Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camps – Fruita, Colorado

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Trek Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camps – Fruita, Colorado September 24-25, 2011 The Trek Dirt Series has recently opened registration for their women’s specific and co-ed mountain bike skills camps, offering confidence building and inspiring learning opportunities throughout Western Canada and the US. The camps are open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced riders, and cover techniques from basic front wheel lifts and switchback turns to technical climbs, descents, and drops. The program includes skill development… Read More »

Sunset Trail – Mt. Elden – Flagstaff, AZ

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This Father’s day weekend was supposed to be the Barn Burner race in Flagstaff, AZ, but a forest fire caused the race to be postponed. Since we had plans to go up north for the race, we decided to go for a mountain bike ride at Mt. Elden. Crystal Point We arrived Friday early afternoon to Dave’s cabin in Munds Park. We unpacked our gear and went for a short ride near the cabin. The… Read More »

The 2010 Whiskey Off-Road – The hardest 28 miles!

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About 900 mountain bikers showed up to test their skill and endurance at the seventh annual Whiskey Off-Road this weekend in Prescott, AZ. The weather was absolutely perfect. Competitors have a choice of riding a 15 mile course, 25 mile course (my Garmin shows it is actually 28.4 miles) and 50 mile course. Of course I chose to ride the 25 mile course. 50 miles is just sadistic considering the amount of climbing. Maybe someday… Read More »

Epic Pemberton Mountain Bike Ride

Spring flowers along Pemberton Trail

I set off to get a good mountain bike training ride in for the Whiskey Off-Road Race today out at Pemberton Trail in the McDowell Mountain Regional Park. I accomplished that, but was in for a much longer day than I had expected. My first lap of the 15.4 mile loop started off great. I stopped a few times to take some photos of the spring flowers, so my time doesn’t reflect a fast lap,… Read More »

Desert Classic Ride – South Mountain

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I had a nice ride on Desert Classic, South Mountain. I started at the Pima Canyon parking lot and rode to Telegraph Pass. I took Lower Corona Loma on the way out and the Double Secret Trail on the way back. One flat tire that tried to ruin my ride. My first official training ride for the Whiskey Off-Road race on April 24th, 2010.

Mormon/National Trails – South Mountain Park

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South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona is the largest municipal park in the world. Located in the south end of the valley, it is one of the city’s favorite recreational areas. Many of the trails below can be combined for making a loop or longer rides. Mormon/National trail is one of my favorite trails in the valley. If your looking for a gnarly downhill or tough climb, this is a great, but difficult trail. There… Read More »