I first passed through Gabbs Valley when following Rabbit Springs Road in a loop from Luning to Sand Mountain. After that I was hooked on the area. I have been on numerous day trips to the area and have brought friends out for overnights in the area. This 50 mile loop on faint, or non-existent …
Continue reading Around and through the Monte Cristo Mountains
This photo is looking north at sunrise on the Black Rock Desert playa. The designated route forms a permanent depression in the lakebed which has collected water and is frozen at least during the predawn hours.
I had been looking forward to a trip to Ely for months. My plan was to tour a few nights leading up to the Fire and Ice Festival. My exposure to Ely has been limited, I raced Fears, Tears and Beers Enduro mountain bike event in 2013, spent a weekend a Cave Lake State Park, …
Marc's tarp became Meg's kitchen as we toured the Calico Mountains 2021 ended with a super fun winter tour going into a Good Night 2021 S24O back in Reno. How do you top an ending like that? While we chase superlatives that best past experience, hopefully the chase for bigger, better, and more never gets …
Sometimes the closest adventures are easily overlooked. When I started the highest roads in Nevada project I totally skipped over Relay Peak. Instead I was driving 3-4 hours in the middle of the night to ride into the unknown and hopefully have something to show for it. Relay Peak road was right there, only 4+ …
Starting out on Soldier Meadows Rd, Hualapai Flat, the Calico Hills, and Black Rock Desert on the right off picture. Photo Sasha Magee How do you know you are saving the best for last? When Rides with Friends started in October of 2020 we picked a showcase ride, High Rock Canyon. Then in 2021 I …
Continue reading Rides with Friends #6; Soldier Meadows-Fly Canyon Loop
Dooby Vision, can you dig it? Guru Rd will definitely be included in future rides Sometimes it is best no one else shows up for a ride. Unfortunately this ride got rescheduled at the last minute. But rather than cancelling I just pushed it forward. Of course the weather pushed forward to. It pushed hard …
Continue reading Rides with Friends #5; Around Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
Arriving at Mt Shasta from the north on I-5 For those of us regularly in northern California, Mt Shasta is iconic. I first visited in the 90's on a ski weekend, climbed it in 2001 and raced mountain bikes there in early 2000's. I have been keeping bikepacking around Shasta as an option as long …
Continue reading Mt Shasta Loop, Overnight, technically S24O
Do they look tortured? Photo Jaime C "Yessss! My new favorite form of torture," reported Jaime Chapman (@dready_pineapple), owner of Reno's Pineapple Pedicabs. This isn't the first time (nor probably the last) I have been accused of of torturing my friends. I also have the reputation of being a liar on topics of, "how much …
Continue reading Bike Your Park 2022: Swim with the Ichthyosaurs in a Sea of Sagebrush
Friends of Black Rock High Rock host an annual Perseids Meteor Shower Campout. Become a member, join the fun! Photo Sheena B Like the Black Rock Rendezvous day ride this trip was not stand alone. Last year for Perseids I decided to ride into the Friends of Black Rock High Rock's Perseids Meteor Camp rather …
Continue reading Rides with Friends #4: Perseids Meteor Shower Campout
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