By ten o’clock Wednesday morning the sun had warmed the desert air and brought all to life. The fierce winds of the night before continued to howl from the north-west. Bags packed, bellies full and spirits high, it was around …
With the fierce winds that have gripped the Big Bend the past few days finally started to abate, I’ll be heading out around 10am this morning for a two-day/one-night bike-packing trip into the Big Bend Ranch State Park. Reilly and …
In less than three week’s time, mountain-bikers from around the nation will descend upon south-west Texas for The Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest; three days of organized mountain-bike rides in the Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park and Lajitas …
Follow this link for an excellent report by Devon Balet in Mountain Flyer Magazine from this weekend’s Puzzler in El Paso. Pretty good shot of yours truly grunting it out near the home stretch. [Photo Credit Devon Balet] What is your …
On the quest for self-improvement, more miles and enlightenment on the bike, I recently came across the following passage in Eckhart Tolle’s, The Power of Now(New World Library, 1999). It eloquently describes the deeply spiritual appeal of mountain-biking; when you …