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The Long Bridge Swim
I was in it to swim it, she was in it to win it. There’s a lot to unpack from this one. Kamiah went into yesterday’s rendition of the Long Bridge Swim (the largest open water swim in the PNW) riding the wave of her trip to Western Zones last week. Daddy’s been out of...
Crusher In The Tushar
What a wild ride it was. My first Life Time event was one for the ages. The hype was real. I've often heard this race described as diabolical and it certainly took a lot of courage and grit for riders to take on this audacious endeavor. I crushed the Crusher at times...
The Legend of Kyle Johnson
In a bike world full of pros and Joes, Kyle Johnson, is one of one. While speaking at an all-school assembly at Polson High overlooking the southern shores of Flathead Lake this spring, I introduced students to PPP: the power of purposeful passion. I went on to share...
A Note To Our Daughters
This is a note to my daughter, to my wife, to my sister, my mom, to my Dine sisters, to my aunties, niece and cousins, to all of the women that I know and don’t know. Like so many people, I felt many deep and visceral emotions learning about the SCOTUS ruling on Roe v...
Polson High, Pirate Pride
We’re riding the wave from yesterday’s keynote/all-school assembly at Polson High on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The campus of the mighty Pirates is sublime, overlooking the south shores of Flathead Lake. On the land of the Salish, Pend d’orielle and Kootenai...
The Unicorn: A Transition Spur Story
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...
A Truly BA Wedding
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...
White Rim MTB Trail in a Day
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...
BC Bike Race Recap 2021
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...
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