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| The Anthem 29 liking the trail |
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From Feb.
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| Saw a hare |
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This is one of my favorite rides when I come to AZ. This ride reminds me of riding in GW forest where you have a big climb and then a big decent. This year I brought a GPS with me, but I forgot it for this ride! I had one of the maps the park makes so I was ok. The windGate climb was brutal as it was last year. With the new bike I will say it was nice having good brakes for the descents. I liked this ride more this year, cause since it was so early in the season it wasn't as hot. Also since I had done the ride before I knew what I was getting into. The tricky part where you go through the neighborhood, was no problem now since I knew where I was going. I ended up taking a wrong turn on the Quartz trail. I ended up at a Golf course and knew I had gone the wrong way. I looked at the map and saw my mistake and then continued to get back to the trail I needed to get to. I was out there a long time, I started around 11am and didn't finish until dusk. When I was coming over the last pass the sun was behind the mountain. Also I lost my cleat in my shoe(found the cleat not the bolts), so had to do an emergency repair and rode the last bit with only one bolt in each of my cleats.
Great ride, longest of the trip 6+ hours out there, riding for 5+.
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| Highest elevation 3100ft, lowest 1500ft |
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| SunRise Valley Climb |
http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=217443
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| A cycleways map of Open Street Map Data, I added the details on how to get out of the neighborhood to the DixieMone trail |
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