Out and About...

The weekend was a bit different for me.  I actually got out of town (up to Quincy) for a bit of camping and catching up with old friends.  It was a bit of a working weekend as the friend (the preacher for those of you who have been reading for a while) was shooting video for the campground we were staying at and some of the attractions in the area.  The really "horrible" part of the experience was that some of the video had to be shot at the Brewing Lair of the Lost Sierras! 

As you can see...we worked really hard.

You know...had to test out the new deck.

Had to pour a few beers for the "camera".

If this isn't advertising for a brewery I don't know what is.

Point of view was necessary to capture the experience.

And we were forced to play a round of disc golf.

And for those of you who are wondering what this has to do with bicycles.  We did shoot both road riding and mountain biking segments as part of our work.  I just don't have the video in hand to prove it.  There was also the highly questionable decision to use me as the model.....so there's that too.  I'll update this post when I get a copy that's edited properly to make me look good!

Backcountry ride to the Brewing Lair.

Ok, I've been mentioning this on and off for a while now.  I intend to get out on a backcountry / bikepacking tour.  My intention in the long run is to have a route that gets me up to Klamath Falls where I can link in with the newly established Oregon Outback route (360 miles from Klamath Falls to Deschutes).  This is a preliminary "imagined" route that gets me up to Blairsden and the Brewing Lair.

It's probably 75% gravel, forest service road, or fire road and there is some climbing but I think it looks like a doable first leg.  It also doesn't hurt that it ends at a brewery!  If I do the next leg correctly I think I'll have it end at Lassen Ale Works.  Then not only will this be a touring gravel grinder, but a brewery tour to boot!  Anyway, have a look or check it out over at map my ride....I made it public so you can get a look at the details.  If you're really bored you can watch it on the google earth flyby below:



Just a heads up.....at a about 4 minutes in you'll be on the Verdi ride....just turning on Bridge St.  Then you hit gravel and the fun begins!

Backroads touring and beer!

This is an excerpt from a Tour Divide ride.....



I'd love to have a month to do the ride, but it might not happen soon.  In the mean time, I've almost got a gravel / trail route planned from Reno to Blairsden, CA (home of the Brewing Lair of the lost Sierras).  It should be a nice day ride, resulting in beer and a test of a bike setup for this type of riding.

If you haven't already checked out the Brewing Lair, it's worth the visit!  See more about them below (click it):