Salida binge

The weather turned for the cold, and our last business in Colorado was just about done. We rode low and managed to find new trails like Double Rainbow and South Backbone.

Then we woke up to snow in Salida! It was the start of a rough 24 hours in the Scott …. [Continue reading]

October 31st, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

October goodness

It was October in the mountains. Beautiful weather, fresh trails right out the door, both me and my love healthy and riding everywhere.

The light shone on us, showed us that this is the good life.

We’d carved out our own little, beautiful, version of the good life.

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October 28th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Salida Fall

It’s funny how some of the best things in life are unexpected. Back in the winter/spring we had talked about places to spend the summer. Salida was high on the list, but ultimately was stricken since I had already spent a full summer there. We settled on Durango, and had a super ~2 …. [Continue reading]

October 11th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | Leave a comment

Summer vacation

Eszter asked me a few nights ago, “does your life always feel like summer vacation?” I’d never thought about it that way, but in a way, it’s something I’ve always striven for. Summers are for playing, right? That’s why there’s no school. I’ve never heard a good reason for not continuing that tradition into so-called …. [Continue reading]

October 6th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 2 comments

Vapor Trail to Salida

Boulder isn’t really known for superb mountain biking opportunities. Despite being the headquarters of IMBA, the trail access is lacking. And my bestest riding buddy was down and getting vials of blood extracted from her rather than spinning pedals and breathing deep with life.

Luckily, I had a few GPX files from Kurtiferous up my …. [Continue reading]

October 4th, 2013 | Category: Mountain Biking | 5 comments