The weather looked a little threatening so we decided to just do an exploratory ride from our boondocking spot along Willard Creek. We had to turn around once we hit snow, but our ride was 14 miles with 1,...
Lake Almanor Path Ride
Derek and I drove the short distance to Lake Almanor one day to ride the path that skirts one side of the lake. It’s paved but heavily covered in tree branches, needles, and pine cones from the winter. We...
Bizz Johnson – Devil’s to Susanville
Stopped by snow heading west the other day, this time we rode into town along the Bizz Johnson Rail Trail. Our plan was to take the South Side singletrack one way and the rail trail back. That plan was...
Bizz Johnson Trail
We had a couple short moving days to get up here to Susanville, CA. I hate sitting for more than a few hours so we never drive very far. We boondocked one night in a defunct drive in movie...
Palace Station Ride
This ride took us back up into the mountains by Mayer and towards Prescott, AZ. This is all unpaved and since we didn’t know what to expect we rode mountain bikes instead of gravel bikes. I’m happy with that...
Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge Ride
Last year when we were boondocking out by Tubac, AZ we tried this ride but after about 5 miles in Derek got a flat tire that couldn’t be fixed and we had to quit. This time the ride was...
Owl Head Ride
Our friends at Dirty Freehub posted this ride and on a cool day (60 degrees) we gave it a whirl. The recent heavy rainfall left us uncertain, so we chose to ride mountain bikes and were happy. Our ride...
Beatty, NV Gravel Loop
I call this a gravel loop, but we rode it on our mountain bikes to be safe…and more comfortable. We modified a loop that was used for the Tinker Classic gravel race a few years ago. Our loop cut...
Twickenham Gravel
Derek and I first rode this mixed gravel/paved route back in 2016 and loved it. Since then, Dirty Freehub has produced a modified route that adds on a section down to Priest Hole and around. It’s a great route...
Spring Mountain Gravel Route
Derek found another gravel exploration option for us to explore close to where we are boondocking. We road mountain bikes on this lollipop ride since we weren’t sure of what we would find. Our ride was 23.6 miles with...