There aren’t a whole lot of ride options in San Diego unless you go east. While visiting family, we popped over to do a ride at Daley Ranch in Escondido, CA. Derek and I rode here back in the...
Hurkey Creek Mountain Biking
On our way to visit family in San Diego we had a short stopover to ride by Idylwild, CA. In 2003 and 2004 we raced 24 Hours of Adrenaline bike races in Hurkey Creek as part of a 5...
Kelso Sand Dunes
We spent some time a couple years ago in Mohave National Preserve but never went to the sand dunes. Several cool hikes and rides occupied our time and you can read about them here. This time, on our migration...
Cedar Pocket Hike
We had blasting winds the other night that lasted into the morning so we were cooped up in the trailer waiting it out. A little after noon we braved the gusts and went for a short hike by Cedar...
Bear Poppy Trails
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...
Snow Canyon State Park Ride
On our drive to St. George where we are camping for two weeks, we passed Snow Canyon State Park and made a note to get out there to check it out. There are a multitude of paved bike paths...
Alcove Hike
Southern Utah is famous for red rock canyons and towering cliffs. Descriptive words will never do this area justice. The massive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, and red soar into a brilliant blue sky. Long before today’s landscape even appeared, streams,...
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...