Rides with Friends #2; Cassidy Mine Loop Friends of Black Rock High Rock volunteers greeting campers on playa May 25, 2023 My favorite event for Friends of Black Rock High Rock is the Black Rock Rendezvous. Analogous to the regional meetings of fur trappers and pioneers as well as indigenous peoples, the Rendezvous is a …
Continue reading Smoke Creek Desert on my way to Black Rock Rendezvous
Without this blog I would be riding about the desert just as I have been for the last three years but this outlet has made it all the richer. Looking back a year ago I was reflecting on the crisis of loosing our public lands, especially the protection of our wilderness. So one goal of …
Continue reading 2017 Freewheeling to the End, 2018 Shifting Gears!
My first experience on Soldier Meadows Rd was our Reno Bike Project staff retreat in 2015. We drove out in the dark, set up camp, but woke up in a surreal landscape. Ever since that trip I have been tracing Soldier Meadows Rd in satellite view on my computer wanting to get back there. But …
Continue reading Ride Report; Along the Calico Mtns Wilderness