Derek and I did a ride to and around the gravel road that circles the lake. We parked down in the County Park at the bottom of the dam and road up the paved road climb before dropping into the marina. There is a $4 trail fee to ride the 22 mile gravel road, and …
Waaay back in the day, Derek and I raced mountain bikes at Vail Lake as part of the Team Big Bear California Series. It was a smaller venue with a lot fewer trails then there are now. Vailocity Bike Park boasts 30+ miles of singletrack designed for all levels of riders. We visited one day …
We’re here in San Diego visiting family for a couple weeks and got in a bike ride along the San Luis Rey River Trail out to Oceanside. We’ve ridden this path before and it’s a nice quiet stretch that gets you off the street and out of traffic. The out and back was 21 miles …
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 last 90’s but it was much smaller and we don’t remember it much. Daley Ranch is …
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 person coed team and won! We reminisced as we rode the old coarse and some add …
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 south we stopped overnight at the Kelso Sand Dunes. The dune field covers 45 square miles and includes …
On our way out of San Diego we stopped and mountain biked in the Laguna Mountains. Like the Cuyamaca Mountains, we last rode here about 20 years ago. There are more ride options now. Before we used to come out and ride Noble Canyon and sometimes Laguna Meadows. This time we skipped Noble Canyon and …
Beach Day! Derek and I used to ride up and down the coast a lot when we lived in San Diego. One of the good hill climb days would be to ride up through Torrey Pines Preserve and Mt. Soledad but I don’t think I ever hiked Torrey Pines. During our recent San Diego trip …
Over two decades ago when Derek and I lived in San Diego we spent countless hours riding in the mountains east of town. Whether it was Noble Canyon in the Laguna Mountains, or the fire roads and trails in the Cuyamaca Mountains, it was the best place to go on the weekend to get miles …
It’s fun to look back on the year and see all our adventures. Obviously, living and traveling full time in an RV, we have a lot! You can see the 2021 post here. As for 2022? well, take a look at my picks below. I wanted to limit it to 12 but that didn’t work …