We are camped for a few days at Kershaw Ryan State Park in Caliente, NV. It’s a small place with towering walls up to 700 feet high behind us. Kershaw-Ryan State Park is an oasis in the desert, a sharp contrast to the rugged landscape that surrounds it. Natural springs grow a garden of wild …
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 out a small section and added going up through Windy Gap instead. Our ride was 30.8 …
In January 2019 we spent our second night as full-time travelers in Beatty, NV and three years later, here we are again. We skipped a couple places we wanted to check out because the temps were too cold and there was snow. Flexibility is key and since we always boondock there’s no hassle with cancelling …
A couple times when we were further back from our boondocking spot we could see some red rock buried back in the mountains behind us. Today we hiked out to see what we could find. Our hike was only 5 miles but it took us 3 hours because there was no trail and we weren’t …
All the roads out here are gravel but pretty rough in some spots. So, we rode our mountain bikes out to the historic Gold Butte town site. Our ride was 35 miles with 2610’ of climbing. This was an out and back though you could make some other loops if you wanted longer distance. This …
As you can see from the last month or so of posts, we are in rock formation geek out area. Basically the only thing limiting you from seeing all sorts of things is your imagination. Today’s hike was a bit of a stretch though. We hiked 6.2 miles out to Doodlebug Arch and around through …
Today was petroglyph day! We hiked around for a few hours to see some of the featured petroglyphs and to find our own. The area is sacred to the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians and the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and includes thousands of petroglyphs and traces of human habitation, such as agave roasting pits …
One of the great things about living on the road is the ability to hear about our see something and go check it out. That’s exactly how we got to be where we are this week. When over by Valley of Fire State Park last week I could see a giant mountain in the distance. …
We couldn’t stay away so we headed back into Valley of Fire State Park for a second day of hiking. Check out my post on our first day here. This time we hiked 6 miles, though it felt like more since it is slow going. We covered all the favorite picture spots and then found …
You find mountain biking in the most unlikely places sometimes! Derek and I rode the Jackrabbit Trail system in Overton, Nevada on two separate days and they are fun. Both days we rode around 15 miles with 1800′ of climbing. The trails aren’t extremely technical, just fast and fun singletrack as you wind around. The …