Our friends at Dirty Freehub had a proposed gravel route that needed vetting so we checked it out. We broke it into two separate loops and rode the first loop the other day and posted about it here. The...
Umatilla Rim Trail Loop
I heard from several people that this trail was worth the hour drive from where we are boondocking. It was. Our mountain bike loop was 23.2 miles with 2622′ of climbing up to the highpoint of 5251′. It was...
Catherine Creek Gravel Ride
There are a maze of gravel roads and old logging roads around La Grande. We let our mountain bikes rest a day and rode our gravel bikes on a remote loop. Our loop ride was 27.9 miles with 2716′...
Mt Emily Recreation Ride Day 2
After climbing up a series of trails out at MERA the day before, we switched it up and decided to descend them. Our loop was 13.3 miles with 2248′ of climbing up to 5205′. Mt Emily gravel/dirt road leads...
Mt Emily Recreation Area Day 1
For the first time since we left Oregon in Jan 2019, we’re back in the state. After a few days in Idaho visiting family, we are now by La Grande, OR boondocking in the forest. Our spot took some...
Barker Lake Ride
So many lakes! We rode to four lakes our first day in the area, and to another lake the other day so figured we would keep the theme going. This last ride to Barker Lake was a beast. There...
Hearst Lake Ride
Wow! The internet didn’t have much info on this trail but we took a chance and it paid off. Yes, this was a really hard climb and I’m betting only a handful of people ride it each year. This...
Philipsburg & Anaconda, MT
About 20 years ago a friend mentioned he had been to Philipsburg, MT and how cool it was. It took awhile, but our travels finally took us here. Derek and I spent a day off walking around the tiny...
One Ride – Four Lakes
After leaving Butte, we drove a short distance and are now in the Anaconda/ Phillipsburg, MT area for a week. The day of our first ride here the weather forecast was for 90% chance of rain after noon but...
Butte Gravel Ride
Change up! Instead of singletrack, we rode a gravel loop that went back into remote country. Our ride was 22 miles with 2980′ of climbing up to a highpoint around 7300′. Starting from underneath the trestle bridge in Thompson...