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I have managed a few rides and one trail work day in between all the rain. I so appreciate being able to get out in the woods. Yesterday while at trail work, I was actually liking the feel of the humidity. I am sure it will get old in a few weeks, but I enjoy the change in climate. Today trails...

Yes, concur with above comments. Art saw that tree and may decide to leave it, or slightly tweak one end of go around for flow.

Back in my tire whore days, I was big on Schwable tires, mostly for performance and light weight. However, they were not great in loose conditions in AZ. Plus they wore very fast out there and had little performance advantage on those conditions. I took a recommendation from a local rider in AZ...

Art was able to ride his bike this weekend. He also took care of two blowdowns, so he is certainly on the mend. Hopefully we will be able to eyeball most of the trails at Ringwood, make a plan and post up some trail work dates in the next few weeks.

We left Az last Saturday, and did our usual route: North on secondary roads up to I40 and then east on interstate. That first half day on backroads is a nice way to settle into the drive with some nice scenery. Picture below from salt river canyon. I find the new van drives great on trips and...

Art did a bike ride today ... Yay! He still has trouble getting a foot down fast, but he did great on trails without too much exposure. We rode 14 miles at Honeybee and I actually had trouble keeping up. It was another great day weather wise. It felt great to be out knowing that he was able...

Happy Birthday Frank!

Today's weather was stellar .... topped out at 70 degrees with a light breeze. I rode around the mountain for probably the last time before I head back. It was real nice. I saw one cholla with a few blooms. Usually on my last ride up there I may see some Mexican coral bean trees flowering, but...

The saguaros are just starting to bloom. I tried to get a few pictures of the early ones. We usually miss most of the blooming.

From local ride today:

Art's hip/groin is feeling a tad better. He can do some things, but still not comfortable with full weight on that leg. He is optimistic that he can try a bike ride before we leave. Right now, he is not ready to dab. Maybe in a few more days. The gate guys came and moved the gate and got that...

The good news is that the heat has broken and cool temperatures are back, and no more heat waves predicted for the next few weeks. The bad news is that Art took a tumble on the bike and ended up in the ER. Nothing seems to be broken with bones or hip hardware, but he is unable to put much weight...

Art got the wall cut down and stuccoed it over. It works perfect for going up and down with bikes. The cactus bloom season has begun. It seems like they will bloom even with the drought. Also, migrating birds are arriving this week. We have had multiple sightings of lazuli bunting, black...

A few new blooms each day. Still very dry out on the trails, and not as many birds as usual.

I wanted to go into more detail about our exploring at Honeybee. First off, Honeybee is state trust land, which means that the state can sell it at anytime it wants to raise money. There is no state investment in recreational trails. All the trails are rogue built and not maintained officially...

Today the clouds were amazing! While temps were only in the 50's, the sun was warm and we proceeded with a ride at Honeybee to do some exploring. We passed a new trail last time out there but did not take it, and wanted to check it out today. By the time we got to the new trail, the skies were...

I have had a busy few weeks with not a lot of technical riding, but yesterday Art and I got out on our home trails ( 50 year ), and did Around the Mountain loop. As we went through the forest service gate I said " maybe we will see our first Gila monster of the season". With the rising...