Jason SheckNov 21, 20211 minDuck Duck Jeep - Secret Cove, Lake TahoeThis was the first Jeep we ducked. It's a Jeep we see quite often along Highway 28 on the east shore of Lake Tahoe.
Jason SheckNov 6, 20212 minBuckeye Hot Springs, Kavanaugh Ridge (attempt), and Hawthorne-Fletcher Road and Lucky Boy RoadI wanted to keep my dad busy and see as many areas as we could while he visited. So, we took off on Saturday and headed south of the...
Jason SheckNov 5, 20213 minDownieville to La Porte via Poker Flat and Howland Flat (and bonus through to Bear Valley area)After seeing pictures from a few other outings I've been on this fall, my dad travelled out to visit and join me on a Jeep outing while...
Jason SheckOct 31, 20212 minRisue Road from Topaz, CA to Desert Creek to NV HWY 338 & Burcham Flat RoadA lot of the forest road and BLM road routes that I travel are the result of looking at GAIA GPS and simply being curious about an area. ...
Jason SheckOct 30, 20212 minHenness Pass Road - Part 2 (Jackson Meadows to Downieville via Galloway Road)With Bri in Wisconsin I thought I'd better stick to easy and regularly travelled forest roads when I head out in the Jeep by myself. I...
Jason SheckSep 4, 20213 minThe Road to Pine Grove (a ghost town)Between the smoke from the Caldor and Dixie fires, and the National Forest closures that are scheduled to end on September 17, we've been...
Jason SheckAug 30, 20213 minSummer of 2021 UpdateThe Jeep has been busy this summer, but mostly around town and showing visitors some the forest roads in the Lake Tahoe basin. We've...
Jason SheckAug 28, 20213 minLeavitt Lake - Jeep Road & HikeBri and I have been busy since Father's Day with various personal travel, visits from friends and family, and dodging the smoky air. The...
Jason SheckMay 31, 20214 minThe Barney Riley TrailThis trail turned out to be the most challenging route we've taken to date. We got a later-than-normal start and hit the trail in early...
Jason SheckMay 29, 20213 minAsh Canyon Road, Hobarts Reservoir, Marlette VistaToday was a combination of forest road driving and hiking. Ash Canyon Road took us from Carson City, NV up to a parking area where we...
Jason SheckMay 22, 20213 minYuba Pass Road, Forest Route 54, and Frazier FallsThe high elevation trails and roads are almost ready! Today's outing took us from the Webber Lake Area north or Truckee, CA through a...
Jason SheckMay 8, 20217 minMammoth Lakes, the Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Silver Canyon, and some lakes (kind of)US HWY 395 runs from the Mojave Desert in Southern California to the Canadian border in Washington. The stretch in California runs...
Jason SheckMay 2, 20213 minHenness Pass Road - Part 1 (HWY 89 to Verdi, Stampede Reservoir, Dog Valley)Henness Pass Road was established in 1849 or 1850 and has served a few purposes since then. At times it was a major supply route for the...
Jason SheckApr 24, 20213 minAntelope Lake, Frenchman Lake, and a lot of WashboardOne of my favorite drives in the Tahoe area is heading north from Interstate 80 on HWY 89, near Truckee, CA. Today we took HWY 89 to...
Jason SheckApr 18, 20212 minThe Walker River and Monitor PassNot all trips are long, and not all trips require a lot of miles behind the wheel to enjoy the outing. We love a little roadside BBQ...
Jason SheckApr 10, 20214 minGold Country and the Yuba RiverWe headed to lower elevation for this trip, and into a part of California often referred to as "Gold Country". Yes, the Gold Country the...
Jason SheckApr 4, 20214 minOphir, a little Jumbo, some Virginia City, and a Brunswick CanyonAfter last week's trip to the Feather River Canyon, we found ourselves headed back into the Nevada desert. I am getting anxious for the...
Jason SheckMar 27, 20214 minThe Many Bridges of the Feather River Canyon Last fall we were anxious to find areas to hike outside of the Tahoe basin, areas where the wildfire smoke wouldn't be so bad? To do so,...
Jason SheckMar 21, 20213 minFort Churchill and Wilson CanyonWe left the pavement in Dayton, NV and headed east on Fort Churchill Road. Like most of our outtings lately, this is another high desert...
Jason SheckMar 14, 20213 minThe 5 Times We Crossed Desert Creek (NFDR 027 from Wellington, NV to the Junction with NFDR 050) It was cloudy and snowy all week in Incline Village but the snow never really seemed to accumulate at our elevation (about 6,600 feet). ...