Lisa ParsonsApr 14, 20193 minThe 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 deci...
Lisa ParsonsApr 11, 20195 minJust Outside Sedona ArizonaWhat 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 vis...
Lisa ParsonsApr 7, 20193 minThe Apache Trail Through the Superstition MountainsYesterday we found ourselves on the edge of the wild side along the Apache Trail that runs through the heart of the Superstition Mountain...
Lisa ParsonsApr 5, 20193 minInstagram Roadmap to the Middle of Nowhere Hot SpringsIf 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....
Lisa ParsonsApr 2, 20194 minTucson 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 t...
Lisa ParsonsApr 1, 20192 minMt. 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 di...
Lisa ParsonsMar 25, 20194 minRolly 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 r...
Lisa ParsonsMar 24, 20191 minLake Elsinore is on FireIn the summer of 1990, I visited the mountains surrounding Lake Elsinore and they were on fire. I worked on a forest service Hot Shot fi...
Lisa ParsonsMar 24, 20193 minDesert Superbloom in Southern CaliforniaFlowers everywhere! The desert in Anza-Borrego State Park is in full superbloom with all different species of wildflowers. The air is thi...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 24, 20196 minRiver Mountain Biking in ArkansasWelcome 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...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 24, 20194 minScuba Diving the Blue GrottoDiving the Blue Grotto The color is surreal. A blue fire opens up above me like a precious blue opal stone. From this vantage the bluenes...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 22, 20193 minSide Trip to Natural Bridge AlabamaWe were driving down highway 22 in northern Alabama when we saw a sign that said "Natural Bridge Next Exit". We quickly veered off the ex...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 21, 20194 minAlabama is Home to Sweet Mt. Bike TrailsWhat do you think of when you picture Alabama? Probably not tons of mt. bike trails with lots of fun features like technical rock garden...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 19, 20194 minSouthern SingletrackI've always thought of Georgia as home to the smooth southern drawl, plantation mansions, and a slower pace of life. What I found beside...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 10, 20191 minCamping in the Big Cypress National PreserveMonument Lake Campground Big Cypress National Preserve Imagine pulling up to a campground around a small beautiful lake. Campsites next t...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 6, 20191 minThe Shark Valley of the EvergladesI know you are probably thinking that Shark Valley has sharks. I wondered that myself, so I "googled it". The explanation I found was t...
Lisa ParsonsFeb 6, 20196 minBird Rookery Swamp and the Otters at PlayOff the beaten path is the Bird Rookery Swamp just northeast of Naples Florida. The cypress-maple swamp sits adjacent to a more, well know...
Lisa ParsonsJan 29, 20192 minOleta River State Park, An Urban Mt. Biking OasisView from one of the picnic beaches along Biscayne Bay We discovered an amazing park thirty minutes from downtown Miami. This beautiful p...
Lisa ParsonsJan 14, 20194 minNO Dogs!!We rode up to the gate to Markham Mountain Bike Park in Davie Florida near Fort Lauderdale. We were ready to try out some new trails and...
Lisa ParsonsJan 13, 20191 minSwamp Mt. Biking Part 2David just uploaded video from his GoPro that shows terrain and landscape on the mountail bike trails are in Alafia River. It also shows...