I had done a pretty good job of lining up back to back Epics… the Palm Springs and then the next weekend, San Diego MTB Association’s Archipelago Ride. Brilliant! The “Arch” ride is billed as 50 miles, point to point, connecting SD’s major mountain bike trails, 5,000 ft of climbing and (most importantly) ending at… Read More San Diego’s Archipelago Ride
I wanted to title this post: “Palm Spring Epic = Epic Fail”… but that really wouldn’t be fair to the trail. Crack of dawn, 5 of us headed up for the ride; 2 of the guys were new to me, 3 of us had done the route plenty of times before. The ride is billed… Read More Palm Springs Epic
I can’t wait to come back!! Just last weekend, I was traveling & stressing about putting what kind of damage my bike might have suffered in the flight over … and then I struggled on the first ride … but by the end of the week- I’ve started to get the swing of things.… Read More Cycling in Hawaii
I’ve been coming back to Hawaii on a regular basis for over 20 years now. And we’ve never biked here. After flying my mountain bike over with me from the mainland, I was ready to go for my first paradise adventure. As much as the black/difficult trails were calling to me from Trail Forks, I decided… Read More Adventures in Paradise – My first time riding in Hawaii
Spring is here and I’m in love. This last weekend, the husband and I traveled up to Solvang. Central California coast wine country and a weekend away for the Solvang ride… ahhhh….. ❤ Actually, the prep for the ride was a bit of a sh*t show: no bra, no socks, no water bottles, no food,… Read More Riding Solvang
This last weekend was another great weekend of mountain bike riding in Sedona. It’s our annual thanksgiving run up to the area – as it offers awesome views, different terrain and oodles of dog friendly options. As always, we stayed at the Red Agave Resort. The resort literally is the start of a great intermediate… Read More Sedona Riding
I’m starting to realize a little trick when riding…especially when currently riding w my husband. See, he’s a little behind on his training and isn’t exactly as zippy as me. But I still want to ride with him, because it’s fun and helps keep him motivated. But waiting at the top of each hill gets… Read More Thanksgiving sessions…
Today was a good day on the bike. 28 miles and 2,900+ feet of climbing at altitude. The local mountain bike club up here at Mammoth Lakes puts on a yearly ride this time of year, the “Big Friggin’ Loop”… the long distance guys go 50+ miles, I opted for the mini at 27 miles.… Read More Mammoth’s (mini) Big Friggin’ Loop
As someone that lives by the beach, being in the mountains is so different. The dryness of the air, the morning chill, how quiet the world can be, how heavy I can breathe just walking up the stairs. But the payoff is that when you mountain bike ride, you can get views like this: It… Read More In the mountains
Last Wednesday, we were supposed to leave for Belize. Scheduled months ago – we were looking forward to diving, warm water, lying on the beach and rum drinking. Then I got the call: “We weren’t sure if you were aware that a tropical storm is headed our way…” Waaaaa??? Tropical stormed turned into Hurricane Earl… Read More Impromptu Santa Cruz Riding
The Rambling Biker 