Snow melts fast here! Where we turned around on loops due to snow blockage last week is now rideable. Our loop the other day was dreamy. 34 miles of a gravel/paved mix with 2724′ climbing…from our trailer. These roads...
Menefee Mountain
Last year when camping in this area we saw on a map that you could ride to the top of Menefee Mountain. Yesterday we checked it out and then some. We rode 16 miles and climbed 2042′ on our...
Mixing it Up
Nighthorse Loop There are countless back country roads and gravel routes by where we are camped and we’re doing our best to ride them all! We put on our exploring hats (our helmets), and hit the road. Our loop...
Every Day is a Winding Road
New route days! We’ve been riding the same handful of rides for the past couple weeks but with warmer weather, yesterday we headed higher up in the mountains on new routes. Our ride was 27 miles with 3200′ of...
Keep On Keeping On
Two weeks at 7000+ feet has been good to us. We’re still safe and sound, continuing to social distance. Most days we ride between 20 and 30 miles, nothing too crazy, always beautiful. Yesterday on my gravel ride I...
Routines
Our daily routines haven’t changed much with the pandemic. We still get up and have coffee; I make it since Derek is not capable of much until he drinks it. For over a year now we have been using...
Social Distancing in Colorado
Three days, three rides. We’re on our gravel bikes these days and exploring everything we can right from our trailer. It’s nice to just get on and go. We made it up to 9000′ on our ride today before...
Cancelled
Living full time on the road has added challenges during this pandemic. Our plans in Texas were to ride it out in state parks through May, where we could be away from people. Keeping a close eye on what...
San Angelo, Texas
For the last two weeks we have been social distancing in San Angelo State Park. We’re at a campground with ginormous spots; biggest I’ve ever seen at a campground! We aren’t campground people, but in Texas there isn’t a...
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Mission Trail Ride It’s been awhile since we’ve posted so here’s a recap. We had plans for quite a long time in the San Antonio and Austin area but we curtailed them and are headed further from...