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Apr 07 2019
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Dragoon - La Fresita Loop - Oregon 450t, AZ 
Dragoon - La Fresita Loop - Oregon 450t, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 07 2019
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking15.60 Miles 271 AEG
Hiking15.60 Miles   4 Hrs   23 Mns   3.88 mph
271 ft AEG      22 Mns Break
 
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This was a test of my Garmin 450t upgrade. Seems to have been a successful upgrade, but the experience was so painful that I wonder why Garmin is still in business. Why in God's name would anyone use a Garmin P-O-S when an app on their phone can create a track easier and better than a Garmin P-O-S.
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Mar 29 2019
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Enchanted Hills Trail System on Bikes, AZ 
Enchanted Hills Trail System on Bikes, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 29 2019
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking6.38 Miles 1,640 AEG
Hiking6.38 Miles   2 Hrs   9 Mns   3.61 mph
1,640 ft AEG      23 Mns Break
 
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Here's a challenge to my HAZ peeps: can you envision a way to negotiate the EHTS without back tracking on any trail section?
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Mar 23 2019
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Enchanted Hills III, AZ 
Enchanted Hills III, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 23 2019
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking4.71 Miles 787 AEG
Hiking4.71 Miles   2 Hrs   19 Mns   2.17 mph
787 ft AEG      9 Mns Break
 
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DONE! My efforts to map the Enchanted Hills Trail System in its entirety are DONE. I've posted my GPXs of the ECTS in three distinct posts. Now if you'll cut me a little slack, I'll do a little Googling to figure out how to post it as a complete system. Until that time, go with god.
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Mar 21 2019
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Enchanted Hills II (TMP), AZ 
Enchanted Hills II (TMP), AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 21 2019
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking4.08 Miles 812 AEG
Hiking4.08 Miles   2 Hrs   8 Mns   2.04 mph
812 ft AEG      8 Mns Break
 
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Day 2 of the Miracle Process to map the Enchanted Hills Trail System due east of Tucson Mountain Park.
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Mar 20 2019
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Enchanted Hills (TMP), AZ 
Enchanted Hills (TMP), AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 20 2019
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking3.03 Miles 565 AEG
Hiking3.03 Miles   1 Hour   23 Mns   2.19 mph
565 ft AEG
 
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The Enchanted Hills Mountain Biking Trail System is currently under construction and is due east of the 36th St. Trail Head in Tucson Mountain Park (TMP).
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Mar 20 2019
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Enchanted Hills Trail System, AZ 
Enchanted Hills Trail System, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 20 2019
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking11.81 Miles 2,234 AEG
Hiking11.81 Miles3 Days   1 Hour   39 Mns   
2,234 ft AEG
 
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I merged three trail segments, Enchanted Hills I, II, and III, into Enchanted Hills Trail System.
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Mar 05 2016
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Honeybee-Badlands-Window Rock-North Forty Loop, AZ 
Honeybee-Badlands-Window Rock-North Forty Loop, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Mar 05 2016
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking22.83 Miles 1,292 AEG
Mtn Biking22.83 Miles   4 Hrs   16 Mns   8.01 mph
1,292 ft AEG   1 Hour   25 Mns Break
 
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It was great to get out out amongst the cholla, and rocks, and cow dung, etc. again. Probably a little further than my current level of fitness would indicate was reasonable, but the extended downhill slalom through the cactus made it all worthwhile. A really fun day!
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Jan 28 2016
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
44th Street Breweries & Territorial Bar, AZ 
44th Street Breweries & Territorial Bar, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Jan 28 2016
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking6.36 Miles 160 AEG
Mtn Biking6.36 Miles   2 Hrs   23 Mns   2.67 mph
160 ft AEG
 
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I may soon have occasion to add Crawl-Pub Crawl to my ever expanding list of adventures. When Green Feet Brewing opens its doors for business in the next month or so, 44th Street, Tucson may have the densest population of pubs (breweries actually, but where's the alliteration?) in the world (USofA?, Arizona?, Tucson?). Three breweries in a couple of hundred yards. I don't need no stinkin' bike, I can crawl to all of those spots. Impressive, if I do say so myself. My challenge to my fellow HAZ peepers is to come up with a more impressive list than what 44th Street will have to offer.
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Dec 24 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
2015 Xmas Eve Bike-Pub Crawl, AZ 
2015 Xmas Eve Bike-Pub Crawl, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Dec 24 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking19.80 Miles 314 AEG
Mtn Biking19.80 Miles   5 Hrs   34 Mns   3.56 mph
314 ft AEG
 
