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  • Gardiner Montana Trails

    This fall I found myself riding down the hill to Gardiner. I get off work a little before snuggles so I have some time to kill before we head to Bozeman. I decided to do some exploring. Because, well, that is what I do. Once I rode the Yellowstone River all the way down to…

  • Terrace Mountain Hike

    Traveling back and forth between Bozeman and Mammouth takes time. The time you cant get back. Commuting is such a travesty. That is why we have to get out. Even if it is for the last hour of the day. This hike looked like so much more. That little time slice. Much bigger then all…

  • Revisiting Rat Lake

    We did a trail that was my first official Gallatin Valley mountain bike ride back in 2008. I remember the climb up to Garnet Mountain to be one of lore as being hard. I wanted to see if an older me in 2017 could pull off the same feat. I found it to be the…

  • Bunsen Peak Road

    The first thing I did when I moved into the transit hut with Mo is requesting to be shown around. She knew how to translate that … let’s adventure.

  • Corbly Creek Trail

    I had already ridden the Corbly Creek Trail but only about halfway up. Always turned around due to the technical terrain. As in not rideable. When your partner suggests that today maybe you could try for the top you just say yes. Go with it. Don’t tell them that you tried and how rough it is.  Well ……

  • Chaos

    An image of our last outing at Yellowstone National Park. And I wonder, not if, but when, the villains in power dismantle it. Yesterday we lost two national monuments.  I really do not see any reason to share any more adventure. No reason to share photos.  There is just no reason for anything.

  • Hebgen Lake Sunrises

  • Hebgen Lake Camp Out

    RAVAGED! By life. And now there is Labor Day weekend, what to do? It was all so sudden without a plan. Traditionally we bike packed. But this year we haven’t even done one yet. And quite frankly we were worn out; with Mo being in Yellowstone Park and myself working here in Bozeman it was…

  • Down sizing

  • Living In Yellowstone Park

     

  • Revenge Enduro

    Everyone reaches a tipping point. You know, when you hit rock bottom and make some changes. For me, it was after stage 2. I crashed pretty hard coming down the Revenge downhill and went through a tree. I was pretty shaken up at the bottom of the lift and on the ride up with Brian…

  • Revenge Enduro Practice

    As always, I was so unprepared for what I discovered on practice day. I guess this is a reoccurring theme in my life. Unrealistic expectations or maybe even my window into reality. I am not saying I am delusional … although it is possible I am completely delusional. At the end of the day I…

  • The Gap

    Amerika … perhaps from some ancient language meaning gap. Lots of rich and everyone else pretty much being taken advantage of by … well … the rich.  Maybe it is no one’s fault. This is happening throughout life. For instance, take my friends who the last time I rode with could ride pretty much what…

  • Chestnut with Paul

    Some people are good hosts. I consider myself not a good host. When I learn there are visitors I posture with stress responses. I would rather visit. And go along. Unless I plan something. If I were to actually plan something then I have everything figured out. Paul visited and after the usual negotiation of the…

  • Mirage

    “Let’s do night rides.” “And then next spring do a group trip to Moab.” Lots of these conversations occurred while shuttling to the Wednesday Night Ride locations around the Gallatin Valley. I remember thinking, “finally, a social network and cool new friends”. Looking back now that there is snow everywhere is how I really knew that…

  • Grand Enduro Day 2

    After practice yesterday I had a handle on what it would take to come from behind and win this thing. Brian, who took that cool photo below, had shown me the correct way to hit some bike park challenges. Jumps with steep lips, drops, doubling, and things like hopping over obstacles.   Day 1 was an…

  • Grand Enduro Day 1

    The first two were so much fun. And then I watched so much YouTube enduro while the date loomed. I was excited almost to the point of giddiness. I couldn’t wait for the Grand Enduro. When we arrived and I squeaked out some practice runs I approached camp looking defeated. All I could say is that…

  • Spanish Peaks Adventure Day 5

    I am sitting on a log in front of a blazing fire. I built the fire to entice my partner out of bed to join me. She is a sucker for warmth. I don’t want to go back. Back to Bozeman. Back to work. Back to all the rude people. I like it here. I…