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 …
Sunrise bike tours August 26-29, 2025 This is the third time Bikepacking Northern Nevada goes to Burning Man. But I still don’t call myself a Burner. Maybe I’m getting closer to being an Earth Guardian. Maybe. Sunset bike tours Although I left the Reno Bike Project a couple of years ago I still enjoy volunteering …
Continue reading Burning Man 2025 – Bikepacking Northern Nevada returns for the reboot
Waking up on the playa is a special experience, the Perseids Meteor Shower Campout is a great intro to camping on the Black Rock Desert. August 8-10, 2025 This is my 5th Perseids Meteor Shower Campout with Friends of Black Rock - High Rock. This was a special year celebrating 20 years of the Perseids …
June 18, 2025 Colin Robertson of the Nevada Museum of Art told me about an art exhibit they had coming up and how a portion of it was featuring a paleontological dig in the Augusta Mountains. He suggested I do a ride out there. The Augusta Mtns weren’t even on my radar. Nevada has 300+ …
Marc P enjoying all the highlights of the route; bikepacking on singletrack through the trees along Desert Creek. June 20-22, 2025 When asked about a favorite route I quickly come back to Desert Creek. I have written about it several times in Bikepacking Northern Nevada and visit the area on and off the bike several …
Continue reading Desert Creek to Lobdell Lake: HOWL with Wildwood Open Lands Foundation
Iconic High Rock! This photo was taken by Shay Daylami who was on the first High Rock Rides with Friends trip. Its never the same without you! June 6-8, 2025 My first tour through High Rock Canyon was the test for Rides with Friends, a bike touring program for Friends of Black Rock High Rock. …
Continue reading High Rock Canyon – Stevens Camp; National Trails Day 2025