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...
Barnes Canyon Trails

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...
Condor Canyon Ride

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...
Kershaw Ryan State Park

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...
Beatty, NV Gravel Loop

I call this a gravel loop, but we rode it on our mountain bikes to be safe…and more comfortable. We modified a loop that was used for the Tinker Classic gravel race a few years ago. Our loop cut...
Spicer Ranch

In January 2019 we spent our second night as full-time travelers in Beatty, NV and three years later, here we are again. We skipped a couple places we wanted to check out because the temps were too cold and...
Canyon Exploring

A couple times when we were further back from our boondocking spot we could see some red rock buried back in the mountains behind us. Today we hiked out to see what we could find. Our hike was only...
Gravel Ride to Gold Butte Town Site

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...
Doodlebug Arch and the So Called Amber Cat Hike

As you can see from the last month or so of posts, we are in rock formation geek out area. Basically the only thing limiting you from seeing all sorts of things is your imagination. Today’s hike was a...
Falling Man, 21 Goats and Newspaper Rock Hike

Today was petroglyph day! We hiked around for a few hours to see some of the featured petroglyphs and to find our own. The area is sacred to the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians and the Las Vegas Paiute...