From what we heard, Sweetwater is a new development and it has gained popularity very fast. I think some enthusiasm I sensed from online reading has spurred my interest. It seems to be a network of trails packed in a relatively small area. However, unlike Fantasy Island, this place offers some jagged and sharp rocks in the trails, which made riding fun. I was amazed that my tire held despite the sounds I heard that I thought were from the ripped sidewalls. Tucson Mountain Park, despite it’s close proximity to Tucson, is actually a vast area of hilly land. A lot of the riding on our routes was following this wash or that — very loose gravels. As the ride went on, I quite enjoyed skiing through those loose gravels, and it made this ride somewhat unique. A couple of trails we got on offered some technical riding with rocky sections. We forewent some trails that would have led us back to the car sooner and chose to go a loop way, which dumped us back on road leading to the car just when it got dark. Whew!<\/p>\n