My third trail riding spot on my 2024 road trip. This time, I was headed from Rapid City’s mountain trails over to a place that is a bit less aggressive; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Highways 60 and 169 brought me to the Star of the North where I could jump into the Mall of America to get […]
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Ride On Zion
While on the road trip I made a stop in the French Quarter for a weekend to attend a friend’s bachelor party. Between the great food, awesome music, and constant celebration, I probably destroyed any fitness I had built up to this point in the trip. But it was worth it. I spent one morning […]
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Single Tracks: Durango – Stevens Creek
A long ride down 7 miles of singletrack at Missionary Ridge near Durango, Colorado. This trail starts out smooth and shady, but ends with a loose, rocky downhill that becomes more challenging as the rider descends. Overall, it was a great day and a great ride. The descent was jarring, but it was still lots […]
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Update: Tree Trails
Just a short and sweet update on the fallen tree situation on the trails near U.C. Santa Cruz. After the brutal wind storm, that ravaged the area late last week, the trails were left in disarray and many trees had…
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YouSee Santa Cruz
It was just another typical riding day. I was taking it easy, but I had time to leave work early and get a ride in before heading home. I had the bike on the truck…
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Riding Mt. Ashland in Ashland, OR
One of the major downhill rides from my trip to Ashland, Oregon in October, 2019. Ashland Outdoor Adventures took us to the top and dropped us off for the 12 mile trip back into town. The upper half of the ride was very, very frustrating since my Rockshox Reverb seat post stopped working. It turns out that, […]
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