There isn’t much mountain biking on singletrack in the area of Great Basin National Park, but there are a lot of dirt roads that go up into different mountains and canyons. We rode Osceola Road and around Sacramento Pass on previous days, this time we road out and back into the park on the dirt …
The larger Great Basin ecosystem is a 200,000 square mile area that drains inward. All precipitation in this region evaporates, sinks underground, or flows into lakes. No water reaches the ocean. Great Basin’s lowest point is 6,195 feet at Snake Creek and the highest point in Great Basin is 13,063 feet on Wheeler Peak. This …
There isn’t much of the historic town left, be we rode our bikes out and back on dirt/gravel to see Osceola. It was a straightforward ride climbing out and descending on the way back. After a mind boggling 12 mile gold-bearing quartz vein was discovered in 1872, a placer mining community took form in this …
Strawberry Creek hike didn’t have any strawberries, but it had plenty of fall color. In August 2016, lightning ignited the Strawberry Creek Fire. The fired burned over 4,700 acres of public and private land, 60% of which was part of Great Basin National Park. It’s starting to regrow and there is still a large portion …
Our new two week spot by Great Basin National Park provides a lot of exploring opportunities. There is a great short rocky < 3mile hike with some spectacular views, and a lot of dirt/gravel roads to explore too. We’re camping at 6727′ but these mountains are high! Wheeler Peak is 13,065. Not a lot of …
Vermont resident J. W. Long came to White Pine County in 1878 and soon set up a camp known as “Ely,” after discovering gold. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. The community expanded after 1907 with large-scale copper mining, and like other towns, underwent a major decline in the 1970s and early …
The Ice Plant Trails start just outside Ely at an obscure trailhead down a dirt road. A lot of work has been done as a collaborative effort between White Pine County, the Forest Service, BLM, Nevada State Parks, the City of Ely, and White Pine County to ensure careful consideration is put into the design …
Cave Lake State Park in Ely, Nevada is normally a 32-acre reservoir but right now it’s undergoing construction to modernize it and there is a tiny puddle. Nevertheless, we did a FANTASTIC mountain bike ride there one day. We rode the all the trails out here and they are pretty fun. These are intermediate trails with …
After our time in Lamoille Canyon we are now by Ely, Nevada up in the high desert at around 7500′. We have never been here either so we’re excited to explore. Our first ride was around the Ward Mountain trails. This trail system weaves in and around beautiful forests and hillsides. Juniper and Pinyon Pine are …
There is a short little nature hike along the road to the lake hikes we did in Elko. It’s a fantastic way to learn about the valley. We stopped and took the time to walk the short half mile loop. Lamoille Canyon was extensively sculpted by glaciers in previous ice ages and you can see evidence of it. …