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
It was a reunion of sorts. Dean Magnuson, my long term riding partner of so many adventures chronicled here, had moved away to Portland, OR but was back in Reno for a visit. "Dean, I have a ride for us along the ridge of the Selenite Range between Kumiva and Luxor Peaks." He just smiled …
The three inch wide tires on my Salsa Fargo glided over the sand as if I were on a hard packed trail. It's likely there was only an inch layer of sand blown over the hard packed dirt road but a few weeks prior the conditions forced us to turn around when we explored this …
Continue reading Ride Report; Between Smoke Creek Desert and Pole Creek Wilderness Study Area