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La Belle Province

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:36:00 +0000

We're off to la belle province (the beautiful province), Quebec, in a few days to scout out our newest trip! Our new Eastern Epic trip will hit up all the Quebec hotspots, with a side dish of...

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Magic Morning in the Slovenian Alps

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:54:00 +0000

I arrived yesterday evening at the beautiful MTB Park and lodge my friend Dixi owns in the northern Slovenian Alps. We're about to start our Alps and Adriatic trip, and I couldn't be more excited....

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You are brilliant, and the earth is hiring…

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:34:00 +0000

Warning: another non-MTB-related post. This one was sent to me and it's just too good to not post. HEALING OR STEALING? “You are brilliant, and the earth is hiring…” the unforgettable...

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How to Play (and Work) Well with Others

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:04:00 +0000

OK, this is another totally non-mountain-biking-related post. But in a way, it is about mountain biking. Most of us go out riding with other people (75% of you do, according to my poll), and often...

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Sacred Rides and Women's Mountain Biking

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:45:00 +0000

We hosted writer Bobbi Barbarich on one of our women's mountain bike skills camps in Fernie last summer. I was anxious to hear her take on the camps, since I've never actually participated in one,...

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Bike for Africa

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:29:00 +0000

It's been a while since my last post. Too long. But there's a good reason for this so I hope you'll forgive me... For the past month, my team and I have been working furiously on a big event for our...

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Do you love mountain biking? Your love could get you a free trip to Peru worth $4500!

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:58:00 +0000

At Sacred Rides, we eat, sleep and dream mountain biking. And we want to share that love of mountain biking with you and we want you to share it with us. So we're inviting you to show us your love...

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Flying on the Cheap

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:08:00 +0000

I was browsing through my local newspaper, Metronews Toronto, and came across this little tidbit about finding cheap fares. I've always been somewhat mystified by how airlines set their fares, and...

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Everyday Adventures

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:27:00 +0000

Today's post comes to you via Matthew at Adventure-Some. It's all about finding the adventure in everyday experiences. It resonated with me - yesterday morning I was taking a shower and the morning...

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Feeling the love

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:36:00 +0000

It's not often I get a personal letter from a government minister, so I was a little surprised to get some correspondence from the Canadian Minister of Tourism Diane Ablonczy this morning. "What the...

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My favourite MTB photos

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:33:00 +0000

I'm pretty blessed to have had the opportunity to host some of the world's top mountain bike and adventure photographers on my trips - people like Patrice Halley, Stephen Wilde and Paul...

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DeVinci and Sacred Rides: together at last

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:08:00 +0000

It's true. After a long courtship full of awkward, shy moments and playing hard-to-get, Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Holidays and DeVinci bikes are now dating. We met at a party, somewhere in the...

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Tweet Tweet, Twiddle Twiddle

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:44:00 +0000

..."there's only one candy with the hole in the middle." Remember those old Lifesavers commercials from the 80s? That silly jingle is stuck in my head now. I hope it doesn't get stuck in...

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Trail Tales: Olleros, Peru

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:47:00 +0000

I've only ridden it twice, but the Olleros trail near Lima, Peru has to rank as one of the best downhills in the world. With spectacular views of the Andes, 3,000 metres/10,500 vertical feet of...

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getting it right...

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:57:00 +0000

On our website, we have a 'Contact a Past Participant' feature, that allows you to send an e-mail to someone who has already done the trip you're interested in. It's a great way for our past clients...

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The World Wide Ride Guide Poll

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:52:00 +0000

The results of our online mountain biking poll (at the World Wide Ride Guide blog) are in... We received 144 responses. Here are the final tallies numbers. Cross-Country 114 (79%) Downhill ...

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Trail Tales: Seven Summits, BC

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:28:00 +0000

I'll admit it. I'm going a little stir crazy. I haven't been on my mountain bike since mid-December's trip to Guatemala, and 6 weeks out of the saddle is always hard on me. So I'm already dreaming...

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New Poll - What kind of mountain biker are you?

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:43:00 +0000

If you're viewing this post online at our blog, then you've probably noticed the giant poll sitting right above this post. I'm a sucker for polls, and I hope you are too. I'd love to know a bit more...

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Weekend Wrenching: The Pre-Ride Checklist

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:53:00 +0000

This is a post I thought you might like from my friend Robb Sutton over at Mountain Biking by 198. If you're a passionate mountain biker you should definitely subscribe to his excellent...

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A new day in America and the world

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:05:00 +0000

Warning: this post has nothing to do with mountain biking. Sorry - sometimes I realize that there is a world beyond two wheels and dirt. If you want something mountain bike related, check out our...

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Mountain Biking Turns 30 - What's Your Story?

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:08:00 +0000

The sport of mountain biking is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Hard to believe it's only been 30 years since Gary Fisher and friends starting racing down Mt. Tam with their modified...

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Best Adventure Companies on Earth

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:22:00 +0000

I know I've already posted this news, but I'm so freakin' proud and excited about this I can't resist doing it again: Sacred Rides has been named one of the 2009 Best Adventure Companies on Earth by...

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development threatens BC's wilderness

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:39:00 +0000

For over 13 years, the base for our British Columbia mountain bike trips has been the beautiful town of Fernie. Fernie sits in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, about an hour from both the Alberta and...

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Life Lessons, pt II

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:28:00 +0000

This is the follow-up to my last post, a list passed on to me by a friend of "Things I've Learned So Far" by an Austrian multi-media designer. The list inspired me to come up with my own list of life...

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Things I've learned so far...

ride@sacredrides.com (Sacred Rides MTB Holidays) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:29:00 +0000

As the new year gets off to a start, I want to share something that was passed on to me by a friend. It has nothing to do with mountain biking, and everything to do with life. It's a list of "Things...

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