWa_4cTcFzGNQR8OiAPDfWMkOXNoRQqzOfh7R_PzpY2pmUQwwqsXog/s4032/PXL_20230902_004350168.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUd1ThmSRqgmhqv1fFfI3MpGqaXiIy5haPcJVkJHSRDbYh_eVdd5h4FByLyibK3n-cMXYkd_lNhDESkuf4wZ-FLkGpe6VBZ8m8xEw3Fjx1igUStQOf6kUtYKgk5YOS_1qRkhELNFWa_4cTcFzGNQR8OiAPDfWMkOXNoRQqzOfh7R_PzpY2pmUQwwqsXog/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_004350168.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We rode the trail out to US64 on the far side of the lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-RSEBDnNKS-atsWlv2v3IXHmv3WIkEkw0Pp0PqazPWW5P5HZEyKrTQE65ZJDsghWziiC2oBbFCeJ3tomRMZfl-oAV0pUACb3ivoG7wGmaQJBzoCS_Eo2J2_xTrn0eDCE33ZhQp1xsx8vA-x1tLoR_4_cL6ZFUZXVnqhh4FG0916f2MHtKihIjQNxOvhQ/s4032/PXL_20230902_004932223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-RSEBDnNKS-atsWlv2v3IXHmv3WIkEkw0Pp0PqazPWW5P5HZEyKrTQE65ZJDsghWziiC2oBbFCeJ3tomRMZfl-oAV0pUACb3ivoG7wGmaQJBzoCS_Eo2J2_xTrn0eDCE33ZhQp1xsx8vA-x1tLoR_4_cL6ZFUZXVnqhh4FG0916f2MHtKihIjQNxOvhQ/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_004932223.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quite the scene as we finished. Over 30 large circling birds, slowly fanning out. It was mesmerizing.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was surprised how great the trail was, not sure what I was expecting, perhaps more hike-a-bike?? A great cap to the first full day of riding.<div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11925474869" title="NM: Hopewell Lake CDT" width="465"></iframe></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-55426480557427886152023-09-01T11:56:00.208-07:002023-09-16T13:31:59.884-07:00NM: Little Tusas Ranch<p> Why hello there, blog. I swear I haven't been neglecting you, just not much riding this summer. It seems that has changed recently and all of a sudden I'm playing catch-up!! Let's get to it.</p><p>Labor Day weekend provided an opportunity to not only escape the Valley of the Sun, which really lived up to its name this summer, and head for the cooler climes of northern New Mexico. A longtime friend, Lee, had recently purchased a ranch there and Scott had also been using it as a home base. I haven't done any riding in the area so it all seemed to line up for a great weekend in the outdoors.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjwt88Q5kGGPAwMK3bQKAB-uLtH4Lwf9RYGsROO17-rZy2Wl35C709i0w97NTJexNow-HkKFIIQZE7U-KbBp8kJcyEad0ZqkKsW9fWveyISwq3EkZaRygWM92iQFdNIvtfncQJ6mQkCBE3U3mv5LYeBFahGd5ozmjWKC_JB7AiFc-vD5wJ9ywTr2qhGBP/s2813/PXL_20230901_004700207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="2813" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjwt88Q5kGGPAwMK3bQKAB-uLtH4Lwf9RYGsROO17-rZy2Wl35C709i0w97NTJexNow-HkKFIIQZE7U-KbBp8kJcyEad0ZqkKsW9fWveyISwq3EkZaRygWM92iQFdNIvtfncQJ6mQkCBE3U3mv5LYeBFahGd5ozmjWKC_JB7AiFc-vD5wJ9ywTr2qhGBP/w400-h206/PXL_20230901_004700207.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandia Peak near Albuquerque.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I didn't want to arrive too late on Thursday, so I reached out to another buddy, Kevin, in Santa Fe at the last minute to see if I could crash at his place. He was happy to oblige and it shortened my drive by almost 2 hours. It was great to catch up, check out his now finished biking man cave and get some more trail recommendations. If you're looking for bikepacking rides in the Santa Fe region check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adventurebikepacking/" target="_blank">Adventure Bikepacking</a> on FB.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu1lu1Jgd1IS2LlGcnVITL4OxoRdqe-SwjLVT4klK6d-Dts3vh7i5eKEU2-rv3AhzACkd9IlIzQLwe_1GJK4-Eq77PHb7gXk-iPx5CSncMUcVRC3M-941kgTA6R5tSFmorxxMmSrADbmFumOMlbvt12TKJwTlrD5A4vLQQIA3wz4f5ha9kawKFdvLAmXD/s4032/PXL_20230901_133952180.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu1lu1Jgd1IS2LlGcnVITL4OxoRdqe-SwjLVT4klK6d-Dts3vh7i5eKEU2-rv3AhzACkd9IlIzQLwe_1GJK4-Eq77PHb7gXk-iPx5CSncMUcVRC3M-941kgTA6R5tSFmorxxMmSrADbmFumOMlbvt12TKJwTlrD5A4vLQQIA3wz4f5ha9kawKFdvLAmXD/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_133952180.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin has a cool place and a massive garden, makes for a delicious pizza.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Friday morning I made my way north to Lee's place. It's up in the mountains sitting around 8800'. I had given Scott a disclaimer about my ride fitness and limitations from not riding much these past few months. Add in the leap in elevation gain and I knew I was in for some challenging rides even if they were short, but I needed it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE1iP9iRwe2BnOj7tNkOifrnfg1BKryetFC4DdcNAmFPD2sNZIlOVAe_cuORa61cD9gNo9J8wE0H3YiMm5tJgSnrnL6qja7K5TAolsx0blULa5BsCp3mmu69juEvuMNG9qOPfzmJrpJd162TeHmC5-JVbKbvSB11r1_zs30N7FUvGBRDknsqHCxp8wRGS/s4032/PXL_20230901_221729583.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE1iP9iRwe2BnOj7tNkOifrnfg1BKryetFC4DdcNAmFPD2sNZIlOVAe_cuORa61cD9gNo9J8wE0H3YiMm5tJgSnrnL6qja7K5TAolsx0blULa5BsCp3mmu69juEvuMNG9qOPfzmJrpJd162TeHmC5-JVbKbvSB11r1_zs30N7FUvGBRDknsqHCxp8wRGS/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_221729583.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice quiet setting off a rural dirt road.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Vkx5oBurgGbmq5hlu0BCLJoAHTfSCK7bW-fxhPURi25Sq7n14DKfcUh1dGoOcZcW47F4gCEXHHrP_gVfsoMRS3RNPTkGGC7WdObQ0-wyedSA8lEOE2B0aCsQBcxFPt0M9igexkBrNefO5aiv2XP9laUe3VOjUpc53Yz9IJi4hLcZIs33F-ez2Nq6MzH/s4032/PXL_20230901_174152320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Vkx5oBurgGbmq5hlu0BCLJoAHTfSCK7bW-fxhPURi25Sq7n14DKfcUh1dGoOcZcW47F4gCEXHHrP_gVfsoMRS3RNPTkGGC7WdObQ0-wyedSA8lEOE2B0aCsQBcxFPt0M9igexkBrNefO5aiv2XP9laUe3VOjUpc53Yz9IJi4hLcZIs33F-ez2Nq6MzH/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_174152320.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Named after the creek that passes through the property.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuYXyiRlAm9N6eSezpt_1uHw3MN9SzAK1vvji3Th9PGNybLdHyI2Swz2_oc4mvmt3BhvXWwnPg-Wz-GbePCE4zG8hVgafeCroOs-457Y032MhPe-tft3w3I8Eju8Jliu93sWuTpmQEx5EJIZFUUn_AIuWD0HO6fYEc5UFI4rAT-wwdOj_NpS0XMugOPDO/s4032/PXL_20230904_150726238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuYXyiRlAm9N6eSezpt_1uHw3MN9SzAK1vvji3Th9PGNybLdHyI2Swz2_oc4mvmt3BhvXWwnPg-Wz-GbePCE4zG8hVgafeCroOs-457Y032MhPe-tft3w3I8Eju8Jliu93sWuTpmQEx5EJIZFUUn_AIuWD0HO6fYEc5UFI4rAT-wwdOj_NpS0XMugOPDO/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_150726238.