Stories of our adventures! Posts on adventures, races, events as well as photos along the way.

WMBC 2023 Volunteer of The Year 0

2023 WMBC Volunteer of The Year

Being selected as one of the Volunteers of the Year by the Whatcom County Mountain Bike Coalition, WMBC is a humbling experience. As someone who has been a member of the mountain biking community...

I got to see mountain goats! 0

I got to see mountain goats!

Yesterday, I unlocked a life goal: We saw mountain goats in the wild. What’s more impressive is that we planned this trip the night before: “Hey, I’m going to skip riding; let’s try to...

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Life After Cancer, Change is Hard.

A life consumed by cancer. Countless medical appointments, medications, and a whirlwind two weeks with Susan living out her final days at home all ending one morning in June of 2016. Now it was...

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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

This weekend I celebrated Susan as we reached another one of her birthdays since her passing two years ago. I wanted to get outside and enjoy life a little while remembering her. It is...

From Left to right: Jeff Lenosky, Brice Shirbach and myself climbing at Brandywine Creek State Park. 0

The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining. It’s the story of losing my wife Susan after a 19-year battle with late-stage breast cancer and how mtb friends stepped up to support me in my time of need. In...

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It’s been a while

What a ride! This past year has been a real test for me. I’m not out of the woods yet but, I’m getting there. I haven’t had time to really sit down and write...

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A Trip to Bellingham

Recently I was given the opportunity to travel to Bellingham, WA to hang out and ride with my friends at Transition Bikes. This trip came to me as part of a “care package” from...

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Trans Cascadia 4-Day Enduro

This past week was the second annual Trans Cascadia 4-Day enduro, held in the back country near Oakridge, OR. This race adheres to a blind format, so riders have no idea what they’ll encounter....