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"skibum" wrote

Jake,
Just did a 10 day trip, including 8 in AZ. Have posted the first two blogs about the trip on this site:
http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-tr … ew-mexico/
http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-tr … phase-one/

The rest probably won’t get posted before you depart, so here’s my two cents based on this, and my previous trips:

First, it sounds like you know your way around Cortez and Durango–we went through there on the way back, but since you already know your way around, I won’t add anything there. However, if you’re going that way, you should make time to his a couple rides in NW NM as we did on the way down. Check the first blog entry above. We were particularly impressed by Alien Run–I’d ride that one over and over if I could.

As for AZ, we hit Tucson, Phoenix and Sedona.

My must rides for Tucson:
50 Year Trail
Fantasy Island

My must rides for Phoenix:
South Mountain
Cloudview

My must rides for Sedona:
All of them!
Actually, I put the HIghline/Baldwin/Templeton loop at the top of the list
Broken Arrow/Llama is also a must to
This trip, we also fell in love with Chuckwagon/Mescal/Aerie
We also hit an excellent route outside Prescott, Granite Basin

We went early enough that the rides around Flagstaff were not an option–you might check to see if they’ve dried out by the time you get there. Also, keep in mind that, by then, Phoenix could be quite hot.

Good luck to you. I’m looking forward to for a long time.

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