May 22-24, 2026 I was considering not writing about Rendezvous 2026. I have written about it for 2022,23, and 24. (I missed 2025 for a family graduation in Hawaii and somehow I missed writing about 2021.) But here we are. As I have always attested Rendezvous is a favorite event. This year was no different. …
Continue reading Touring into Black Rock Rendezvous via the Smoke Creek Desert, 2026
Thanks, Mark for the great suggestion! Photo Joe B November 8-9, 2025 It is awesome that Mark Yakushev (@mark.yakushev) recommended we do this. For a guy from Scotts Valley/Santa Cruz, CA he loves coming out to the desert. Once we had a weekend I put it out on FB Events. It is a medium length …
Continue reading Black Rock Desert Hot Springs Micro-playa Overnight
There is beauty in the gnarled trunk of a Utah Juniper October 16-20, 2025 I was just getting back from the Great Basin’s Edge and I had this idea for a Sheldon Lap. I was inspired by the trip I took in May with Wildwood Open Lands Foundation. I created the route by starting with …
Sunrise bike tours August 26-29, 2025 This is the third time Bikepacking Northern Nevada goes to Burning Man. But I still don’t call myself a Burner. Maybe I’m getting closer to being an Earth Guardian. Maybe. Sunset bike tours Although I left the Reno Bike Project a couple of years ago I still enjoy volunteering …
Continue reading Burning Man 2025 – Bikepacking Northern Nevada returns for the reboot
Waking up on the playa is a special experience, the Perseids Meteor Shower Campout is a great intro to camping on the Black Rock Desert. August 8-10, 2025 This is my 5th Perseids Meteor Shower Campout with Friends of Black Rock - High Rock. This was a special year celebrating 20 years of the Perseids …
Iconic High Rock! This photo was taken by Shay Daylami who was on the first High Rock Rides with Friends trip. Its never the same without you! June 6-8, 2025 My first tour through High Rock Canyon was the test for Rides with Friends, a bike touring program for Friends of Black Rock High Rock. …
Continue reading High Rock Canyon – Stevens Camp; National Trails Day 2025
Overlanding past "the Antler House" above Jackass Flats into the Calico Mountains Photo Erik C. May 13-18, 2025 Wildwood Open Lands Foundation wanted to have its annual "members only" trip have something more than “on the fly” stewardship. In situ stewardship is a great opportunity to put best principles of Leave No Trace and Tread …
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
The walk-in campsite was a good experiment Aug 26-30, 2024 I was invited back to the Earth Guardians Camp to lead 5 bike tours out to the perimeter fence and give a talk during their lecture series. My working title for the talk, “Setting up bike tours for the environment.” The talk was a blueprint …
Continue reading Bikepacking Northern Nevada Goes to Burning Man Again
I am trying something new here - posting on upcoming events I am hosting. According to Facebook I have hosted 37 rides and 1 social as Kurstin Graham and 10 rides and 2 socials as Bikepacking Northern Nevada. The internet never forgets! While Facebook Events (Facebook Event here) provides an easy template to create a …
Continue reading Event: Rides with Friends Crown Jewel – Fly and High Rock Canyons