Starting out on Soldier Meadows Rd, Hualapai Flat, the Calico Hills, and Black Rock Desert on the right off picture. Photo Sasha Magee How do you know you are saving the best for last? When Rides with Friends started in October of 2020 we picked a showcase ride, High Rock Canyon. Then in 2021 I …
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Waking up above the playa, Black Rock Desert We rode for two days and only saw one truck. The solitude of Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trail National Conservation Area made a huge impression on the the ride participants. Here we are, the middle of June, in the middle of spectacular public lands, and …
Continue reading Around the Calico Mountains Wilderness Overnight, Rides with Friends #3
Climbing into The Lava Beds above Granite Springs Valley April 30-May 1, 2022 I picked this loop from a ride I did in 2019, "What is this The Lava Beds I see on maps?" I saw some roads around and through the area. A plan was born! I had some familiarity with the area, I …
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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 …
Imagine yourself here October might become an annual Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area trip. Last year we made our way through High Rock Canyon and with the help of our journalist friends, Jim Scripps and Rick Gunn it became a feature in Adventure Sports Journal. Carlo Luri suggested …
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Shay's Surly Bridge Club ready for a desert trip September 18-19, 2021 Sometimes trips don't go as planned. Yet they turn out fantastic! Even people who weren't there but saw the pictures say, "Wow, what a great trip!" This isn't a new phenomena. We have all written about it, read about it or experienced it. …
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"Is that thunder?", asked Galen Watson. Heavy skies looking across the southern portion of Winnemucca (dry) Lake. Nightingale Mountains "I think it is a jet," I answered. Rainstorms in the desert can have you on edge. If the clay gets wet you will be stuck in the mud pushing an boat-anchor of a bike along. …
The more we use our public lands the more we learn about how they are managed and protected for future generations. The Pah Rah Range is a backwards C-shaped range from the Truckee River in the south to Pyramid Lake in the north. Its proximity to Reno/Sparks and established Public Lands Access points makes it …
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"So, how much does your bike weigh?" Lennart, Nick, Carrie, Ky, myself, and Lily in her best orange jacket. Does my bike look fat? Banner photo and this by Shay I don't ask that question. But it gets asked of me more often than not. I'd be lying if I said I never wondered about …
Shay, Matt, and Mike joined me for the combined Bike Your Park/Bike Travel Weekend overnight Driving out to Bike Your Park/Bike Travel Weekend combined event by Adventure Cycling Association I said to Shay Daylami, "So much of it (getting out for an overnight) is overcoming inertia. You can always come up with reasons not to …
Continue reading 2020 Annual Review; Overcoming Inertia and Building Momentum for 2021
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