AZT

#followcamfriday picking up where we left off last week with Kyle Mears and Randy Sooter on two of the finer sections of the Arizona Trail.

The question still remains. Will we make it off of the mountain before we run out of light.... This was one of those rides that didn't leave much room for error. Unfortunately for us, errors were made. This is a relatively unrelenting section of trail, perhaps we will budget more time in the future. Tequila tastes the same in the day or night, so what does it really matter what time we finish... 

We showed you the top of this one on Bug Springs in last week's episode. Bug ends at Prison Camp and then descends Molino back to the road again before climbing for another 20 minutes to access Bellota. These two sections of the AZT are world class, no question. Plenty of sharp rocks to keep you honest and ensure a late arrival. 

Sometimes it just isn't in the cards to make it home on time. Sometimes a perfect storm of chaos breaks anything and everything possible just to remind you that things can always get worse. Sometimes drones fall out of the sky. Sometimes tires don't hold air. Sometimes these things all happen at once and they are out of your control. Could be worse. 

Randy has been living at the bottom of Milagrosa for many years and was quoted as saying " I have never ridden this thing in the dark before" The miracle of FollowCamFriday is delivering. I will be throwing a light in my pack in the future. Lessons that I already have learned but apparently needed to learn again category. 

I mean, we still had fun. We weren't going to let a little darkness keep us from pinning one of the most technical descents in Tucson. That would have just been rude. If I am being honest, the trail seems smoother when you can't clearly see the rocks that are trying to break your wheels. Next time I get into trouble, I am going to just close my eyes and trust my skill. Let er' buck.