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 …
Continue reading Short Tour; White Rim Trail, Canyonlands NP, UT
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 …
Adventure Cycling Association is so many things, but two events I participate in directly are Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day. These member led outings occur annually and as soon as one is over I am already planning the next year's. For Bike Travel Weekend I led a small party on the Applegate …
Continue reading Walker River Ramble; Bike Your Park Overnight
This finger of the Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails is a fantastic route to the Black Rock Desert I underestimated the effects of our spring thunderstorms on the route I had planned for Adventure Cycling Association's Bike Travel Weekend. The weather triggered some on the fly changes in our route and …
Continue reading Overnight; Bike Travel Weekend, Rye Patch Reservoir to Black Rock Desert
Who better to take advice from than @koldcoyote on Instagram. koldcoyote, You ever pack out of Luning via jackrabbit road? Connects to Fallon. Really cool area. I took this suggestion and ran with it. I found the road on Google Maps, planned a route through Rawhide, with an excursion to Rawhide Hot Springs, and on to …
While my ride from Tonapah to Lida Junction was eye-opening, fantastic, and successful I was a little disappointed I hadn't ridden all the way to Beatty and back. I definitely underestimated the weather, forgot to bring the supplies to keep my electronics charged, on that note I was over reliant on electronic navigation, so mistakes …
A plan in the making The name of this blog might need to change to reflect the riding I have done this winter. I have ventured too far south. It started by visiting Spicer Ranch just outside of Beatty, NV and learning about the plans of rancher/conservationist/trail builder, David Spicer. My plan was to camp …
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