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lee's been building his own private trail too: Big Tree Trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAse0Bao0jDVAiMIxihzHgHFe-9VF5MkjloyveNMT02WGHPr-Z0IZ4ftSHfgaMJ2wnv_H7tD8XIKeFbAnGR3BeYuoTH9o8uuFM6fEHpPMm-dQQ1PD7xJW5c886j2gk0BhyH5MuUYk7DyByrq_-Qs7Wnu9SL3SM19902JjNCOfAuj1N3Euyw6PXF5zxIFeh/s4032/PXL_20230901_165106371.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAse0Bao0jDVAiMIxihzHgHFe-9VF5MkjloyveNMT02WGHPr-Z0IZ4ftSHfgaMJ2wnv_H7tD8XIKeFbAnGR3BeYuoTH9o8uuFM6fEHpPMm-dQQ1PD7xJW5c886j2gk0BhyH5MuUYk7DyByrq_-Qs7Wnu9SL3SM19902JjNCOfAuj1N3Euyw6PXF5zxIFeh/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_165106371.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The man with a plan. For all the years we've known each other, this was our first time riding together.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E-DI8nYmn89spwPy3-ZFrmkKx8prarj8Peq8wkRxFNuY9-tPBm-sZJkBmY6Dad6D6CZw3fH6UOuuwe1OJ38vfSZq7xl3Syl5rA2oVVIXEj9sTnjYsEGW9L2tkoGPMEVISeGILThVKNpkYjlTSs6WwvUzXpgTzlRZJc1tARnwSLzgZ7QqNXyPlJv4M9Z4/s4032/PXL_20230901_170122666.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E-DI8nYmn89spwPy3-ZFrmkKx8prarj8Peq8wkRxFNuY9-tPBm-sZJkBmY6Dad6D6CZw3fH6UOuuwe1OJ38vfSZq7xl3Syl5rA2oVVIXEj9sTnjYsEGW9L2tkoGPMEVISeGILThVKNpkYjlTSs6WwvUzXpgTzlRZJc1tARnwSLzgZ7QqNXyPlJv4M9Z4/w225-h400/PXL_20230901_170122666.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not just big, it's massive!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCJD1aevnft598BDMprnSrUgvNzpv0nRtuxaVBULDdhSaaaEQ8EkcgVjhoR9OT1OQeLoiXpDEAUPR5zzPaUUhtchDzaRWQ8QqWxRpwet8_qWH1Np4W1TEQUPh5KPAwQxqoitmAxL3Yz5CG_otdY3oAqQpPNb2FCVQXCzAy3sVYpKTQmDougtcAYESToqj/s4032/PXL_20230901_170126607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCJD1aevnft598BDMprnSrUgvNzpv0nRtuxaVBULDdhSaaaEQ8EkcgVjhoR9OT1OQeLoiXpDEAUPR5zzPaUUhtchDzaRWQ8QqWxRpwet8_qWH1Np4W1TEQUPh5KPAwQxqoitmAxL3Yz5CG_otdY3oAqQpPNb2FCVQXCzAy3sVYpKTQmDougtcAYESToqj/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_170126607.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail gives the grand tour of the property.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkYEHbidMksBrtMrTgktRUwIoG1S5r7HSzfDfv_HoJ0Q8b_WUpt0awD2fvSXpjd2YuATxgM1_4ONJt2cLbULS4hhd6x6dZMbTSum1pqzfkPqtrd4wKnJu01WAqRfID0GAWu0l0t1FKdi_x9MwKzFLAE-spqkmfEKwR57zXJyKQm62aXu9GMz6iC3JLs1-/s4032/PXL_20230901_170955835.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkYEHbidMksBrtMrTgktRUwIoG1S5r7HSzfDfv_HoJ0Q8b_WUpt0awD2fvSXpjd2YuATxgM1_4ONJt2cLbULS4hhd6x6dZMbTSum1pqzfkPqtrd4wKnJu01WAqRfID0GAWu0l0t1FKdi_x9MwKzFLAE-spqkmfEKwR57zXJyKQm62aXu9GMz6iC3JLs1-/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_170955835.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at the Big Tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Q_hZJH1ijgkWDeAiei1F7xY9x9swL4TchzybrCwTKBZyBdX_ceaZBSWIP_UG6Xe5gBgPGAZsTSjWZFe0V5H-ySEjNhfnRoRcpPx0zndR4MflIrBR5bdt2Bkde-k8lPHuIPbFMgV4eB_wqyAB4smXNpK6ripWmWDpbR-6eManf5PUiIuOciZrS6ctrZ26/s4032/PXL_20230901_171325757.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Q_hZJH1ijgkWDeAiei1F7xY9x9swL4TchzybrCwTKBZyBdX_ceaZBSWIP_UG6Xe5gBgPGAZsTSjWZFe0V5H-ySEjNhfnRoRcpPx0zndR4MflIrBR5bdt2Bkde-k8lPHuIPbFMgV4eB_wqyAB4smXNpK6ripWmWDpbR-6eManf5PUiIuOciZrS6ctrZ26/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_171325757.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott and I were the first to ride this bridge Lee built.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlygxqP1m8I_ol3GPIFjJ_cnAx0LjwjFgdmpAwsAmTCQyRKaXLdFdAPZ0LXK4H5vMffjB_Qy7rnnlPeiECZrXSyGDleZfUfFlnnmOWwpD2JpKPR188c0SYzXQ8z7K4Hj19QlN-n7NJHlZBW_Ot0nyXVxhAGUkddy07v_52-COWiMuihUndA1dhzHo5L3u/s4032/PXL_20230901_172402423.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlygxqP1m8I_ol3GPIFjJ_cnAx0LjwjFgdmpAwsAmTCQyRKaXLdFdAPZ0LXK4H5vMffjB_Qy7rnnlPeiECZrXSyGDleZfUfFlnnmOWwpD2JpKPR188c0SYzXQ8z7K4Hj19QlN-n7NJHlZBW_Ot0nyXVxhAGUkddy07v_52-COWiMuihUndA1dhzHo5L3u/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_172402423.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second bridge had a bit more sketch factor, so we walked it. Perfectly shaped log though.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPSdfY14Qp5JmWSjGwiJcbziKHSZSBcga_J1i1KzjgTKOgBU48hRpPeW1GJnpjIxFsXbhEkh5mhqQsE3-YKojXgEQEXx-1LtAB9xRv0Th-VvcAJafMiEA7iM_11DIkvfgYBjYRJYmxa6bPW0HOLviUUaFKYnaEFXLAI9wf1QLP7PujJB0V9UI1lI7bPNN/s4032/PXL_20230901_221740161.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPSdfY14Qp5JmWSjGwiJcbziKHSZSBcga_J1i1KzjgTKOgBU48hRpPeW1GJnpjIxFsXbhEkh5mhqQsE3-YKojXgEQEXx-1LtAB9xRv0Th-VvcAJafMiEA7iM_11DIkvfgYBjYRJYmxa6bPW0HOLviUUaFKYnaEFXLAI9wf1QLP7PujJB0V9UI1lI7bPNN/w400-h225/PXL_20230901_221740161.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down valley from the ranch. There's a paved road out there...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3-T6UkH0COW0-yphN6kP5Xv4Sk5rVTvXypbWEry61UyzjplRTDIu15MZNX0DlcBRI_SA6DwO0hPrGThHaIIBU4oRjg_IG7LldfpPajbBy-1AGvwMLIN4QdmcSp1CFZB56UjLDkosaDS0fwhfvaJ8nDFx0cE6VbPj3Gsb0FnyXP0VRoLaGw2gM2GVTBdS/s4032/PXL_20230904_144346464.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3-T6UkH0COW0-yphN6kP5Xv4Sk5rVTvXypbWEry61UyzjplRTDIu15MZNX0DlcBRI_SA6DwO0hPrGThHaIIBU4oRjg_IG7LldfpPajbBy-1AGvwMLIN4QdmcSp1CFZB56UjLDkosaDS0fwhfvaJ8nDFx0cE6VbPj3Gsb0FnyXP0VRoLaGw2gM2GVTBdS/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_144346464.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice clear, cold spring next to the cabin too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlyToprnlfzSOdHe8B7rSBDp0pM9lAzEnNjnqmkjIX9P7-571P6dQ9nDGn4XaL8BSB4YgxJVXghF2AmXZIsJn_FfCk2zubOJv14fD5iLfXcR7tZ3A_s3KCDBP4_zS5yU3AtrPPUP8ZyFfc2cJ8OU8oo56T9x3_9qE_LrYkZ2LUPR9MtizBrnbfa9gA5sR/s4032/PXL_20230904_143233798.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlyToprnlfzSOdHe8B7rSBDp0pM9lAzEnNjnqmkjIX9P7-571P6dQ9nDGn4XaL8BSB4YgxJVXghF2AmXZIsJn_FfCk2zubOJv14fD5iLfXcR7tZ3A_s3KCDBP4_zS5yU3AtrPPUP8ZyFfc2cJ8OU8oo56T9x3_9qE_LrYkZ2LUPR9MtizBrnbfa9gA5sR/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_143233798.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dirt floor was cool, but Lee has been super busy turning this rustic cabin into a functional home/work space.