February 2012
3 posts
May 2009
5 posts
Climbing the Wall
We climbed the Wall, cruised down the Rollers and took the high path up Shoreline Trail to another difficult climb to an overlook above Red Butte reservoir. While the uphill was brutal, the downhill was so much fun I forgot the pain I was in and just enjoyed riding through the foothills of the Wasatch. Soon this trail will be too hot to ride and we’ll be forced deeper into the mountains. ...
April 2009
4 posts
The Bobsled, April 23, 2009
Blunt Force Trauma
Part of the crew rode Dry Creek to the Bobsled after work today. The temperature was perfect and as we rose up out of the stream bed to the shoreline, we watched an afternoon storm roll across the valley.
The video starts as we drop into the Bobsled. I laid the bike down at about 1:20 above. I bounced off the trail so hard I thought I broke my femur for a second, but I’m fine. Spring...
March 2009
2 posts
September 2008
2 posts
August 2008
3 posts
July 2008
5 posts
June 2008
4 posts
May 2008
1 post
April 2008
1 post
The White Rim
Technical details of the ride are posted here.
March 2008
12 posts
Is it possible that one day I shall see you, O my soul, good, simple,...
– Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook
January 2008
2 posts
Look to the underlying cause, stripped of appearances; into the intention behind...
– Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook
November 2007
5 posts
Don’t be troubled or anxious, but be free, and look at things like a man,...
– Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook
Don’t act as though you’ll live to be a thousand. Your days are...
– Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook
October 2007
9 posts
Stop worrying about what others may think and be content to live the rest of...
– Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook