Desert View Conservation Area is approximately 605 acres of undeveloped desert biome with mountain biking and hiking trails. None of the trails are very long, and we had to be creative to weave them all together into a ride. Our ride was 12 miles with 1353′ of climbing. The trails out here are slow going …
There aren’t any mountain bike specific trails in the preserve, but we rode our bikes out some gravel, dirt, and rock roads back to see Rock Springs and then further to some giant rock boulders in the New York Mountains. Our ride was 27.6 miles with 1760′ of climbing up to around 5800′. We started …
Our planned ride was canceled before it started because there was some sort of train track failure and two VERY long trains were stopped across the road we needed to take to get to the start of the ride. When we pulled up at the crossing the lady in front of us informed us she …
I call this a gravel loop, but we rode it on our mountain bikes to be safe…and more comfortable. We modified a loop that was used for the Tinker Classic gravel race a few years ago. Our loop cut out a small section and added going up through Windy Gap instead. Our ride was 30.8 …
In January 2019 we spent our second night as full-time travelers in Beatty, NV and three years later, here we are again. We skipped a couple places we wanted to check out because the temps were too cold and there was snow. Flexibility is key and since we always boondock there’s no hassle with cancelling …
During our finally week in Bend we rode more of our old favorites which look a lot like all the other trails in Bend so we didn’t take any pics. However, Edison to Lava Lake and back was the final ride and we snapped a few photos. For some reason this ride isn’t very popular. …
Another week in Bend is in the books! Before the weather turned too frigid we rode a couple of our old higher elevation favorites and were not disappointed. On a cloudy cool day we rode Charlton/Waldo/Twins loop which is rewarding for it’s beauty. The campgrounds around Waldo are closed, and it was a weekday so …
We haven’t been back to Bend since we left almost three years ago…until now. We waited for the summer smoke to end and finally made our way here for a few weeks before continuing south for the winter. Luckily we have friends with property and room for our trailer so we’re able to boondock in …
Derek and I rode Lookout Mountain loop back in 2004 with Cogwild and instantly loved it. The loop is 19.5 miles with 3654′ of climbing up to 6931′. The weather was a bit iffy and we got sprinkled on at one point. This made for less than clear views but we enjoyed them anyway. My …
We are inching our way closer to Bend for a visit. After a quick ride around Phillips Lake where we were camped, we picked up and moved to the Ochocos. We are boondocking in the forest on familiar turf. Back when we lived in Bend we rode the Cougar Creek Trail as an out and …