Bikepacking The Queen’s Ransom

Heading to the Southwest is a great escape from the wet and dreary PNW winters.  After my adventure with Rob in Utah, I was looking for another challenging desert ride I could do sometime in late January 2023 and landed on the Queen's Ransom.  

This ride was particularly exciting for me, as I would get a taste of the Arizona Trail, which I have day dreamed about riding since I started bikepacking.  My plan tickets gave me 6 days to do the route.  I ended up doing it in 5 which even still proved to be a challenging ride for me.

I really enjoyed this route!  Thank you to John Schilling for developing the route and Bikepacking.com for being a great resource for hosting routes like this.