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A Hobo’s Guide: How to Avoid Faux Manliness
The idea of being a man might be more than a little outdated. The rugged, stoic character of the wild west or the Spartan gladiator preparing for battle are of little importance and nothing more than...
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What to Wear to the Senior Ball
It was much akin to any morning in the ’80s in the house that I grew up. I have four sisters. A typical morning consisted of much debate. Questioning how it would look, if the pants would make...
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Gary, I’d hope you’d haunt me if you were one
“I don’t know if you believe in ghosts, I’d hope you’d haunt me if you were one.” – Ramshackle Glory. I spent a day in Joshua Tree. I strongly believe that we find things “beautiful” mostly because we...
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Cold
I pull my gloves off. Despite the fact that the ambient temperature is what a desert rat would describe as freezing or the fact that the precipitation falling from the sky is coming in both rain and...
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Do Unnecessary Shit
I giggle a little. I can hear the typical banter behind me. Mama Bear and Rocklicker are following Kenny and I around a mesa. As these things go, I rode something that wasn’t “on trail.” This used to...
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Dear Southern Utah
Dear Southern Utah, We need to have a little chat. Don’t worry, come in, sit down. Uncle Knux won’t hurt you. There will be a slide show at the end and refreshments will be served. So sit down and...
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Noise
I’m not entirely sure what I am looking at. Standing about 30 feet from our tent trying to absorb the warmth cascading from the rising sun, my head is clear, my body is cold, and I can’t quite figure...
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Best Befday Bear Weekend
Is it even an Alliance weekend if there wasn’t any serious suffering? To say we compulsively indulge in Type 3 fun would be accurate. As Rocklicker likes to put it, “I’m training for my next...
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We’re here for your stars
There was a lot of discussion. It started when we were packing. My preference is to leave the tent home whenever possible. I love sleeping under the stars or in an alcove, conditions permitting. Mama...
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Let’s go bikerafting
KB and I roll up and everyone is asleep. The light at Hite is on. There are a few coyotes yipping over the hill, but otherwise the night is dark, still and quiet. We disturb the silence driving up and...
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No Zona
To look at a map of No Zona is to peer into the depths of the hopes and dreams of every rancher whoever set eyes on this strip of land and thought, yeah, I could make a go of this. It is a map dotted...
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Black. Red. Grey.
I have an AK Press t-shirt. It’s kind of grey with an artistic black and red flag across the chest and the words “Friends of AK Press” mixed in cuz….. that’s how I got it. I like to wear this shirt....
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Unfuckingnecessary aka the Ultracruise
Where are you headed? I place my foot about 18 inches above the other one, step, slide back past where I started. I push the bike back up to where it was, grab both brakes and attempt to move forward...
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The John Muir Trail
Typically, when I go out about trying to unpack an adventure, I try to find pieces that were unique, that stand out. The Instagram moments of the trip that will awake a sense of awe and be relatable...
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A Midweek Overnighter
It’s 6:12 p.m. on a Wednesday. I’m eating because I’m anxious. I might as well be pacing back and forth incessantly, but instead, I snack. 5:35 p.m. I’m ready. All my clothes are laid out so I can...
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I love bikes!
I walk out the back door a little anxious as I am leaving with just enough time to get to work. My bike is sitting just out the door as it usually is. I grab it and begin walking it around the corner...
View ArticleInternational Singlespeed Day
We thought singlespeed day was everyday, but we’re gonna celebrate anyway. Join us for a ride on November 2nd.
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Overstimulated
They were on my maybe list. Mama Bear and I were down to the last few minutes of packing. All the absolute essentials, shelter, food and water, were already packed and had been sorted for a while....
View ArticleKona stole my idea
Ok. I certainly can’t claim originality for the mid-week overnighter and Kona did make a pretty cool video about the idea, check it.
View ArticleChris King Closed House
There’s some bitchin’ bikes in here, but wait for the Specialized Aethos. Wow!
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