Get an early taste of spring and summer on this memorable bike tour through the high Sonoran Desert. The luggage support, catered meals, and moderate daily mileages (ranging from 23 to 54 miles) all will help us ease gently back into the spin of things, as we pedal free and unencumbered beneath clear, blue Arizona skies. The route starts just outside of Tucson and traverses country roads that dip in and out of dry washes and climb over the cactus-studded flanks of desert mountains. We’ll visit Green Valley, known for its famous pecans, and the Patagonia/Sonoita area, where the cowboy lifestyle thrives along with exquisite vineyards and a blooming art community. And, talk about the Old West! Our group will have a chance to tour places like Tombstone’s O.K. Corral, site of one of the Wild West’s most legendary gunfights, and Bisbee, with its longstanding copper, silver, and gold-mining heritage. We’ll have plenty of time for more civilized pursuits, such as bird watching, gallery hopping, and wine sipping. So leave the winter chill behind and join us for a week of first-class bike touring in the Desert Southwest.
