{"id":7718,"date":"2017-02-26T09:37:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T14:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2020-01-15T12:32:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T17:32:59","slug":"mount-lemmon-500-kilometer-detour-arizonas-thrilling-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/mount-lemmon-500-kilometer-detour-arizonas-thrilling-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Lemmon: A 500 Kilometer Detour up Arizona&#8217;s Most Thrilling Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7718\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7718-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7405.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7405.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7405-333x500.jpg 333w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7405-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7405-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7405-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" title=\"Saguaro Cactus\" alt=\"Saguaro Cactus\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7718-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Most cyclists dream of biking through massive mountain ranges.\u00a0 The Carreterra Austral in the Andes, the Leh-Manali road through the Indian Himalayas and Central Asia\u2019s Pamir Highway consistently top the lists of favorite cycling spots.<\/p>\n<p>Desert cycling rarely makes the cut.\u00a0 And I\u2019m really not sure why.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s because few people are acquainted with the splendor of arid places. For many of us, deserts are faraway places difficult to explore. Mountains, on the other hand, are fairly easily accessible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even if you hail from a level country like the Netherlands, the Alps are just a short jump away in Germany or France.\u00a0 If home is pancake-flat Kansas, you can zip to the Colorado Rockies on a weekend road trip.<\/p>\n<h3>From Fear to Favorite<\/h3>\n<p>Our first desert cycling experience was in the Sahara. I'd road tripped through the American Southwest but this was a whole different\u00a0ballgame. \u00a0We were riding bikes through one of the world's most inhospitable environments.<\/p>\n<p>The sun pounded down on us without remorse. I \u00a0was terrified of the vast empty spaces. Rolling sand dunes as far as the eye could see. No trace of civilization. Running out of water preoccupied my thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>But after 1,000 kilometers through Morocco and Mauritania, I\u2019d come to adore the desert.\u00a0 The desolate daytime beauty and star-filled night skies calmed my soul and cleared my mind. Desert riding\u00a0now delights me.<\/p>\n<h3>Opportunity Knocks<\/h3>\n<p>Back in the USA after our jaunt into Mexico, we had time to kill.\u00a0 Our flight to Kazakhstan (departing from NYC\u2019s JFK airport) was still six months away.\u00a0 With cold winter temps and snow blanketing the northern US, we were in no hurry to get to New York.<\/p>\n<p>Google searches for \u201cbest road rides in America\u201d turned up Mount Lemmon near Tucson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s a 28-mile monster of a climb. With an elevation gain of 5600 feet, you go from scorching desert to a cool \u00a0pine-clad mountain climate in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n<p>We were in. It would mean heading west and making a major detour, but this was one ride we didn\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p>We could experience the best of both worlds: deserts AND mountains.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7718-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7408.jpg\" width=\"2263\" height=\"3394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7408.jpg 2263w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7408-333x500.jpg 333w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7408-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7408-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7408-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2263px) 100vw, 2263px\" title=\"The beautiful saguaro cactus has become a symbol of Arizona.\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7718-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7419.jpg\" width=\"2219\" height=\"1775\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7419.jpg 2219w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7419-500x400.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7419-768x614.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7419-1024x819.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7419-50x40.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2219px) 100vw, 2219px\" title=\"The desert is far less empty than most people imagine. The saguaro cactus,  left, has become a symbol of Arizona.\" alt=\"Arizona Cactus\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">The desert is far less empty than most people imagine. The saguaro cactus,  left, has become a symbol of Arizona.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><figure id=\"attachment_7725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7725\" style=\"width: 2148px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7725 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7268.jpg\" width=\"2148\" height=\"1208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7268.jpg 2148w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7268-500x281.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7268-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7268-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7268-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2148px) 100vw, 2148px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the Mexican border town of Agua Prieta we cross into the US at Douglas, Arizona and point our bikes westward. Views of the Coronado mountains to the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_7724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7724\" style=\"width: 2074px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise bicycle touring Arizona\" width=\"2074\" height=\"1383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312.jpg 2074w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7312-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2074px) 100vw, 2074px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are two reasons to wake early when you're riding a bike through the desert: beat the heat and catch spectacular sunrises.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage.jpg 2000w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-270x270.jpg 270w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-230x230.jpg 230w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/caution-collage-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Who would have imagined the desert could be such a dangerous place?\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Who would have imagined the desert could be such a dangerous place?<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7352.jpg\" width=\"2304\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7352.jpg 2304w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7352-333x500.jpg 333w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7352-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7352-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7352-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" title=\"A remote dirt road took us part way to Tucson.  At one point we came along a group of tough-looking men with binoculars gazing out towards Mexico.  I thought  they might be members of one of Arizona&#039;s notorious vigilante groups on the search for migrants.  Luckily the men were hunting deer, not our southern neighbors.\" alt=\"final-dirt road bicycle riding near Tucson\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">A remote dirt road took us part way to Tucson.  At one point we came along a group of tough-looking men with binoculars gazing out towards Mexico.  I thought  they might be members of one of Arizona's notorious vigilante groups on the search for migrants.  Luckily the men were hunting deer, not our southern neighbors.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1.jpg\" width=\"3256\" height=\"2171\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1.jpg 3256w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7441-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3256px) 100vw, 3256px\" title=\"Just outside the Tucson city limits lies Saguaro National Park.  We arrived at dawn and had the whole place to ourselves and wandered freely among the tree-sized cactuses.\" alt=\"Saguaro National Park\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Just outside the Tucson city limits lies Saguaro National Park.  We arrived at dawn and had the whole place to ourselves and wandered freely among the tree-sized cactuses.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7718-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7473.jpg\" width=\"1769\" height=\"2196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7473.jpg 1769w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7473-403x500.jpg 403w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7473-768x953.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7473-825x1024.jpg 825w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-7473-40x50.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1769px) 100vw, 1769px\" title=\"cycling Saguaro National Park\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660.jpg\" width=\"4366\" height=\"2911\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660.jpg 4366w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4660-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4366px) 100vw, 4366px\" title=\"The ride up the frontside of Mount Lemmon is entirely paved and extremely popular with road cyclists.  Several dozen lycra-clad men (and a few women) zipped by us as we struggled up with our over-loaded bikes.\" alt=\"Riding up Mount Lemmon\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">The ride up the frontside of Mount Lemmon is entirely paved and extremely popular with road cyclists.  Several dozen lycra-clad men (and a few women) zipped by us as we struggled up with our over-loaded bikes.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7718-6-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4668.jpg\" width=\"3561\" height=\"2849\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4668.jpg 3561w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4668-500x400.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4668-768x614.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4668-1024x819.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4668-50x40.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3561px) 100vw, 3561px\" title=\"The ride did not disappoint!  Definitely worth the 500 kilometer detour westwards.\" alt=\"Riding up Mount Lemmon\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">The ride did not disappoint!  Definitely worth the 500 kilometer detour westwards.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7718-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7718-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684.jpg\" width=\"4431\" height=\"2954\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684.jpg 4431w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4684-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4431px) 100vw, 4431px\" title=\"The ride down the backside of Mount Lemmon was clearly NOT paved.  We had the road all to ourselves.\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">The ride down the backside of Mount Lemmon was clearly NOT paved.  We had the road all to ourselves.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7718-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7718-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-6ec9e3772f75-7718\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4694.jpg\" width=\"3464\" height=\"3072\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4694.jpg 3464w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4694-500x443.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4694-768x681.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.worldbiking.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/final-4694-1024x908.jpg 1024w, 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