Nankoweap
Place of Echoes Buck Farm (41.2) to Main Nankoweap Camp (53.4) 12.2 miles President Harding Rapid (4) Nankoweap Rapid (3) After a day of...
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Redwall Cavern and Nautiloid Canyon
Fence Fault Camp (30.6) to Buck Farm Camp (41.2) 10.6 miles on river Only 1 Rapid today. 36 Mile Rapid (4) Red Wall Cavern seems small...
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
The Raven
Ravens seem to be woven into human folklore wherever they are found. Some cultures see them as bad, evil, or associated with death (they...
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 14, 2019
- 3 min
The Sedona Seduction
As we ride the narrow trail I'm reminded that I need to keep my eyes on the trail and not the incredible vistas all around me. So I...
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 10, 2019
- 5 min
Just Outside Sedona Arizona
What do you think of when you hear Cottonwood Arizona? Probably not great mountain biking. It wasn’t really on my radar as a place to...
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 6, 2019
- 3 min
The Apache Trail Through the Superstition Mountains
Yesterday we found ourselves on the edge of the wild side along the Apache Trail that runs through the heart of the Superstition...
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 5, 2019
- 3 min
Instagram Roadmap to the Middle of Nowhere Hot Springs
If I told you where the hot springs are I'd have to kill you said a local, jokingly, who had no idea that his inside tip would go global....
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Lisa Parsons
- Apr 1, 2019
- 4 min
Tucson Singletrack on Mt. Lemmon
Mount Lemmon tops out at an elevation of 9,159 feet. It is a Sky Island that sits above Tucson Arizona and is a recreation retreat from...
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Lisa Parsons
- Mar 31, 2019
- 2 min
Mt. Bike Tracks in Dinosaur Valley
Another couple of surprises in Texas. The first was finding the second highest hill in Southern Texas north of Austin. The other was...
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Lisa Parsons
- Mar 24, 2019
- 4 min
Rolly Polly Cholla Babies
“Help!” “Cholla!” “Bring Pliers!” I texted David while holding Taz’s paw that had a large Cholla baby sticking to the back of his front...
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Lisa Parsons
- Mar 24, 2019
- 1 min
Lake Elsinore is on Fire
In the summer of 1990, I visited the mountains surrounding Lake Elsinore and they were on fire. I worked on a forest service Hot Shot...
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Lisa Parsons
- Mar 24, 2019
- 3 min
Desert Superbloom in Southern California
Flowers everywhere! The desert in Anza-Borrego State Park is in full superbloom with all different species of wildflowers. The air is...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 24, 2019
- 6 min
River Mountain Biking in Arkansas
Welcome to Mississippi! Just as we crossed the border we got a cell phone alert for flash floods. I stopped at a mini-mart. I said to the...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 23, 2019
- 4 min
Scuba Diving the Blue Grotto
Diving the Blue Grotto The color is surreal. A blue fire opens up above me like a precious blue opal stone. From this vantage the...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
Side Trip to Natural Bridge Alabama
We were driving down highway 22 in northern Alabama when we saw a sign that said "Natural Bridge Next Exit". We quickly veered off the...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 20, 2019
- 4 min
Alabama is Home to Sweet Mt. Bike Trails
What do you think of when you picture Alabama? Probably not tons of mt. bike trails with lots of fun features like technical rock...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 19, 2019
- 4 min
Southern Singletrack
I've always thought of Georgia as home to the smooth southern drawl, plantation mansions, and a slower pace of life. What I found...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 9, 2019
- 1 min
Camping in the Big Cypress National Preserve
Monument Lake Campground Big Cypress National Preserve Imagine pulling up to a campground around a small beautiful lake. Campsites next...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
The Shark Valley of the Everglades
I know you are probably thinking that Shark Valley has sharks. I wondered that myself, so I "googled it". The explanation I found was...
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Lisa Parsons
- Feb 5, 2019
- 6 min
Bird Rookery Swamp and the Otters at Play
Off the beaten path is the Bird Rookery Swamp just northeast of Naples Florida. The cypress-maple swamp sits adjacent to a more, well...
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