Back in the Chihuahuan desert of south-west Texas about a week now, I am finally starting to feel at home. Reuniting with old friends, taking in each magnificent sun-rise and finding my desert mountain-bike legs while getting used to the …
In 1991 I was an awkward, pimple-faced, red-haired teen-ager. I was also in love. The object of my adoration was the latest Raleigh Technium Chills aluminum mountain-bike. It was spec’ed with full a Shimano Deore DX 7 speed drive-train including …
The Girl Down the Road Comes Home; Raleigh Technium Chills Read more »
Oh Salida, my sweet little mountain paradise, what a grand summer it has been. Huge days on the bike, mellow evenings at the hot springs. Within the aspens and the pinons, over mighty passes and along endless single-track. We’ve laughed …
Sunday afternoon, as I sat eating lunch in the historical mining town of Golden, Colorado–now more of a Denver suburb–I checked the weather forecast. As I wrote a few days ago, it was my intention to head out for a …
Choose Your Battles; Bike-Packing Trip Cancelled Read more »
The weekend of Sept 27-28 I have obligations in Denver, CO…the city. Monday the 29th, I have an appointment with the good folks at LinDen Engineering to have the head replaced on my Sprinter. Since my little home will be …
Thinking about a ride: Golden to Kremmling to Dillon to Golden via Rollins Pass Read more »