Ely Gravel Roundup 2025 (giving it a year suggests there will be roundups to follow) Square Top Sept. 11-19, 2025 It's kind of a big deal, Adventure Gravel Guides published a gravel guide to Ely/ White Pine County/ Eastern Nevada! I don’t know the full backstory on how this came to be but Kyle Horvath …
Pole Line Road - beautifully graded gravel, dry and goes forever First outing of 2025, where to go, how far, how long? It is great to have so many options! I was considering a Tonopah to Goldfield Loop, Imlay to Winnemucca Dunes, or a Pine Forest Range Loop. But rather than spending more time in …
Kumiva and Purgatory Peaks, Selenite Range It’s been a good year at Bikepacking Northern Nevada. In the spirit of every trip inspires the next, 2024 was no exception, and the rides of 2024 will inspire the adventures in 2025. 2024 started with me traveling in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico between Christmas and New Years. Now I …
Continue reading Over My Shoulder, 2024; Around the Next Bend, 2025
An experiment in story telling. It is that gifting time of year. A favorite gift in recent memory is a pack of field notebooks and a small Space Pen. This gift was given with the idea that I could jot down notes on my trips to write better stories later. I am not a pen …
Continue reading Dark Sky’s Route – Daily Notes from the Saddle
Doug Artman came to me with a very ambitious route The Great Basin Criss-Cross, about 1,200 miles round trip from Carson City to Gandy, UT. I figured it would take 24+ days. But what an adventure! Rethinking the commitment Doug returned with a 350 mile-ish criss-crossing route in central Nevada named, *pending. Not a super …
On the drive out to Winnemucca Ranch Road I was thinking that this is the area I have explored the most. Dean pointed out that it was close to Reno, 25+ miles, and rich in areas to explore; multiple mountain ranges and valleys showing off diverse geology, vernal springs supporting vegetation and wildlife, historical mining …
Continue reading Ride Report: Ridge Top of Virginia Mountains
It is great to have serendipity play a pivotal role in the success of a ride. Do to our spell of wet weather in Reno I was looking to get out of town in a quest for drier dirt. Our clay soils, once wet, no matter the rock or sand content, will gum up …
This is my fourth trip in the area and my first attempt with the courage to climb into the Petersen Mountain Range. I am very glad I made the trip but will have to devote a longer day to do the range justice. On my previous trips I stayed low in the valley above Cold …
Continue reading Petersen Mountain, Exploring the Ridge Road
Why is this road here? There are no obvious signs of mining interests. As an isolated ridge on top of a steep mountain of sagebrush and juniper it does not seem necessary for fire suppression. The ridge lacks radio towers or other sensitive electronics. So basically, this road is here for me to enjoy unique …
The Pah Rah mountain range is a C-shaped range running north south from Pyramid Lake to Interstate 80, approximately 30 miles in length. It is a prominent feature on the east side of Sparks, east side of Pyramid Way, and the west side of NV 447 from Wadsworth to Nixon. The three highest peaks are …