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RELAX!!! The route of this year's Xmas Eve Bike-Pub Crawl, [ gps route ] , is now yours. As God is wont to say, "anything worth having, is worth waiting for". My reason for this trek was to share some Holiday Revelry with yooz guys, my HAZ hikin' peeps. Unfortunately, all the fine watering holes I attended were bedecked less for Christmas, and more for Festivus. Oh well, the beer was good (redundant?).
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Oct 04 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Honeybee Canyon Mountain Biking Loop, AZ 
Honeybee Canyon Mountain Biking Loop, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Oct 04 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking17.77 Miles 938 AEG
Mtn Biking17.77 Miles   2 Hrs   54 Mns   6.88 mph
938 ft AEG      19 Mns Break
 
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Honey Bee Canyon Loop Trail
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To purloin a line from an Old Milwaukee Beer commercial, "It just don't get no better than this". GREAT FUN! The whole ride was GREAT FUN, but once we hit the northern-most turn around point the ride went to another level. The ride to the turn around point was a barely noticeable, gradual ascent , but once we turned the ride became a hold on, and enjoy this FAST, slalom through the desert back to the vehicle. The only time we hit the brakes was to avoid a couple of healthy rattlesnakes who appeared to like the trail as much as my biking buddy and I.
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Jul 27 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
SAMBA's Hope Camp Ride, AZ 
SAMBA's Hope Camp Ride, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Jul 27 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking11.91 Miles 791 AEG
Mtn Biking11.91 Miles   2 Hrs   13 Mns   6.81 mph
791 ft AEG      28 Mns Break
 
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Southern Arizona Mountain Bike Association (SAMBA) weekly Monday night ride. This week's ride was on a portion of the AZT, and was an out-and-back from the Camino Loma Alta trail head to the Pistol Hill trail head. Perfect weather conditions made for a really fun ride. Although the distance says 11.91 miles, the actual distance was closer to 15 miles. I had some issues with HAZ Tracks, and my phone didn't begin tracking until about 4.5 miles into the ride. A more accurate reading of the ride would be to simply double the distance from Pistol Hill Road back to the vehicles.
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Jul 19 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
A Rene-Less Ride West of TMP, AZ 
A Rene-Less Ride West of TMP, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Jul 19 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking13.01 Miles 479 AEG
Mtn Biking13.01 Miles   2 Hrs   53 Mns   6.51 mph
479 ft AEG      53 Mns Break
 
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Just what the doctor ordered! I was looking for a fun, non-technical ride to re-acquaint myself with the joys of trail riding again. This ride delivered in spades. Great fun! And more importantly, I survived. I hope to be doing a lot more of these rides in the near future until I'm comfortable enough to tackle some of the more "look death in the eye" rides.
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Jul 04 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
1912 Brewing Co. Opening and Waypoint Test, AZ 
1912 Brewing Co. Opening and Waypoint Test, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Jul 04 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking19.92 Miles 428 AEG
Mtn Biking19.92 Miles   7 Hrs   19 Mns   2.72 mph
428 ft AEG
 
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I used the opening of yet another Tucson microbrewery to experiment with a new waypoint creation strategy per Joe B's instructions. It worked!!!! Creating accurate waypoints is a two step process: hit the center icon first, then tap the waypoint icon. Voila, waypoints are positioned where they are supposed to be. Kudos to the website builder.
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Jun 27 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Ellsworth Absolute Truth Shakedown Ride, AZ 
Ellsworth Absolute Truth Shakedown Ride, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jun 27 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Hiking26.28 Miles 445 AEG
Hiking26.28 Miles   5 Hrs   14 Mns   5.02 mph
445 ft AEG
 
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Took out one of these beauties,[ photo ], for my initial shakedown ride to familiarize myself with its new (to me) idiosyncrasies. I know you're all waiting with bated breath to find out if I made it home sans incident. The answer is a resounding "NO". I stumbled on to a pre-"soft-opening" of a future new addition to the ever expanding list of Tucson micro-breweries, the Public Brewhouse. SAMBA very much liked what he experienced. Here's hoping the Tucson bureaucracy is FINALLY done heaping additional barriers on the new brewery so it can open on its currently projected Aug. 1st opening date.
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Jun 21 2015
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
1912 - Del Bac Tour, AZ 
1912 - Del Bac Tour, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Jun 21 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking14.66 Miles 255 AEG
Mtn Biking14.66 Miles   1 Hour   20 Mns   11.28 mph
255 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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I began my ride with the sole purpose of biking enough miles to get my non-tubeless tires to seal properly on my tubeless rims with the use of a few oz's of Stan's Sealant. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but by the time I got to Grant Road I realized the folly of my plan. I knew I had enough air to get home, but I was a little loathe to waste a ride. It was at that moment I had an epiphany "Isn't that new brewery, 1912, due to open on July 4th located somewhere on Forbes Blvd.? Voila, with just a modicum of groping I did, in fact, find 1912, and in the process of my exploratory efforts stumbled onto the site of the Del Bac Distillery. So a $30, or so, investment in tasty, adult, malt beverages (at Che's, remember 1912 doesn't open until July 4th) convinced me my day's adventure was a resounding success.
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Apr 04 2015
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 Routes 166
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
The Loop - Tucson, AZ 
The Loop - Tucson, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Apr 04 2015
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking54.95 Miles 953 AEG
Mtn Biking54.95 Miles   5 Hrs   36 Mns   10.67 mph
953 ft AEG      27 Mns Break
 
