Sunshine and Sand

There’s nothing quite like waking up in the middle of the glowing red desert at sunrise. Saturday was a perfect day in Monument Valley and even though we were due in Moab early afternoon, we couldn’t resist taking a quick bike ride before we left. We rode down the 4 wheeled drive descent into [...]

Carefree Highway

Arizona treated us so well with perfect weather, incredible bike trails and simple living that we decided to stay a while. Biding our time between McDowell Mountain Regional Park and Ann & Scott’s, we were able to begin getting caught up on work as well as getting back in shape.

Desert Morning Ride

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HOT…Finally!

Tim and I wanted HOT and after 3 months of travel through semitropical climes, we finally found it in Arizona. With temperatures in the low to mid 80′s every day, we are staying put for a while.

Sizing up the Cacti

First we dropped in on Tucson where we spent [...]

Desert Geode

We met a fellow mountain biker this week who collects Geodes. Chris had been a jeweler for many years and now explores the desert for these rare finds which contain prisms of crystals. If you know just where to go, you can sift through the identical round brown nondescript rocks for the perfect candidates. [...]