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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

So a group of us went on a little ride yesterday on the Arizona Trail. There were four of us; John, Steve, Ken, and me. The plan was to get dropped off at Box Canyon near Kentucky camp, and ride North to Pistol Hill Rd. It would be about 40 miles, mostly downhill, through the super scenic Santa Rita mountains, under I-10 and across the foothills of the Rincon range. Not the most epic ride, but pretty intense. So we went off and soon realized that someone in our group would not survive a ride like that. I’m not into naming names, but in this case, it was John. He was having some troubles with the uphills, so we cut it short and had someone pick us up at Sahurita and 83. Still provided us the oprotunity to ride 21 miles.

We did take some photos, and a bunch of footage with the little contour camera so we plan on putting together a little video. Check back soon to see it.

For a cause

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Two weeks ago Southwest Trekking volunteered its services to help raise funds to support the Arizona Trail- an 800+ mile recreational trail connecting mountains, canyons, deserts, forests, and historic sites throughout Arizona as it stretches from Utah to Mexico. The trail provides superb opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts of all types and Southwest Trekking is blessed to have access to the trail within minutes of its doors.

the crew surveys the beginning of the route

the crew surveys the beginning of the route

photo by Chad Brown

photo by Chad Brown

To raise funds, a 38-mile one way mountain bike ride was organized. Those participating made a mandatory donation to the Arizona Trail Association. The donation earned them the opportunity to experience some of the most beautiful and diverse singletrack in southern Arizona with Southwest Trekking providing shuttle services for the cyclists to the start at Box Canyon.

The first climb....of many

The first climb....of many

A view of the Rincon Mountains from the north end of the Santa Ritas

A view of the Rincon Mountains from the north end of the Santa Ritas

Local cyclists Chad Brown and Scott Morris who conduct the Arizona Endurance Series (single and multiday self-supported mountain bike races of extreme distances) organized the fundraiser to support efforts to build and maintain the trail. Several of their races use portions of the Arizona Trail.

Once the ride was finished and everyone had returned safely to their vehicles at the Pistol Hill Trailhead, the grill was fired up and festivities were in order. Jon Shouse, who managed construction of the Las Cienegas portion of the trail, provided everyone who donated a plaque in appreciation of their donation.

Just rewards

Just rewards

It was a fantastic day to be out and SW Trekking was happy to be part of it. Arizona rocks!