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Kudos are in order to SAMBA for his ground-breaking, FIRST complete circumnavigation of Tucson's proposed multi-user trail dubbed "The Loop", webcms.pima.gov/Use ... .pdf. Although the 90% or so of the proposed path that has been completed sees extensive traffic most every day, SAMBA is the first biker (user?) stupid enough to slog through the knee-deep sand of the Pantano Wash to complete The Loop as the planners intend.
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Nov 10 2013
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 Routes 166
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Yetman Wash Reroute, AZ 
Yetman Wash Reroute, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Nov 10 2013
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking
Mtn Biking
 
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The Tucson Mountain Biking community is all abuzz over plans to reroute one of the most popular, but hated (by biking neophytes, at least) trails in all of Tucson (Mountain Park). The reroute is intended to route cyclists around, rather than down the sandy, rocky monstrosity that is the Yetman Wash.

Given all the local palaver about the project, I figured all I'd need do would be to perform a simple Google search to find a record of the proposed new route. Au contraire! Search after countless searches yielded zero, zip, zilch, nada (how'd that get in here?) info about where the actual trail would run relative to the existing route which runs right IN the wash for a couple of miles. Rumor had it that some of Tucson's hiking & biking hierarchy had recently walked, and flagged the proposed route. So, given the dearth of REAL trail info, I figured who better than everyone's favorite HAZer, ME (SAMBA) (aka LaFong), to take his state-of-the-art Oregon 450t, and create one of OUR own. But, as my peripatetic digital record shows the flagging was more rumor than reality. There was flagging, but they were most definitely NOT obviously placed. I made a good faith effort, though, to bring you, my HAZ peeps, the most up-to-date digital record currently to be found on the Net, or any public place, for that matter.

If you decide to go to the SDMB Pint Night Yetman Wash Reroute Fundraiser, https://www.facebook.com/events/221923627975596/, feel free to say you know SAMBA (aka LaFong). Oh yeah, in lieu of kudos, feel free to buy SAMBA (aka LaFong) a pint or two to show your appreciation for the exemplary efforts he, and his state-of-the-art Oregon 450t put forth on YOUR behalf today.
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Sep 19 2013
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
SAMBA's Biking Born and Brewed Pre-Ride, AZ 
SAMBA's Biking Born and Brewed Pre-Ride, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Sep 19 2013
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking
Mtn Biking
 
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"LaFong is hosting the first annual Cycling Born and Brewed event featuring Tucson beers as soon as he can raise a quorum (read that as "soon, very soon"). Local breweries by Nimbus, Ten Fifty-five, Barrio, Dragoon, Borderlands and Thunder Canyon will be visited.

The route will be posted on HikeArizona,com this weekend. Anyone who would care to join me on a pre-ride (and sampling?) should reply to this missive by early Saturday morning."

Due to the overwhelming interest generated by the post above I felt compelled to do an early, solo pre-ride of my planned weekend pre-ride (and sampling?).

P.S. Thank you MrBadBern for your inquiry.
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Sep 01 2013
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Reverse Anti-Loop Loop with A Twist, AZ 
Reverse Anti-Loop Loop with A Twist, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Sep 01 2013
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking
Mtn Biking
 
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of "A" Mountain (aka Sentinel Peak. The "Lewis and Clark" in me convinced me to do a little exploring on the way home. And whadda ya know, I stumbled onto the new, but temporary connector betwixt the Julian Wash Bike Way and the Santa Cruz River Park Bike Way. YEAH! No more road ridin' to the SCRPBW for moi.
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Aug 25 2013
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78 male
 Joined Oct 02 2009
 Tucson, AZ
Bike Pub Crawl Pre-Ride, AZ 
Bike Pub Crawl Pre-Ride, AZ
 
Mtn Biking avatar Aug 25 2013
SAMBA • Triplogs 61
Mtn Biking
Mtn Biking
 
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Almost back by popular demand - there will soon be a new edition to SAMBA's Bike Pub Crawls. A couple of my dipsomaniacal peeps asked me to map out a new sot run. Never one to shrink from the awesome responsibility of said request, I pre-rode the route today to get an idea what kind of mileage and traffic we'd be contending with. With an eye toward safety I charted out a route that uses side streets, bike lanes, and officially designated bike routes whenever possible. The length of my proposed route, though, may prove to be a tad ambitious for some of my buddies to handle the entire Che's to Che's loop. But for those dumb enough to accept the challenge, they need only realize the operative word in the previous sentence is "proposed". We can always add to (yeah, right!) or subtract from the route to accommodate the fitness levels and , more importantly, the alcohol capacities of all crawlers.
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