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  • Three Aproaches

    Physical therapy has it’s benefits.  Mostly benefits, maybe a couple downfalls. Like not having time to relax or express oneself in a blog. But benefits abound. For me getting stronger has sparked an exploratory flame where I now want to climb mountains and ride my bike off of them. Right now, while I can, I…

  • Busy fat biking … and stuff

    Wow, it is so hard to get it all in. And some things just fall off the todo list. Like blogging. Oh no! Adventure has not been affected. Specially fat biking into cabins. One must adventure. But now I have a couple things added to my daily routine. This includes specialist visits and the resulting…

  • Balance 101

    I need to blog. Maybe because it helps me sort things out. Recently I have been so busy … I could pick from numerous excuses. But who am I apologizing to?  Really no one. Well maybe there are people reading this. I sure don’t want to disconnect the communication. I may need it later. Speaking of disconnections.…

  • Garnet Mountain Fire Lookout Adventure

    About a year ago we decided that if we were going to get into the most popular rental in the Gallatin then we needed to grab whatever weekend we could. So for a couple nights when a new block of dates became available I was there to hit the reserve button. Finally I got one.…

  • Homeward Bound

    I awoke just like so many times here in Bozeman. So so many times. In fact … almost every time. It always happens like this. I go to bed after a nice day of riding and have spring visions dancing in my head. But then waking to fresh white stuff on the ground with temps 30…

  • Window Rock Cabin

    What does one do when the partner has taken off gallivanting to Missoula. And leaving them car-less on a weekend? Well, I don’t really know what others do but I know what I do. Rent a Forest Service cabin and bike to it. I picked Window Rock Cabin. I packaged up some frozen brats and coffee and headed…

  • First Ride

    The three amigos took Cruzie out for a shakedown at Pipestone. It went pretty well. They found some dirt. They found out it climbs like a 90-year-old but goes down the hill like a cheetah. Can someone tell me what the hell a ‘dropper post’ is for? Besides making things more complex and getting into…

  • Back From the Root with Something New

    Saturday we traveled to Hamilton. Once there we had some time to kill so we walked around downtown and ate at Bitterroot Brewing. The latter was a big mistake because soon my gut was aching and we had to go to our room so that I could lay down. Maybe it was all the stress of…

  • New Edition

    9 months ago we hinted at some future plans. Then December 7th there was a confirmation. I may have leaked it in a Facebook post, I don’t know. New adventures perhaps? Today we travel to a destination that completes this process. We are hopeful that it is possible that we pick up a new edition to the…

  • Tetons In the Rear View

    A fortnight back, we sauntered back from the 2017 Togwotee Winter Classic, still buzzing from the chill. Feast your eyes, tune your ears, and buckle up for what’s coming next. Drumroll, please… Major reveal at the crack of dawn tomorrow. Stay tuned, folks!

  • 2017 Togwotee Winter Classic Report

    It has been a long time since I went to a race by myself. But Mo was so sick she couldn’t get out of bed. And I did what every caring partner would do. I considered not going. And to be honest, I was not feeling well just yet anyway. But then I got a…

  • Trip to Togwotee Classic

    This is our 5th trip to Togwotee Pass for the annual Togwotee Winter Classic. I felt ok but did not know if we were going to race or not. Mo was the sickest still but we trudged on because it is what we do. Trudging all the way to Lava Mountain Lodge. Nice to be…

  • Sickness and in Health

    I woke up sick but pushed through some pull-ups and chopping firewood. Mo was doing better now so getting out should be no issue. Sickness … ha … makes me think of that marriage vow sentence, “And in sickness and in health”. What the hell? I remember always thinking that if someone got sick then…

  • Sick Adventures

    We were sick. But when you already have the forest service cabin rented it can somehow inspire you to go anyway. Even for a couple of sick people. Saying, “we can probably just drive it it anyway”. The fatbikepack into Hells Canyon Guard Station was pretty taxing and probably not the best decision we have…

  • Assumptions

    We tried to get farther but the rear differential went out and we had no traction. We could get more stuck then we were so we got turned around and found a good place to park. It would have to be bike-packing from here. Gosh, I assumed we would get farther. Biking was easy for…

  • Nothing new here

    I can remember as far back as the early 90’s where I would ride my mountain bike on snowmobile trails. Back then it was screws in tires and hefty strips of plastic to keep them from puncturing the tube. It was effective although I remember a ton of bruises on elbows and knees from going down…

  • A look back 6 years ago today

    This time of year there is no urge to take a photo of anything. I usually don’t have much to talk about. We get snow. It starts to melt. People make ruts and post holes. It freezes. Then riding a bike is like a jack hammer. Rinse and repeat. No vacation. Just going to work…

  • Bear-ly Legal

    Home weekend. Why not go out and ride the Bear Canyon trails on our fat bikes. I remember two years ago before it was legal I declared this venue my favorite. Then it became illegal. Then legal again. We could of actually rode it last year but the bitter taste had not left yet. When…