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, …
Four seasons in Black Rock Country can be experienced in a single ride Rides with Friends; Ride 'til Snack Time! Riding in the northern Nevada, north of Pyramid Lake, west of Winnemucca is not new for me. In late 2018-2019 I spent the year focused on riding out of Gerlach. Over a dozen visits to …
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Pine Nuts Pedaler Project Marc and I were riding the Mt Seigle loop last April and I wondered out loud, "How could we see all the routes we ride in an area in a single view? Wouldn't that be cool for an area as popular as the Pine Nuts?" How did I get here? Where …
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Geographic names become funny as you study maps, talk to locals, then confuse them in your own mind. Dog Valley is one of many examples I have encountered in my travels in northern Nevada. When I here people "rode Dog Valley" I first make certain assumptions then I am eager to find out more. I …
Bikepacking Northern Nevada 