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0Okj4Rt7wMBPkdBdlzmoZWwDgt9d3dCJOhCiR8vx_QWPyVSE6ozfa5GT3S75NjQlEEdVcu7Mw2EfoULAyHwuKltD46h6BZT8E1t1H-dlPdogaBxfOi97XyZwpsCsXyyTWSZpLd4JPsowUJGTGtHvr0_1tlzFck6hq4l2Yfo4W7SLGnFAin7SNSEtsbQG/s4032/PXL_20230902_230009281.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0Okj4Rt7wMBPkdBdlzmoZWwDgt9d3dCJOhCiR8vx_QWPyVSE6ozfa5GT3S75NjQlEEdVcu7Mw2EfoULAyHwuKltD46h6BZT8E1t1H-dlPdogaBxfOi97XyZwpsCsXyyTWSZpLd4JPsowUJGTGtHvr0_1tlzFck6hq4l2Yfo4W7SLGnFAin7SNSEtsbQG/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_230009281.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time for a driveway modification.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ua_yZe4v0wpQxB7UfEk2be9tXtmAjfbhtH0EB_GKIOP-xm9r8WusqzQz_afnPigiQBYGJHcvcL06e-CqD2Dv3ad43qGbZi7zhvEYLlAyEoTlsN8AgeF8ESfI6J4JzHmOl2e9tSmttW9ThlHeqa5JbZO7XI2NyF7P6ClgD6tAclKpnUGKndm6v8pa7_Fj/s4032/PXL_20230904_145959659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ua_yZe4v0wpQxB7UfEk2be9tXtmAjfbhtH0EB_GKIOP-xm9r8WusqzQz_afnPigiQBYGJHcvcL06e-CqD2Dv3ad43qGbZi7zhvEYLlAyEoTlsN8AgeF8ESfI6J4JzHmOl2e9tSmttW9ThlHeqa5JbZO7XI2NyF7P6ClgD6tAclKpnUGKndm6v8pa7_Fj/w400-h225/PXL_20230904_145959659.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchoring in the first of the three bridges on my final morning there. The bridge has since been planked across the top.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The trail currently ends near the third bridge. We did a bit of scouting for the next section, it'll be cool to see how it turns out.<div>This was a nice warm-up ride, short miles, a little bit of climbing and a very relaxed pace. I know it goes against what a lot of our friends think, but Scott and I can do short rides!!</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning we took it slow getting going, enjoying the cool morning air. Lee had gone to his place in Taos the previous night, so I was able to get a good rest on the bed in the cabin. Today's ride would be a bit longer, but it was all dirt roads doing a loop north of the ranch mostly on FS80, then back to the ranch of FS133 which happens to be the Tour Divide route.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMdGlz7JHlJOCqeY883u_thPwrvgWb7YkhhXhBT0Ca5JBRyYpTdLRJ8qGiUporhApDyASP8AUHx2hitu8h2TQD7G2SWT7AHy6fr03kvmWKqA7pI_ppfne7Bly-bFsK5rf34k-cggFbejMwYT2273K4Ycy_tIdRCf1N3WS5RB9rK7_xsXN0h617JsTUBvc/s4032/PXL_20230902_174654525.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMdGlz7JHlJOCqeY883u_thPwrvgWb7YkhhXhBT0Ca5JBRyYpTdLRJ8qGiUporhApDyASP8AUHx2hitu8h2TQD7G2SWT7AHy6fr03kvmWKqA7pI_ppfne7Bly-bFsK5rf34k-cggFbejMwYT2273K4Ycy_tIdRCf1N3WS5RB9rK7_xsXN0h617JsTUBvc/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_174654525.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading north on FS133.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWMJZoQkasaC_ETH2zyeZLbn-XRANY79m4CjYLp9BU-6NCV9r4o3ojnfbLi11u8fNTEpwySVvNT4rkz2AJ8u30HxourVM1oY68QV_WCWu4_BuJ7OMTaNXk-JVvny33kbfUtC-REkDnH8S61fQnSDwzVGhFIdxsFkeIk4O_wy1zlNeOsiGQH92R5cVtrdW/s4032/PXL_20230902_180954760.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWMJZoQkasaC_ETH2zyeZLbn-XRANY79m4CjYLp9BU-6NCV9r4o3ojnfbLi11u8fNTEpwySVvNT4rkz2AJ8u30HxourVM1oY68QV_WCWu4_BuJ7OMTaNXk-JVvny33kbfUtC-REkDnH8S61fQnSDwzVGhFIdxsFkeIk4O_wy1zlNeOsiGQH92R5cVtrdW/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_180954760.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After some steady climbing, the views opened up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rsN0pFCuotwiiDWU159nPts1hQrbp5TvijikN63ANwdy5VzsXZXhntlWk1Hd_zyFKK4HsK2I-gW269DRkE5eKwCI6QviyAp8fSkujSuC45Twmd5-G-vxsUDcU7dyL7yVIfDbADTJ7KrpSGwqqCtyNjAKoPZApEB7ye7HlfAQoosX263ETByar_REwMB1/s4032/PXL_20230902_191906300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rsN0pFCuotwiiDWU159nPts1hQrbp5TvijikN63ANwdy5VzsXZXhntlWk1Hd_zyFKK4HsK2I-gW269DRkE5eKwCI6QviyAp8fSkujSuC45Twmd5-G-vxsUDcU7dyL7yVIfDbADTJ7KrpSGwqqCtyNjAKoPZApEB7ye7HlfAQoosX263ETByar_REwMB1/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_191906300.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing Broke Off Mtn. and Valle Grande.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMrjQ9rhgOOGYwTvDf1BQE1g3p2zG8oZcj_sDZ6yDF6lsslscWTdAIsKXxdWLsmjFFSgG_ArF6J02FPQrgIpQa6-xDgQTM_sVXj_YsS6Lob79-Ag3pXczcIWGdtlD5kUld1hVaWnwFgAqyebbSTAjmlgycPWuNuvO2hc_hl0CcCvs3mBJg7Ehp2l1jF3s/s4032/PXL_20230902_192224488.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMrjQ9rhgOOGYwTvDf1BQE1g3p2zG8oZcj_sDZ6yDF6lsslscWTdAIsKXxdWLsmjFFSgG_ArF6J02FPQrgIpQa6-xDgQTM_sVXj_YsS6Lob79-Ag3pXczcIWGdtlD5kUld1hVaWnwFgAqyebbSTAjmlgycPWuNuvO2hc_hl0CcCvs3mBJg7Ehp2l1jF3s/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_192224488.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few yellow leaves...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcgZd_myyGN_GR0Sxx_L30M_OsW0MTUGuUFLFJCxonvLcwcc6wyPbIu-aZMrFP1AOF8-Cx_te8-ONvt8PZvpL6GW5EXO3Ja5oomZimgxZwvG_ECSO2ajMK8NGi_RgpW-SsIgrJx-XRugCu70dXMoDADzMEFeLamyG1BeS8K7VIiud0VX7oiEhHwMH-dlF/s4032/PXL_20230902_194034234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcgZd_myyGN_GR0Sxx_L30M_OsW0MTUGuUFLFJCxonvLcwcc6wyPbIu-aZMrFP1AOF8-Cx_te8-ONvt8PZvpL6GW5EXO3Ja5oomZimgxZwvG_ECSO2ajMK8NGi_RgpW-SsIgrJx-XRugCu70dXMoDADzMEFeLamyG1BeS8K7VIiud0VX7oiEhHwMH-dlF/w400-h300/PXL_20230902_194034234.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valle Grande!! Photo by Scott</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4rDB3UB30wvHQNAY4NGOUXDNgTP0ZW8FJFltRmnzKsf07i8FYQqA4uGrb0hQmvr3TJfnbOPZfXs33iqgPFBTCn3bfqh-VVHalKNphW6a8dugxkp9jQmnE-ffpl6-zaYQnwofzk6ZEdwFB9lM1GfENooQW_R_3kejg3K6M7pH8noop9gCPJkfybyU4Wol/s4032/PXL_20230902_195147424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4rDB3UB30wvHQNAY4NGOUXDNgTP0ZW8FJFltRmnzKsf07i8FYQqA4uGrb0hQmvr3TJfnbOPZfXs33iqgPFBTCn3bfqh-VVHalKNphW6a8dugxkp9jQmnE-ffpl6-zaYQnwofzk6ZEdwFB9lM1GfENooQW_R_3kejg3K6M7pH8noop9gCPJkfybyU4Wol/w400-h300/PXL_20230902_195147424.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just us and the cows. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZGUN2md7UDVuxsW6EN48g2rop94vkJtfdQlsJXLmUbEzb0Xk7JKHh6zc6m_ot0msOxFIj5jC1dZt-OY3_apqxiEjoc1Wucs8C91r-hbxGM7Aj02ZPE4mYat1HY6ai1NBopwRJYRtsaPxudxHh4adXc9CCMJrYPkU62S31Qg4AyACStR7EpPWx4Yrtn6t/s4032/PXL_20230902_195833426.