Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and with a depth of 1,645 feet it is the second-deepest lake in the United States (behind Crater Lake in Oregon). If you’ve ever been to Tahoe, you know: this … Continue reading
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The Great Western Road Trip, 2012: Recap
One of the main things that stokes the fires of my mountain biking passion is travel. While mountain biking is exponentially more interesting than road riding, if I had to ride the same trails day in and day out (and … Continue reading
MTB in SoCal: The Luge, Whiting Ranch, and Mountain Lions
The main goal of my California trip this past summer was to find legal trails that weren’t in the Singletracks trails database, ride them, map them, shoot photos, and upload all that information to help make the best mountain bike … Continue reading
Riding the Locals’ Favorite: El Prieto, Altadena, California
El Prieto has been hailed by many as one of the best singletrack rides in the Los Angeles area. After hearing such accolades, I just had to check it out! And let me tell you: the reputation is not unfounded. … Continue reading
MTB in SoCal: General Impressions + Turnbull Canyon and Fullerton Loop
During our 2 week stay in the Los Angeles area this past summer, I had the opportunity to ride numerous trails all over the region. To be frank, while I added and/or reviewed every single trail that I rode, many … Continue reading
Shuttle Runs in the San Gabriels: Mount Wilson and Mount Lowe
One of the major destinations on my road trip this past summer was the SoCal area. California in general is pretty famous in the mountain biking world, with Marin County the acclaimed birthplace of the sport. Also, many major bike … Continue reading
The Wild West of Mountain Biking: Los Angeles, California
The report of a gun rings out in the middle of the dusty town square as one of the bandits takes a pot shot at John Wayne’s back. Wayne (or Clint Eastwood, if you prefer) spins around, whips out his … Continue reading
Trail Tuesday: Soquel Demonstration Forest, Santa Cruz, California
When I hit the road this summer, the Forest of Nisene Marks & Soquel Demonstration Forest held a respectable #8 place on our list of the top mountain bike trails in the world, and had for a long time. While … Continue reading
MTB Trail Report: Aliso and Wood Park in Southern California
Late last month I got a chance to attend the Pearl Izumi X-Project media camp in Laguna Beach, CA, home to Brian Lopes, CrankBrothers, and the mountain bike trails at Aliso and Wood Park. Over the course of two days … Continue reading
Mountain Biking Road Trip: NorCal!
Our summer road trip was based around just two things: camping and biking. But we were not going to just find some random trails along the way–we had definite trails in our sights and we hit them all. First up … Continue reading
Mountain Biking Beneath the Redwoods of El Corte de Madera Open Space
While Marin County to the north of San Francisco was home to some decent mountain biking, the peninsula to the south of the city boasts some fantastic singletrack, including many more miles of legal trails. Since we already had a … Continue reading
Visiting the Birthplace of Mountain Biking: Marin County, California
Marin County, California, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, is renowned as the birthplace of the sport of mountain biking. While some locals from Crested Butte might contest that claim, it is pretty much agreed that Marin … Continue reading


