Roadside Greetings to you all!
I am currently sitting in the Billings County Resource Center in Medora, North Dakota, the beloved home of Teddy Roosevelt! My riding partner, Adam and I, decided to come here from Dickinson after riding 58 miles in the early morning, which added another 46 miles to our day giving me my second 100+ ride day […]
Meeting the Green Road Riders and My First 100 Mile Road Ride
This is our last main city stop for the next week and a half, so it will be some time before I am able to send out another update. I am so excited to say that I am OFFICIALLY a Green Rider! I met up with the rest of the group, some 25 others, in […]
Leaving Vail to Minnesota to Meet the Green Riders
When the morning of July 1st arrived, I hugged all four of my pillows and whispered gratitude for their soft and familiar presence. I truly did not want to get out of bed and decided to take more time to just lie there and reflect more on gratitude. It also felt appropriate to make an […]
Vail Valley Partnership Chairmans Award
Mike Brumbaugh is the owner of Avon Venture Sport, a collection of bike ski shops in Vail and Avon, Colorado. Mike is an active part of both our local and international community, and while he does not like to toot his own horn the Vail Valley Partnership has recognized him for his contributions to the […]
Gearing Up for Green Riders Road Bike Trip
My very first video blog is up! Follow this Gearing Up for Green Riders link to view it. I am using an app called FilmoraGo to create these shorts and am still in the learning stage. If anyone has any advice or ideas on what you’d like to see during my journey, please let me know. I’m doing […]
Green Riders Cycle Cross Country Training
Dear friends, family & fellow earthlings! Today marks exactly 1 month before I’ll be on my way to Minneapolis, MN to meet up with the rest of the Green Riders group. THIS 😬 is how I’m feeling, a perfect mixture of excitement and terror. I have been following along with the group since they left New York […]
Follow your Bike Bliss – Green Riders Road Ride
Back in December, an announcement flooded my social media about a collective of eco-enthusiasts that called themselves the Green Riders. Being an avid cyclist and eco-nut myself, I was extremely intrigued, so I clicked the link that led to a blog posting by Rob Greenfield, an environmental activist TV personality, which outlined a plan to […]
Vail Powder Skiing Making Powder 8’s in the Backcountry
Late season can be the best time of year for Vail powder skiing. Spring storms can come in loaded with snow making for some of the biggest snow totals of the year. These storms coming in at warmer temperatures often bond much better with the existing snow pack allowing for conditions in the backcountry that […]
Venture Sports Avon Ski and Bike Shop Lowdown
Zack Cole from Venture Sports Avon ski and bike shop gives the local lowdown on everything from their Montana Crystal Glide ski tuning machine to how to make sure you have the best bike rental experience possible. Zach cares about customer service and it shows. With the only ski tune machine of its kind in […]
Help Hayden Sample Support Pink Vail and Fight Cancer
This is the 2nd year that Hayden has decided to forego a birthday party with birthday gifts, cake, ice cream and craziness with friends to raise money to support our local cancer center. I think he is going to make a tradition of this, and it makes me so proud! Please come and join us on […]