I had a kinder free week last week and some vacation time on the schedule. Originally I was going to race Coconino 250 but unfortunately the knee I thought I had rehabbed had different ideas and said no thanks. Pedaling drives my knee crazy but walking is fine.So I went on a lil walkabout in […]
Author Archives: Lynda
Spontaneous race binge
I’ve never been a fan of racing into shape but that is exactly what I am doing this fall after my normal summer hiatus from training – and I’m having the time of my life doing it too!! Which is kinda surprising me and making me giggle. I like to giggle ;-) My tag line for 11 […]
Colorado Trail segment 22/23 – Cinnamon Pass
DH and I did a 2 day bikepacking loop linking up Colorado Trail Coney’s segment 22, Cataract/Stoney Pass segment 23 with Cinnamon pass. It was maybe the most amazing 2 days I have spent on a bike. The flowers were exploding, vistas eye popping, trails perfect, weather bluebird. Altitude + flowers + blue sky + […]
Pictographs and wilderness lessons
I love being in the back-country under the great blue dome. Backpacking used to be my prime mode of getting in deep. I saw some really cool places. I gave it up about 12 years ago. Pregnant bellies, babies and toddlers just don’t fit with backpacking. I’m very excited now Emma and Wes are big […]
LW’s 2011 Arizona Trail Race 300 Adventure
Last weekend I raced Arizona Trail Race 300. For me it wasn’t as much a race as a personal adventure. No woman had ever finished it before. It was big, tough and intimidating and finishing looked to be a huge personal challenge. Finishing AZT is no gimme. The short story is I had the race of […]
Arizona Trail Race 300
On Friday at 9am DH and I are starting Arizona Trail Race 300. We are well rested and excited. I am pretty darn intimidated by the hugeness of it too! You can track us on your phone using Dave’s app BlueDot Or on the web at Arizona Trail Race 300 Tracker. It will be active […]
Backpacking
Yep that isn’t a typo in the title! I went backpacking last weekend, no bikes involved! My backpack buddies were Emma and Wesley on their first ever overnight trip. They were mega excited and lots of hyping got done. We hiked up into Cottonwood Canyon wilderness area. Wes carried a for real backpack filled with […]
Black Canyon Trail
We’d been hearing about the Black Canyon trail for quite a while from Guy and Chrystal. It is a long single track paralleling I-17 north of Phoenix. How long depends on which sign you read. I saw 79, 78 or 62 miles. We started at Hwy 69 at the very north end of the trail and rode […]