Exploring Nevada's backroads by bicycle
From my first ride across the southern edge of the Black Rock Desert the Calico Mountains through a stormy playa The Calico Hills and Calico Mountains caught my eye from my first visits to Frog Pond and Trego Hotsprings (off Jungo Rd). From these spots I could watch the dust storms whip across the Black …
The Granite Range keeps an eye on the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Looking forward to 2019, especially the winter months when I have more time to ride, I have proposed to myself to explore the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area with the goal of …
Continue reading Ride Report; First Glimpse into the Granite Range
San Juan Creek encroaches on San Juan Rd For my first major ride in the Toiyabe Range I proposed to Patrick Smith we either ride from the north trailhead to descend at Washington Creek or continue on to San Juan Creek as logical exit points for the Toiyabe Crest Trail. We chose the earlier descent …
Continue reading Ride Report; San Juan Creek and Cottonwood Canyon
Adventure Cycling has promoted Bike Your Park over the last three years to celebrate National Public Lands Day. I have promoted rides out of the Black Rock Desert and Dayton to Fort Churchill State Parks in years past. This year I wanted to visit the Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park. I had been considering this park on …
Buying a packraft for touring in the driest state sounds a little crazy. But during the storms of 2017 Nevadan deserts flooded. The desert's alkali flats, playas, ancient lake beds went from dusty dry hard pan to feet of water. We are coming up on 2 years since these storms dropped record rain and snow …
Continue reading Gear Review: Kokopelli Hornet-lite Packraft
After riding through the Pine Nut Mountains on Sunrise Pass Rd I heard from Murphy Mack on Facebook Messenger: Minden > Yerrington > Minden 114.1 mi, +7458 ft. Starts in Douglas County, NV ridewithgps.com dec? The message showed a fantastic loop extending my ride around the Buckskin Range and through the Singaste Range to Yerington …
Continue reading Through the Wassuck Range; Yerington to Walker Lake
I was having a tough time figuring where to go on this trip. I had just spent some time near Sand Mountain and I need to plan my route between Sand Mountain and the Oregon border at McDermitt. One thought was to ride from Stillwater Wildlife Refuge to Ryepatch Reservoir. I also considered driving to …
The Plan After riding a short section of the Toiyabe Crest Trail (TCT) with Patrick Smith I was itching to return. Unfortunately this is my busiest time of year at the Reno Bike Project with summer in full swing and the Burning Man Festival right around the corner (we supply festival goers with over 1000 …
Jones Valley and Babbitt Peak I saw these areas to the east of Sardine Valley and saw posted turn-offs from County Rd S860 and Smithneck Rd. I thought they would be worth checking out. Brandon mentioned he saw them on posted rides and they looked like a way to increase the mileage and elevation of …
Riding up to Hunter Lake was an early challenge of mine. The Mount Rose Wilderness looms above Reno in the Carson Range of the northern Sierra Nevada. Interestingly it is split by a grandfathered road so you can take mechanized travel on approved forest service roads through the Mt. Rose Wilderness. This creates great opportunities …
Continue reading Ride Report; Beat the Heat, Beyond Hunter Lake
