Derek and I did a ride to and around the gravel road that circles the lake. We parked down in the County Park at the bottom of the dam and road up the paved road climb before dropping into...
Vail Lake Mountain Biking
Waaay back in the day, Derek and I raced mountain bikes at Vail Lake as part of the Team Big Bear California Series. It was a smaller venue with a lot fewer trails then there are now. Vailocity Bike...
Oceanside Bike Ride
We’re here in San Diego visiting family for a couple weeks and got in a bike ride along the San Luis Rey River Trail out to Oceanside. We’ve ridden this path before and it’s a nice quiet stretch that...
Daley Ranch Mountain Bike Ride
There aren’t a whole lot of ride options in San Diego unless you go east. While visiting family, we popped over to do a ride at Daley Ranch in Escondido, CA. Derek and I rode here back in the...
Hurkey Creek Mountain Biking
On our way to visit family in San Diego we had a short stopover to ride by Idylwild, CA. In 2003 and 2004 we raced 24 Hours of Adrenaline bike races in Hurkey Creek as part of a 5...
Kelso Sand Dunes
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...