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Panama 2006

  • The Price
    In the spirit of adventure and having new experiences together, the Missus and I rolled the dice on some informal recomendations and an ad from the back of Surfer Magazine for a 'Private Surf Island' off the coast of Panama. Suffice to say - we had a great, diverse crew on the island, scored some of the best - and longest waves - I have ever ridden and already have the island booked for next year. This is the DL from Morro Negrito - 2006.

'Round The Hood

  • Canute 2006 - Bring It On
    So, we live at 8,040 feet. We commute via bike some 17 - odd miles and 3,200 feet of vertical down to Boulder, most days. On the other days, we are running, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, drinking beer in the meadows and ridges around the house. The natural environment is something we are immersed in every day. This album is an attempt at reflecting on and capturing some of the beauty that we are immersed in every day. After a decade and a half of this - I am just getting warmed up and feel like a tourist seeing it for the first time every day. All these photos are in the hood - in the yard. It's a hellofa yard.

Colorado Trail 2004

  • Day 8 - Kennebec Pass
    In August of 2004 an assortment of riders from Nederland, Belgium and Northern California set out to ride some 320 miles of trails across the amazing state of Colorado. This is their story.

MorningWood Moments

  • Lien to tails

Snow

  • Dheel2
    Being that we live at 8,040 feet, weather, and snow are both a huge part of life. We shovel it, ride through it, ride on it, pray for it, curse it. We love it. Whether it's burying the ramp, blowing into hug lip launches at Edlora or carrying us over a cornice in some distant part of the state - it is a huge part of our constitution.

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October 26, 2012

There's no way you could ride today.........I mean - why would you even want to?

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There have been numerous breakthroughs during my 30+ year love affair with cycling. I rode almost 4,000 miles in 1984 on a Jamis 'Dakota'. Toe-straps, hiking boots and a lotta cotton. Later on.....index shifting...suspension...clipless pedals....full suspension...etc...... I must say - though - this latest development - this ass - kicking all terrain dumpster of a bike - called a snowbike - this may be the coolest. I have wanted one of these for a few years but couldn't really justify the "7th" bike argument. Well kids, for where we live and what we do and how we live and how we get around.....this piggy of a hummer of a ride might just be the best investment I've made in years. I laughed more on the ride this am than I have on a long time. I felt like I was ripping west ridge, when the area wasn't even open. It really felt like powder turns. It was 17 when I left the house. Crystalized snow and ice. Maybe 5 inches on the ground. This thing levitates. It's the oddest feeling I have ever had on abike. It's like riding a bike with 20" of front and rear suspension...while the whole time...hearing clown music in your head. This morning's ride was a gift. If you don't have one of the these, and you don't really care about the cold....get one. Get one now. It's so fricking fun.

October 26, 2012 |

Comments

k

now you're talkin'

Posted by: k | October 26, 2012 at 07:25 PM

DV8

Dammit now you're just tempting me.

Posted by: DV8 | October 27, 2012 at 09:55 PM

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