What this Blog is about.

I started mountain biking in 1987 when I started at ASU. There weren't near as many MTBers back, there were times when we would go riding at South Mountain and maybe see one other group. When I first started riding Trail 100, it was rare that I even saw another biker. 

I continued to bike through most my 20s but that all ended when my oldest son started playing soccer. I became Coach Gene for 17 years, I coached my kids and lots of other people's kids at all different levels with a few organizations.

I'm taking a break from coaching and I've become a "Resurrected Mountain Biker". This blog will have posts about some of the less common rides I find. I have a people intensive job so I like my weekends to be away from it all, I don't spend too much time at South Mountain. If I just need a quick ride, I usually go to the Goldfields or if I absolutely have to, Usery Park.

Besides mountain biking, I'm also going to post dog friendly hikes. Dog friendly means, no jumping cholla, somewhere they can get off the leash and hopefully some water (not always possible in the Arizona desert!). My hiking partners are Ronin the Ridgeback, Raiden the marathoner and sometimes our foster pup, Haole Boy.