Bones to Blue 2026 - Lake Tahoe
Bones to Blue is an impressive 250-mile figure-eight loop starting and ending in Truckee, California, featuring some 90% single track and over 30,000 feet of elevation gain. After meeting Kyle Quinn in Salida, CO during my trip out for Vapor Trail, I saw him do this race and was quick to inquire. His positive descriptions and post-race considerations of relocating to the area had me all in for exploring the route myself! After an uneventful flight into Reno and late night drive in to Truckee (save for Rasch waiting on me in the airport and stuffing his bike bag into my tiny Hyundai rental and making me drive him to a nearby hotel because he thought his delayed flight was going to render him unable to get into his hotel in Truckee), I arrived at my hostel-style "hotel" room with communal bathrooms and living spaces for some much needed rest. The bike and bike bag had to stay in the common area because the room was only big enough for me, my carry-on, and the bed. The next da...