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZGUN2md7UDVuxsW6EN48g2rop94vkJtfdQlsJXLmUbEzb0Xk7JKHh6zc6m_ot0msOxFIj5jC1dZt-OY3_apqxiEjoc1Wucs8C91r-hbxGM7Aj02ZPE4mYat1HY6ai1NBopwRJYRtsaPxudxHh4adXc9CCMJrYPkU62S31Qg4AyACStR7EpPWx4Yrtn6t/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_195833426.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the Dr. Seuss looking trees!! They can't decide which way they want to lean.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpSK-QeRiR3wvH2s7kCwMLIu-4orcV-Df9cW-QX6wS7KfkQmVq2DmvxiZ7iJcg64cp_QY0yGsNildwk_oG09rrr4-8Tm8LaoqbvpYIl9_jauPZaOgMTj3HM4m6HCvOJP-oYongHwVT0wS3HOKvbXP1L7MrhW6dcX1P_GC0VW8xwY52ybLLsH5xjuaW8PE/s4032/PXL_20230902_200312483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpSK-QeRiR3wvH2s7kCwMLIu-4orcV-Df9cW-QX6wS7KfkQmVq2DmvxiZ7iJcg64cp_QY0yGsNildwk_oG09rrr4-8Tm8LaoqbvpYIl9_jauPZaOgMTj3HM4m6HCvOJP-oYongHwVT0wS3HOKvbXP1L7MrhW6dcX1P_GC0VW8xwY52ybLLsH5xjuaW8PE/w400-h300/PXL_20230902_200312483.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climb approaching. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI_gHd4OT_AOfh9Wkg_pUwCrbnYO_5OHFueYrN1Us8nsheFfWAIPlOPK4FaO70-TuGljQ2JLBDXxX_ZqUwmvwjOLGYRtU4PatckCrf8lCGjykDHF7toO1yigKQ_abVonIWAWjLOJzSh2VOIrGsAimbN2rB1Fhfp-N30uqUTNS3JYV-btrpP60fmNunPIG/s4032/PXL_20230902_201706582.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI_gHd4OT_AOfh9Wkg_pUwCrbnYO_5OHFueYrN1Us8nsheFfWAIPlOPK4FaO70-TuGljQ2JLBDXxX_ZqUwmvwjOLGYRtU4PatckCrf8lCGjykDHF7toO1yigKQ_abVonIWAWjLOJzSh2VOIrGsAimbN2rB1Fhfp-N30uqUTNS3JYV-btrpP60fmNunPIG/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_201706582.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising through the aspen groves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kArFnhAQCoFtY_mgs8x-b6CDjMS5Zqk6iOqaYsV_e4FQK4ZcUA7e8driDhespVkQDE2L74y0_DaXWltjmT0u4TIlViGWrMKGU1-_e9MmeMq9I9fagfypVBkoJo0i4j2Dd5gtx3ImcDdOWtWM-eUb0IUM-SLamCegc0h9HnCqasDjN9kYaALSWF6FJJ05/s4032/PXL_20230902_201918996.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kArFnhAQCoFtY_mgs8x-b6CDjMS5Zqk6iOqaYsV_e4FQK4ZcUA7e8driDhespVkQDE2L74y0_DaXWltjmT0u4TIlViGWrMKGU1-_e9MmeMq9I9fagfypVBkoJo0i4j2Dd5gtx3ImcDdOWtWM-eUb0IUM-SLamCegc0h9HnCqasDjN9kYaALSWF6FJJ05/w300-h400/PXL_20230902_201918996.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aspen Alley. Photo by Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo9Y8WQaF-P7kwn-Cr5Y4eLaiHwCRBLCKPnZxttQA3E-nBR_mMFAMBn5vktnJLEyDIaq_5tES68mCGX5iJlipN1-gDjV6-ZsKijQHU2u6QqJAw2UaHEcestW-mSyYGzy6NF3KfRQ0sA9f7ywO1FgoSwqVI0vXRuoEupwLYuYTGKrpfofswsqacTkGYSV9/s4032/PXL_20230902_201836381.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo9Y8WQaF-P7kwn-Cr5Y4eLaiHwCRBLCKPnZxttQA3E-nBR_mMFAMBn5vktnJLEyDIaq_5tES68mCGX5iJlipN1-gDjV6-ZsKijQHU2u6QqJAw2UaHEcestW-mSyYGzy6NF3KfRQ0sA9f7ywO1FgoSwqVI0vXRuoEupwLYuYTGKrpfofswsqacTkGYSV9/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_201836381.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Extra thick here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEE9QPW58U37CO21taarJOoefcEN8W8k6Fd8LtqEtpGxwmgBqHwa-XdDt9yBM7-Mam11ki0_7WKCV61eqCAT8GcXJAaddW3ZsvZug7e1c1pmlqWv88aqtnNcgOw_eEbj0DwlgB-ECBIkvA0foxqpDFjpsjhZVhy00NflQg3_wtXlyb4MICNw79KPC7PkS/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_203136439.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small window appeared to the distant peaks to the north.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymN3b6oYTwNH9gohTsg9ho-yOIzYm4SfGDjTS94P86DqPzJX2hVz_oYeBc0EidrtfOY-03WdM8wVVpYWAyU7LhewySQFATwK_j3KfiIspu6LW7LDIYcmP2MCYlmrR5b8Ur5oDxz-dlLbNPLnBT7lZs0or6qH-ZKWEDbeV3amR0rKHPNnC_4oHJ1CXyTIK/s4032/PXL_20230902_204004662.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviyIb1eibn1oRofN8Bz0IvqTfkRgtg0A3_bx9o6yZYCeimLP8fkHLuE-_Ba8kAPVM4Bkbk5RjpL2Wk2vXJK-cyQR4tm2Ge1shJ7KHyf7F9P5z1NWkQSTI2yHG3iGWzhN41-4oKw6F92pFbw7w76r6teE9OlSPlCqQ7nGzmxPO3BoLx0gS-FCFGCFEufxh/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_205335390.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm glad we did the loop in the CW direction as this would've been a long steep climb!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA2je27e7srWDM-qmGI988GqoZFCkSMK6GuYEuuZVxVESXuy_ehvyNMsvmQTGHOLoQn4c-kTkIvnmJ56JdsV9KaNfMwgPsypezy5gdC1fRKsjeerS6WiaVsmyOJJzHt2t5FSTAz_o_IAowzUFoyqQhOFfG0bABP4DDDHrOKdbgR0echNX_aIwIcioIJuK/s4032/PXL_20230902_205356291.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA2je27e7srWDM-qmGI988GqoZFCkSMK6GuYEuuZVxVESXuy_ehvyNMsvmQTGHOLoQn4c-kTkIvnmJ56JdsV9KaNfMwgPsypezy5gdC1fRKsjeerS6WiaVsmyOJJzHt2t5FSTAz_o_IAowzUFoyqQhOFfG0bABP4DDDHrOKdbgR0echNX_aIwIcioIJuK/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_205356291.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lee enjoying his new home turf.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQp6gY1QdsoQj1HiyCagn3Z9TaiB4UdWPhDqaaNs2bWB1UdQH89Yru3HMFHPJ3MGnBRJkqiliBnkVfUDRFT3Y5FwiyYtQ9XklBnLmSHnBt3aUAaaGNjPnJC7UneIWdqyHrbvsR_pmYjRjtjggQrfi6fyMop8DZj-BpzDWioN-Ly1b2mBFMn8tRP8qr-bK/s4032/PXL_20230902_205549690.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQp6gY1QdsoQj1HiyCagn3Z9TaiB4UdWPhDqaaNs2bWB1UdQH89Yru3HMFHPJ3MGnBRJkqiliBnkVfUDRFT3Y5FwiyYtQ9XklBnLmSHnBt3aUAaaGNjPnJC7UneIWdqyHrbvsR_pmYjRjtjggQrfi6fyMop8DZj-BpzDWioN-Ly1b2mBFMn8tRP8qr-bK/w225-h400/PXL_20230902_205549690.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spring looked promising, but dry as a bone.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu8ddP6RQYjfpPXFZlA1_WuZuK3qjDZm8wqvaHVKioXh9f_ci26wIBbqpZy-BPWjQu3t3Pu_i3EAt1YkFuMcB_IrdecwC3I3DEw6NYHBHIJd07h8u7fF-6w-whbViBSwYEHLOdRx2cBf2c-aL17iRpoD-NVAJxTQoHDwix4NIrx6KsSdQqnZovwp5MSdB/s4032/PXL_20230902_205655964.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu8ddP6RQYjfpPXFZlA1_WuZuK3qjDZm8wqvaHVKioXh9f_ci26wIBbqpZy-BPWjQu3t3Pu_i3EAt1YkFuMcB_IrdecwC3I3DEw6NYHBHIJd07h8u7fF-6w-whbViBSwYEHLOdRx2cBf2c-aL17iRpoD-NVAJxTQoHDwix4NIrx6KsSdQqnZovwp5MSdB/w400-h225/PXL_20230902_205655964.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't expect to find water at Beehive Spring.</td></tr></tbody></table>I thought it was funny how 3/4 of the loop was solely on FS80. Again, it was a nice ride and I could tell I was beginning to get acclimated to the 9k range.