May 22-24, 2026 I was considering not writing about Rendezvous 2026. I have written about it for 2022,23, and 24. (I missed 2025 for a family graduation in Hawaii and somehow I missed writing about 2021.) But here we are. As I have always attested Rendezvous is a favorite event. This year was no different. …
Continue reading Touring into Black Rock Rendezvous via the Smoke Creek Desert, 2026
Doug aptly named this the "Cow Parade" - read Doug's write-up April 29 - May 1 Doug A shared a route with me; kennedy, “want to do this?” It is always more fun to say yes. The dates were floated, then set, then set again, first May 1-5, then April 29-May 2. Something about that …
Dreaming of clear jungle streams, My Big Brazil Trip March 7-29, 2026 Travel loses its charm when flights get delayed, connections are missed, the next flight out is 3 days away, and when there is uncertainty regarding the location of my one piece of luggage, my touring bike which will be my home over the …
Across the Stillwater NWR to the Stillwater Range The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge has always been a great gravel riding destination. In some ways I consider it the best in our area based on the quality of the roads, lack of traffic, wildlife viewing and natural and cultural history. When the birds are on the …
Continue reading Stillwater Range, Numunaa Nobe NCA and Bolivia Ghost Town
Thanks, Mark for the great suggestion! Photo Joe B November 8-9, 2025 It is awesome that Mark Yakushev (@mark.yakushev) recommended we do this. For a guy from Scotts Valley/Santa Cruz, CA he loves coming out to the desert. Once we had a weekend I put it out on FB Events. It is a medium length …
Continue reading Black Rock Desert Hot Springs Micro-playa Overnight
There is beauty in the gnarled trunk of a Utah Juniper October 16-20, 2025 I was just getting back from the Great Basin’s Edge and I had this idea for a Sheldon Lap. I was inspired by the trip I took in May with Wildwood Open Lands Foundation. I created the route by starting with …
Getting around the Eureka Dunes to Dedeckera Canyon. February 11-21, 2026 Nothing like a sandstorm to knock out the zippers on your tent. This was Doug’s dilemma going into the Mega Death Tour, a 400+ mile loop of Death Valley starting at Eureka Dunes. We had set aside 2 weeks for this trip in the …
Nearing the top of a 3000' climb in the Bodie Mountains, this is the Great Basin's Edge Doug A October 6-12, 2025 Sometimes you have a grand route in front of you and you just decide to chop it into a shorter grand route. And that is how this trip went. "Good bye, Wyatt!" And …
January 7, 2025 Climbing into the West Humboldt Range with Doug A I credit Jay Petervary with these two mantras of bikepacking. Do the work applies to the big picture as much as the immediate details. There are a million places to cut corners in a trip, a good example is a sloppy tent pitch, …
Continue reading Do the Work, Ride Forward – 2025 in review and looking ahead to 2026
Ely Gravel Roundup 2025 (giving it a year suggests there will be roundups to follow) Square Top Sept. 11-19, 2025 It's kind of a big deal, Adventure Gravel Guides published a gravel guide to Ely/ White Pine County/ Eastern Nevada! I don’t know the full backstory on how this came to be but Kyle Horvath …