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Cycling to Bridgeport
What do you do when there's no snow? Get on your bike! Put on your Outside Inn jersey and hit the fabulous Nevada County roads. Dieter and the ladies rode did the Bridgeport Loop. Stop by the Outside Inn for a map, because one of these…
Best of Nevada City
Happy New Year's Eve from all of us at the Outside Inn. The Innside Nevada City blog has grown and evolved over the last 12 months and I'm excited to continue to share our love for the community in the year to come. I've done a recap on…
Outdoor Enthusiast Gift Guide
Looking for a gift idea for the outdoor enthusiast on your Christmas list? Join the Plaid Friday movement this week and shop local. (For other great local gift ideas click on my previous gift giving guides, Wine Lovers, Children Gift ideas…
Donner Summit Bike Ride
The bicycle ride up and over Donner Summit on the historic Highway 40 is a classic road bike ride not to be missed in the summer months. The Outside Inn cycling crew of Wanda Shiotsuka, Heidi Biber, Rosanne Paul, and Evans Phelps started…
Gold Lakes Cycling Loop
Another great road ride for summer is the 45 mile loop up and over Gold Lakes, then returning through the Portola valley and back up Yuba Pass at the northern end of Highway 49. This ride starts at Bassetts if you are leaving from Nevada…
Nevada City Bicycle Classic
The Nevada City Bicycle Classic Race raced through the streets of downtown Nevada City for the 51st year in a row. The 1.1 mile course is considered one of the most challenging one day courses in the US. Year after year cyclists from around…
Cycling Oregon to Mexico, pit stop Outside Inn
Bill Gruesz left his home in Redmond, Oregon 9 days ago and is en route to the Mexico border, on bike. The Outside Inn is just one of the many pit stops on his solo journey. Riding his Cycle Genuis recumbant bike he's got it all decked…
Cycling South County Loop
Inspired by the Amgen Tour of California starting in Nevada City, Wanda Shiotsuka and Evans Phelps set off on one of the local bikers favorite rides commonly known as the South County Loop. Starting at the Outside Inn it is a beautiful 60…
Davis Bike Club visits the Outside Inn
The Davis Bike Club didn’t drive to Nevada City to do some of our great bike rides, instead they rode the 94 miles to get here. With the assistance of one support van, 15 riders from the cycling club climbed the uphill route from the valley…
Bridgeport Loop
Nevada City is known for it’s cycling, whether it’s the annual Tour of Nevada City bike race, the Amgen Tour of California (which started in Nevada City last year) or one of its many local rides. Evans Phelps and Wanda Shiotsuka took…