Salmon Falls – Running With the Devil
There was some serious suffering coming back up some of the more exposed sections of the trail now that the afternoon sun was baking down on me in full effect. I just gritted my teeth, sucked down some of the last of my water and kept pushing. Suffering one exposed hill after another (though there was one really bad... Read More »
Rockin’ in Rockville
I sat there in my swivel chair, staring at my monitor. The Boddingtons pub ale getting warmer by the moment as it was slowly sweating a small pool of water onto my desk. Glaring at it, as if to say I’m better than you, a half full bottle of Jack Daniels sat perched off to my right. A mild... Read More »
Roots
It had been nearly a decade since I’d ridden a bike with a full gearset, and right around that time was when I had first discovered downhilling. Aside from the occasional climb here and there, pedaling was something I had left behind long ago though it wasn’t always like that; in fact when I first started riding mountain bikes... Read More »
Gettin’ Around
So while my newly discovered network of short spur singletracks may not be the best available, they are within riding distance from my house, so that makes them pretty good. At the same time, living where I do I’m lucky that within a short drive I can be at the Salmon Falls trail, which I’ve checked out some of... Read More »
Trying my hand at leatherworking
I recently got a new Becker BK2 Campanion knife for camp/outdoors use, and I’ve seen this knife in particular get tossed around as a great “survival” knife, more on that later. I honestly haven’t had the knife long enough to put in through use so that I could do a review on how good it is, or isn’t at... Read More »
Giving leatherworking another shot
So a little while back I thought I’d try my hand at making a knife sheath out of horse leather for a really nice camp knife I recently got, a Becker BK2 Campanion, because while the knife is fantastic, the sheath leaves much to be desired. The plastic main body of the sheath is actually pretty nice and it... Read More »
Swaddle blankets and energy drinks
I wasn’t wearing my watch like I normally do. I had taken it off at some point in the night so I wouldn’t bang it into Lucas’ head when I cradled him. All I knew was that it was an ungodly hour. I wasn’t sure if it was 4 or 5 in the morning, but it was very early.... Read More »
Unsolicited Advice
You know, I need to go back 7 years here; back when I was still dating my wife, because that’s really where this whole journey started. It is absolutely relevant to the baby/hobbies/life topic at hand, and without this back-story a lot of things might not make sense. I remember when I was thinking about popping the question on... Read More »
Winter in California
My kind of trail riding
Just doing my thing on the Rubicon trail
Getting in shape
There is hope for America
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