by Michael Leach | Apr 10, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
With the exception of grocery runs, and little spins on the bike around the neighborhood, we haven’t really left the house in weeks (except for scouting missions to my favorite early/and late season dirt roads). Tuesday, we struck gold. Dry dirt. We also saw our first...
by Michael Leach | Apr 4, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
I’d just been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis when I first read Lance’s book (Armstrong). It was back in 2000 and I was on a mountain bike trip to Durango, Colorado. It’s Not About the Bike. But for some of us, it really is. Like one of my favorite American...
by Michael Leach | Apr 1, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
Climb big and keep pushing pedals (or keep pushing whatever it is that brings you joy). This was my last climb of 2019, an Indian Summer day on the 25th of October here in Southwestern Montana (on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route). Winter locked in the next...
by Michael Leach | Jan 7, 2020 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
Goals and January 1 go hand in hand. While I’m not a New Year’s resolution guy, I am a believer in reflecting on the previous twelve months in the form of a journaling exercise to begin each year. I love sharing this exercise with my twelve-year-old...
by Michael Leach | Aug 27, 2019 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
Disclaimer: I’m not entirely comfortable sharing my training stories and outdoor endeavors. It’s funny, because besides my daughter, my wife, my family, my dog, my desire to live a life in line with my core values, to make a contribution to the cause, to uncovering...
by Michael Leach | Aug 6, 2019 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash
I missed my little shadow on this swim, but I’m sure grateful for the experience. It’s always special being back in North Idaho, on the waters of my youth. It was a quick and dirty dash back to the panhandle for the Long Bridge Swim. I had three simple...
