I just realized that I skipped a post about our ride around 20 Mule Team Canyon and out to Hole in the Wall when we were in Death Valley. Oops. 20 Mule Team Canyon For many people, nothing symbolizes Death Valley more than the famous Twenty Mule Teams. These “big teams” pulled massive wagons hauling …
Death Valley is full of ghost towns and mines. We’ve seen a lot of them over our travels through here and this was a repeat from 2019. We parked off the highway and rode mountain bikes up and back to it. It’s a lot of climbing, but the views on the way and at the …
Short and sweet, this hike out into Mosaic Canyon by Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley is a favorite. I hiked it before but the road to it was closed so I had to hike there and back which made it very long. Thankfully, this time we didn’t have to do that. The Death Valley area …
This ride is a repeat but well worth it. We rode it back in 2019 and remembered it being a great adventure so we decided to tackle it again. It’s a tough ride but worth it. Mountain bikes necessary. Inyo Mine lies 10 miles up a rocky gravel road that cuts through Echo Canyon (appropriately …
We’ve spent a few weeks in Death Valley over our years on the road since it’s warm in the winter. So we’ve already done a lot of what there is to do in the area. This two week stay we did a lot of new things including this ride out to Skidoo. Skidoo was initially …
Fall Canyon hike in Death Valley National Park is a doozy. It’s pretty remote, located in the far northern section of the park. While the parking lot can be busy because it shares with the Titus Canyon parking area, the hike is quiet. The hike is almost entirely on gravel and rocks. I don’t think …
Tecopah, CA is a tiny place in the middle of nothing. It’s claim to fame is the China Ranch Date Farm. According to available sources, a Chinese man named either Quon Sing or Ah Foo came to this canyon after many years of work in the Death Valley borax mines. He developed the water, planted fruits and …
Down the sandy and rough road we boondocked on is a tunnel. Not just any tunnel. Burro Schmidt Tunnel. The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is a mining tunnel dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William “Burro” H. Schmidt (1871–1954). “Burro” Schmidt was faced with a dangerous ridge between his mining claims and the smelter to the …
I think everyone knows of the2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) that runs from Canada to Mexico. We hiked just a small day hike from Walker Pass near Ridgecrest, CA as an out and back one day. During the Gold Rush of 1848–1855, Walker’s Pass led hundreds of pioneers into California. Years prior to the …
For being kind of remote, the trails at Rademacher Hills in Ridgecrest are fantastic. It’s pretty much just a locals thing and we found excellent riding that isn’t even on Trailforks. We’ve ridden here once before and it was nice to find new stuff. The trails out here are probably best rated as beginner to …