Most of our trail runs go through public lands that don’t allow mountain biking, like Saguaro National Park or Santa Catalina Wilderness. Besides, most of those routes are too rugged for a mountain bike, at least if you have any sense of self-preservation. But this route is one of the ones where mountain bikes are allowed and you won’t die trying (probably). Click here for the rest of the story (more…)
Archive for April, 2008
Patagonia-Canelo Ride
April 21, 2008Bigelow 2008 Photos
April 15, 2008Here’s a series of photos I took of runners before and during our Bigelow event.
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At the start–
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Mica Moutain Marathon 2008
April 4, 2008Question for the long time runners of this route. Is the attached picture the old Mica Mountain fire tower? (see the end of this post).
A very nice day for a run. Everyone was off at 6:33. Some negative comments about the steps above cowhead and some steep sections. Once above that the trail was really nice, the water cool and delicious and the deer were abundant. Lots of wild flowers out to delight the eye. A breeze came up around 10 AM which helped keep the runners cool on the way down from the mountain. Another successful adventure.
Joe Dana (more…)
Mica Sky Island 2008
April 3, 2008Mica Mountain Marathon is one of our original events, and a true classic. What follows is my visual account of my latest Mica Mountain Marathon. We’ve dedicated it to the memory of Bob Deeran, the short, stocky ex-marine engineer who directed our series for several years. He passed away much too young from cancer. This was one of his favorite runs, so you should keep an eye out for a gruff bearded runner on top of the mountain. (more…)
