Big Kev's Big Commute

It's not really that big. 8 miles to be exact. And it has been done plenty of times by now.

I had left my camera at my desk yesterday, however, so I decided to blog my commute home from the office on my bicycle. It was 108 degrees today by the way. Milk was a baaad choice.

Check out this wheelie...then the Survivorman finish...

And of course what would commuting in Tucson be without the ever-present, rednecks with big trucks. When being passed by one of these guys, one can expect a McDonald's bag full of trash to the face, or something very original being screamed out from the beer buddy in the passenger seat. Examples include, but not limited to- "Get off da road!", "On yer left!!" (leaning out the window and scaring the shit out of you) or even "Come on, Lance!". If you're lucky you may even be flipped off, or even better just plain ran off the road. I had a lady flip me off once through the passenger window where her kid was sitting there watching. Classy.

Don't be fooled by the large machinery, these guys surely have small weiners.

Sedona, AZ

I took off for Sedona with my coworker friend Rick for the weekend over May 30. The biggest interest in Sedona is without a doubt the views of the landscape. It's where The Colorado plateau from the north transitions into the basin and range province that is Southern Arizona and Mexico. The uplift, faulting, and eventual flooding are what form the awesome colors and drastic landmarks. We camped in Oak Creek Canyon and did a lot of mountain biking on the same infamous slickrock that has made Moab, UT so famous with mountain bikers. A lot of beers were drank, a lot of falls were had. I'll definitely be back.

Trails hit:

Submarine Loop Trail- (2 pictures above, and video below) One of the most technical trails in Sedona. I took a fall that left me pretty banged up but still happy.

Courthouse Butte Trail- One of the easiest trails in the area, but some of the best views in town. (below)




The trails we hit Sunday before heading south back to Tucson were the Dry Creek trails, a tough, technical ride on the west side of Sedona that switched back and forth through a large, dry river bed.