We are going to be riding in Prescott this next weekend (or at least tentatively) doing some exploring. We=Scott and I

Nope, fires only help the cause. Imagine adding flames and smoke to endurance racing. This will only increase participation!

As of now, the route is still south of this area. Thanks for the link Brink. I will keep my eye on it.

Great job Jefe!

Re: Jason. It looks like he took the road to Middleton, the dirt road between Middle Mtn and Galena Mtn. There is a point at the bottom of the valley there and in Middleton.

Light rain in Silverton right now: http://www.wunderground.com/US/CO/Silverton/KDRO.html

looks like jason is making some big decisions...



hope he's alright.

Seems like he is off-route, right? That would not be good to get DQed for missing that small section.

I think Lee Blackwell is in his early 50s also, but I think Marshall beats him by a few years. Not sure though.

Max Morris thinks he might have missed a turn near BV, said he may be DQed but is pushing on. Keep on trucking, Max.

Speechless, I am speechless. Great job Owen.

I'm in Leadville getting my knee rested and generally getting myself back together.

In case I can be helpful to Rob,  520 904 2314 cell

Great run Lee.

The Split Chart is putting Own at a 3:16 finish time!

http://www.trackleaders.com/spot/ctr/tracker-ctr-spec.php

On the Grand Loop, Scott and I ran into Jefe on the Koko. He mentioned his problems with the SPOT he was using, managed to fix it the morning of the race. I think he went so far as to even call the SPOT headquarters for help.

I say that to only conclude that he is well versed in the SPOT, he may just need to pull the batteries out and put them back in.

[Good luck to the Tucson Crew: Scott Morris, Lee Blackwell, and Max Morris.]

Thanks for the updates. The call-ins, speculations, pictures, SPOT tracker (great job Scott, it is working without you!) etc are already great this year.

I wish I could be out there riding next to these guys/gals, some pretty fun people out there on the trail. I imagine the joking, chatting, laughing is still going on even now at midnight.



Good luck to the Tucson Crew: Scott Morris, Lee Blackwell, and Max Morris.

Who is on a singlespeed this year?

You're all totally screwed.

hahahaha nice.

Great read and pics guys!

Noble Canyon to Cuyamaca is a good one I did about about a month ago: http://chadfbrown.blogspot.com/2009/07/cuyamaca-to-noble-canyon-epic.html

I did it as a day ride, but the routes from around that area are endless. Working on getting info for the Sea to Sea Trail.

http://www.seatoseatrail.org/

Speechless, I am speechless.  Great adventure and thanks for sharing it.

Wow 

The aspens on the peaks and Bill Williams Mt should be changing this time of year, adding to the scenery. I will be doing the 350 on a borrowed Green Milk Money

So where did you go?

We did one big loop http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,311.0.html

Coconino Loop Race

The first inaugural date is October 9th, 2009 at 7:00am in Flagstaff, downtown at a coffee place. We drink, chat a bit and then we ride!

After riding the Grand Loop and all its glory, Scott and I talked about the idea of making a loop here in Arizona that hits up all the scenic views and best singletrack. I started putting tracks together with the help of great minds like Dave C., Billy/Mike from Prescott, Troy M/Nathan F from Flagstaff... and then Scott and I finalized it in order to tour it last week. The loop goes through Flagstaff, Sedona, Mingus, Williams before returning to Flagstaff near the Kachina Peaks. The 250-mile route has about 40-50% singletrack, some of which is pretty darn technical, and about 33k of climbing. The 350-mile option will be similar to the 250-mile, only it will be looped to the south rim of the Grand Canyon via forest roads then the Arizona Trail. Those that have never ridden in this area, you are in for a treat!

The official site: http://rockyroad5050.wordpress.com/5-coconino-250-and-350/

Comments, suggestions, heckling can all be made below. I have the GPX file nailed down, but just need a few more tweaks before it is made available. As this is the first year, I am still working out on the details.

You can drool over some pictures on Scott's website: http://www.topofusion.com/diary/2009/06/29/coco-ming-o-bob/  We just finished touring the loop, but more trail has since been added.