Exploring Nevada's backroads by bicycle
Riding up to Hunter Lake was an early challenge of mine. The Mount Rose Wilderness looms above Reno in the Carson Range of the northern Sierra Nevada. Interestingly it is split by a grandfathered road so you can take mechanized travel on approved forest service roads through the Mt. Rose Wilderness. This creates great opportunities …
Continue reading Ride Report; Beat the Heat, Beyond Hunter Lake
Finding the perfect time to ride Garson Rd is tough. The draw is always there. Today there was a challenging amount of ice on the road above 7000'. Although I have studded tires on my Fargo this time of year I was riding my Surly Instigator. We have a storm due in the next couple …
Today's goal was to revisit the Ophir Rd/ Jumbo Grade area before our next winter storm came to Reno. I also wanted to make this ride from my house vs driving to where the pavement ends. Stormy weather and shorter days are working against us but getting out on the bike never disappoints. I met …
Continue reading Ride Report; Ophir Road and ridge above Pleasant Valley
I have talked about this road in a previous ride report as well as a part of the Hunter Lake Rd area but had never fully explored the road. As posted at its beginning it is essentially an out and back trip that ends at a private road in the Truckee River canyon between Reno …
Continue reading Garson Road; Lessons learned on a gem of a route!
