I will be back to ride this again. It was that good. Ella Mountain is the newest trail in Caliente, NV and it is a true gem. We rode the top section as an out and back and next time I’d like to check out more. The entire trail is 25 miles with 3000′ of …
For our third day of riding in Caliente, NV we headed to Barnes Canyon to ride the network. For this small town, they sure are doing a fantastic job with mountain biking trails. We rode a loop at Barnes Canyon of 14 miles with 1478′ of climbing. From the giant graded parking lot complete with …
This short ride out and back through Condor Canyon was 11.3 miles with only 595′ of climbing making it perfect for almost a day off. The canyon starts just outside the tiny town of Panaca, Nevada which was a settled by Mormons back in 1857. The railroad used to go through this canyon so the …
We are camped for a few days at Kershaw Ryan State Park in Caliente, NV. It’s a small place with towering walls up to 700 feet high behind us. Kershaw-Ryan State Park is an oasis in the desert, a sharp contrast to the rugged landscape that surrounds it. Natural springs grow a garden of wild …
Highlight reels are fun quick snapshots of greatness and this post is just that. Derek and I just completed our third year of living and traveling full time in our trailer. Looking back on the year is fun and remembering all the great experiences is priceless. So here we go, in no particular order: Happy …
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 …
A couple times when we were further back from our boondocking spot we could see some red rock buried back in the mountains behind us. Today we hiked out to see what we could find. Our hike was only 5 miles but it took us 3 hours because there was no trail and we weren’t …
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 out and back though you could make some other loops if you wanted longer distance. This …
As you can see from the last month or so of posts, we are in rock formation geek out area. Basically the only thing limiting you from seeing all sorts of things is your imagination. Today’s hike was a bit of a stretch though. We hiked 6.2 miles out to Doodlebug Arch and around through …