Fort Stevens State Park has a really nice network of paved paths with a short section of trail. We camped in the park and took one morning to ride around and explore. This was more of a meandering ride that anyone could do. For thousands of years the Clatsop Indians lived here. In 1851 the …
Tour of the Gila is 5 stage iconic American bicycle race that is now known nationally and internationally based out of Silver City, New Mexico. The Saturday Criterium is a crowd pleaser and we headed downtown to check it out. A criterium is a short closed course race, in this case it’s a mile comprised …
The internet claims Horseshoe Meadows is the second hardest climb in all of California so we gave it a shot. We’re camped very close by so it was easy to access. We rode our gravel bikes 22 miles and climbed 4,356′ up to the highpoint of 9,608′! The ride kept going for a another mile …
Captain Jack’s Stronghold was a great turnaround point for our road ride at Lava Beds National Monument. Our ride was 28 miles with 1,586′ of climbing. We started our ride from the Visitor Center and headed North on the main park road. When we visited it was brand new pavement all the way to the …
Maps are cool. After studying and tracing routes we finally came up with a plan. Start in the small town of Prospect, OR, and ride up into the mountains past the Rogue River and out to the Middle Fork Trailhead that leads into the wilderness. Our ride was 27 miles with 2437′ of climbing. For …
Before the road opened to cars, Derek and I took advantage of the solitude and rode our bikes out East Rim to the Pinnacles. Our ride was 28.4 miles with 3438’ of climbing. You can park at Steel Visitor Center which is very close to the intersection with East Rim Drive. The visitor center is …
Wow. I mean, how am I not desensitized to nature and beauty? We’ve seen SO MANY things over the years! Crater Lake is amazing. I rode from camp up to the Steel Visitor Center and then out the section of Rim Road that is still closed to cars. My ride was 26 miles with 2760′ …
it’s still too snowy at Crater Lake so the entire Rim Road isn’t open yet. But, from Annie Creek we rode up to the Rim and then out and back past the North Entrance. This ride was 30 miles with 2800′ of climbing. The first part of this ride is fairly gentle through forest and …
We found a new trail and it’s awesome! Mockingbird/Shemwell Trail is the newest addition to the Starr Pass trail network, built in fall 2021 by Pima County NRPR and Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists. We incorporated it into our ride the other day and did a route covering 15.8 miles with 1408′ of climbing. We rode …
I’ve been seeing pictures of snow in parts of the country and I do miss my ski adventures. That said, it’s been warm enough in Tucson to usually ride in shorts and short sleeves. The couple days it dipped below 70 degrees caused me to break out my arm warmers! haha! This post is more …