Video of Cycling Nevada and Utah – Road to Las Vegas
This latest short video is from our ride along the back roads (and virtually non-existent roads) of Nevada and Utah. We did eventually make it to town though. A rather…
Video of Cycling Utah’s Highway 12 in November
One of the most beautiful roads I’ve cycled has to be highway 12 in Utah. From Torrey to Zion National Park, passing via Calf Creek Falls, Bryce Canyon and Red…
Southern California – Misnomers Galore
She didn’t call us crazy! I could barely remember another time in the US when, having seen our bikes or telling people what we’re doing (which is riding bikes…just quite…
Red Rocking Utah and Crazy Las Vegas
Southwest Utah is stunning. Wonders of nature abound. Wind and water have worked together over millennia to carve a country of deep canyons, creeks and citadel-style rock formations that compel…
Photos of Mohave Desert and Joshua Tree
Glad to be leaving Las Vegas, it was a dull day down the interstate to the California border. From there, we cycled through the Mohave desert, crossed old Route 66…
Photos of The Road to Las Vegas
First we followed a bike path from Bryce Canyon, running along highway 12 through the Red Canyon. From there it was through a relatively lowvalley and on to Zion National…
Desert Roads and Snow
It was hard to leave Ely. One hell of a headwind. And with bad weather, in the way of snow, forecast it would have been easy to stay. But we…
Photos of Zion National Park
The great thing about Zion NP is that you can cycle through some of the amazing scenery. We entered through the east gate and cycled to the junction and up…
Photos of Bryce National Park
We spent an afternoon wandering through Bryce Canyon… simply amazing! The photos speak for themselves, although they don’t really do justice to place! Just click on the thunbnails to see…
Photos of Utah’s Highway 12 and Calf Creek Falls
After a day off in Torrey we started down the scenic highway 12. A tough start with a climb up to the highest pass of the trip at 9,600ft, complete…
The Loneliest Road in Nevada
First impressions of Elko were a soulless sprawl of a town. Like a smaller Williams Lake in Canada. But I suspect once you get to know it, it’s not so…
Photos of November Utah
It’s not been the easiest few days getting from Ely in Nevada across to Richfield in Utah. First it was horrendous headwinds, then a cozy warm pub that beckoned us…
Photos of Remote Nevada – Elko to Ely
Elko to Ely 190 miles and not a lot in between. One bar, a Shantytown, and lots of long roads and high passes and mountain views. And good weather too……
A New Beginning – South to Nevada
Already it feels like a trip of two halves. Before Boise. And after. This is how the second part of the trip is shaping up. 680km and 10 days since…
Photos from Ride South into Nevada (Boise to Elko)
Four days cycling from Boise and we have arrived in Elko, Nevada. In between there is not very much. Well, not much in the way of towns or shops. But…
The Lars Effect – Banff to the US Border
The Spray Lake trail is a quiet gravel road. It winds upwards from Canmore and then follows the lake. With graphite grey mountain ridges slanting above the evergreen and turning-yellow…
Stats Update from Idaho
Just a quick update as to how the trip is going… in numbers: Distance cycled: 2830km No. of days cycling: 38 No of days off: 6 Countries visited: 2 No.…