Ages ago Derek and I raced the Humbug Hurry-up – a mountain bike race in Yreka, CA. I remember it was pretty long and had some great climbing and fun downhills. On our way up to the Oregon Coast...
Lost Man Creek Trail Gravel Ride
Our last trip out to the Redwood Coast was another gem. We rode a challenging gravel loop that included Lost Man Creek Trail in the Redwood National Forest. Lost Man Creek Trail is an old logging road that is...
Lacks Creek Ride
Lacks Creek Recreation Area is nestled in the coastal range of Northern California about 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean. We didn’t have much info about it but we took a chance. This area offers a wide array of...
Sweepstakes Mountain Bike Ride
Sweepstakes Trail is a newer trail in the Weaverville Basin Trail network but it’s hard to get to. We got an early start one morning to mountain bike it. It was indeed hard and I probably won’t do it...
Sacramento River (FB Trail) Mountain Bike Ride
The FB Trail winds through the hills above the shores of Lake Keswick with near constant great views of the lake and river from this trail. This is an out and back so you can turn around when you...
Arcata Community Forest Mountain Biking
Little ole Arcata, CA is home to CSU Humboldt and some mountain biking in Arcata Community Forest. Prior to European settlement, Arcata’s forestlands were used for hunting, fishing, and other uses by nearby Wiyot Native American settlements. Wiyot villages...
Corral Bottom Gravel Ride
Today’s ride just outside Big Flat, CA was remote and beautiful, but pretty toasty. We road a mostly gravel loop through forest roads and then up Corral Bottom from the Hyampon Side. We road mountain bikes for this because...
La Grange Classic MTB ride
Many many years ago when we raced mountain bikes, Derek and did the La Grange Classic race in Weaverville, CA and loved it. We didn’t race this time, but we did ride the course the other day. Big climbs,...
McKenzie Gulch, Ewok Forest Loop
Weaver Basin has over 70 miles of trails and we incorporated some new to us ones this ride. The new to us McKenzie Gulch Loop might be my new favorite little add on at only 3 miles. It has...
Papoose and Brandy Creek Ride
It’s slowly getting hotter but we got an early-ish start one morning and went to Whiskeytown Lake to ride the trails. These trails don’t seem to get as much use as those closer to Redding so we were a...