Our last two rides in the area were doozies. Unfortunately the sky was a bit hazy from the fires everywhere in the west so the views in pictures didn’t turn out. The riding on the Pole Canyon Mikesell Loop was challenging. This is DEFINITELY a black diamond route with difficult climbs and descents. Our loop …
Hiking day! Today we hiked out and back on Alaska Basin Trail. If you go far enough you get to some lakes but we just wanted a couple hours of forest time. Our hike was 7 miles with around 800′ of climbing so very accessible to abilities. Alaska Basin Trail starts from Treasure Mtn Scout …
Today was a lot of climbing. We connected two loops over on the SW side of Driggs and wow was it fun. 15.3 miles with 3063′ of climbing. Ooof. Grove Creek starts off with some pretty steep grades that are a true grind before you hit some switchbacks that climb the rest of the way …
Next up is the Driggs, ID area and we found a great boondocking spot from which to launch all our activities. Between the whispering jazz hands of the aspens and the rushing sound of the creek I find myself dozing off in my chair after rides. Our first ride was right from camp up Mill …
I’m impressed with the riding here in Pocatello. I know other people ride here but it has been days since we have seen anyone else on the trail. Perfect. Today we rode from camp and went around and up to the top of Scout Mountain. Our ride was tough at 14.4 miles with 2986′ of …
Five star route! Our second day of riding in Pocatello felt markedly different from day one. Today we were deep in green jungle forest for the first part of the loop and then high up on flowery mountains for the rest. Our loop (with a slight detour the wrong way) was 19.1 miles with 3,023′ …
This is our first time in Pocatello, ID and so far so good. There are a plethora of trails in and around town which is what drew us to the area. After spending some time in the morning scraping tree sap off the windshield of the truck with a razor blade, we hit the City …