Pura Vida
Welp, it’s already time to head back to Arizona so Evie & Mattie can start school. Got a few big improvements done to the house and spent A LOT of time at the lake, tubing, and playing at the beach.
We had a lot of bonfires with friends & neighbors, enjoyed music in the park, Sturgis bike races and playing in the creek.
The silver lining to heading back to Arizona is that the weather is on its way to getting nicer and the endless summer cycle continues.
A photo dump from the summer activities.
It’s just about spring. Did 2 races the past 2 weekends, BWR AZ and Cactus Cup. Placed 5th at BWR after going solo off the front for quite a long while, in the end I was caught by a strong chase group. Cactus Cup I was 3rd. Content with that for early season racing with some pretty strong competition.
Evie also raced Cactus Cup on a single speed and got 2nd. Mattie did better than both of us and got 1st in her little kids race 🙂
More MBAA races coming up then Whiskey 50 at the end of April before heading up to South Dakota. Just ordered siding for the front of the house and have some windows and a slider to install in the new master bedroom. Plenty to keep us busy this summer along with playing in the creek, riding bikes, and listening to music in the park.
Some photos, mostly of Mattie for your entertainment.
Well fall has come and is nearly gone. We are already into the Christmas season. Going all the way back to Labor Day weekend we checked off another Dakota Five-O and then on the way back to Arizona I stopped in Colorado Springs to race the Pike’s Peak Apex, a 3-day stage race.
As soon as we got back it was full gas into putting on the MBAA Enduro season. We had 3 races this year Sunrise, Mingus and Hawes. Sprinkled between the 3 was lots of time spent at the pool with Mattie and day trips up to higher elevations to get in some fall colors.
I decided to race the Cave Creek Cactus Classic in the beginning of November, probably my favorite XC race in Arizona. It’s a relatively short (24-miles) with some pretty challenging rocky descents and climbs to boot. I finished 2nd.
With the enduro season over we are looking forward to the XC season in January with lots of behind the scenes planning with staff.
This year we’ll be heading to Mexico the week before Christmas with Evie’s family for a slightly different Christmas celebration, then back in AZ for Christmas day. Enjoy the photos.
Feliz Navidad!
