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 …
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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. …
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Just to clarify, my last blog post about the Black Rock Rendezvous was labeled Rides with Friends #2, but it was the first of this year's series. The Perseids Meteor Shower Campout was Rides with Friends #2. I am probably the most confused by this matter, ha! Riding into camp with Kelly N, the Calicos …
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Nick LePalm gives his presentation at the Black Rock Rendezvous, all a part of Connect, Inspire, Protect 5/23-27/2024 I will stick by my assessment that BRR is the best event on the playa. It brings together the diversity of multiple user groups to show the many uses of the Black Rock Desert. The main host …
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September 22-24, 2023 In response to the feeling like I am the king of overnights I wanted to create a series of 3 day - 2 night trips in Black Rock Country. I had some feedback from Sasha Magee of San Francisco, that making the trip to Gerlach from the Bay was a little much …
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Welcome to the Perseids Meteor Shower Campout Photo Marc P August 12-13, 2023 The Perseids Meteor Shower Campout is a longstanding event hosted by Friends of Black Rock High Rock. Two years ago I decided to ride out to the camp rather than drive. Why not, I’m the bike guy. It was a smokey evening …
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Riding out of Lone Juniper Canyon on Day 2, there is no escaping the sun While early summer was cool and stormy, the switch was flipped to peak summer temperatures just weeks before this trip. In anticipation of this, the climb to the summit of Fox Mountain at 8,196’ with a descent into camp by …
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Four seasons in Black Rock Country can be experienced in a single ride Rides with Friends; Ride 'til Snack Time! Riding in the northern Nevada, north of Pyramid Lake, west of Winnemucca is not new for me. In late 2018-2019 I spent the year focused on riding out of Gerlach. Over a dozen visits to …
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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 …
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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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