<div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11932403267" title="NM: FS80 Loop + Divide Miles" width="465"></iframe></div></div></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040610152701147394.post-26073478630127631912023-06-25T12:04:00.001-07:002023-09-16T13:07:19.102-07:00BCT: A Crooked Adventure<p> The 'ol blog has been a little silent lately. Life decided to lob some curveballs our way. Everything is good, so let's resume our regularly scheduled program.</p><p>I've only been on the bike a handful of times since my last post in late April, but some key trail projects throughout our state have either wrapped up or will finish in the coming weeks/months. I have a short list of 'must-do' rides now and checking out a new section of the Black Canyon Trail, BCT, was high on the list.</p><p>It's up on the northern end of the trail near SR169. I had heard the trail was completed out to Mistake Tank and since it's farther north, the early summer temps wouldn't be too bad. It wasn't going to be a long ride, so I had a bit of a backup should I finish the BCT early. There was a section of the General Crook, GC, trail off FS323 leading back to my staging area on Old Cherry Rd. that I've been meaning to check out.</p><p>I arrived at an empty trailhead which was no surprise. I hopped on the 1.2 mile connector to the BCT via the GC trail where I was expecting to find fresh dirt. It wasn't exactly fresh, more like the old GC corridor was slightly cleared a couple of months ago. Some catclaw & Russian Thistle were already veering their ugly heads into the tread. <i>*I highly suggest riding the northern sections of the BCT with clippers/loppers to help keep the tread vegetation clear*</i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7ecljFmU8tUvWd0Q2Dey0SldDORJwQISb1qcG4djbtaR-kRQL_eIyt0dSZmoNEusxZBVJdpw-xfh-LVPaoOEO8JaFEfs1HD7766mFGqzJy2mJ14yWXVOEs1Op1nVcNnY8r51X5lnJhjVXnjb7N9wP7-KN4jEKqv3-2FOeC0cv7nL2D0cmgC3eX1mXt6K/s4032/PXL_20230624_160503006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7ecljFmU8tUvWd0Q2Dey0SldDORJwQISb1qcG4djbtaR-kRQL_eIyt0dSZmoNEusxZBVJdpw-xfh-LVPaoOEO8JaFEfs1HD7766mFGqzJy2mJ14yWXVOEs1Op1nVcNnY8r51X5lnJhjVXnjb7N9wP7-KN4jEKqv3-2FOeC0cv7nL2D0cmgC3eX1mXt6K/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_160503006.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adventure begins here.</td></tr></tbody></table>The BCT sign on the right in the above photo, was the latest new section built last year heading south towards Orme Rd. The GC trail, aka trail 64, would now share part of its alignment with the BCT.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX5aqxm4sxDFxMp14RU8ocynq2TSxld0ACf9L6qKYZsFzJgYI0X8Vc1uAp47vGoTXf3i5cZZfN9m9FeZnHQVwXwYmzSikcwT0UoLtk5Exoo1vRv4q_UPhFiltJk-Kozj7fVjU_eo0BpZ6izBp9U_9rvzzziQwoeZwDpFlXEtLd2ZLBjQ3tFEBIYe5PE7G/s4032/PXL_20230624_161020383.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX5aqxm4sxDFxMp14RU8ocynq2TSxld0ACf9L6qKYZsFzJgYI0X8Vc1uAp47vGoTXf3i5cZZfN9m9FeZnHQVwXwYmzSikcwT0UoLtk5Exoo1vRv4q_UPhFiltJk-Kozj7fVjU_eo0BpZ6izBp9U_9rvzzziQwoeZwDpFlXEtLd2ZLBjQ3tFEBIYe5PE7G/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_161020383.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solar powered structure near the Waste Managent Regional Landfill. The route was now on a dirt road here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ3e8vSszN6ivFHy-uMijM050IY8jiAfC7n0gJ0fhK8jXsm3Ch7Y0MwFaTl15NN3ODJkvhvktmDtqxjMtlfSJ2rmf4Rsh0Lll5gONm_jq4wt9DKBQwJH4YaxBNkfZzERODQG76bOvEHic1C3WoHUnkKPwLgqhXFKfqlFRlKLwuvDtDGuUuTaMSFitK9sv/s4032/PXL_20230624_161225844.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ3e8vSszN6ivFHy-uMijM050IY8jiAfC7n0gJ0fhK8jXsm3Ch7Y0MwFaTl15NN3ODJkvhvktmDtqxjMtlfSJ2rmf4Rsh0Lll5gONm_jq4wt9DKBQwJH4YaxBNkfZzERODQG76bOvEHic1C3WoHUnkKPwLgqhXFKfqlFRlKLwuvDtDGuUuTaMSFitK9sv/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_161225844.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aha!! Here's some fresh dirt!!</td></tr></tbody></table>I almost missed the turnoff to new singletrack as it wasn't signed and the dirt road was coming off a fast curve.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv7_kBN5eARbnBOAFsCVoEIslEUNASL2LwtVStpkHdK_XDejy2GimwrlUnlr4E3XI7kU1ziTPruSbMlCPD-b9W5jGcGt5196PSCrMdN_k-MLYVtCA3FNivitwpKYuEt5H0rXmc0rhIbvOi4LGmITHj0PpvCtGK4SnAtvsAQrue0SkSCsmznTljqhFqh-6/s4032/PXL_20230624_161547022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv7_kBN5eARbnBOAFsCVoEIslEUNASL2LwtVStpkHdK_XDejy2GimwrlUnlr4E3XI7kU1ziTPruSbMlCPD-b9W5jGcGt5196PSCrMdN_k-MLYVtCA3FNivitwpKYuEt5H0rXmc0rhIbvOi4LGmITHj0PpvCtGK4SnAtvsAQrue0SkSCsmznTljqhFqh-6/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_161547022.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back. The tread was soft and unused.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy4LuPjSgm1wQYf_DMujMgxmiAz47FdRM7KX-Q-kMoQQCQrAq_GNV5RGseSBYuHy6VQPTaH56vnqiQ814LzKAx_p2P_jNwil5UA9vzh5Aj4dugTj2SlfyJWiUkD1Q1WxV0e0hqpT24L-eWNvml7n4GM08WDCQy4aitF1wsUcNFyiymSMUlEva1K5vf9sb/s4032/PXL_20230624_161555167.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy4LuPjSgm1wQYf_DMujMgxmiAz47FdRM7KX-Q-kMoQQCQrAq_GNV5RGseSBYuHy6VQPTaH56vnqiQ814LzKAx_p2P_jNwil5UA9vzh5Aj4dugTj2SlfyJWiUkD1Q1WxV0e0hqpT24L-eWNvml7n4GM08WDCQy4aitF1wsUcNFyiymSMUlEva1K5vf9sb/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_161555167.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sure is beautiful country up here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JGLf5wOkJsN7nf26raIoUsvcyfnLEhza6IbnsYuVIF7N47x75sFSruPFHEZh-6lzIdL0x7QzIwURh5zk1IC2sxo0XNnpW1LxezHIJa01lkZmny4LHGc9TQfGI72djxOBrEn3GB0LPSk7pRoHCWY9RB0CV5ttxwNsPUbs-MO177qr0NOsGXbyNxVFP532/s4032/PXL_20230624_161816717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JGLf5wOkJsN7nf26raIoUsvcyfnLEhza6IbnsYuVIF7N47x75sFSruPFHEZh-6lzIdL0x7QzIwURh5zk1IC2sxo0XNnpW1LxezHIJa01lkZmny4LHGc9TQfGI72djxOBrEn3GB0LPSk7pRoHCWY9RB0CV5ttxwNsPUbs-MO177qr0NOsGXbyNxVFP532/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_161816717.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice trailside color too.</td></tr></tbody></table>I was really enjoying the routing as the trail dropped down and crossed Rattlesnake Wash. It wound around a nearby hillside then entered a flattish area where the tread was difficult to follow.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBvWBjeCYDyaw_w2kD2sTW4hG1BBA01FRO9KER1vF39U6wmM80FpZyHLhY2Q-LALwCYUxFzQ6ucZG71496PrSgUK9B44zLgBD70Q0SVCr57WV1hipYNegyg-jFwXBel53yhdyB48Op7nh53DgW8B4CeaJLXyxZLnhQyUD-jAcCi7d6AkKugbGPVHhAhjY/s4032/PXL_20230624_162826882.