by Michael Leach | Jun 27, 2022 | Life, Turkey Hash
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...
by Michael Leach | May 17, 2022 | Environment, Life, Turkey Hash, Work
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...
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 | 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...
