Mendocino, the ocean-facing, quaint, unincorporated community roughly three hours north of San Francisco on the Pacific Coast, is a weekend…
I secretly hoped that the presumed National Forest Ranger (or, at least, some salaried government employee) in his pickup truck…
After heaving my heavy mountain bike with bags and gear over approximately the thirtieth fallen, fire-charred tree trunk, I seriously…
Nestled amidst the rolling landscapes of Lake County, Clear Lake emerged as a revelation—a shimmering expanse of freshwater, the largest…
Is it wise to attempt an eighty-mile bikepacking loop over two days in 100+ degree heat with 11,000+ feet of…
It had been a while since my friend Ethan and I had gotten together for a proper outdoor adventure. The…
Bikepacking at Henry W. Coe State Park, the largest in northern California, has been on my list for a while….
“I like that blinking light you got on your back there,” I heard someone to my left call out towards…
“Hey, looks like you’re pretty much ready for the end of the world?”, one of the two mountain bikers at…
“Well, he biked here, so we gotta put him somewhere,” the bearded twenty-something state park official clarified from the back…
We were stuck. Stuck in traffic. First on 680 towards Dublin and then on 580 heading west to Tracy. But…
Several storms in early 2023 caused significant damage to multiple segments of Highway 1. The section at Regent’s Slide remains…