"Is that thunder?", asked Galen Watson. Heavy skies looking across the southern portion of Winnemucca (dry) Lake. Nightingale Mountains "I think it is a jet," I answered. Rainstorms in the desert can have you on edge. If the clay gets wet you will be stuck in the mud pushing an boat-anchor of a bike along. …
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 …
I met Chris on a mountain bike street/stunt road trip with Jim Severt. We road urban terrain in Sacramento, CA before traveling into the California Central Valley to find and ride a full pipe Jim knew about. It feels like that was a lifetime ago. Since then I have known Chris on the fringe between …
I have a love affair with playas. We have several major dry lake beds in northern Nevada and numerous minor ones. They are the desert's seas and oceans. They can be explored and charted finding springs, ghost towns/mines, unique weather, and unique geology along their shores. Winnemucca Lake playa has captivated me as I whizzed …
Continue reading Ride Report; Behind the MGL mines, a loop through the Nightingale Mtns
"It is a matter of how much you will be pushing your bike," I paraphrase (misquote) Casey Clark during a discussion of "optimal" (read mythological) tire size and gearing. The gist of the conversation was it's not a matter of if you will be pushing your bike, but when and for how long. Nevada's varied …
I work with a great bunch of bike riders at the Reno Bike Project. As a community bike shop we serve the bike riding public in the greater Truckee Meadows with access to tools, DIY bicycle repair, economical used and new bicycle parts, refurbished bicycles, and a hub for bicycle culture. While during our peak …
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
The Selenite Range is prominent along the east side of Nevada State Route 447, the popular route to the Black Rock Desert. I found a road that looked like it went through a canyon into the range. Further research suggested the road connected to a web of roads in the Kumiva Valley. I didn't have …
"I usually go to places with water, trees, rocks. But you picked a place with nothing. I think this is my new favorite place to ride", Dean commented after the first 20 minutes of our ride. I was so excited to make this first trip to a playa I had passed north of Nixon, NV …
Continue reading Ride Report; Winnemucca Lake and Coyote Canyon
Bikepacking Northern Nevada 