by Michael Leach | May 13, 2022 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
We call it the Unicorn and he’s deep sea green. Every bike has a story, and as a storyteller, I put a high value on that element when making big purchase, like a new mountain bike. And as a Pacific Northwest boy with deep Wyoming roots, I always try and keep it as...
by Michael Leach | Mar 22, 2022 | Life, Work
For the second year in a row, we ushered in the first day of spring, down in Jackson Hole, for a wedding gig. I’ve been officiating weddings up and down the valley in and around Jackson Hole, WY, for many moons now, but this was a first. A wedding smack dab in the...
by Michael Leach | Oct 27, 2021 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
We made a quick and dirty dash down to the desert late last week. While I’d been eyeing the weather for several days, we made the call last minute and started packing the morning of our trip. We drove ten hours on Thursday, I rode ten hours on Friday, and we left our...
by Michael Leach | Oct 12, 2021 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
The following is a compilation of my day by day diary/narrative of my BCBR 2021 experience. October 2, Registration Day: I can’t believe I’m here. Growing up in the PNW, the BC Bike Race—a six day, seven stage race founded in 2007—has represented the holy grail, a...
by Michael Leach | Sep 12, 2021 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
Talk about putting an exclamation point on August #spondywarrior style. I went four for four on the Saturday races/events this month (Long Bridge Swim, Swim the Fish, York 38 Special and the Biggie). This was uncharted waters for me as it was my first attempt at back...
