September 2020
Met up and went for a ride in Nevada a few weeks ago with a bunch of friends out to Mount Patterson in Nevada/California where we rode 85 miles up, over, and around the entire mountain.
The ride took us thru spectacular aspen and pine forests, lots of creek crossings, Lobdell Lake, a few mines including a rock cabin and way up to the top of the mountain thru the tundra.
Made a video of the entire ride, 8+ hours shown in 20 minutes of footage. Twords the end there was a spectacular side by side accident and recovery. Nobody was injured, driver and passenger were ok. The recovery was amazing to see! Check out the video below.
A bit of info about the mountain – Mount Patterson is the tallest mountain in the Sweetwater Range California at 11,673 feet. The Sweetwater Mountain Range lies between Highway 395 in California and Highway 338 (aka Sweetwater Road) in Nevada in the Toiyabe National Forest.
Located in the Sweetwater Mountains within the Toiyabe National Forest, the scenic road to the summit (with outstanding views) is unpaved. It’s pretty rough and requires using a 4wd vehicle. The peak is accessible from July to October due the snow.
The 360 degrees views from the top are incredible. The road to the summit is an old mining road to Montague Mine Cabin. The area is dotted with many mines, that were active in the 1880s.
I made a website to use as a resource for Nevada Topaz Ranch Estates residents and visitors to find local restaurants, services, and events.
Check it out – www.topazranchestates.com or topazranchlife.com
July 9, 2020
Yesterday my buddy Gary drove us off road up to nearby Bald Mountain to to check out the Numbers Fire east of Gardnerville Nevada that has been burning out of control for a few days. While out on the trails he led a fire crew in their truck to the right road to get to the fire front lines.
By this time, two days after the fires had begun, the burned areas had grown to 20,000 acres with zero containment.
We parked about a half a mile away on the north side of Bald Mountain and could see the fire spreading across a ridge across from us that kept getting worse over time as it hit and sparked trees which burned up fast like a gas bomb, crazy. You’ll see it in the video.
Went for a ride with a few buddies to check out the Monarch fire burning a few mountain ranges over near Gardnerville Nevada.
Weekend on the Walker 2020.
Memorial Day weekend off-roading adventure and camp out by the Walker River on a working cattle ranch in Nevada .
Check out the movie I made covering the three day event and rides…
Back in 2014 I purchased a Russian made Ural Gear Up Sidecar Motorcycle.
This is Day y of our sidecar ride up the coast of California. Last leg of the trip from Monterey to Folsom.
Back in 2014 I purchased a Russian made Ural Gear Up Sidecar Motorcycle.
This is Day 6 of our sidecar ride up the coast of California Cambria thru Big Sur to Monterey.
Back in 2014 I purchased a Russian made Ural Gear Up Sidecar Motorcycle.
This is Day 5 of our sidecar ride up the coast of California. We stayed in Cambria at Moonstone Beach and hung out and rode around and explored the local area for the day.
Back in 2014 I purchased a Russian made Ural Gear Up Sidecar Motorcycle.
This is Day 4 of our sidecar ride up the coast of California. We stayed in Cambria at Moonstone Beach and rode up to Hearts Castle for a tour.
Back in 2014 I purchased a Russian made Ural Gear Up Sidecar Motorcycle.
This is Day 3 of our sidecar ride up the coast of California from Lompoc to Cambria.
Back in 2014 I purchased a Russian made Ural Gear Up Sidecar Motorcycle.
This is Day 2 of our sidecar ride up the coast of California from Oxnard to Lompoc.
