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Smith Mesa Gravel Ride

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Gravel biking, Utah, Zion National Park Leave a Comment 45 Views

Wow! We hit the scenery and solitude jackpot with this part paved and part gravel/dirt road ride. Our ride up Smith Mesa, around the backside of Zion and down Kolob Terrace was around 33 miles with 3079′ of climbing....

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Gravel Ride to Gold Butte Town Site

Heidi Faller Posted onMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Gold Butte National Monument, Gravel biking, Mountain Biking, Nevada Leave a Comment 135 Views

All the roads out here are gravel but pretty rough in some spots. So, we rode our mountain bikes out to the historic Gold Butte town site. Our ride was 35 miles with 2610’ of climbing. This was an...

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Lava Butte Gravel Ride

Heidi Faller Posted onMarch 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Gravel biking, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada Leave a Comment 51 Views

A big part of our time on the road is spent exploring areas. Our ride the other day is a perfect example! We rode some gravel roads just outside Lake Mead National Recreation Area. We rode up and down...

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Aguereberry Point

Heidi Faller Posted onFebruary 27, 2021February 27, 2021 California, Death Valley National Park, Gravel biking Leave a Comment 73 Views

Derek and I rode our bikes up to Aguereberry Point. We started from the Wildrose Campground and rode out and back for a total of 33 miles with 3745’ of climbing. The first half of the road is on...

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Mt Hopkins Gravel Ride

Heidi Faller Posted onNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Arizona, Gravel biking Leave a Comment 265 Views

From our boondocking spot we can see the top of Mt Hopkins and today we rode up to the gate at the top where the Smithsonian Fred Whipple Observatory is. Our recording messed up with the GPS signal in...

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Ruby South Ride

Heidi Faller Posted onNovember 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Arizona, Gravel biking Leave a Comment 158 Views

Dirty Freehub posted details of this route last year and it looked intriguing so we checked it out. This is definitely one that is best ridden on mountain bikes because the gravel road is very washboarded in long sections....

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Adobe Ruins Ride

Heidi Faller Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Arizona, Gravel biking Leave a Comment 169 Views

We debated what bikes to ride for about half an hour and according to Derek, we chose wrong. Our ride out Forest Rd 143 to the adobe ruins at Alto was 26 miles with 3544′ of climbing. The rocky...

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Keeping Sane

Heidi Faller Posted onNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Arizona, Gravel biking, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 180 Views

Arizona Trail It’s easy to overload on politics. When I was little I did a class project to trace my family history. Part of the assignment involved interviewing relatives about their lives. Some of the questions were about politics...

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Montezuma Pass Ride

Heidi Faller Posted onNovember 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Arizona, Gravel biking Leave a Comment 279 Views

A couple years ago we did a hike in Coronado National Memorial Hike, and visited a cave! This year we rode mountain bikes from Parker Canyon Lake up to Montezuma Pass at the top of Coronado National Memorial and...

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Patagonia 30

Heidi Faller Posted onNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Arizona, Gravel biking Leave a Comment 231 Views

Another day, another ride. Again, we borrowed a route from our friends at Dirty Freehub. The Patagonia 30 is a gravel loop in Patagonia, AZ a charming little town of about 1000 down by Mexico. This loop was 30.3...

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