The dream was going well. Actually it was not a dream but a “re-do” of the ride the previous evening  Gosh, it was so beautiful when the sun started to set. I woke up with a headache. As I laid there trying to decide on weather to get up and take an aspirin I used my keen recollection of the night’s festivities.…

It is dark, I know. But it always gets dark. And I am not scared. In fact maybe I am afraid of the light. In any case I found the cabin at the end of a snow packed road. And when I say snow packed I mean like 3 feet fo snow packed upon a…

It just came to me. Here in Bozeman they close a local road on April 1st. This opens up opportunities for cyclists because the road starts on the edge of town and ends 12 miles into the mountains, big mountains, 2,000 vertical feet later. I went to recreation.gov and found my suspicions true. All the forest service…

Kenyon Noble and then Lowes. And I knew deep down I would never find it. A spacer. A simple 9mm spacer for my new crank spider. Why? Well because the stupid bashgaurd that comes with the new spider and chainrings weighs about 3.2 tons. No way I am going to add weight to my bike.…

I am agent ‘Snuggles’. Of course that is not my real name but my code name for operation ‘ambush’. My duty was simple … to deliver ‘a package’. But what happened was the package delivered me. And like all good agents I adapted and came through. I am laying in bed now recovering while the…

I like trails. I like the way they look. I like the curves. When I take photos of them what I do is zoom in so that the background looks big. Trails promise to lead somewhere and if it is one’s first time they feel optimistic. Optimistic that were one is going is larger and…

In the wake of a great dry and “warmer” adventure at Lewis and Clark Caverns I sit at a coffee shop with drizzling rain outside. I need not say exactly where I am, that part is obvious. And after just also receiving word that our adventure tomorrow has been canceled I have to report a relief.…

I will be going to work soon. The entire week’s plans seem are slipping away. Like going on a group hike up Trapper Peak. Visiting my friend Chad at Red Barn Bikes, which I have moved into priority position. Ride my bike. Selling my Turner. But the only thing I can do is the best I…

I am tired and the two day starvation has taken it’s toll. I am grouchy and behind in chores. I just cleaned up a good friend. One that I wil had over to a new owner this weekend. I deliver Turner tomorrow to Missoula. IT is fitting that this was posted today.

For once I am horrified that work was over. I have to leave. So I reluctantly put on my workout gear and slowly walked out the door. Head hung low. I shivered and cursed the cold weather.  I almost quit so many times riding out to where I wanted to do a trail run. The slush sprayed my face…

As I stepped upon the stainless steel foot pads I held my breath. Would I be successful? When I learned of a new visitor a week ago I had anxiety that I would appear fat and “out of shape”. So I made a goal. Loose 10 pounds in 5 days. Well the day has finally…