After a week of driving all over the southwest, Gabe and I are back on the road out to the Modesto area for the Turlock road race. It’s a beautiful day, a great course, and a small field, so Gabe is hoping for a good placing. It’s a 2 lap route for a total of 53 miles, and there are a couple of other fields out at the same time. ...
We spent the night in Sedona again because it was so extraordinary. My mom and I started out the day in Red Rocks State Park with a run. We explored the perimeter of the park that overlooked all these towering red rock pillars like the Catthedral, and many others. After that we left Sedona behind and began our journey tp Phoenix. We made many stops along the way. Pur first stop was in Jerome. ...
Yesterday we stayed in beautiful Sedona Arizona. It was just like Zion except covering more space. The red rocks are beautiful and tower over this quaint little town. My mom and I started out the day with a long hike up on top of a mesa. It was difficult but entirely worth it. We had to climb up the face of the red rock mountain. It was beautiful with the red rocks contrasting against the blue sky painted with delicate clouds. ...
This morning’s plan was to ride up Mingus Mountain through Jerome, after first doing a recon of the route with everyone in the car. We decided to bail once we saw how narrow and busy the road was, and it didn’t help that it was starting to rain as well. We had to make do with some huge views and a very nice lunch in busy downtown Jerome. Then it’s a nice stop at Tuzigoot National Monument to burn off some of that no-ride energy. Gabe is quite the goofball. ...
I had visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon last summer and now I finally got to see the South Rim. It was pretty impressive and well, grand. It is amazing to stand on the edge of a huge precipice that seems to stretch on forever knowing that I have now been on both sides. I would love to go across the canyon at some point in my life. ...
Gabe and I are off riding this morning down through beautiful Red Rock Canyon, Oak Creek, and Cornville. Meanwhile the girls are off enjoying some fabulous hiking in Sedona over at Jordan Park. Then it’s over to Walnut Canyon to check out the ruins. And because you can never get enough ancient ruins, it’s over to Wupatki National Monument.
After spending last night in Flagstaff, we’re off to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We had planned to ride our bikes along the south rim out to Cameron, but it’s really cold and we’re both a bit tired from yesterday. Good thing we decided on some sightseeing as I think I’ve spotted a great red Gabe creature off in those rocks. A few dramatic poses that left Gabe holding on to Charlotte pretty tight. ...
Today we started out our day in Lake Havasu City, there I happened upon the strange Gabriel species again. This one was giant, he dwarfed a lighthouse that was on the edge of the beautiful lake. Another strange and rare sighting of the Gabriel. After that we headed over to the famous London Bridge. Yes, the real London Bridge in Lake Havasu City Arizona. Strange right? So apparently the original London Bridge was becoming old and ruined so they decided to rebuild it. This left the old bridge nowhere, so they put it up for sale. Lake Havasu City bought it, shipped it, and then rebuilt it right here on Lake Havasu. ...
Our road trip continues as we head out of California through Lake Havasu as our first hotel stay last night. It’s quite a busy little spot with the lake, parks, sunshine, and of course the London Bridge. We head back west a little bit to the town of Topock as our starting point for today’s ride up through Oatman and on to Kingman. It’s another hot day in the desert, and there’s plenty of good climbing ahead. ...
For spring break I am going on an adventure in Arizona on a road trip. I am basically doing whatever comes to our whimsy along the way. Whether it be stopping at some old worn down houses on the side of the road, chasing animals for photos, or seeing some Indian ruins. Today we decided to stop by Mojave National Preserve. Mojave is a majestic landscape filled with rocky outcroppings and valleys filled with blond cacti. To me, Mojave is blue skies the stretch beyond the reach of the mountains held up by the arms of the prickly cactus that dwells below. ...