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBvWBjeCYDyaw_w2kD2sTW4hG1BBA01FRO9KER1vF39U6wmM80FpZyHLhY2Q-LALwCYUxFzQ6ucZG71496PrSgUK9B44zLgBD70Q0SVCr57WV1hipYNegyg-jFwXBel53yhdyB48Op7nh53DgW8B4CeaJLXyxZLnhQyUD-jAcCi7d6AkKugbGPVHhAhjY/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_162826882.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature is already reclaiming the new trail!! Ride straight.</td></tr></tbody></table>The singletrack soon popped out on an old 2-track. I didn't see any signage so I went with the flow.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnHg5q3UktY1K0QJI8LgZBogPnPD7VJ89WIaz9GWYrxdDk6w_qNRivvO8fcaaUproHnT53PpJWrri3hRtd4HyPG2m2tqtDPn0qo_PZ-KGXreBo3WYUta1fwscIB8qj0uXsh1Ry0H5hYCDNHCM7slB2Iel_F1CmKS1IUHl_qI6aHe328D6x8cFvfTRU2yt/s4032/PXL_20230624_163431051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnHg5q3UktY1K0QJI8LgZBogPnPD7VJ89WIaz9GWYrxdDk6w_qNRivvO8fcaaUproHnT53PpJWrri3hRtd4HyPG2m2tqtDPn0qo_PZ-KGXreBo3WYUta1fwscIB8qj0uXsh1Ry0H5hYCDNHCM7slB2Iel_F1CmKS1IUHl_qI6aHe328D6x8cFvfTRU2yt/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_163431051.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last bit of single track.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xtswJRjjNa8v4GCJp04PXzDD_djTYtC4CJCnwT77PEd3CPuG2ReegAMJtedfu4QdqKkmf-Ux10aHgBAxCyoeaRZ4x5CT4qZ5RD_jWRCXkkDMNuvZueNk-KviwVaLTJshPBedREycsw8nUH6eUvS_y9Q5vTrp1w3bh2MiGeRQnlfjvdxxkTrV-F1lgUIW/s4032/PXL_20230624_164636824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xtswJRjjNa8v4GCJp04PXzDD_djTYtC4CJCnwT77PEd3CPuG2ReegAMJtedfu4QdqKkmf-Ux10aHgBAxCyoeaRZ4x5CT4qZ5RD_jWRCXkkDMNuvZueNk-KviwVaLTJshPBedREycsw8nUH6eUvS_y9Q5vTrp1w3bh2MiGeRQnlfjvdxxkTrV-F1lgUIW/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_164636824.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2-track climbed up to a saddle then met with a more traveled dirt road, FS9604F.</td></tr></tbody></table>Again, no signage to indicate which way to go. I could see SR169 off to the left, so I went that way knowing I'd have to cross it soon. The dirt road led me down to a pullout, but no trail. I hopped on SR169 and rode east for a bit scouring the nearby countryside for any sign of a new trail. Nada. Maybe I should've turned right on FS9604F?? Either way, I didn't quite make it to Mistake Tank. I opted to ride the wide shoulder of SR169 back to Cherry Rd. where I could make a loop using FS323 & the unscouted portion of the GC trail.<div><br /></div><div>It was a nice ride along FS323 and I knew the GC turnoff was coming as the one residence in the area approached. These next few photos are all taken from the same spot:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGRTbkEfN8hN_kb3IvQRY7bjer-Hx73_Mm8FFvME3cr8Al58p_zuuQFa6J0LKeLD-gdoVaht8bR0O2jyLu7Wal41OK7cYOmvJ8j-xQVSEYxyauHxRa-7GfsSaws7_Vn8dMrn6t4KWa0RwTWGMBuQu1kOyMvBKREDASHVAUM1yq4CMQrxW1TznhEbaUv52/s4032/PXL_20230624_174757679.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGRTbkEfN8hN_kb3IvQRY7bjer-Hx73_Mm8FFvME3cr8Al58p_zuuQFa6J0LKeLD-gdoVaht8bR0O2jyLu7Wal41OK7cYOmvJ8j-xQVSEYxyauHxRa-7GfsSaws7_Vn8dMrn6t4KWa0RwTWGMBuQu1kOyMvBKREDASHVAUM1yq4CMQrxW1TznhEbaUv52/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_174757679.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FS323 with home in the distance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTFaL_1OZSJ9zZcTiFCcZ-68Wz9Wj_bXJ1NbRxz2ZyV-ehmY91SkEXZePb6D4QQMPWQZGeyn5J-cwu677NdtTsC6bRQ-FMwY5oV7QYjRyut-x2ppRYejRuGL-l-sS5er-8EqFva-WuT1nnpS-AnBHxQkHnKuvs8_vxx-g0LS-knQi51mte4Rvrmkvnaq3/s4032/PXL_20230624_174811861.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTFaL_1OZSJ9zZcTiFCcZ-68Wz9Wj_bXJ1NbRxz2ZyV-ehmY91SkEXZePb6D4QQMPWQZGeyn5J-cwu677NdtTsC6bRQ-FMwY5oV7QYjRyut-x2ppRYejRuGL-l-sS5er-8EqFva-WuT1nnpS-AnBHxQkHnKuvs8_vxx-g0LS-knQi51mte4Rvrmkvnaq3/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_174811861.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Crook entrance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92CDfT7Gd7CCH7SO2y56KXGrjZm2M0JljcyVky3o4GFDwtENMjdNhOC4uvwh91eljV24ixY_zfIyNNE00gDCNj6wXjB9wClZwEXJkTwSPs0dDWUZgy5ezid4NqgZDY2hE6-cNQTUi7p0p5808z6tzmAxuZlwJ33IrJOZdHBrnpcEQmO63arA8WelM-UTJ/s4032/PXL_20230624_174722768.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92CDfT7Gd7CCH7SO2y56KXGrjZm2M0JljcyVky3o4GFDwtENMjdNhOC4uvwh91eljV24ixY_zfIyNNE00gDCNj6wXjB9wClZwEXJkTwSPs0dDWUZgy5ezid4NqgZDY2hE6-cNQTUi7p0p5808z6tzmAxuZlwJ33IrJOZdHBrnpcEQmO63arA8WelM-UTJ/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_174722768.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll do my best!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DEybztUsgMtNWvU3v_6cw_tRJpzKmVaOmq52ogIxSg4JlyiAdfAl2EbnRd0hcJvi4tz4ej9maYTVk3IEeE0qBcFxpGIfu5IXcwQArHrkdXdukiIb2bj9CVssqBgDg6pVc9Lm_tbA9yoNwD5Z3612853HMm6Wbhm_SVREl-EoLY_I-C9jdgX8yQb6dCeB/s4032/PXL_20230624_174712160.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DEybztUsgMtNWvU3v_6cw_tRJpzKmVaOmq52ogIxSg4JlyiAdfAl2EbnRd0hcJvi4tz4ej9maYTVk3IEeE0qBcFxpGIfu5IXcwQArHrkdXdukiIb2bj9CVssqBgDg6pVc9Lm_tbA9yoNwD5Z3612853HMm6Wbhm_SVREl-EoLY_I-C9jdgX8yQb6dCeB/w225-h400/PXL_20230624_174712160.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thankfully, the tread wasn't this overgrown!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTYEJeP2acPkcNePUGvjQCbqpOidzg5CDBjMokwTKYLNs9BH5MPQdMcI8t0XSe_UU76AYgNBwmSnmJddMjzDhPh3kfPlMwKCas7MVF8cLMMl5E58X85uxVdFoKwXImLUa5j0eFOp1BB7bSnL-ndoMSriKgRIZKA3ZGb2PRZgFAvFPX2LMmmyK1geu1jTW/s4032/PXL_20230624_174737402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTYEJeP2acPkcNePUGvjQCbqpOidzg5CDBjMokwTKYLNs9BH5MPQdMcI8t0XSe_UU76AYgNBwmSnmJddMjzDhPh3kfPlMwKCas7MVF8cLMMl5E58X85uxVdFoKwXImLUa5j0eFOp1BB7bSnL-ndoMSriKgRIZKA3ZGb2PRZgFAvFPX2LMmmyK1geu1jTW/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_174737402.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginning showed great promise.</td></tr></tbody></table>The first mile or so was generally fast, fun riding.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd4mnztF-VpjziWhOofSBLrazGFST_2zms0nCKNGfAcvZE60RGwTsvYAYPqm7pwNziiEUIx6_HFS4GSHsUoQJ8zLgXKIXV1QgrD-vnCVUMOKpMQaKfRsp6c1wmsLUl7LYwinGdPTkmXgzAiGP8TDAGxP8KyDI0_N6BXm9zVKoVl3zvK_kSfTxgVkh3qC6/s4032/PXL_20230624_175505224.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd4mnztF-VpjziWhOofSBLrazGFST_2zms0nCKNGfAcvZE60RGwTsvYAYPqm7pwNziiEUIx6_HFS4GSHsUoQJ8zLgXKIXV1QgrD-vnCVUMOKpMQaKfRsp6c1wmsLUl7LYwinGdPTkmXgzAiGP8TDAGxP8KyDI0_N6BXm9zVKoVl3zvK_kSfTxgVkh3qC6/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_175505224.