Dead Horse Loop Just west of Las Vegas lies the Late Night Trailhead where we spent a couple days riding fun singletrack. With sunny skies and temps in the 60’s we lathered up with sunscreen and hit the singletrack....
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Sometimes you stumble upon things and are rewarded. On our way to Death Valley we passed a sign for a wildlife refuge and decided to visit it later on our way towards Vegas. Ash Meadows is over 23,000 acres...
Death Valley, part 2
Dante’s View Today we broke out our gravel bikes and road to the top of Dantes view. The road climbs from around 2,000 feet to 5,476 feet. The max grade was 16% and on a cross bike that was...
Death Valley, part 1
Do you ever go somewhere and get overwhelmed with everything there is to see and do? I do, so it’s a good thing we’re here for a while. What amazes me the most about Death Valley is the variety...
Beatty, Nevada
We stopped off in Beatty, Nevada for a few days before heading down into Death Valley National Park. Beatty is a small town that used to be an old mining town. Now it seems to mostly get by from...
Travels through Nevada
Although we are not trying to rush our journey, northern Nevada is cold. We left Winnemucca with its snow and ice all over our camp spot to head south. Our goal for the day was to make it to...
You’ve Got Mail
When Derek and I moved to Bend 15 years ago I’d never seen the house we were moving into. I’d been working full time at a Fortune 500 company and racing mountain bikes professionally, which meant I used all...