I will be back to ride this again. It was that good. Ella Mountain is the newest trail in Caliente, NV and it is a true gem. We rode the top section as an out and back and next time I’d like to check out more. The entire trail is 25 miles with 3000′ of …
For our third day of riding in Caliente, NV we headed to Barnes Canyon to ride the network. For this small town, they sure are doing a fantastic job with mountain biking trails. We rode a loop at Barnes Canyon of 14 miles with 1478′ of climbing. From the giant graded parking lot complete with …
This short ride out and back through Condor Canyon was 11.3 miles with only 595′ of climbing making it perfect for almost a day off. The canyon starts just outside the tiny town of Panaca, Nevada which was a settled by Mormons back in 1857. The railroad used to go through this canyon so the …
We are camped for a few days at Kershaw Ryan State Park in Caliente, NV. It’s a small place with towering walls up to 700 feet high behind us. Kershaw-Ryan State Park is an oasis in the desert, a sharp contrast to the rugged landscape that surrounds it. Natural springs grow a garden of wild …
I forgot to write a blog post about our last ride in Prescott. This time we rode from camp on a series of trails to get to the further reaches of the network. Our ride was 14 miles with 1789′ of climbing and topped out at 6999′. Today we rode up to West Spruce Ridge …
It’s always nice to be camped on trail networks because driving isn’t involved. We rode out and back from camp to Wolverton Mountain and then all the way back. The ride was 21 miles with 2568′ of climbing. We started off riding Honeybucket Trail out to Cold Springs Trail and then Aspen Creek. There was …
It was getting a bit toasty down in the valley so we’ve moved north to Prescott for the week. Our new boondocking spot is up around 6400′ with highs forecasted in the 70’s. We were last in Prescott back in 2015 when we camped and rode with some friends for a couple days so it’s …
We finished off our time in Black Canyon by riding two more sections of the Black Canyon Trail. These two sections weren’t very long thankfully, because it was a warm day. The ride was 15 miles with 1699′ of climbing. Today we got a late start to riding because a dog wandered up to our …
This ride took us back up into the mountains by Mayer and towards Prescott, AZ. This is all unpaved and since we didn’t know what to expect we rode mountain bikes instead of gravel bikes. I’m happy with that choice because some of the hills were really steep and I like to be able to …
What an outstanding ride! Back in 2015 Derek and I shuttled this with our friends Kevin, Dave, and Cinda. Without them here, we rode it as an out and back this time. Much harder! Our ride was 22 miles of singletrack canyon and rocky bliss. This section starts off rather tame with some rolling trail …