At the beginning of 2020, as I was prepping for Oracle Rumble pretty much already knowing before the race that I wasn’t going to finish it, I came up with a sort of consolation project, but also a bigger one: I was going to cover the remaining miles I had left of the Arizona Trail… Continue reading The AZT Project: Seeing Arizona From Top to Bottom, One Section at a Time
Category: Biking
2021 Tusayan Tussle MTB Race: Another Unsuccessful Outing
I don’t remember if I’ve said it here before (and can’t be bothered to look back to see), but I’ve said it plenty in person to people; I don’t seem to be able to get into a thing without getting stupid about it. Coming back to biking was yet another example of this. I did… Continue reading 2021 Tusayan Tussle MTB Race: Another Unsuccessful Outing
My First Bikepacking Adventure: A Rough Ride
I did a pretty decent amount of backpacking in 2020 with my buddy Jim, and while we were hiking and camping out there, sometimes we talked about riding bikes. He was a mountain biker, and once upon a time I had been one too. The more we talked about trying out combining biking with backpacking,… Continue reading My First Bikepacking Adventure: A Rough Ride
Trail Runner Buys a Bike
Once upon a time, I was a mountain biker. It was mostly back in the mountain biking boom of the 90s, but like most things I do, I got out of it later than most. Late to the party, late to leave – that’s me, over and over again all my life. My wife started… Continue reading Trail Runner Buys a Bike