The current polls have been up for about a month now and the votes were very interesting. This was especially true regarding the first poll: What is the best state for mountain biking? Therefore I thought I would enlighten the many voters (10) and non-voters (6.5 billion -10) alike on this very important issue.
The results were: Utah (5), Nevada and Hawaii (2 each), Colorado (1???), and Arizona (0????)
I am aware that many of you voted with your hearts and not your heads; nevertheless, these polls are extremely important and should not be taken lightly!
I am very surprised that only one person voted for Colorado. It has to be in the top two or three as far as mountain biking is concerned. Hawaii was of course a distracter! It is a fine place to mountain bike and does have a bike company that named all its bikes after Hawaiian indigenous kings; however, it is very far away and most people would rather visit it's beaches than its trails.
The most surprising of all was Arizona's lack of votes. In my personal experience I would have also placed it in the top three. The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) ranks it #1: http://www.imba.com/news/news_releases/10_03/10_07_report_card.html
Utah is a great state for mountain biking, but number 1? I think not. I do agree that it also should be in the top three; nevertheless, it's most popular places are too overcrowded to qualify as good biking spots.
Nevada for me is a great state in which to mountain bike because there are hundreds of miles and trails and mountain ranges. In fact, Nevada is the most mountainous state in the country ( http://www.blurtit.com/q689713.html ). Best of all, very few people know about these trails which gives the rider a great closeness with nature.
"The Basin and Range region is the product of geological forces stretching the earth's crust, creating many north-south trending mountain ranges. These ranges are separated by flat valleys or basins. These hundreds of ranges make Nevada the most mountainous state in the country." ( http://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/the-great-basin.htm ) http://www.blurtit.com/q689713.html )
Undoubtedly, there are many great places to ride all over the country. It would take a lifetime to experience them all and to really know for oneself which is the best.
So, please check my blog a lifetime from now to see what I found.
Now, in regards to the second poll: What is the best way to keep in touch?
The results were: Email (5), Phone call (3), Blogs / Facebook (1 each), and USPS (0).
I think these results are about right; at least I agree with them. I did think that somebody would have voted for USPS as Ruth and I are always more excited to get a letter in our mailbox than in our inbox.
Notwithstanding these results, I will continue to post blogs and mountain bike in Arizona.
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