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Volunteers Needed! Join us
for the fun!
To Volunteer for one of the
ride committees please CLICK here
April 26 (Sun) Ride for the Children
The Ride For The Children is a charity bicycle ride benefiting
the over 12,000 homeless children who attend schools in
Maricopa County. Ride options include a metric century, 25
miles and 10 miles all starting from Horizon High School at 56th
Street and Greenway Road in Scottsdale. Visit Ride For The
Children for ride and registration information.
The Real Gift Foundation
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Volunteers Needed! Join
us for the fun! We have a lot of work to do and will need
your assistance. This of course leads me into the most important
thing you can give us for the Holidays – VOLUNTEER. That's right;
we are always looking for SAG support, helpers, food servers, tire
changers or whatever you can donate of your time. You can make
contact any of the club officers or the "honchos" for the rides
below.
To Volunteer for one of
the ride committees please CLICK here
1.
Chairman
Heather Fowler - Desert foothills Chapter will run this
event.
2.
Co-Chair:
Sharon Ackerman
3.
Route
Design: Neill Thompson
4.
Sag Team:
Dennis MacLeod and Chris Barry
Event SAG
: (4 stops, we need 2-3 people for each one.)
1.Team
Bison: Neill Thompson, Kristi Moore and Kasidy aka StokerJack
2.
Regina
3.
4.
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Grand Canyon Overnight August 21-23
2009
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Chairman: Richard Utterback
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Co-Chair:
Kristi Felts Moore
Tour fee
$30.00 ABC
& GABA Members
$40.00
Non-members
$5.00
additional
after August
10
Intermediate
ride
Cost includes:
Event insurance,Sag support
Saturday night
Chili dinner
Rest stop pig
out and pedal
Camping at
Mathers Campgrounds (Tents only)
Saturday ride
to Desert View - 49 miles round trip.
The Desert View Drive (AZ 64; also known as the
East Rim Drive) passes through thick pine forest with only
occasional glimpses of the canyon. Stopping places include
Yaki
Point after 1 mile;
this is near the South
Kaibab trailhead and
is a popular place for sunset watching, and the aptly
named Grandview
Point after 12
miles. Yaki Point has recently been closed to all private
vehicles to help reduce overcrowding and now access is by
shuttle bus or on foot. The final viewpoint along the
drive (Desert
View) is one of the
best in the whole park - from a high promontory just
before the east entrance station, a huge area of the Grand
Canyon stretches out below; the main ravine to the north
and west, the Little Colorado Gorge in the east - a very
steep and narrow side canyon cutting into a flat plateau,
and the colorful Painted Desert in the northeast. This one
of the few south rim overlooks from which the Colorado
itself can be glimpsed; the contrast between the greenery
alongside the river and the stark reddish rocks is quite
striking. There is another cluster of buildings at Desert
View including the last gas station for a while and The
Watchtower, a 20 meter high stone tower built in 1932
which is just visible from Cape Royal on the north
rim, 9 miles
away. Nearby, on the south side of the road, the Tusayan
Ruins & Museum has the remains of a 12th century
Anasazi settlement containing circular kivas and square
houses, though the site is not particularly impressive as
the remaining walls are only 1 foot
high.
Sunday ride to
Hermit’s Rest - 19 miles round trip.
The scenic
drive (Hermit Road, formerly the West Rim Drive) continues
several miles further but it becomes narrow and has
limited parking so entry is closed to private vehicles
during the day in peak season and free shuttle buses are
provided instead. Another half dozen viewpoints may be
visited, including Pima Point
& Hopi Point,
and all are linked by a rim trail making it possible to
walk between selected points before resuming the shuttle,
which is rather slow and bumpy, taking about 70 minutes
(excluding stops) for the round trip. The road ends at the
most westerly viewpoint of Hermits Rest where
several trails descend into the canyon including to Dripping
Spring.
It gets cool
at night so bring
a warm
sleeping
bag. |
- McDowell
Century November
14, 2009
Starts Sat. Nov. 14, 2009 at Serano Park 56th Street
and Sweetwater. 100 mile,62 and 30 mile routes will
travel the perimeter of the McDowell Mountains. Rest
Stops, Maps, and Sag are provided and a meal will
follow the ride in Serano Park. Get Ready for El
Tour De Tucson the following week. Info call Rich @ 602 953-2585
1.
Chairman:
Rich and Mary Rumer
2.
Co-Chair:
3.
Route
Design: Neill Thompson
4.
Sag Team:
( Looking for 2 drivers with air pumps)
Event SAG
: (3 stops, we need 2-3 people for each one.)
1.
2.
3.
Past rides
- New Year's Day
Ride January 1,
2009
The Annual Tortilla Flat New Year's
Day Ride will start at 9:00 a.m., at the
NW corner of West
Apache Trail (Main St.) & North Apache Trail (highway
88).
17 sag-supported (by Richard
Utterback) hilly miles to Tortilla
Flat
Restaurant.
For more information contact Richard
Utterback at 602-400-2996.
Mark
you calendar!
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Wickenburg
Overnight
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We had a great
time
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February 21 & 22
, 2009
- Register Now!
OUT WICKENBURG
WAY we had so much fun!
February 21 & 22,
2009
Register
early..
Cost: $20.oo includes Club Insurance, a great
SAG stop with Lunch, Club Water Bottle for the first 30 riders,
and Snacks poolside after checking into our
rooms.
OUT
WICKENBURG WAY
"It’s going to
be a Kick Up Your Heels Year!"
February
21 & 22, 2009
Well buckaroos and
buckarettes, it’s time once again to saddle up and head on out to
Wickenburg for another fun weekend bike ride. We’ll meet at
the Albertsons parking lot on Carefree Highway just east of I-17
at 10am. There will be vehicles available to carry your bags. It’s
a rolling 45 miles to the Best Western “Rancho Grande” in the
center of town. We should have time to visit the desert Caballeros Museum
before a swim in the heated pool or a soak in the Jacuzzi. Then
it’s on to Anita’s Mexican restaurant for good food and
margaritas. On Sunday morning, after breakfast, you may want to
stop and visit the Hassayampa Nature
Preserve on the way home. We’ll probably finish by
around 3pm.
If you’re interested
in joining us call the Best Western (928-684-5445) and get a
reservation. If you have any questions about the ride
call Kristi 928-202-2658 or email kristi@azbikeclub.org
Register Now!
What's more,
the ride is a knockout. On State Highway 74 From
Lake Pleasant to Wickenburg, you'll pass through the saguaro
covered slopes of the Bradshaw Mountain foothills, certainly one
of the most scenic rides in greater Phoenix. So, escape the
noise and bustle of the city. Come join us in to our peaceful
desert destination where you'll find clean air, small town
hospitality and the west the way it was meant to be.
Past Gila
Bend Pictures
- Cancelled due to
low sign up
- Gila Bend
Overnight March 7-8
,2009
It’s
time again to get Crazy in Gila Bend! Join us on this spring ride
through the desert and find out why the Arizona Bicycle Club has
sponsored this traditional tour to the Crossroads of the Southwest
for the TWENTY-Ninth time.
Gila Bend Pictures
There is
information about the historic Butterfield Stage at
this website.
1.
Chairman:
2.
Co-Chair:
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the ride committees please CLICK here
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