I loved riding through Death Valley/NV/UT. Where next?
Hi all.
I'm casting a wide net, I know. But I have one month to be out this fall and can go anywhere in the lower 48. I need some help narrowing it down.
Two years ago, I did my first tour. It was solo/fully loaded and was mid-September to mid- October. I started in Sebastopol/Santa Rosa, CA > Napa Valley > Central Valley > Yosemite > Lee Vining/Mono Lake > Owens Valley > Lone Pine, CA > Death Valley > Las Vegas > Lake Mead > St George UT, Zion NP > North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Four weeks, and about 1,100 miles. (80k+ ft of climbing!)
The highlight of all that was definitely Death Valley; especially Big Pine to Furnace Creek (in 3 days). Not only b/c it was beautiful, I actually liked the heat.
I have the same window of time this year -about Sept 15th to Oct 15th- and want to get back into the desert. (I don't necessarily need to cover all those miles this time) I know it's a tall and maybe over-generalized order, but where would you ride if you had a month and loved the American Southwest? Joshua Tree? The Mojave? Somewhere in New Mexico, maybe? Should I just go back to Death Valley?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Last edited by Brett A; 06-13-18 at 01:39 PM.