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  • WNA #15 – Moose Run

    on October 14th a fantastic group of 2 showed up for the inageral Moose Run.  Named so because before we turned around we saw a moose. But really just wanted to post that we rode and what number it is and the map …. bla bla. Over and Out!

  • Why I don’t own a fat bike anymore

    Reason number one. My stupidity. I could of owned a Ventana El Gordo. But I wanted to go with the light weight salsa carbon bear grease. It was my fantasy bike and just is all fantasies should always remain a Fantasy. Reason number to. I trusted Salsa. Any other bike, even a Motobecane, would have…

  • WNA #14 – Truman

    As we approach the end of the mountain-bike-in-the-daylight portion of the Wednesday Night Adventures the photos of each event has dwindled. Not only because it is getting dark so soon but because unruly weather starts to rear its hooves as we plummet into winter around these parts. As such there are no photos for the Truman…

  • WNA #13 – Moser

    It is that time of year when the evenings get shorter. So now it is time for the shorter rides. The classic short ride around these parts is Moser. I like to call it Missoula because it reminds me of the greeat trails in Zootown. The ride tied a record attendance with 2 strong riders.

  • Hyalite Scout Trip

    Ok, time to come clean. We are scouting out the GVQ route for 2016. A trip over the Hyalite and into Castle Rock. After this weekend I can say this WILL be added. So epic.

  • Hyalite Bikepack 2015

    It was my partner’s idea. To do a bikepack trip to Hyalite lake. This time of year the timeshare is no longer in effect and we can bike up there on any evening. Little did we know that you can’t bike all the way to the lake. We discovered a sign that said no biking…

  • WNA #12 – Middle Cottonwood

    Last week we took a week off to do a cyclocross race. Enough of that sillyness. Due to a family emergency we were not set up to leave work and go directly to a trail head. So we made our way back home, after a recycling run of course, and threw on some adventure clothes.…

  • Rattlesnake Ride

    I got a answer to my Face Book post and so this ride was born out of a last minute plan to meet up in the Rattlesnake. We covered much of the best riding which in the end was kind of a tour of whats new since I left Missoula. The new stuff on the…

  • September Missoula trip 2015

    My partner and I decided to hit up Missoula to visit friends. I can only handle so much social so I escaped for a little bike ride. Then I fell asleep on University mountain. So nice to be home.

  • Blackmore Lake Hike

    It was time to take a break from biking. That usually means hiking … right? So it is what we did. Our hike of choice was to make it up Blackmore. Instead of reaching that lofty goal we made it to the lake. A whopping 3 or 4 miles. We started out OK but soon…

  • Gallatin Vision Quest Day 5

    Today was all about getting back home. We left out of the Little Bear Cabin access routes and trailhead. After one of the biggest downhills ever we set off to and crossed the valley floor, on pavement. Long hot day down at 6,000 ft. We arrived in town, grabbed some groceries, and went home to…

  • Gallatin Vision Quest Day 4

    Day 4 I awoke to a horrible sound. At first I thought it was a elk … but a real sick elk. All came clear when I headed out on the bike to find some water. I ran into two hunters just down the trail. I am sure they were trying to sound like a…

  • Gallatin Vision Quest Day 3

    It froze hard during night 2. I broke the ice off the fly and emerged into brilliant sunlight. The rain storms were over. The morning was relaxing and we spent our time drying everything out and hanging in the hammock. The second half of the day included two huge climbs, great ridge views, epic single-track,…

  • Gallatin Vision Quest Day 2

    We woke up to sun … for about 6 minutes. Then it started to cloud up. We had camped on a side road off the trail to Bear Lakes, our original planned camp. After good coffee and a high five we headed to Bear Lakes. We then braved the massive climb to the top of…

  • Gallatin Vision Quest Day 1

    On Friday September 4th we embarked on our yearly bike pack. We left after work and made our way from our front door to the Gallatin. We found riding the roads stressful but soon found ourselves alone in the forest. We headed up the Bear Canyon access and camped out before the climb to the…

  • Boulder Plateau

    Well not quite to the Boulder Plateau but we tried. We were on foot Sunday because, well, it felt like we needed to do something diffrent for a change. And since I lost my fat bike I havent been the same on a bike. The romance of biking is gone. So what does every couple…

  • Elk Creek Ride

    We wanted to camp out and explore the East fork of the Boulder but the campground there touts only two sites. And the road dead ends at a mine. Absolutely no roadside camping opportunities. So we stayed on the Boulder River and commuted to the East Fork. Of the two possable rides we opted for…

  • Absaroka Camp

    Last weekend we escaped the valley to hit up the Absaroka Range. Hung out at camp and did a bike ride and a hike.