I know i have not ridden all the trails here but I have ridden an absolutely incredible miles and hours of trail.
Drove down to Bike & Bean to ride w/ owner, Jimmie, for afternoon ride. e had to work but talked of joining us during the ride. Jason and I left. The plan was to meet Jimmie @ a TH south of where I had been riding. Before we arrived jason’s phone rang. It was Chewie who decided to join. He rode from the shop via Highline to TH in 40 mins. Amazing. A little further on and we were just above the TH and the phone rang again. It was Jimmie @ the TH. Amazing. From here we rode Turkey creek further south and climbed out of valley to high ridge over looking out to Sedona & beyond. Spectacular vista. Trail climbing up was volcanic basalt. Different kind of rock. Going up it was a bit of hike a bike. I was studying the rough nature of the rocks and was thinking a bit of hike a bike down. Rode it all down except 1 spot I didn’t set up for. Tell you, the new bike and now w/ 23psi tubeless tires i just skootch over things. Light of day is that flat light late in afternoon. The blue sky, red rock, & long shadows was pick the superlative. Another 2 hour ride.
Finished @ 5:30. Jason’s plan was to ride the road back to shop if Jimmie didn’t show. he did and we all piled into his truck for the ride back. He has a full size truck w/ a padded blanket over the closed tailgate. You put your bike on the tailgate w/ the front wheel hanging over. The padding protect the bike and when more are added they keep themselves in place. Back @ shop for a beer & good spirits. People seem to enjoy working together as they hang out together even on days off.
Grace is in Tempe, AZ for her sponsor. She, her bf, & another guy, and me will be riding Hawes trail in Mesa on Sat. Friday I drive down stopping to ride Black Canyon trail then spending the evening w/ Carrie, my sister Lynn’s best friend in Scotsdale. And tomorrow is photo shoot for BikeMag.
Craig, Let me know if your mug is going to make the magazine and which month. I’ll have to go buy a copy. Congratulations, you’re becoming famous/notorious.