Bedrock & Paradox

It was a nice night to be in the mountains.  The light was good.  A note on B&P protocol: comments will henceforth be moderated.  Lame, I know, and I apologize, but the Japanese bots got to me.

The case for media literacy in college alcohol treatment and harm reduction programs Media literacy has increasingly become a highly regarded tool for college programs which seek to comprehensively treat alcohol problems. The approaches are many and varied, but hinge on fostering a critical awareness of how pervasively the media influences contemporary college life, and…

It’s been about five years since I bought my first singlespeed mountain bike, and with the exception of a week or two have not been without one since.  They’re fun, and it’s worth discussing the circular nature of that journey. First, I should talk about riding this past weekend.  I snuck in a short (2.5…

..was beautiful.

Setting the pace. Sitting in. Turning the screws. Chasing back on. Pulling a quasi-McEwen. P ut on your best Chris-Anker face. “A reason to smile.” A nice day for a bike race.

I subscribe to Jens’ packing philosophy.

What makes for the best ride?  Exploring unknown singletrack and finding something extraordinary.  That’s what we did on the 3rd weekly Jill/Dave ride, and that is why this evenings ride (spoiler/beta alert!!) is thus far the years best. Drive out of town, park at the base of the Mormon Peak road, get climbing.  Enjoy 8…

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13442041&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Packraft beta here.Backpacking beta here. Post-trip withdrawal has been a bit worse than usual. The 35 hours I was away from the truck felt like a LOT more. I did get in a short ride this evening, with some paved and dirt road climbing up and off of Pattee Canyon, which went a long…

Have been awesome. Snobowl and Point 6 was a blast, as always.  Moreso because I’m finally getting climbing legs. And Glacier was, of course, amazing. July is a magic time there. And everytime I inflated my packraft I felt like the cleverest person on the planet. To beat it all, today my mom (less than…