Arizona

The Deuces Wild triathlon Festival in Show Low, AZ took place under clear desert skies. The swim in Fool Hollow Lake, bike through nearby ponderosa forests and high-mountain desert, and run on nicely groomed paths made for a great day of racing.

Climbing from Tucson’s scorching Saguaro decorated landscape up to the pine forest at the top of the mountain, the ride up and down Mt. Lemmon is only 51 miles, but its views and the challenge of summiting the peak make it an epic ride by almost any definition.