This is my adventure.

2010-09-02T17:58:00.002-06:00

Had my first bad crash of the season... guess it had to hapen sometime. I went into step-mom with too much speed... landed with my front wheel already going off the boulder. ~10ft to landing flat on my shoulder/chest. Knocked the wind out of me. Gonna be sore tomorrow for sure. I redeemed myself this afternoon with some nice whips and half a dozen no-footers though! Finally getting them down. So

2010-09-01T21:25:00.000-06:00

Moved everything out yesterday and finished all the cleaning tonight. It was quite the task. Goodbye red house on the alley, it's been fun.

JHMR Photoshoot

2010-08-24T18:05:00.000-06:00

I did a photo shoot with photographer Julie Weinberger from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort this morning. It was for their new bike park. The first open trail is pretty sick. I lapped a number of the jumps and berms with Andrew Whiteford and Jacki Strenio to get the shots. Once everything else is open next summer, it should be amazing. Slow and steady it's been getting better. Thanks Julie!

Step-mom feature on Jimmy's

2010-08-23T08:10:00.003-06:00

Finally hit the first feature on Jimmy's. Boulder step-up to decent size drop off the back. Smooth as butter.

Lake Solitude

2010-08-19T11:46:00.001-06:00

I hiked out to Lake Solitude with Adam and Alex last Tuesday. It was pretty epic. For not having been hiking this summer, it was pretty long. We did it in pretty good time. Distance: 18 miles Duration: 6 hours Elevation change: ~ 2,800 feet

Mike Montgomery 2nd Place Crankworx Run

2010-08-19T11:35:00.000-06:00

Joe sent me this video of second place rider Mike Montgomery during his run at Crankworx. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/crankworx-2010-mike-montgomery.html

Insane.

2010-08-17T14:54:00.002-06:00

Mike Wilson hitting up a huge rope swing on the Truckee River. Insane.

Horseshoe Canyon

2010-08-05T11:55:00.001-06:00

I went to Idaho with Purser and Jake yesterday to ride the Horseshoe Canyon trails. It was very hot out. We rode about 10 miles total on a couple different trails. We didn't have a map of the trail system, so we pretty much picked randomly where to go. Without knowing any of the trails, it seems pretty complex. It would be fun to do some more exploring back there. Maybe with a map next time.

2010-08-04T13:51:00.000-06:00

Heading to Horseshoe Canyon in Idaho for a trail ride with Jake and Purser. Should be a good day...

2010-08-02T13:55:00.000-06:00

Solo ride up Cache Creek.

Catching up

2010-07-26T12:53:00.000-06:00

Life has been busy, so here I am playing catch up again. The early July trip to Alaska was short, but great. I ran in the annual Mount Marathon race on the 4th. This was year 7 racing in the Adult division, year 9 overall (counting junior races). Mamie came up to Alaska with me so we tried to keep busy. We went rafting on the Talkeetna River, went on a wildlife tour out of Seward, took a quick

2010-06-30T06:33:00.001-06:00

Alaska bound. Flying out of idaho falls this morning. Stopping in boise and seattle before landing in anchorage tonight. Pumped to be home!

2010-06-21T09:35:00.001-06:00

Driving north to Missoula, Montana!

Going on now...

2010-06-19T09:50:00.003-06:00

The Redbull Air Race in NYC this weekend. Looks crazy.

My next benz?

2010-06-10T14:15:00.001-06:00

If/when I get another Benz, I think I'd like to have a 500E, early 90's. Baller status. Older cars are sick.

Curtis Canyon

2010-06-09T20:55:00.000-06:00

I went skeet shooting up Curtis Canyon with the guys the other night. One of the first nice nights we've had in a while.

2010-06-04T22:24:00.002-06:00

And it looks like right when I post about my cell being out, it starts working again. Wonder what put the network down...

Verizon is down

2010-06-04T22:23:00.002-06:00

My verizon cell phone has been out of service for six hours. I'm guessing a tower must be out. You kind of forget how much you rely on your cell phone and cell towers. At work, our entire computer system and credit card system were down. It made me think about the fact that I don't even have a land line at my home.

2010-06-02T19:20:00.001-06:00

Pretzel M&Ms have been released!! careful... they are addicting.

It's official.

2010-06-02T17:12:00.000-06:00

Sadly, the Benz no longer has Alaska plates... it is now officially registered in Wyoming.

Push Industries

2010-06-01T14:33:00.001-06:00

I did some damage to my mountain bike fork last fall in Winter Park, so I had to send it off to get some repair work done. I sent it to Push Industries last week to get the Factory Rebuild and Factory Fork System kit where they use your weight and riding style to fine tune your fork for top performance. My appointment with Push is tomorrow so hopefully I will have my fork back by the weekend.

Photo blog from the Denver Post of the Gulf Oil Spill

2010-05-31T17:10:00.002-06:00

Check the link here: Captured: The Gulf Oil Spill

Kites!

2010-05-18T16:56:00.000-06:00

Mamie and I brought the kite up Highschool Butte over the weekend. Finally starting to feel like summer.

Surfing the Snake River

2010-05-17T17:22:00.001-06:00

Check out this Body Glove video of surfing the Snake River last July. Looks fun!

Corinth Canal Jump

2010-05-14T11:48:00.003-06:00

This video is ridiculous. Robbie Maddison successfully jumped over the 279-foot wide Corinth Canal at a height of over 300 feet above the canal surface. He hit the jump at 78 mph. Mom, you should be glad none of my bikes have ever had motors. Check out the Nitro Circus Article here.