Biking in Flagstaff

We took a day trip to Flagstaff this weekend to go mountain biking. We were gone most of the day and ended up biking for about 5 hours. It was quite the adventure! In addition to enjoying the incredible views and temperatures we got a little taste of the effects that high altitude has on the body. The elevation in Phoenix is less than 1000 feet above sea level and, after driving a couple hours, we started our ride at 8000 feet and rose to over 9000 before coming back down! It was pretty cool, but we were catching our breath, getting sun burns, and feeling light-headed much sooner than we were used to.   

 We rode on a dirt road for part of the loop.
Temperatures in the high 70's. 

Part of the loop we did was on the Arizona Trail which goes 

all the way across Arizona. Maybe we'll do it one day... 

More Populus tremuloides than we have ever seen in Arizona!