Exploring Nevada's backroads by bicycle
Dean Magnuson and I had worked our way south from Dayton via Eldorado Cyn to Sunrise Pass Rd before looping back on Old Como Rd. This was my first experience on Sunrise Pass. Since then I had studied the maps but couldn't find an obvious loop through the Pine Nuts to the south. It looked …
Continue reading Sunrise Pass Rd. through the Pine Nut Mountains
I told Dean he would love this ride. "Where are we going?" "It's a secret. But be prepared it will be hot, 40+ miles, and about 5000 feet of climbing. We will be out all day. You will love it!" After the first hour or so of climbing Eldorado Cyn. Dean asked me, "how did …
The Pine Nut Mountains are calling. This range stretches 30 miles from US Highway 50 in the north to State Route 208 in the south. This is my first ride in this area and it left me looking forward to my next ride. The seed of the Pinyon Pine is the mountains' name sake and …
