Sometimes the closest adventures are easily overlooked. When I started the highest roads in Nevada project I totally skipped over Relay Peak. Instead I was driving 3-4 hours in the middle of the night to ride into the unknown and hopefully have something to show for it. Relay Peak road was right there, only 4+ …
Mark Yakushev, our leader for our winter adventure on snow From the input BurritoPackingNV got about what kinds of trips we would like to do this year, Mark Yakushev suggested a snow trip. He had a trip in mind, so why not. Lets put it on the calendar and see who shows up. Mark lives …
Continue reading Bikepacking Overnight; Above Marlette Basin
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 …
Pete Rissler on his e-converted Salsa Mukluk, the ultimate Nevada exploring bicycle Rarely do I get invited on rides I have been itching to do. Over the last few years Pete Rissler has been sharing his research of the Fortymile Desert and the options the California-bound emigrants of the 1800's faced when making their journey …
Continue reading Ride Report; Fortymile Desert, Carson Trail
While some consider the Selenite Range on the south east edge of the Black Rock Desert to be the guardians of the the Black Rock my gaze is always drawn to the Granite Range. In the winter and spring my imagination is drawn to its snow covered elevations from the distant south. Crossing the Black …
"If you make it I will ride down and you can take my picture. For perspective," Pete let me know. If I survived? What were the range of outcomes riding down the face of the dune? Ripping success, a slow stilted descent, tumbling down the sand face, and somewhere in the mix was not surviving. …
This was my fifth trip into the Pine Nut Range so I feel like I am becoming familiar with these roads. But that really is a false sense of familiarity as the OHV users in this area really have a vast network of roads and jeep trails at their disposal. When Dean and I did …
Continue reading Ride Report; Brunswick Cyn, Pine Nut Mtn Range
Here in northern Nevada, although we really have outstanding weather and riding conditions, we are experiencing record rain and snowfall this winter. We have seen flooding and extraordinary erosion in our rivers and small streams alike. And although this has impacted some ride plans we are still able to get out and explore our backroads …
I was unsure of this route from the very beginning. The Lake Range is a prominent mountain range along the east shore of Pyramid Lake and creates the backdrop that most visitors appreciate when they visit this gem of northern Nevada. To the east of the Lake Range is Winnemucca Lake, the Selenite and Nightingale …
Continue reading Passage through Lake Range; Three Mile and San Emidio Canyons
I was not sure I wanted to spend another day in Lagomarsino Canyon. It is one of my favorite places do to its surprising geology and biodiversity. After a very technical 5 mile ride it opens to the Lagomarsino Petroglyphs, one of North America's premier locations for rock art. But there are so many new …
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