That’s the Spirit!

Minnesota is the home of Duluth. I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, except that I heard on good authority that it is filled with awesome mountain bike trails. To that end, I set up a day at Spirit Mountain, located just a bit southwest of downtown. I drove up the hill, walked in […]

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Minnesota Flats

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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Enchanted

The Spring trails in Santa Cruz are popping! A nice dry break in the weather allowed me to visit Wilder Ranch and explore a few trails that I have been riding since my youth and have not enjoyed for a bit.

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Encino Man

The road trip is going well. After arriving in California, I was able to ride with my friend John in Nevada City. The trails were WAY better than I had expected, and that’s really saying something since my expectations were already pretty high!  I spent about a week in the San Francisco Bay Area where […]

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Stop in Nevada (City)

Leaving Park City required an early start. I had to drive west on I-80 through Salt Lake City and across Utah and then Nevada. It’s a beautiful drive, especially in the morning light, but it is a long day on the 4Runner! I was headed to Truckee where I would spend the night and then […]

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