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Haven’t done something that hurt in quite a while. Felt good to go out, suffer a little, chase down some unsuspecting riders, conquer. Falcon lot > Parmalee
While I wasn’t ‘born and raised’ there for the entire length of my formative years, I do still consider Paonia, Colorado my hometown. A fruit-growing and coal
Concept one about blogging…take a picture when you do something fun, yo! (You would think I would learn from master photo-bloggers Yuki Ikeda or Sonya Looney) Rode
Given my schedule over the next few weeks…thought a trip up to Kenosha Pass on Sunday was warranted. Kenosha Pass to Georgia Pass is one of my
Ahhh…we have arrived at the finale! After 6 tough days of climbing, battering bikes, ripping descents, and careful nutrition management, the spirit in the air at the
To me, the Wheeler Stage best represents what mountain biking is all about. I circled this one on the calendar early…high mountain tundra, big vistas, and a
The Keystone Aqueducts stage was billed as the ‘mystery stage’ – it was new for this year, and we did not get stage maps and profiles until
Mt. Guyot…the stage I had worried the most about. You traverse the Continental Divide – twice. Up and over, and back. 43ish miles, 9,500 ft of vertical
Alarm sounded unceremoniously at 5:30am…get up! Time to race (or at least ride in my case…) Today was the Colorado Trail Stage – another 40ish miles and
Just a guy, doin my deal. An early 40-something trying to live like a late 20-something! Riding bikes, drinking coffee, working to preserve wild places and open spaces, living a healthy and vibrant lifestyle and supporting my loved ones. Occasionally cast a fly in a wild stream, or lobby our representatives to save those rivers, or strapping on a number plate and racing against good people for a hundred miles on a mountain bike. Or maybe, just hang out a home in a lawn chair with a cold one and admire and enjoy our house and landscaping. Its all good!