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The adventure began near those trees.</td></tr></tbody></table>The singletrack dumped out on a well traveled 2-track. I followed it in the direction of travel and it soon forked. I went left to some cool rock formation and water!!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPGcBHZinyybyP7JLRM8-1_dY7X5Bdgi1f8wWFgNWGbrTbMZKogy-DlTDtdPyZAVw_pvcCCbliIs1gmWkKMHTNtirot_fDdrsPptjgPgaiM3hpDsi171cHDhRIbFosnm7m1Mn27bF3TZATx1lVjsIOiUUeIPk_MlNotUr8CdIABkkwn1hD2I8mzQmOQaw/s4032/PXL_20230624_175810064.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPGcBHZinyybyP7JLRM8-1_dY7X5Bdgi1f8wWFgNWGbrTbMZKogy-DlTDtdPyZAVw_pvcCCbliIs1gmWkKMHTNtirot_fDdrsPptjgPgaiM3hpDsi171cHDhRIbFosnm7m1Mn27bF3TZATx1lVjsIOiUUeIPk_MlNotUr8CdIABkkwn1hD2I8mzQmOQaw/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_175810064.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful spot, but a deadend.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2h5q97X1tZ7PP_mW3QpBXTJyI0DojeRz1KoADwxVt3SZY7qktE9xiAQtt2G80mvaSLN2jzg2CxhaMTg8b_dXD4lyR_MAPxFWd0v-p-jyaLE-3jZZ0rLOW4AJEGGovJsqGekWNoTfMxZjK3OIJxQ8g9D-eilpRkM27jslVDeRbuA9UfJTrCJTGdnDrcuA/s4032/PXL_20230624_175756535.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2h5q97X1tZ7PP_mW3QpBXTJyI0DojeRz1KoADwxVt3SZY7qktE9xiAQtt2G80mvaSLN2jzg2CxhaMTg8b_dXD4lyR_MAPxFWd0v-p-jyaLE-3jZZ0rLOW4AJEGGovJsqGekWNoTfMxZjK3OIJxQ8g9D-eilpRkM27jslVDeRbuA9UfJTrCJTGdnDrcuA/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_175756535.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large pool of fresh water that was seeping from the ground near the tree on the far left. I didn't see a name for the spring on topo maps.</td></tr></tbody></table>I went back to the fork and stayed right. It seemed to be a trail, then dropped into a very sandy wash...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpQMVG_qkogpUMylRCZahiAQd2sbrfCLTjxVtjeeQMKjN6VUOfBoSRiyi20NS4yuzp65qWMLyc1l-rI9ffehdwVs3kREFGr_KIGYwE9PkkzwGagT4JedccSKiLSrdPU8-265cUCD49e7H_MOXnnlnnw3FdLclqe6tmrJHSs9rR39UHve-TjTT5DLbgG4v/s4032/PXL_20230624_180244320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpQMVG_qkogpUMylRCZahiAQd2sbrfCLTjxVtjeeQMKjN6VUOfBoSRiyi20NS4yuzp65qWMLyc1l-rI9ffehdwVs3kREFGr_KIGYwE9PkkzwGagT4JedccSKiLSrdPU8-265cUCD49e7H_MOXnnlnnw3FdLclqe6tmrJHSs9rR39UHve-TjTT5DLbgG4v/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_180244320.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm, this doesn't seem right.</td></tr></tbody></table>Not having a gpx line to follow really made things interesting. Cell signal was intermittent too. I was able to pull up a satellite view and find the GC trail from my staging area. I followed it back to roughly my location and saw where I missed my turn. Time to leave the sand trap. I went back to where the singletrack ended and found a trail 64 signed toppled over. There 'may' be a trail here. I hiked in a bit and decided this was the way to go.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0N_HobuB1EPPHAuWx9NWbVhaotrMzBIQj4Bl5FzEJ84UvcyilmAtC4OugzlVYOGKp5ffrg4mN3IcyNroSmshDr65tINsNpOXGFFHydJA7UPda4wZNI3O6ynMGYRB4BvY3cMBYQpwr4dJUTAzUCP3rtc1ec06PvaDBzp4TJLegyy14b1opvl35J9gtNV6/s4032/PXL_20230624_180807308.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0N_HobuB1EPPHAuWx9NWbVhaotrMzBIQj4Bl5FzEJ84UvcyilmAtC4OugzlVYOGKp5ffrg4mN3IcyNroSmshDr65tINsNpOXGFFHydJA7UPda4wZNI3O6ynMGYRB4BvY3cMBYQpwr4dJUTAzUCP3rtc1ec06PvaDBzp4TJLegyy14b1opvl35J9gtNV6/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_180807308.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was near the toppled 64 sign.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZWqh3s3vu7IV1kgkq_imL74aJVYvJ1q_ruQR1TQS_0Xrl7K3fDKMNBDSfkoz3oPae-4I5cSkixPqjH23q-ofTbuKbZNT73Ao1FlRzIMbvxn0ssnADY7QSYqGR6Tk--p1gZfoqEYLIhc_4HG7pLio88H_7C07S79hS1h8qZCZJ8iDDDzSpo9DnIstE0P0/s4032/PXL_20230624_181347565.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZWqh3s3vu7IV1kgkq_imL74aJVYvJ1q_ruQR1TQS_0Xrl7K3fDKMNBDSfkoz3oPae-4I5cSkixPqjH23q-ofTbuKbZNT73Ao1FlRzIMbvxn0ssnADY7QSYqGR6Tk--p1gZfoqEYLIhc_4HG7pLio88H_7C07S79hS1h8qZCZJ8iDDDzSpo9DnIstE0P0/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_181347565.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old stone corral for a time long since passed.</td></tr></tbody></table>The trail dropped into the trees and a dry gulch crossing. It appeared to continue up the other side. I kept following it, but it led me all the way back to FS323. That wasn't right. I made a U-turn back to the trees. I was able to pull up the Gaia app, which has a rough location for the GC trail. I was near it, but not on it. I went a bit beyond the trees and the app said I passed my turn. Dang it. Turn around again, but I couldn't find anything that resembled a trail. It looked like I was close on the Gaia app so I opted to bushwhack in the general direction I needed to go for a few minutes.<div><br /></div><div>At the top of a small crest I checked the app again. Nope. Missed it the other way...again. Back down the small rise to the 'trail' I had been on earlier. The app showed I was really close, so I went right and wouldn't you know it. Barely 10 feet from where I was, a cairn was tucked under some brush. This HAS to be it. I hopped on and at the top of another short hill confirmed it with the Gaia app. Yesss!!</div><div><br /></div><div>All that backtracking took almost an hour and a couple extra miles. Good thing it was early in the day and I had plenty of food/water...and lights!! Haha. IYKYK.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnUqo7E1snCP3XoKNpcr51AkilvZeskbYTq3jNFLVLlutVTNpg9QiizFwr674KInDrKxLPMRSTUQ4T5_lpp4hBiDHIJuJMu3DMaznk4eEtTUmbEkHwS0lw2hZiUQNgIpHD7MpGJXGf-WZfJg6-vQ5kBVfuxx5mW71F9gzF9YMktdXb8HQDfRW-5C_w9Os/s4032/PXL_20230624_185520140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnUqo7E1snCP3XoKNpcr51AkilvZeskbYTq3jNFLVLlutVTNpg9QiizFwr674KInDrKxLPMRSTUQ4T5_lpp4hBiDHIJuJMu3DMaznk4eEtTUmbEkHwS0lw2hZiUQNgIpHD7MpGJXGf-WZfJg6-vQ5kBVfuxx5mW71F9gzF9YMktdXb8HQDfRW-5C_w9Os/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_185520140.