McPhee & Bean Canyon Once again we set our alarms and got an early start to our singletrack riding. I’m not sure it’s necessary to start early, but happily we didn’t see anyone the entire time. This trail day was 21 miles with 2169′ of climbing. We’ve ridden here before and enjoyed it because it’s …
Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought a new gravel bike. We saved quite a bit of money when we canceled most of our Texas plans due to the coronavirus so I rationalized and bought a Salsa Warbird from Webcyclery. Thanks Webcyclery! It is incredibly different than the cyclocross race bike I’ve had for …
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 were very quiet, in fact after the first 5 or so miles we saw only a …
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 mountain bikes. We rode the dirt/gravel road up to the top where the towers are and …
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 the other day was a mixture of gravel and pavement and took us into a little …
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 climbing. Basically we climbed up Echo Basin for 13.5 miles and then turn around and descended. …
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 saw two riders up in the distance so I turned around and added on another 4 …
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 an Aeropress and love it. Breakfast happens, I do stretches for about an hour, and then …
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 we hit snow and mud and turned around. It was 26 miles with 2300′ of climbing …
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 was happening around the country, we weren’t surprised when the cancellation notices for our next reservation …