We spent some time a couple years ago in Mohave National Preserve but never went to the sand dunes. Several cool hikes and rides occupied our time and you can read about them here. This time, on our migration...
Laguna Mountains Ride
On our way out of San Diego we stopped and mountain biked in the Laguna Mountains. Like the Cuyamaca Mountains, we last rode here about 20 years ago. There are more ride options now. Before we used to come...
Torrey Pines Hike
Beach Day! Derek and I used to ride up and down the coast a lot when we lived in San Diego. One of the good hill climb days would be to ride up through Torrey Pines Preserve and Mt....
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Over two decades ago when Derek and I lived in San Diego we spent countless hours riding in the mountains east of town. Whether it was Noble Canyon in the Laguna Mountains, or the fire roads and trails in...
Lone Pine Lake Hike
We don’t hike often because it seems to bother my knee the most. However, I made an exception for Lone Pine Lake. Both my brother and my sister have hiked the amazing Mt. Whitney here, but my knee would...
Horseshoe Meadows Ride
The internet claims Horseshoe Meadows is the second hardest climb in all of California so we gave it a shot. We’re camped very close by so it was easy to access. We rode our gravel bikes 22 miles and...
Alabama Hills Ride
We originally wanted to ride our gravel bikes up to Cerro Gordo, an old ghost town in the area. However, the giant rainstorms and flooding last month washed out parts of the road and it was closed for maintenance....
Lava Beds National Monument Caving Part 2
There is a lot to see here in Lava Beds National Monument. The blog post about our first day of caving is here. After riding out to Captain Jack’s Stronghold the other day, we spent another day caving and...
Captain Jack’s Stronghold Ride
Captain Jack’s Stronghold was a great turnaround point for our road ride at Lava Beds National Monument. Our ride was 28 miles with 1,586′ of climbing. We started our ride from the Visitor Center and headed North on the...
Lava Beds National Monument
We’ve been to a few caves on our travels with the most well known being Carlsbad Caverns. We also stumbled upon a really cool one in Arizona called Coronado. Lava Beds National Monument just south of the Oregon border...