Category: N.O.S.
-
Trail questions
Trail usage, especially insofar as it relates to federal land use designation, is a complex issue. The conflict I find myself in the middle of so often is this: the 1964 Wilderness Act prohibits “mechanized” travel. This has come to mean bikes, though in the 60’s mountain biking as a coherent user group did not…
-
Stop. Go here. Enjoy. You got me all fired up this morning DH, now I’m running around scaring my students with ninja sounds. Thanks! One to keep in the near file for future use. Evening edit: Stefan posted another extraordinary report on MTBR, and now Fred throws down the gauntlet: Grand Loop description coming up.…
-
The meaning of accidents
From today’s NPS Morning Report (emailed to me by M this afternoon): Zion National Park (UT) Canyoneer Killed In Fall In Heaps Canyon Keith Beidermann, 48, of Garden Grove, California, fell to his death while canyoneering in Heaps Canyon the evening of Monday, June 4th. Beidermann’s two companions were at the Upper Emerald Pools waiting…
-
The evening
Went bouldering tonight; climbing outside for the first time since October. (!) What’s remarkable is how well I did. Over a decade of practice keeps the technique at the top of the bag, finger power and skin thickness had to be pulled out of the bottom and dusted off thoroughly. I even managed to get…
-
Meatball
Whether the interpretations are classical or modernist, one thing is certain: there’s never been a better time to order meatballs in America. Perhaps a meatball renaissance was inevitable… I like meatballs, and like making them even more. Intriuging though it sounds, duck and cherry seems a bit excessive.
-
Best seat in the house
This would be it:The lookout seat on the south end of Spruce Mountain. 7.7k and a stiff breeze was a welcome contrast in the last days of spring. Nice to know we always have a bit of the alpine a few miles from home. Rolling hills, Prescott, and Granite Mountain. Part of the Prescott Monstercross…
-
Go here now. This year was the year the Grand Loop came of age, just like last year for the KTR. It’s a cycle that all such happenings follow, what’s of note about endurance biek racing is that extent to which the internet is hastening the evolution. The rise and fall of the golden age…
-
And your journey to the dark side…
Will be complete! My granny ring arrived today, so I slapped it on and headed out for a ride with gears, my first in a very long time. I even stopped once and took this lame picture. No cool pictures, because I was too busy having fun during all the cool parts. Rode the short…
-
Inspiration
Squaw Springs trail, La Sals. Ian Torrence on his way to winning the MAS 50 in 9 hours. A maybe for this year.
-
Gold unearthed!
Veeze Price photo, during Hideout Canyon social hour on the KTR! Priceless. In this photo I’ve already given up my will to live for the most part. I blame Fred. M and I figure that almost half the field passed through at some point while I was in attendance; Fred probably saw 2/3s! Important archival…
Bedrock & Paradox 