Attack of the Gooseberry

The second event in my 2024 road trip journey started on a sad note. After the Bentonville tornado I had to bid farewell to my much-loved 4Runner. That’s right, the insurance company totaled her and I had to watch as they carted her away on a flatbed. She was less than three years old – […]

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Carlsbad-Lands

Many of you who tune in regularly know that I wasn’t able to take my big road trip last year because I got laid off just two weeks before I was supposed to leave. Oh well, I still got plenty of rides in through the end of the year. With some creative planning and a […]

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Dead Horse Walking

I join MTB Rad Dad, Desert Rat MTB, Active Life 2.0, and many others at the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival 2023. We couldn’t ride in town because of the snow, so we met in nearby Cottonwood, AZ to ride the trails at Dead Horse Ranch.

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Yeee Hawes!

Leaving the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival in March of 2022 was sweet sorrow, but I had a lot to look forward to! I was heading south to Meza, AZ to ride Hawes; a trail system run by the Hawes Trail Network. This non-profit has dedicated itself to the development and maintenance of dozens of miles […]

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