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Going For A Gravel Ride

I have the opportunity this week to travel to northeast Nevada with my partner in life for a work conference. I will have a few days to explore the local gravel travel around Elko, NV. It’s pretty exciting as I haven’t really ridden much for actual gravel the last few years. “Gravel” in the SouthernContinue reading “Going For A Gravel Ride”

The Future Of Bikepacking/Dirtbagging

This isn’t a post about some super new bike or gear that will make your dirty adventures better. This is a real post speculating the future of what we do, and whether it will be any longer. We have “made it” through what is being called the First Wave of COVID-19, states are reopening andContinue reading “The Future Of Bikepacking/Dirtbagging”

Lil Bits: WTB Riddler 45 For Bikepacking?

There are a few individuals out there in the internet land whom claim that the WTB Riddler 700x45c tire is a “bikepacking tire.” Upon reading these reviews/claims, I set forth on my Fargo, rims clad in Riddlers, to find the answer to the question: Is the WTB Riddler 45’s a good bikepacking tire? I’ve spentContinue reading “Lil Bits: WTB Riddler 45 For Bikepacking?”

A Short Message From The Road

For the Wild: A BikepackingRoots.com forecast for 2020 bikepacking advocacy

This is some good information, thought I’d pass it on to y’all Dirtbaggers out there. From BikepackingRoots.com: We’re a month into the new year. Here at Bikepacking Roots, we have been working to implement organizational growth to fulfill our mission. A cornerstone of that mission is to conserve the public lands and landscapes through whichContinue reading “For the Wild: A BikepackingRoots.com forecast for 2020 bikepacking advocacy”

Vegas to Primm Day 2

There’s nothing like a desert sunrise to wash away the memories of the prior day’s ride and inspire one to pedal forth into the ether, forging forth further into the sand and rocks. Day 2 began with such an inspiring sunrise, so beautiful I just lay in my sleeping bag watching and waiting for thatContinue reading “Vegas to Primm Day 2”

Vegas to Primm Day 1

This ride was a bit of an experiment. Utilizing a little combination of Google maps, local MTB’er information, and luck, I threw together a fun little two day loop circling around Sloan Canyon and including a little California gravel. Altogether it was a pretty exciting, yet painful ride. Wanna hear about it? Here it goes…Continue reading “Vegas to Primm Day 1”

Lil Bits: Revelate Terrapin System 14L

One of the most important pieces of luggage you can lug on a bikepacking trip is the Seat Pack. You know what they say, keep your enemies close but keep your important, yet not too heavy, gear close to your butt. Seriously, that’s a real saying. Recently I took my trusty Fargo for a rideContinue reading “Lil Bits: Revelate Terrapin System 14L”

PPR Day One: A Boring Title

If you’ve been following along here, you’ve gotten more Plateau Passage Route Posts than you were bargaining for, as if you were bargaining for any to begin with. This past Thursday I finally set out to conquer Segment 1 from Las Vegas to St. George, UT. I wrote a little post about it, wanna hearContinue reading “PPR Day One: A Boring Title”

Have Fun, Don’t Die

Were the final words from Super LaLa this morning as she left for school, and if I follow her advice they will not be her actual final words to me. Why was I receiving such a seemingly morbid farewell from such a super Lala? I am leaving for 4 days on the Plateau Passage RouteContinue reading “Have Fun, Don’t Die”