A return?

Over 5 years since last post. Maybe I should do something about that. I think I have found the balance between family, work, and time for me to ride…it just involved getting up at 4:30am. There is a group of guys that have been meeting in Hopkinton for sometime now. What it took for me…

Waldo Lake Weekend

Mia and I have lived in Oregon for a bit over 4 years now.  We have done some of the PNW classic mountain bike rides and hikes in that time, but there are still quite a few that need to be explored.  Back in March I reserved a campsite for August up at North Waldo…

Long Rides and Warm Temps

I’ll blame Dean for this one…..he brought up the idea of the St. Helens Epic and I was all over it!  It’s going to be a LONG day, but it is going to be a lot of fun (I must remember that).  The name of the game over the past few weekends has to get…

Home Ain’t So Bad

Mia and I have been back home for a week now after our vacation in paradise.  Getting back into the swing of things hasn’t been too arduous.  Though my mind keeps wandering back to just how awesome the Methow Valley is.  Not gonna lie either, been doing some research on both land and houses for…

Methow Valley Vacation

Mia and I visited the Methow Valley in the winter of 2015.  We said back then that we needed to check it out in the summer, well that time finally came.  We just spent one wicked super fabulous week exploring the North Cascades and surrounding Okanogan National Forest.  We hiked and mountain biked everyday and…

Mosier Mayhem V2 – 2017

There is something about gravel rides out of the Mosier/Hood River area.  They are hard!  It is a toss up between last years Gorge Ground Up and this weekend’s ride to tell which was harder.  This weekend’s ride was a “non-event” put together by the folks over at Our Mother The Mountain.  We ended up…