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 [...]

Despite having a brake pad fall out during my mountain bike ride, I was able to find and replace it, and put in a solid 21 miles at Mushroom Rock here in Carbondale, CO.  I found out the hard way that the sun is going down earlier and earlier, as I was still out in the thick of it and [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

Trail Report for Phil’s World August 23, 2012 Location: Cortez, CO View Phil’s World in a larger map Getting there:   From either Cortez or Durango take Rt. 160.  If your coming from Cortez you’ll turn left onto a dirt road opposite the fairgrounds and right if your coming from Durango.  The turn is unmarked but with a keen eye you’ll [...]

Today I rode the trails at Phil’s World just outside of Cortez, CO. I only rode a small portion but “WOW!”, they were sick! I had a blast until the skies opened up on us. In the picture below you can see Mesa Verde National Park with dark storm clouds moving in. Scatman Get out there!   Wondering how you [...]