June of this year, while doing some work in the US of A, I took some days off for vacation. I travelled to the desset in Arizona. Amazing place, very different terrain wise to anything in New Zealand or Spain for that matter. I met up with some folks that I met on the website http://forums.mtbr.com Always very cool to meet up with people I have chatted with on the mtbr site. This site has been great for me while living in Spain, as I dont speak fluent Spanish, to have contact with people has been wonderful.
So I rode in the area of Tucson, Sedona, Flagstaff. Fantastic riding, very different and somewhat hot. Usually was 40 deg C with no humidity, so didnt effect me like the heat in Spain with humidity, so that was a bonus...
See attached page of trip by pictures.... http://www.whafe.com/arizonamtbtripjune07.htm