After spending a month in Nevada we moved a state and we’re up in Utah. We didn’t make it very far though, we’re back in Hurricane, UT. We have been here a handful of times over the past couple decades and love it. Last time we stayed at some friends’ property but we’re boondocking this …
All the roads out here are gravel but pretty rough in some spots. So, we rode our mountain bikes out to the historic Gold Butte town site. Our ride was 35 miles with 2610’ of climbing. This was an out and back though you could make some other loops if you wanted longer distance. This …
You find mountain biking in the most unlikely places sometimes! Derek and I rode the Jackrabbit Trail system in Overton, Nevada on two separate days and they are fun. Both days we rode around 15 miles with 1800′ of climbing. The trails aren’t extremely technical, just fast and fun singletrack as you wind around. The …
Derek and I mountain biked at McCullough Hills in Henderson, NV on a beautiful 80 degree morning. I did some online research and Trailforks says there are 50 trails for a total 66 miles. I rode 15.8 miles with 1705′ of climbing. Trails out here are dry desert with lots of rocks. The highpoint was …
Brilliant idea. Create a continuous bike path that encircles the city and gets people off busy streets. Tucson has the loop that we have ridden a bunch over the years, and this time we checked out the River Mountains Trail Loop in Boulder City. The loop is 35 miles with 2800′ of climbing. I rode …
There seem to be endless gravel roads that head up canyons in Death Valley though some are longer than others. We rode up Goler Canyon one day to Barker Ranch and back. Our ride was 15 miles with 2530’ of climbing. Goler Canyon To get to Goler Canyon we drove out a gravel road that …
Ridgecrest, CA has a trail network in the El Paso Mountains right up the road from town. We spent a couple hours checking out the trails. For being a local trail network right in town it has pretty fun trails and climbing up and down to the ridgeline you can rack up the elevation easily. …
Looking at the mountains behind us at camp, it looks like dry and rocky with stripes of minerals swirled around and different rock layers piled up. Looks are deceiving though. From camp we rode up Pleasant Canyon to Clair’s Camp and back. Our ride was 14 miles with 3418’ of climbing. With a short half …
Two weeks at our current boondocking spot went fast and our last few days were spent like the rest, riding and hiking. Our Praying Hands to Slot Rock hike was a 5.2 mile loop with 1004′ of climbing and featured some fabulous rock outcroppings that looked like praying hands, and some giant rocks that formed …
After a couple months boondocking at family property in Tucson, we struck out on the road for more adventure. We passed the 2 year full time traveling mark back on January 12 and are ready for more. Fattened up with fancy breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinners and drinks from our vacation from vacation, we are back …