Outdoor Travel Geek

Category: random riding

  • a cure for global warming

    One hundred and two degrees. That’s how hot it was Friday afternoon. Instead of sitting in my air conditioned cubicle, I was out mountain biking a dusty trail by Folsom lake. Probably not the smartest trade ever, but I will take that trade any day. The Dike 8 trail is supposedly the easiest trail in…

  • mikes bikes thoughts

    math 1 subaru + 2 friends + 3 mountain bikes = 1 awesome time be prepared Be prepared. The boy scout motto. Being a former boy scout, I thought I was prepared for most situations I would encounter when mountain biking. I carry a first aid kit, bike tools, and a few essential parts to…

  • breathe easy ride

    Today I rode in the 2010 Breathe Easy ride, a charity bike ride for the American Lung Association. My buddy Tim put together a team of bike riders to ride in memory of his sister Jenne, who passed away last year from lung cancer. Altogether his team raised over $5000 for the organization.  I would…