A Jetboil is a great way to pack a stove with a pot to boil water in for soup, coffee and for preparing freeze-dried meals that are store purchased like Mountain House or Backpackers Pantry. Is that all its good… Read More »Jetfoil Adventures
You can make the argument that other drivers are also responsible for preventing crashes, and while there may be some truth to that, there is precious little you can do to make someone ELSE take responsibility (just ask anyone who… Read More »There Are Only TWO Aspects to Motorcycle Safety
Too many times I have blasted past what I soon realized would have been a terrific opportunity to record some of that breathtaking scenery and was too focused on the trail to take a photo time out. And I certainly… Read More »Photo Time Out
Irrigation canals for the farms and a water distribution system for the town were built. The Southern Pacific Railroad constructed an eight-mile spur from its mail like to a newly constructed, elaborate depot. In addition to the depot, the Pacific… Read More »2021 Southern Challenge Sites
Prior to picking up Adventure Riding as a hobby, my favorite extracurricular activity was fishing. Growing up I fished almost every day at a pond near my house and more remotely with friends and family almost every weekend. Moving out… Read More »Fishing off your Bike
The pavement dissipated about 20 miles from Boise on Blacks Creek Road as we rolled toward Prairie. It was the first reel in a seemingly endless loop of postcard scenery as we dropped into the rugged black-rock canyon of the… Read More »Cycles & Scenery: A motorcycle adventure around Idaho
Gold was first discovered in the Boise Basin (centered about 24 miles north of Boise) along Grimes Creek in 1862 by George Grimes, Moses Splawn and an accompanying party of men. Within a few years the basin changed from a… Read More »Gold Mining Ghost Towns near Boise
For our Death Valley trip we have to give credit to Tom, aka DesertDog for the idea. Unfortunately, Tom was not able to go on the trip with us, but once we had a destination in mind, the rest was… Read More »Winter Destination – Death Valley
I would longingly wonder where that road went and what adventures traveling it would bring me. Finally, five years ago I purchased my first dual sport bike and began exploring those less traveled roads; and on my, the adventures I… Read More »Riding Rocky Terrain
The Spook Lights typically appear at night and are usually described as orbs or discs varying from the size of a baseball to a basketball. They appear to hover or dance a few feet above the ground.