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Jackrabbit Homesteads Story on The Radavist

Our recent story about the Small Tract Act of 1938 and the Jackrabbit Homesteads of Wonder Valley was recently published on The Radavist.

I breathe in. An anxious tension reverberates through my chest every time I step inside one of these cabins. Some still have doors; others do not. Almost all of the empty ones have had their windows broken out and boarded up to protect their interiors. I can’t see what I’m walking into until I’m already inside. A wave of emotion washes over me: fear, anxiety, and sadness. I feel a certain reverence for the lives lived here and the hopes dashed. I take a moment. I breathe out.

See the full article & photo set on The Radavist here.

Desert Collective Soft Launch

We will be adding a series of 4 short, new offroad bike touring/ bikepacking routes to the site this coming fall & winter.

The Desert Collective Bike Routes will begin as 4 unique but interconnected routes coming available this fall & winter, plus BikesGiving this November 23rd & 24th; a one-time group gathering to ride a portion of the Collective and enjoy a meal together.

I’m really excited to see the Collective coming together. These routes have been a long time in the making, which is not to say I’d set out to “make a new bikepacking route” (Stagecoach 400 is a very tough act to follow) but I felt the cycling community could benefit from them. They’re each relatively short, doable routes for the intermediate bikepacker. It’s my goal to use these routes to help us all gain a little more understanding of these areas I’ve come to love over the years. I hope you enjoy them.
— Brendan

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