Madera Canyon run

Santa Ritas ahead — White House Canyon Road, Arizona, December 2025
Santa Ritas ahead — White House Canyon Road, Arizona, December 2025

December 14, 2025 · Madera Canyon, Arizona

Back of the photo: A December Sunday pointed south: Sahuarita to White House Canyon Road, up into Madera Canyon, back around through Helvetia with the Santa Ritas over my shoulder the whole way. On a dirt stretch near the end she went down — my first lay-down. Elbow paid the toll, grin made it home anyway. Cheap tuition.

Rolling out of Sahuarita — December 2025White House Canyon Road, ArizonaMadera Canyon, ArizonaHelmet resting, canyon quiet — Madera Canyon, ArizonaHelvetia Road, ArizonaThe details earn a look too — Helvetia Road, ArizonaSpokes and sun — Helvetia Road, ArizonaFront end, December light — Helvetia Road, ArizonaOne more before heading back — Helvetia Road, ArizonaThe dirt won this round — home in Sahuarita, Arizona, still grinning