[YuriB]

I finished up my 285 mile 20K feet of climbing ride tonight. Inexplicably I cannot sleep so here are some teaser pics.

 

[MB1]

Is that a "Splat" snake?

I finished up my 285 mile 20K feet of climbing ride tonight. Inexplicably I cannot sleep so here are some teaser pics.

Snake Jerkey-tastier than a rat anyday!

 

[theBreeze]

You're such a tease!

Looks great!! Can't wait for the rest of the essay.
I have been wanting to do the AZT, or parts of it anyway, for the past year or so. I love mtn bike touring but haven't done any for a while. What section did you do? What sources did you use for planning, logistics??

Nice Kona.

 

[jh_on_the_cape]

that looks super fun.
did you need the GPS, or was the map enough?

 

[Ridgetop]

Awesome! Can't wait for the full report.

 

[YuriB]

day 2
hog canyon to colossial cave

 

[YuriB]

day 3
colossial cave to molino basin in the mighty catalinas

 

[YuriB]

day 4
molino basin up and over the catalinas to oracle,az and a rank little a-frame motel with a shower and spiders galore

 

[YuriB]

day 5 (aka wtf was i thinking)
oracle az to the us60 just south of superior,az
riding the last couple of hours out of box canyon in the dark

 

[YuriB]

Snake Jerkey-tastier than a rat anyday!

rattler carne seca does sound kinda good.

 

[YuriB]

What section did you do? What sources did you use for planning, logistics??

Nice Kona.

I did most of the "rideable/safe" sections from montezuma pass to superior az.
i did a few one night test runs and for planning i used:
scott morris (www.topofusion.com)
mountain biking the arizona trail by andrea lankford
az state public lands office
and dave hinkley's e-trail guide
and other misc sources and my own knowledge of az
thanks. that kona is great and versitle.

 

[YuriB]

that looks super fun.
did you need the GPS, or was the map enough?

gps was necessary. you can never have enough resources/refrences for this stuff.

 

[theBreeze]

Incredible ride! That orange water bottle wouldn't happen to be a 24 HITOP bottle would it?

 

[YuriB]

Incredible ride! That orange water bottle wouldn't happen to be a 24 HITOP bottle would it?

indeed it was. todd puts on great events.

 

[yetisurly]

Say, is that top ramen?

 

[YuriB]

Say, is that top ramen?

damn straight.

 

[wooglin]

Sweet.

Where'd you get your coffee cup and "filter"?

 

[YuriB]

Sweet.

Where'd you get your coffee cup and "filter"?

REI. The flat folding cup is great, not convinced about the coffee filter yet.

 

[wooglin]

Great, I'll check it out. I like my french press, but its bulky.

 

[YuriB]

Great, I'll check it out. I like my french press, but its bulky.

if i do coffee next time i'd likely take a mini french press that you can drink out of as i like my coffee like i like my women - strong and black.