Derek and I mountain biked at McCullough Hills in Henderson, NV on a beautiful 80 degree morning. I did some online research and Trailforks says there are 50 trails for a total 66 miles. I rode 15.8 miles with 1705′ of climbing. Trails out here are dry desert with lots of rocks. The highpoint was …
Brilliant idea. Create a continuous bike path that encircles the city and gets people off busy streets. Tucson has the loop that we have ridden a bunch over the years, and this time we checked out the River Mountains Trail Loop in Boulder City. The loop is 35 miles with 2800′ of climbing. I rode …
Our new spot in Panamint Valley is beautiful! We are alone on BLM land up against big desert mountains like Sentinel Peak (9634′). A couple cars go by during the day as hikers head up to Surprise Canyon Wilderness. Other than that it’s dead quiet and very remote. The down side is there is no …
Dead Horse Loop Just west of Las Vegas lies the Late Night Trailhead where we spent a couple days riding fun singletrack. With sunny skies and temps in the 60’s we lathered up with sunscreen and hit the singletrack. The loop we did the first day climbed gradually through Badger Pass with a detour onto …
Sometimes you stumble upon things and are rewarded. On our way to Death Valley we passed a sign for a wildlife refuge and decided to visit it later on our way towards Vegas. Ash Meadows is over 23,000 acres of spring-fed wetlands and desert land. Fact: It has the greatest concentration of endemic life in …
Marble Canyon Hike Just down the road from where we camped in Stovepipe Wells is a hike up Marble Canyon. Some people do this as a multi-day 32 mile trip and hike up Marble Canyon and down Cottonwood Canyon but we opted for a shorter out and back. The drive out on the road is …
Our first week in Death Valley National Park was based out of the Furnace Creek area. For the second week we moved to the Stovepipe Wells area to visit some of the areas in the northern part of the park. Where Furnace Creek was more resort like with lots of palm trees, a golf course, …
Dante’s View Today we broke out our gravel bikes and road to the top of Dantes view. The road climbs from around 2,000 feet to 5,476 feet. The max grade was 16% and on a cross bike that was tough. The view at the top of Badwater Basin is highly photographed and snowy Telescope Peak …
Do you ever go somewhere and get overwhelmed with everything there is to see and do? I do, so it’s a good thing we’re here for a while. What amazes me the most about Death Valley is the variety of the terrain. The park contains more than 3.3 million acres of spectacular desert scenery. Death …
We stopped off in Beatty, Nevada for a few days before heading down into Death Valley National Park. Beatty is a small town that used to be an old mining town. Now it seems to mostly get by from people passing through on their way to/ from Death Valley. The weather this week hasn’t been …