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a legit trail here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M3K_xoqB7I7iMeRjvLVp_8f7X9vO3qFiE1ZAvSkWrIczlxG5qg1Ro3D3ljygUCmR8mRTtUcNxE_FVMzVG4YYVfRAyouo3u1cVkgidu1Vg0oez8mCU8GKNZMrHcFqKGgqkrjRwT-i2nuqqdJEI2YPyNNBlmz-LiSGNK3a7ngLj8Tj5vFxzOOCsHVK_rIb/s4032/PXL_20230624_185525460.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M3K_xoqB7I7iMeRjvLVp_8f7X9vO3qFiE1ZAvSkWrIczlxG5qg1Ro3D3ljygUCmR8mRTtUcNxE_FVMzVG4YYVfRAyouo3u1cVkgidu1Vg0oez8mCU8GKNZMrHcFqKGgqkrjRwT-i2nuqqdJEI2YPyNNBlmz-LiSGNK3a7ngLj8Tj5vFxzOOCsHVK_rIb/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_185525460.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The riding sped back up and this wide singletrack eventually dumped into a 2-track.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJV4xvtNzYbkZexKHhq-ieg1R32T9RQJRDi0Qz69l3eZGiTkWHCm_7C9BP3zRadjOXYejLi5mSM5FiGJvlnsjPF0K7bVqnEeTrfuDfmCfIn1xBpcYN17wCX8V5qC2n340_JQFQOcY9Q8EXjJWkzVIMSzbLIYOC4pBmxY8X_6t_lXzSzJT_Qb8mE0rr5Zv/s4032/PXL_20230624_190136141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJV4xvtNzYbkZexKHhq-ieg1R32T9RQJRDi0Qz69l3eZGiTkWHCm_7C9BP3zRadjOXYejLi5mSM5FiGJvlnsjPF0K7bVqnEeTrfuDfmCfIn1xBpcYN17wCX8V5qC2n340_JQFQOcY9Q8EXjJWkzVIMSzbLIYOC4pBmxY8X_6t_lXzSzJT_Qb8mE0rr5Zv/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_190136141.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2-track brought me back out to SR169 and a familiar looking sign. I must be in the right place!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzsDqvjFotLoYKyp3h4Pdc6Hvf7u4x_dM_4vWbdnol-CsBC--P9z_xV5ZNQw50EuhJQyzRH88vr7aqjvHIrPXw96A0qCMdDp_YQ1i4g6cN4bF50wmAynHSPEJCngSz1MAZqNTe4UWN_gpN6mRStsq1DqPTyYq3EPDlrv9Jl4sPsGNMirrmaIIIwkNnR4k/s4032/PXL_20230624_190624901.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzsDqvjFotLoYKyp3h4Pdc6Hvf7u4x_dM_4vWbdnol-CsBC--P9z_xV5ZNQw50EuhJQyzRH88vr7aqjvHIrPXw96A0qCMdDp_YQ1i4g6cN4bF50wmAynHSPEJCngSz1MAZqNTe4UWN_gpN6mRStsq1DqPTyYq3EPDlrv9Jl4sPsGNMirrmaIIIwkNnR4k/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_190624901.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cross over SR169 and join FS9604K.</td></tr></tbody></table>I double checked the Gaia app here. Stay on the dirt road for a short bit and look for a trail when the road bends to the right.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mvZn8ncjWhX1ngSKlFlNImXVqrLxVeK5jd7DtKQxWP0GvTq_gDp9JlTDCOQozlARb8NOzP64dGScsiSHdzoGNoI8QDfhUFJkoXBFirVF5TusxahtgVky-J-D9Hwj-GUU2YhaYVBHYp8lVbbIt9E7j4PsrH7v2ZLIzKIxryFSQNisGiQHKPRGhZMTEkMf/s4032/PXL_20230624_191028389.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mvZn8ncjWhX1ngSKlFlNImXVqrLxVeK5jd7DtKQxWP0GvTq_gDp9JlTDCOQozlARb8NOzP64dGScsiSHdzoGNoI8QDfhUFJkoXBFirVF5TusxahtgVky-J-D9Hwj-GUU2YhaYVBHYp8lVbbIt9E7j4PsrH7v2ZLIzKIxryFSQNisGiQHKPRGhZMTEkMf/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_191028389.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sure enough, there it is!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHGhMdHxu54NEL4lsgPzlRqMDLXPCyqfKGC9yz-xXN9IlqRWTo_R1y9WVwN8EwVDBc4yJI9AxQGt61AxLyridyqHcPQKJFhtBZMhT6euSGm3JBXt2iO5uEuLL-vPdZRJWWNsQjE31niG91rkBz4kvfRXfbYpEcLemXyJeHSXEAncA-hON_h2COms2rSpK/s4032/PXL_20230624_191033598.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHGhMdHxu54NEL4lsgPzlRqMDLXPCyqfKGC9yz-xXN9IlqRWTo_R1y9WVwN8EwVDBc4yJI9AxQGt61AxLyridyqHcPQKJFhtBZMhT6euSGm3JBXt2iO5uEuLL-vPdZRJWWNsQjE31niG91rkBz4kvfRXfbYpEcLemXyJeHSXEAncA-hON_h2COms2rSpK/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_191033598.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good looking trail too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPRs7aioCA2oRQ8JwcV2QGH9vIucSTBcQh9B5vCvp1wxEghOVrNNitdOHq9iBZaH-wmkO1sLcZboad0ZkRKgJ6jriPdFAgv3BOx45VGilqY-JoYP1X9htxrtXuMWdLhme00sNZS-OWGIubh8GS-9U9OgCR5tnkWEQ5hdVTXGEBzZqw___d3RqvNGyhG12/s4032/PXL_20230624_192147889.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPRs7aioCA2oRQ8JwcV2QGH9vIucSTBcQh9B5vCvp1wxEghOVrNNitdOHq9iBZaH-wmkO1sLcZboad0ZkRKgJ6jriPdFAgv3BOx45VGilqY-JoYP1X9htxrtXuMWdLhme00sNZS-OWGIubh8GS-9U9OgCR5tnkWEQ5hdVTXGEBzZqw___d3RqvNGyhG12/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_192147889.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was more generally fast riding through here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKh6_GE_QMwhg9Zcyv27ZD79KBV1fm_5a8ihgcS6MEALrLOTzsAnkSRTvhFev6XT573irH_jB1Cjl7cgIkdbkzylMn5-Th2n307u7RsFKOkEZGrEME-OB8OyMCVyoRbi8dzL1y8n7B7d8sy1qwmhKhhGIUk1EltsNDQfjmwRI3sCFrdNmhdaW3QnQRZEv/s4032/PXL_20230624_192157666.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKh6_GE_QMwhg9Zcyv27ZD79KBV1fm_5a8ihgcS6MEALrLOTzsAnkSRTvhFev6XT573irH_jB1Cjl7cgIkdbkzylMn5-Th2n307u7RsFKOkEZGrEME-OB8OyMCVyoRbi8dzL1y8n7B7d8sy1qwmhKhhGIUk1EltsNDQfjmwRI3sCFrdNmhdaW3QnQRZEv/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_192157666.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old cairn marker?? P16?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYxSzbCWOltX75UFIRJrlWnutzKTVY3nockS6SZ9oTmn2YChe5oLBPTLI1AOf7sEfzcZXJcIto0EWLp3KsniUPxGVu4Uz78NaaSDDnAxB7Vx8ORkZf3FTH_5VnxbbpYsIMryVqW5-d6d80AGEmWxzgYfXduYqERVydbAaFi9ETJNCp68twOQIm6iQZh26/s4032/PXL_20230624_192645513.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYxSzbCWOltX75UFIRJrlWnutzKTVY3nockS6SZ9oTmn2YChe5oLBPTLI1AOf7sEfzcZXJcIto0EWLp3KsniUPxGVu4Uz78NaaSDDnAxB7Vx8ORkZf3FTH_5VnxbbpYsIMryVqW5-d6d80AGEmWxzgYfXduYqERVydbAaFi9ETJNCp68twOQIm6iQZh26/w400-h225/PXL_20230624_192645513.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done! Back at the trailhead.</td></tr></tbody></table>This was a fun ride and now that I have a gpx track to follow, would be much easier to do. Below is a link to the raw Garmin Connect file, note all the out-n-back detours. If you want to do this ride, but not get lost, use the RidewithGPS link for a clean track. Trails have also been added to Trailforks. Enjoy!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Soon, the BCT will connect all the way to the Verde River. </div><div><br /></div><div>Route:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/11416748385" title="Some New BCT & General Crook Adventuring" width="465"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">RidewithGPS:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=125935591&title=BCT%3A%20A%20Crooked%20Adventure&sampleGraph=true&distanceMarkers=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe></div></div>Schillingsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03989549784335580804noreply@blogger.com0