So many lakes! We rode to four lakes our first day in the area, and to another lake the other day so figured we would keep the theme going. This last ride to Barker Lake was a beast. There...
Hearst Lake Ride
Wow! The internet didn’t have much info on this trail but we took a chance and it paid off. Yes, this was a really hard climb and I’m betting only a handful of people ride it each year. This...
One Ride – Four Lakes
After leaving Butte, we drove a short distance and are now in the Anaconda/ Phillipsburg, MT area for a week. The day of our first ride here the weather forecast was for 90% chance of rain after noon but...
Delmoe Lake to CDT
The internet didn’t have much info on FS412 from Delmoe Lake up to the CDT. Well, the description said steep, sandy, rutted atv trail. We were looking for a way to get closer to the giant statue Our Lady...
Henry Lake
There are quite a few lakes in the Island Park/ West Yellowstone area. We road to Sheep Lake, Coffin Lake, and Hebgen Lake. On one of our days off we went from camp to check out Henry Lake. There’s...
Coffin Lake Ride
I assume this lake is called Coffin Lake because of it’s shape but I couldn’t find anything on the internet about it. We started this ride on the gravel rode at Fisherman’s Point on the banks of Hebgen Lake....
A New Shitter and Sheep Lake
We had an unplanned day off from riding. The night before after using our toilet for #1, when I used my foot to press the lever to flush, some little plastic part snapped off. Turns out it’s a pretty...
Palisades Gravel Ride
After taking a week off from riding, we eased back in with a gravel ride from our boondocking spot out along the west side of Palisades Reservoir. Our ride was an out and back of 22.4 miles with 2090′...
Palisades Reservoir and Melvin Brewery Day
Derek and I celebrated our 22 year wedding anniversary the other day and spent the day at Palisades Reservoir and Melvin Brewery. Palisades Reservoir was completed in 1957 to provide irrigation water, flood control, and recreation. Supposedly it supplies...
East Fork to Lost Lake Loop
In December 2014 the Wheeler Peak Wilderness boundary was redrawn and now this loop is legal to ride. Good thing, because it was amazing. Our loop was 14.4 miles with 2398’ climbing. It is tough rewarding riding that tops...