Where is the Summit?

Mormon Emmigrant Trail Pollock Pines to Kirkwood

2009-07-05T18:57:00.000-07:00

June Lakes Loop

2009-07-05T18:37:00.000-07:00

Bishop to South Lake and Lake Sabrina

2009-07-05T18:03:00.000-07:00

Indian Valley Century

2009-06-09T17:46:00.000-07:00

Water, Ice, and Fire

2009-02-08T20:39:00.000-08:00

Riding the American River Trail from Folsom to Sac and Back

2009-02-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

Party Like It's 2009 Cats

2009-01-05T19:57:00.000-08:00

Riding Diamond Valley from Genoa

2009-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

Two Days of Snowshoeing

2008-12-29T19:22:00.001-08:00

Two days of snowshoeing up Thomas Creek over Christmas. First day had very heavy snowfall but was fun to hike up through the silent white stuff. The next day was bright and clear.

Summer is Gone

2008-11-25T22:08:00.001-08:00

Fall Colors Along The Carson River

2008-11-18T21:53:00.000-08:00

The Road to Wabuska

2008-11-12T21:50:00.000-08:00

Pine Grove, Nevada

2008-11-08T21:13:00.001-08:00

Just a forgotten ghost town now. A few buildings falling apart and an old desecrated grave yard at the top of mountain nearby the town. I wonder if there is a special place in hell for those who vandalize and steal from old graves?

Snow Canyon outside of St. George

2008-10-06T21:16:00.001-07:00

Snow Canyon State Park on the Western side of St. George Utah offers some spectacular views of red sand stone, some small sand dunes, and more good road at the top that can take you all the way to Enterprise, Utah if you're feeling tough. Great riding around St. George.

Riding Zion National Park

2008-10-05T20:18:00.000-07:00

Zion National Park is almost too beautiful to have the pictures do it justice. We started the ride at the visitor center just outside of Springdale and rode up to the Narrows at the top of Zion's main canyon. Once there we ditched the bikes behind a juniper bush, put on our sandals, and continued up the creek into the slot canyon known as the narrows. People were looking at us like we were nuts hiking along in spandex and camelbacks, but I think we're all get used to the looks now. By the way, I didn't know I could walk on water until Debra got the shot. See if you can tell which one I'm talking about. Funny.

Riding Canyonlands National Park

2008-10-05T19:20:00.001-07:00

One of the better rides we did was into Canyonlands National Park starting a few miles from Highway 192 coming out of Moab. This made for an approximately 50 mile out and back trip. We unfortunately ran out of time and food and didn't complete both ends of the Y shaped park, but it was worth ever moment going down the Grandview where the view could easily compete with that of the Grand Canyon. It's hard to describe just how awesome this park is. The views are beyond compare and the roads not that heavily traveled. The only thing really missing is any food source once you are in the park. There's water at the visitor center but little else. Pack lots of goodies and enjoy the ride!

PS: The pictures of the dirt road are the road that Debra and I took our 4X4 down. Awesome!!!

Hiking to Mt. Rose Summit

2008-09-29T20:43:00.000-07:00

Due to the vacation at Moab I am a little late in getting these pics up. About two weeks ago we hiked from Mt. Rose Meadows up to the summit of Mt. Rose and back down. Basically climbed from 8,900 to 10,750 feet. Kept us busy for a while. Weather was perfect and the hike went well. Now if I could only bike to the top . . . :).

Moab Skinny Tire Festival

2008-09-28T19:58:00.001-07:00

Another Tahoe Ride!

2008-09-15T21:15:00.000-07:00

Hiking Above Kirkwood

2008-09-04T21:45:00.000-07:00

Debra, Yvette, Maria, and I went on a hike over the Labor Day weekend starting on Highway 88 and heading up to Thunderhead Mountain (I think) above Silver Lake. Fantastic hike with great views, forest, open mountain tops, and a fire. One thing to note, the pic of the air tanker with the helicopter in the same shot. . .that tanker would crash the next day with no survivors. May God watch over their families.

Sonora Pass

2008-09-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sonora-Pass-California

Sonora Pass is on California State Route 108 running between US395 and California State 49.

Lassen National Park

2008-08-12T21:37:00.000-07:00

These pics are in no particular order as I'm pretty sick right now and my brain is pretty much in no particular order.

The Fall River Century - 128 Miles of Smoke

2008-07-24T20:58:00.000-07:00

Randy, Yvette, Joe, Karen, Maria, Debra, and I rode the Fall River Century last weekend. Starting out in the town of Fall River Mills, CA we rode either 100 miles or 128 miles around teh surrounding countryside. Fall River Mills itself is a pretty small town about 80 miles east of Redding. I was told the ride normally has great views of Shasta and Lassen (volcanoes) but this year the smoke from the fires in Cali was so bad that we only had a few miles of visibility for the majority of the ride. Joe and I did the double metric to complete the 128 miles. This ride seemed harder to me than the Deathride. Without the downhills to give my legs a rest I was pretty much shot by the end of the ride. The ride was well supported given the small size of it and the rest stops were run by some of the friendliest people I've ever had work a stop before. Each stop is run by the local communities around it and we got to meet the people who live in each of the tiny little towns the stops were located in. I will definitely do this ride again but I'm hoping we won't be riding in dense smoke in 90 degree temperatures again.

Pittsburgh Wasn't the Pitts!

2008-07-15T20:38:00.000-07:00

Had to spend four days in Pittsburgh. We were lucky. I was told that the skies are pretty much gray or all out rain for the majority of the year. We got four days of spotty clouds, sunshine, and cool temps. It was great for a June weekend. Started out eating at a Catholic Church that had been sold and converted into a big brewery. Pretty awesome place with some great hometown style food. Better like fries in your salad though. After work on Tuesday I went up the Mt. Washington Tram (built in the 1800's) to look at the views of the city from the cliffs at the top of the hill. Very nice with a lot of old towns and churches on top.

Also got to go to a Pirates - Yankees game at PNC park. What great views from that stadium. Get to look straight out at the city skyline.