Sierra Crest Business Law Group - August 2020

Sierra Crest Business Law Group - August 2020

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August 2020

A RIDE UP PEAVINE PEAK Ghost Towns, Mountain Bikes, and My Journey to Better Health

Have you heard the story of Poeville? It’s a bit of a local legend. Not far from my house, there’s a mountain called Peavine Peak, and it’s home to our very own ghost town. The story goes that in 1862, a Michigan man named John Poe (supposedly a relative of the famous poet Edgar Allan Poe) found gold and silver running through the mountainside. He set up a mining camp there called Peavine. Over the years, the camp became a town and went by a bunch of other names — Poe City, Poeville, Podunk, and Poedunk among them. At its height, it had three hotels, a post office, and as many as 200 residents. But when the ore ran out, the town shut down. Only a handful of people were still holding on by 1880. Now Poeville is totally gone, swallowed up by the forest. I probably think about Poeville more than most people in Reno because I spend a good chunk of my free time riding my mountain bike on Peavine Peak. I started mountain biking back in 2005 after I had to be flown home by helicopter from Boy Scout camp because I’d contracted double pneumonia. (You probably remember that story from a past newsletter, but if you haven’t heard it, let me know — I’d be happy to tell it again!) That experience convinced me to pay more attention to my cardiovascular fitness, so I took up mountain biking. The trails that crisscross Peavine Peak are created and maintained by a group that was once called the Peavine Poedunks. I bet you can guess where they got their name! These days, they go by the moniker Biggest Little Trail Stewardship (BLTS).

Peak on an old pre-BLTS trail. I managed to do it, but it took me all day, with a lot of stops along the way to catch my breath. Now, I’m a much better biker and the trails are better maintained. I still remember when the BLTS put in the first real trail on the mountain, an incredibly technical loop called The Halo Trail. It’s full of tight switchbacks and big rocks that make it tough for me to stay on my bike. I still ride it once a month just to keep myself humble! After carving out The Halo Trail, the BLTS started putting in trails that flowed better and were more rideable. Now, I take my bike up there all the time. My favorite rides are in the early morning before the rest of the world is awake. I see all kinds of wildlife on the mountain, including deer. Peavine Peak reportedly has more separate little ecosystems than even the Lake Tahoe basin, so I suppose that shouldn’t be a surprise. I love exploring the variety of terrain and vegetation. My ultimate ride is one

where I have to really focus on the trail and work hard to get uphill. The exercise forces me to be present in the moment, and I always feel more grounded afterward. Often when I come back from the peak, it’s still early and everything at home is really quiet and still. On top of the mental benefits, I appreciate the physical conditioning I get from mountain biking. My diet isn’t ideal, so I need all the help I can get to keep fit! I was actually planning to double down on my hobby and participate in a mountain bike race this year (it’s been about a decade since my last one), but of course, all of our local races were canceled because of the pandemic. Next year, though, I’ll be sure to sign up and put my old 2008 mountain bike to the test. In the meantime, I’ll settle for a fall full of morning rides.

My big goal for my lung recovery in 2005 was to ride my bike to the top of Peavine

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