Two wheel adventures

I finally had to admit that in order to keep up with my younger mountain bike posse, I needed to get an e-bike. It's one thing for them to have to wait for me at the bottom of the trails, but them always having to wait for me at the top too was just more than my fragile ego could handle. So I added a '23 Santa Cruz Heckler SL to the garage. … [Read more...] about An e-bike for the Ol’ Guy

It was a magical day out on the trails of Montara Mountain. After a week of rain and cold, the Fly Amanita mushrooms (amanita muscaria) are in full bloom on the pine forest floor. It was just like riding through an Alice In Wonderland episode. … [Read more...] about THINGS THAT GO SHROOM

I just returned from the 'Hell In The Swell' (HITS) adventure bike ride with a bunch of fellow airline pilots and a few other scoundrels mixed into the pack as well. We used the Duke's RV Park in Hanksville, Utah as our basecamp for five days and did daily loops out into the desert. Rides varied between 100-200 miles a day, some asphalt, mostly dirt. We rode lots of dirt roads, … [Read more...] about HITS ADV BIKE RIDE, SOUTHERN UTAH