The ride to Bartlett Lake is a 40 mile round trip from the Carefree Sundial (near the corner of Tom Darlington Rd and Cave Creek Rd.) There’s a lot of climbing on this route — almost 4,000 feet worth. April … Continue reading
The Fall Death Valley Double Century Route, starting at Furnace Creek, going out to Stovepipe Wells, then on up to Scotty’s Castle, and then north/northeast to Hwy 95 in Nevada for the turn around point, returning to Scotty’s Castle, then … Continue reading
A 153 mile route, passing by Lake Pleasant, New River, Joy Ranch Rd, Spur Cross Ranch, Double Canyon Ranch, Carefree Towers / Tonto Hills, the climbs of Dynamite and Jomax, and the Hills of Via Linda. 6,000 feet of climbing … Continue reading
Carefree Highlands Double Metric – To the end of the pavement on Seven Springs Road, with an additional visit to the end of Fleming Springs Road (Double Canyon Ranch), and the flanks of the McDowell Mountains. 122 miles with over 5,400 feet … Continue reading
Scottsdale Mountain / Hummingbird training loop. For a more detailed look at Scottsdale Mountain, see this mountain pose page. I gots to get some climbing in, if I want to have any chance of finishing Death Valley, so off I went … Continue reading
Heart of Arizona ride (Hey! It does look like a heart!) in the, er, … heart of Arizona, which starts in Congress, AZ, some 60 miles northwest of Phoenix. Put on by the Bullshifter’s Club of Phoenix, this ride features … Continue reading
The east-bound version of the Triple Bypass on Sunday, going from Avon to Evergreen, CO, just outside of Denver. Roughly 120 miles with 10,300 feet of climbing. This year, there were 3,500 riders on the west-bound Saturday ride, and 1,900 … Continue reading
The Grand Tour Double, Lowland Route, 2011 edition, put on by the L.A. Wheelman Club, touted as America’s oldest double century. The Lowland Route, pictured here, goes from Malibu, (starting right across from Pepperdine University), and makes its way along the Pacific … Continue reading
Another double century under my belt, this time the Davis Double. With the exception of a sore back, all went well. While apparently in previous years the riders suffered mightily under stifling heat, this year, the weather was as good … Continue reading
Our route for the day: A few of the climbs out Fountain Hills and Via Linda way. Approximately 2,000 feet elevation gain. Went riding with the Los Freeloaders today, and managed to get them to go out to Fountain Hills … Continue reading