For our last ride in the St George area we went out to the Bear Poppy Trails. We had not ridden these trails since back in the 90’s and the area has grown. The bear poppy is indigenous to...
Giant Sequoia Ride
AllTrails showed a hike, ride, or drive out to a Giant Sequoia tree near where we are camping in Southern Utah so we routed a ride to see it. The rough dirt forest service road leaves from the interstate...
St. George Mountain Biking
We left Nevada and found our next 2 week spot by St. George, Utah. I think the last time I rode the Santa Clara River Reserve Trails in St. George may have been 2008. We rode different trails this...
Kershaw Ryan State Park Riding
This is our second time riding these trails and we had just as much fun. I looked back at our blog and last time we rode this was in April 2022 when we passed through the area. Kershaw-Ryan State...
Barnes Canyon Ride
Barnes Canyon is another riding area in Caliente, Nevada. We rode most of the trails out there last time we came through the area and had fun so we rode the same loop this time too. I like the...
Ella Mountain Ride
Caliente, Nevada isn’t new to us, we passed through here a couple years ago and rode a lot of the trails in the area. For a tiny town surrounded by not much, there is a good amount of fun...
Black Horse Gravel Ride
Our last ride in the Great Basin area went up into the hills and Black Horse Canyon towards Mount Moriah. It was purely exploratory because we knew nothing about the roads. It was mostly a success. The gravel/dirt was...
Iceplant Trails, Ely
The Ice Plant Trails start just outside Ely at an obscure trailhead down a dirt road. A lot of work has been done as a collaborative effort between White Pine County, the Forest Service, BLM, Nevada State Parks, the...
Cave “Lake” Ride
Cave Lake State Park in Ely, Nevada is normally a 32-acre reservoir but right now it’s undergoing construction to modernize it and there is a tiny puddle. Nevertheless, we did a FANTASTIC mountain bike ride there one day. We rode...
Ward Mountain Trails
After our time in Lamoille Canyon we are now by Ely, Nevada up in the high desert at around 7500′. We have never been here either so we’re excited to explore. Our first ride was around the Ward Mountain...