Derek and I are in this area all summer so I won’t be posting about every ride we do, but maybe all the new ones we check out. Last time we rode Weaverville trails we had to stay on...
Swasey Recreation Area Mountain Biking
Over 30 miles of dirt single-track wind through the hills between Swasey Drive and Muletown Road on the outskirts of Redding. This area offers several trails of varying character and difficulty for cyclists and hikers, from purpose built flow...
French Fry Loop
On the eastern edge of Redding, close to Whiskeytown Lake, we rode a fantastic loop I’ll call French Fry Loop. The mountain biking in this area is pretty climby with some lovely views of Lassen and a section of...
Weaverville Basin Ride
It’s been over a week since our last post and we’ve been busy. We’re along the Trinity River in Northern California. Derek and I raced mountain bikes in Weaverville back in the early 2000’s and swung through on vacation...
Bass Lake Mountain Biking
Our ride in Bass Lake was mostly dirt “roads”, though we rode mountain bikes because everything is rutted, extremely steep, and rocky. Overall this was 19 miles with 2200′ of climbing. Parking just of the main highway, we started...
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...
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...
Kern Canyon Ride
I mentioned before about rattlesnakes and this ride was no different! Kern Canyon Trail is long – one way it stretches 17 miles. We didn’t ride the whole thing, just an out and back on one section. We started...
Keyesville Classic Ride
Back in the early 2000’s Derek raced and even won his Expert category at the Keyesville Classic mountain bike race in Lake Isabella, CA. I remember being injured and not able to race, so this ride was new for...
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...