Author: DaveC
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On trail route finding
A new article of mine, concerning techniques for on-trail route finding, is up at BPL. A subscription is required, but this one is my personal favorite of all the work I’ve done for them as of now, published or yet-to-be published. Ideas planted in my head after Alaska last summer coalesced over the next few…
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Off days and checking boxes
Structured or planned days off are a breeding ground for unproductive sloth and idleness. The point of rest days is to rest, but with a purpose. Merely sitting around runs a high risk of providing only physical respite, as well as allowing opportunities which might be otherwise hard to come by slip away. Not everyone…
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A year ago
It’s what you do right now: someone comes to visit, so you ride the closed road and hike to Avalanche Lake. McDonald Creek is going full bore, a kayakers impossible dream due to the Harlequin Duck closure April-September. Some horsing around was done. Compared to a year ago, conditions are impressively different. The trail up…
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Flooding
M’s sister is here visiting. She got sun for the first few days, but rain and cloud today. I’ve been swamped myself at work, which is a good excuse because I cannot begin to keep up. The last weeks very warm spell has meltoff at full bore. The main Flathead a few miles from our…
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Rossignol BC X11 v. Fischer BCX 675
I’ve discussed the conundrum that is nordic backcountry ski boots before, and no doubt will again. I’ll reprise my wish list for such a boot at the end, but given that it does not yet exist, comparing these two will have to suffice. Refer to my thoughts and pictures of the Fischer boot in this…
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Grizzman recovery and tech
No recipe here: just a ribeye, hot grill, and a bit of salt and pepper after. I’ve mentioned before that recovery is not only important, but something many athletic adventurers seem quite bad at. I only have a layman’s grasp of how connective tissue and muscles interact, but my sense is that strength in the…
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Grizzlyman Adventure Race report
As defending champions, Bill and I had a simple burden this weekend; anything other than a repeat would have been a disappointment. The Grizzlyman is a great race precisely because of the open course, consequent reliance on strategy, and the inherent uncertainty this creates. Points accrued from checkpoints determines finishing order, with time only used…
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Evie is the story of the day
Evelyn Stevens won La Fleche Wallone Wednesday, completing a five year journey, from Wall Street investment banker and Darmouth alum who had hardly ever ridden a bike to one of the best female road racers on earth, which has made her the perfect Walter Mitty for athletic women. What is more remarkable, especially insofar as…
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The beach
A tip from a coworker pointed me towards a very large beach very nearby. A short drive in the early evening, minimal searching for the TH, and a ride past a gate down a dirt road brought me out onto the sand. Massive. 200 to 800+ yards deep, dead flat, and going on for miles.…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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