With considerable reticence, I must declare that my adventures in the desert have reached their end. Despite a few minor setbacks along the way, I managed to meet or exceed all my racing and training goals, enjoyed more than 1000 miles of exploration in new places, logged nearly 120 hours in the saddle, and somehow managed to finish drafts of two (!) more chapters of my dissertation. Spending some time with a couple of crackheads provided me with quite a bit of cycling knowledge to consider and some great motivation for the coming months of training (which says a lot coming off a binge that I would have expected would leave me a bit drained mentally). Thanks to Caroline for some great company with which to explore the Sedona area, and a HUGE thanks to Dave for providing a place to crash (complete with a miniature office) for a couple weeks. With any luck, I might find myself back out in the desert come April...
To sum up this riding in one neat little animated package, I present some pretty little dancing dots:
I'd say that's some pretty good coverage of the area, no?
6 comments:
Sweet dot video -- I see the two chasing each other! You now know more about St. G environs than 98% of local mtbers, heck 98% of locals, period.
Way to cover some ground.
Dang - that's some serious ground covered!!
It sure felt like a lot of ground, but I'm always struck by the frustrating fact that the better you get to know a place, the more you realize there is to explore. And there is TONS of ground left to leave tracks on in all directions from StG. TONS!
and shut out from the mesa's!
You are doing some serious training Kurt.
This year while going South bound, I hope to see you while I grind my way North. If I started in Banff with you and the rest, I don't think there is any way I would have a chance to see you on the route. I just hope I'm not sleeping while you ride by my camp.
It's going to be a great ride this year.
Bruce G.
It sure is going to be a big year for the TD. It'll be fun to see you north-bounders along the way...hopefully we'll be able to give each other encouraging reports for conditions down the road.
Given the heavy snowfall this winter in northern MT and think snow cover in southern CO, this is the perfect year to start at AW.
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