Climbing into The Lava Beds above Granite Springs Valley April 30-May 1, 2022 I picked this loop from a ride I did in 2019, "What is this The Lava Beds I see on maps?" I saw some roads around and through the area. A plan was born! I had some familiarity with the area, I …
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Celebrate the last rays of the day, Hungry Valley When I refer to bicycle touring I include day-tours, overnights, short tours, and long. They all have a place in the pursuit of bike travel. What distinguishes the tour from "just a ride?" A tour has a purpose, a goal of a route, destination, a view …
Christine took to bikepacking naturally Photo Jason Christine Anderson came to me about a year ago and said, "I want to get into bikepacking so I can eventually do a tour in Canyonlands, UT." Or something like that. I wasn't really listening to the eventual goal she had in mind I was just thinking about …
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Mark Yakushev, our leader for our winter adventure on snow From the input BurritoPackingNV got about what kinds of trips we would like to do this year, Mark Yakushev suggested a snow trip. He had a trip in mind, so why not. Lets put it on the calendar and see who shows up. Mark lives …
Continue reading Bikepacking Overnight; Above Marlette Basin
More snow than I expected from the start of the ride. Dec. 26-30, 2021 note: I don't know why the photos beyond Tonopah are not loading in the post. If you click on the boxes they appear. Winter may not be the most desirable time to do a bike tour in the northern latitudes. But …
Bike Your Park 2020 started it all Matt, Mike, and Shay, friends sharing a trip experience A year of hosted overnight rides began in September of 2020 with a smokey trip to Dry Valley as a part of Adventure Cycling Association’s Bike Your Park event. This year had events every month and through the widest …
Continue reading The Year of the Overnight; 2021 Pedaling with Friends
Across the Quinn River Valley to the Santa Rosa Range, Santa Rosa and Paradise Peaks November 20-21, 2021 We ride and enjoy the stolen lands of the Northern Paiute, Washoe and Shoshone. This is to acknowledge that the indigenous people of northern Nevada had their land taken from them and were relegated to reservations such …
Imagine yourself here October might become an annual Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area trip. Last year we made our way through High Rock Canyon and with the help of our journalist friends, Jim Scripps and Rick Gunn it became a feature in Adventure Sports Journal. Carlo Luri suggested …
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Shay's Surly Bridge Club ready for a desert trip September 18-19, 2021 Sometimes trips don't go as planned. Yet they turn out fantastic! Even people who weren't there but saw the pictures say, "Wow, what a great trip!" This isn't a new phenomena. We have all written about it, read about it or experienced it. …
Continue reading Toquima Range Overnight; West Northumberland Canyon
Along the aqueduct above Washoe Lake This was my 5th Bike Your Park Day for Adventure Cycling Association. Adventure Cycling has two member-led trips a year, Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park. They harness the enthusiasm of their members to the power of their website and staff to promote travel by bike across America …
Continue reading Ride Report; Bike Your Park, Washoe Lake Rim Ramble
Bikepacking Northern Nevada 