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MTB is on the repair stand... derailleur hanger snapped a few days ago. Gravel rig is the only mountable horse in my stable at the moment.

It works best counter-clockwise. Clockwise presents some challenges that don't equate to fun. Yup. 1 inch travel. Maintenance and adjustment free. It was the first gravel-oriented suspension. The company is called Lauf. It smooths out the descents (especially on road). The handling on...

Made it over to Leavenworth yesterday. The ride is called the Freund Loop. You can connect to the Leavenworth Ski Hill trail system from here. The two areas put together make for a fun day of riding. The ascent is pretty straight forward... it took us about an hour. There are 3 main...

We're experiencing some serious overcrowding at our less remote sites in the Cascades. The local SAR teams have been stretched to the limit. I read about a few rescues every week. My personal experience with this recent phenomena reached a new level this past week. I had to pack-out a dirty...

Went over to the tall grass of the Foothills again yesterday. Completed the main loop in the upper section of this trail system. This is a multi-use trail that gets a lot of MTB traffic. In the past 3 months the traffic out in this zone has gone through the roof. It's starting to feel a bit...

Walked up hill in a wonderful spot yesterday. I ascended the Chatter Creek trail to just below 6k. This trail offers spectacular views of Grindstone Mtn. The ski terrain in this zone is pretty amazing. It's just East of the crest, so the snow is plentiful, and a bit drier than on the West...

Wendover produces some pretty informative docs.

Great cool down content.... closing day from last season. On the East side, it was a fairly erratic season... but this storm definitely left a good taste in everyone's mouth. Unfortunately, an emergency back surgery in late February prevented me from participating in this celebration....??

There are a plethora of "beyond category" climbs in my area. This one is my favorite. It ascends about 2900ft over 9 miles. From the river, there are a few steep sections, but it doesn't get too difficult until the last 3 miles. From there it's pretty relentless. The descent on big rubbers...

I'm working on a project with a goal of walking our entire local trail system. We have a fairly well connected modular system throughout the valley. I was inspired to embark on this project by a guy who completed a project with a goal of covering all of the ground in San Francisco...

It's possible, but probably a bit claustrophobic

We topped out at 107 in the valley yesterday. The snow is gone in the Paradise lot. There's a fire behind my house by for the time being, they've got it surrounded. Praise be...Summer is almost over!!❄ Bubble chair install in progress. Greater the 50-50 for a la Nina season.

Good point. I had to get a new garage door last year as result of the height increase... fortunately, the damage to the box was minimal and the garage door was 30yrs old.

I'm a cargo box guy. I have a Jeep Renegade. With the seats down it holds enough gear for an extended road trip. I also have a cage rack for strapping gear on the roof when the box is not in use. The box is super versatile. It's big enough to fit an extra bike, and provides good protection...

Spent this weekend touring in the Entiat Range. This zone is a Central Washingtonian slice of heaven. Far enough from the city to keep the West side urbanites away. Yet close enough to home for a quick overnight winter wilderness experience. The approach starts pretty low, so this sweet...

We left Sun Valley at about 3 PM and drove 5 hours to Pendleton OR. We were left with about a 2 hour drive to the ski area the next morning. We arrived shortly after the chairs started spinning. Tickets at Bluewood are free for Mission Ridge pass holders so the price was right for a short...

Drove from Pebble Creek to Hailey ID, on the night of the 16th. Hailey is about 20 minutes away from the ski area. Sun Valley has seen a ton of snow throughout the past couple of weeks, but nothing new had been reported over the past couple of days. We weren't disappointed. It was cold, but...

Left Ogden on the 15th, and headed North for Pocatelo ID. Pebble Creek is a sleeper spot about 30 minutes from Pocatelo. They had reported 72 inches of new snow over the past 10 days. 3 lifts and 2200 vertical feet... it seemed like a great Mom and Pop stop. We were not disappointed...

Left Sandy early on Friday, and made our way up to Powder Mountain. 6 inches over night were on the report. We arrived 20 minutes before opening. 8,000 acres of primo-hippie pow awaited us. We skied slightly dense untracked snow from wired to wire. We were like kids in a candy store. It was...

They weren't the best days ever, but It was certainly lovable. ?? Day 1: Snow was in the forecast for both days. Along with stormy conditions, we got some wicked winds. The morning of the 13th started slow. It started snowing early, but wind holds across the mountain constrained the fun to...