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Scouting California

Read more about the article Scouting: Placerville to Shingle Springs
Trestle Crossing – Sometimes you have no choice but to ride the tracks
Scouting / Scouting California

Scouting: Placerville to Shingle Springs

  Today I went on a relatively long drive (50 miles) for a relatively short ride (26 miles). I wanted to scout the next section (to the east) from my…

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July 13, 2020
Read more about the article Scouting: Shingle Springs to Folsom
Overlooking Latrobe from the El Dorado Trail
Scouting / Scouting California

Scouting: Shingle Springs to Folsom

My plan over the course of this summer is to pre-ride the PX Bikepacking Route from Echo Summit (above South Lake Tahoe) to Old Town Sacramento. That's about Mile 2072 to…

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July 11, 2020
Read more about the article Shakedown: Folsom to Sacramento
Camp site at Beal's Point Campground on Folsom Lake
Camping / Gear / Scouting / Scouting California

Shakedown: Folsom to Sacramento

A couple of weeks ago I loaded up my bikepacking rig to do a shakedown ride. My plan was to ride from my house in Davis, CA (about 15 miles…

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July 11, 2020
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Scott AlumbaughIn early March 2020, I decided to bikepack the length of the Pony Express Trail in Summer 2021, following the Pony Express Bikepacking Route, a nearly all off-road route created by Jan Bennett. You can learn more here >

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