This was one of the large gullies/washes during my 40 miles out and bike mountain bike ride this past Sunday on the Sidewinder Trail.  Sidewinder is located near Austin, CO and the Black Canyon.  The riding was amazing but quite technical.  Having raced the night before I was pretty tired by the end, more mentally than physically but the effects [...]

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 [...]

I went for a big mountain bike ride on Saturday to the Boy Scout Trail near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.  I had heard a lot about it, so the hype was pretty high.  I would say it lived up to all the talk.  So much so I rode it twice and ended up riding 56 miles.  Here is a nice shot [...]

  Action Alert! Take action and make your voice heard!    Take the One-Page Survey and Share Your Thoughts on State Parks Mountain Bike Trails Plan!   Calling all Riders,   The Eastern Washington chapter of Evergreen has been working with State Parks to develop a comprehensive, long-term, trails plan for mountain biking at Mount Spokane State Park.   State Parks is [...]

I said there would be more pictures from my trip this weekend.  This one should catch your eye.  The scene stopped me in my tracks.  I actually stopped and put my mountain bike down to look at this.  Lead King Basin is surrounded by Wilderness. That road you can see on the bottom of the picture is where we descended [...]

Today I went on a sweet mountain bike ride up to Lead King Basin and back through the town of Crystal. This is a view of Lizard Lake which is between Crystal and the town of Marble.  The riding was mostly jeep track but the views were amazing.  We topped out around 11,000′.  Expect more pictures in the coming days. [...]

This picture in a way sums up what mountain biking is for me.  The “Dirt Ribbon” can take you anywhere and the only way to know where it is goes, is to follow it.  Following it can be hard, long, tiring but also rewarding.  Cycling has been a part of my life for over half of it.  It’s been the [...]

This picture is from my birthday ride yesterday.  When the wind blew the leaves rained down on me.  It was a sea of yellow falling from the sky.   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

Last night I went for another mountain bike ride up at Prince Creek.  Nic one of the owners of Aloha Bike took me on a few new trails.  We left late and knew we would finish close to dark, and that we did.  This picture was from a little earlier in the ride but you can see the light is [...]

So on August 16th I left Seattle and headed towards Colorado.  My car was filled with everything I thought I needed to live.  The plan was to stop in Salt Lake City for a few days to visit a friend then move on to Cortez, CO to visit Osprey Packs, then Durango and finally Carbonale, CO. I broke the drive [...]