September 13, 2023 South of Gardnerville on US 395 is Simee Dimeh Summit and just beyond that is Leviathan Mine Road. The mine's name had always intrigued me, why have a nautical themed mine? Even if in name alone. I looked up the explanation of Leviathan and it was a Biblical sea monster, serpent or …
Continue reading Ride Report: Leviathan Mine Rd. Desert to Alpine
Doug makes a quick check on the route as we leave Paradise Valley. Sept. 6-7, 2023 Doug had a route to an area I have long been advised to ride. It was an easy yes when he asked if I was interested. On top of that it was a bikefishing trip! This was my first …
Continue reading Paradise Valley, Santa Rosa Range Bikefishing Overnight
I ride and write frequently about Dog Valley, second only to the Black Rock Desert. Dog Valley/Henness Pass road turns to dirt on the edge of Verdi and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. This winter we did a snow camping overnight in the area, and it is a popular area for all outdoor activities in all …
Continue reading Dog Valley with Wildwood Open Lands Foundation; Howl micro-Rally
August 19, 2019 This road did not make the list of high roads in Nevada. This is not a criticism of “the list”. But this road has been on my radar since I rode the Toiyabe Crest Trail north to south from above Groves Reservoir to the edge of Arc Dome wilderness. I finished this …
Continue reading High Roads Project Part 5; FS Road 44017 Climbing to the Toiyabe Crest Trail
The Plan After riding a short section of the Toiyabe Crest Trail (TCT) with Patrick Smith I was itching to return. Unfortunately this is my busiest time of year at the Reno Bike Project with summer in full swing and the Burning Man Festival right around the corner (we supply festival goers with over 1000 …
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
I don't think of backroads when I think of Peavine because it has been a great source of single track ever since the Poedunks have been filling the south eastern quadrant of the mountain with quality trail. But this is not to overshadow the many great forest service and other backroads on Peavine. The most …
Continue reading Peavine Mountain; Reno’s Backdoor source for Backroads
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!