The terrain along the Trinity River in Northern California is very hilly. Very. There is room for a river, a road, a couple houses and then the canyon walls rising steeply. We cheated and drove a few miles to...
Trinity Lake Gravel Ride
Derek and I did a mixed surface ride (road and dirt/gravel) out by Trinity Lake. This lake is one of the largest reservoirs in California with a capacity of 2,447,650 acre feet and 145 miles of shoreline. The Alpine scenery surrounding...
Helena, CA Road Ride
Helena, CA is a ghost town near Weaverville in Northern California and we rode our bikes out to the end of the road to see the forest and Trinity River. The site of the Helena ghost town was originally...
Avenue of the Giants Loop Ride
After our two weeks in the Yosemite area we headed north and west. The drive was beautiful as we headed past Clear Lake. Clear Lake is believed to be one of the oldest lakes in North America with core...
Sugar Pine Gravel Ride
There isn’t much singletrack to ride in the Yosemite area, but there are a lot of gravel/dirt roads to explore. This ride was entirely gravel/dirt and was a nice quiet exploration of the forest surrounding Fresno Dome and the...
Beach Road Gravel Ride
You wouldn’t think it, but the area we’re staying in has endless miles of rolling grassy hills with oak and manzanita trees. At leas, early in spring it’s green and inviting, though I’m sure it dries up in the...
Million Dollar Road Ride
I don’t even remember how I found this ride but I’m glad I did. It’s a long drive from most anywhere you’d ever be. We are in Coarsegold, CA and it was about 40 min to where we started...
Keyesville Gravel Ride
The Lake Isabella and Kernville area of California have a lot of dirt/gravel roads to explore. Right from our boondocking spot we headed out on a great ride. I’m calling it the Keyesville Gravel Ride. Our route climbed through...
Old Kern Canyon Road Ride
Construction began on a road through the Kern Canyon in the mid 1890’s. This road was built by Edison Electric for constructing their Kern River #1 powerhouse between 1902 and 1907. Materials needed to construct the facility were transported...
Hole in the Wall Ride
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...