It's great when you get a text message at home and it leads you to here! Getting back from Dark Sky’s Route there is always the question, what’s next? Doug solved that question with a text, “I’m cooking up something if you might be interested, 18-24. Bikerafting. Lake Mead.” Then I got the route, and …
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Doug Artman, up for adventure! August 9, 2023 Doug Artman invited me to go bikerafting on Stampede Reservoir. As bikepacking loves compound words, bikerafting is the blend of bikepacking = off road touring and packrafting = travel by lightweight inflatable rafts. This route was splendidly that blend of activities, we rode the Truckee Emigrant Trail …
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Pelicans near the mouth of the Walker River It is funny how the mind can imagine a perfect trip. Like this one: arrive on the beach of Walker lake with fat bike and packraft. Pedal north to where the Walker River empties into the lake. Paddle across the mouth of the inlet. Pedal south down …