Chris is short for Christmas. Tom, his best friend, found him wandering around Christmas Eve day and took him in for the night. Thirteen years later he’s spent his lifetime hiking in the woods. Chris was our constant companion during our visit with TRACKS, the local trails organization in the Pinetop-Lakeside area.
During the rest of our time in Prescott we focused on Trails and Rides/Social. We rolled into town early to attend Pint Nite, PMBA’s 2nd annual fundraiser (remember, they formed last spring…). It was great to kick back and hang with a very energized and friendly mountain bike community. It was all about being together and celebrating trails. This fall they are hosting The WonderSchlutt, a festival full of riding Prescott’s outstanding trails.
Working with Dawn to Dust Mountain Bike Club we partnered with the US Forest Service to make improvements to the much-loved Brown Canyon Trail. Starting early on Thursday morning we didn’t waste any time finding a project for Saturday. The single-digit temperatures quickly seeped through our clothes and motivated us to get our work done and get back inside.
That afternoon we began our important multi-day journey by discussing the importance of mountain biking to the local community and economy. Sedona is a major tourist destination in Arizona, second only to the Grand Canyon. It’s not the ‘if you build it, they will come’ type of place. They are already here and many of them are mountain bikers. By the end of the day we had the Forest Service, the Verde Valley Cycling Coalition, Friends of the Forest, and others sitting around the table having meaningful conversation.
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