Jimmy and Bill Z have separately enticed me with riding at Prescott. From VOC it is about 60 miles. For them it is a day trip out and back in a day. My preference is to visit this place as if it were on my big road trip. I worked around that issue as I drove to here today for a ride then spending the night to ride different stuff tomorrow. This will give me 2 different guides and ride flavors and to share their enjoyment of these trails.
Friend Steve from Sun Valley arrived on Tuesday for friendship and riding. He is with me here above Prescott on Thumb Butte road. Today Jimmy guided us. Different dirt, tree cover, what else? Decomposed granite described as kitty litter over hard pack. Right out of the gate I was taught a traction lesson as I attempted a Sedona red rock banked carved turn when we didn’t turn away from approaching tree. Good brake skid saved my bacon. Alligator juniper and P pine. High open forest just waking up from snow pack.
Memory recall of the rider etiquette is of excellent manners. Tread on the trail and yielding, us too.
We rode 2 loops from our rigs. We passed thru the parking area for the start of the 2nd loop and avoid the temptation of cold recovery drinks in our cooling devices. Well built trails. started to get a hang of the dirt. No red rock visible. Could see to mountain peaks above Flag.
Steve and I in our respective rigs drove up recently graded but still 10 mpg gravel road to find an open camp spot.
On Friday Steve and I rode the Outer Limits Girdner loop. Ran into bike patrolers Marty and Kevin who counted 35 riders seen on their ride. We did see a lot but not that many. Visited with a group of older than me hikers, local. They appreciated the new trail.
Yesterday our day plan was to meet at Cultural park at 11 for Outer Limits Girdner loop. Figured 2 hours then drive to Prescott up on Thumb Butte road for a camp spot and today’s ride. Climbing out of Dry Creek we took the newly constructed trail named Remnant. We were told it would take us where we wanted to go. Turned out it Ledge n Airy taking us the long way to get to where we anted to go.It was about 3 PM. I was fussing the time when Steve just said, “We’re retired” We more cheerfully finished our ride with the new plan of returning to Beaverhead for the night and driving over here this morning. We’re retired.
Another visitor paused on this trail:
Camped at 6285′. Beaverhead is only 3885′