There are so many benefits to being on a bicycle.  Here are some of my favorites.  Let’s hear some of yours in the comments section.   Save: $ Gas Time Stress   More of: Fresh air Calories burned Eating food Drinking beer   See things like: Birds and other wildlife Sunsets at a slower pace Beautiful views New trails and [...]

This past saturday was round #2 of the Live Train Race (LTR) Cyclocross Series.  This weekends event was held in Palisade, CO at Riverbend Park.  The weather report for the weekend was 12-14 inches of snow depending where you you lived.  I went to bed and it hadn’t started to snow yet.  I hoped for snow as I love racing [...]

Sunday I went for a recovery ride after Saturday nights cross race. My first cyclocross race since December of 2010. (I’m kidding of course) to Sidewinder, which is in the Peach Valley. The ride was amazing but tough. 40 miles of high desert mountain biking on single track. I even managed to put my had in a cactus. Lucky for [...]

This picture was taken at my camp site at Heaton CG in Frisco. I picked the site for the aspens as much as the flat spots. As you can see the morning light through the trees was amazing. Scatman Get out there! Wondering how you can support the next adventure? Simply support the following and you will be. Amazon.com and [...]

I spent a few hours at the Bar M trails a few miles north of Moab and here is what I got to ride. Scatman Get Out There!   Wondering how you can support the next adventure?  Simply support the following and you will be.  Amazon.com and Backcountry.com

07.16.12 Day 16 Big Bear RV’S Park to Anchorage 42.84miles, 891.3 trip miles 12.3 avg mph, ? max 3:28:54 ride time All pavement Clouds and some sun. 60′s Days of rain: 7 It was another damp morning today. My poor tent got put away wet once more under gray clouds that threatened of rain. We got a slight mist but [...]

07.10.12 Day 10 Fairbanks, Zero Day #1 0 miles, 511.65 trip miles o avg mph, 0 max Overcast in the 50-60′s Days of rain: 4 We decided last night to stay another day with Dave and Jill. They have been so incredibly nice to us. Our day started with blueberry pancakes, sausage, eggs and OJ. Dave and Jill had to [...]

07.08.12 Day 8 Tatalina Creek to Fairbanks 55.4 miles, 499.8 trip miles 9.2 avg mph, 43.6 max 5:57:50 ride time All pavement Rain. Lots of sun and wind. Day 4 of rain I woke up today in about the same mood as yesterday. I was pretty beat down and not looking forward to riding the bike. It didn’t help that [...]

07.07.12 Day 7 Paved Parking Lot to Tatalina Creek 69.1 miles, 454.4 trip miles 8.7 avg mph, 40.8 max 7:19:56 ride time Almost 55% gravel Rain, lightning and thunder. Lots of sun and wind. Day 3 of rain I know my journal has been a list of ailments and me talking about suffering but this first week has been so [...]

07.06.12 Day 6 Arctic Circle to Paved Parking Lot MP 40 74.8 miles, 385.3 trip miles 8.9 avg mph, 46.2 max 8:38:10 ride time Almost 50% gravel Mostly sunny 70′s Days of rain 2 So yesterday I talked about the sun and how it effects me, but what I forgot to mention is how it heats up our tent in [...]