A buddy of mine was nice enough to let me borrow his helmet cam, so I’ve done my last few rides with a chest mounted GoPro to record the local trails. West Texas may be considered flat and ugly, but the Abilene Bicycle Club has done an excellent job with the Buck Creek trails. Given the far-from-optimal location and terrain, the trails are pretty amazing. They’re well-marked, have a good … Read more

Up until a few weeks ago, I had lived in Texas for almost three years and had never so much as set foot in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. On my virgin trip to the second largest canyon in the US, I found out just how much I had been missing. After getting off work on a Friday afternoon, six friends and I headed out to Palo Duro Canyon State. … Read more

Check out this video from my bud Jacob. He and Tyler went out to Brownwood last weekend to try the Big Tex project, and came pretty close. Based on the video, and their trip report, it looks like they had a good time, despite the project remaining exactly that…a project. Tyler on the Project, by Jacob

Spring generally brings better weather in Northwest Montana. High pressure systems come through more often and we actually see the sunshine. There haven’t been many blue-bird days this year, with the up-side being clouds have been dumping a bunch of snow! But there is a saying I’m partial to: “Make hay while the sun is shining.” In other words: when you have visibility and good weather, you better get after … Read more

It’s been a more than a couple of weeks now (a month actually), but I lucked out with the opportunity to spend a weekend in Missoula, MT visiting some friends and doing some early season climbing in Lost Horse Canyon. The original intention was to meet up and do some backcountry skiing, but my friend Ryan informed me that the snow was going to be sub-par. His other idea was … Read more