raisingarizona
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- Joined
- Aug 4, 2020
So I really like this forum and since you guys are so far from AZ I'm not afraid to post up my current adventures or project lines. We have a new group of local kids that are going to give us a run for our money this season it looks like so I'm going to be a bit guarded on what I put out there in cyberspace. Plus, I really like it here, there isn't a whole lot of attitude and the little that there is pretty entertaining anyways. Also, Harv seems like a very cool person and I like supporting his site. So here is some Arizona stoke for ya!
I have been posting a few things on Epic but I will likely put more in here. I would post some stuff on TGR but there system is a big pia. I'll keep this updated throughout the season if people seem to enjoy it.
So to start things off this is a pic I posted up in the Woodstove last week of my first day out for the season.
One from last May. We have been getting quite a bit of moisture here since last spring. This is local legend Ken Lane skinning up through the Aspens. Ken has been skiing the back country here for 30 years, maybe more. He was also a klunker in the late 70's early 80's when mountain biking was in it's infancy.
Some pics from last summer. Once my summer class ended I got to do a bunch of exploring and fun family time.
Two from the summit of Humps.
This is one of my favorite photos of this past year. Ravens are rad.
Climbing up through the Dunnam Canyon Hourglass on the Hourglass Route. This is a classic ski descent in the winter. The rock I'm climbing on gets covered in snow creating a sweet ramp through the chute.
This pic is from a hike we put together that connected all 6 of the highest summits on the Peaks. I have wanted to do this hike for around 14 years now. I believe these prayer flags are a memorial for a local tele skier that died here last winter while on a ski tour.
My girls watching the sunset while out backpacking.
This is one from the summit of Mount Elden while picking up the shuttle truck after a good long ride.
Here are few from the Solstice bike ride loop. It goes completely around the Peaks and is probably around 50 miles. all of it's on dirt and a little more than half is on singletrack.
The tunnel on Waterline road. This road climb is about 14 miles long but it's so gradual you barely know you are going uphill. It's a pleasure climb for sure.
The Peaks from the 418 Road.
This is the Inner Basin Trail. After climbing the Waterline Road you get to descend two miles down this in one of Arizona's largest Aspen stands.
A little horny toad.
The Peaks again from the 418.
I have been posting a few things on Epic but I will likely put more in here. I would post some stuff on TGR but there system is a big pia. I'll keep this updated throughout the season if people seem to enjoy it.
So to start things off this is a pic I posted up in the Woodstove last week of my first day out for the season.
One from last May. We have been getting quite a bit of moisture here since last spring. This is local legend Ken Lane skinning up through the Aspens. Ken has been skiing the back country here for 30 years, maybe more. He was also a klunker in the late 70's early 80's when mountain biking was in it's infancy.
Some pics from last summer. Once my summer class ended I got to do a bunch of exploring and fun family time.
Two from the summit of Humps.
This is one of my favorite photos of this past year. Ravens are rad.
Climbing up through the Dunnam Canyon Hourglass on the Hourglass Route. This is a classic ski descent in the winter. The rock I'm climbing on gets covered in snow creating a sweet ramp through the chute.
This pic is from a hike we put together that connected all 6 of the highest summits on the Peaks. I have wanted to do this hike for around 14 years now. I believe these prayer flags are a memorial for a local tele skier that died here last winter while on a ski tour.
My girls watching the sunset while out backpacking.
This is one from the summit of Mount Elden while picking up the shuttle truck after a good long ride.
Here are few from the Solstice bike ride loop. It goes completely around the Peaks and is probably around 50 miles. all of it's on dirt and a little more than half is on singletrack.
The tunnel on Waterline road. This road climb is about 14 miles long but it's so gradual you barely know you are going uphill. It's a pleasure climb for sure.
The Peaks from the 418 Road.
This is the Inner Basin Trail. After climbing the Waterline Road you get to descend two miles down this in one of Arizona's largest Aspen stands.
A little horny toad.
The Peaks again from the 418.
