A Road Bike Ride To Remember – From A Happy Green Rider!
Greetings Friends and Family, A Ride to Remember I apologize for the time it has taken me to send out a final email about my summer Green Riders tour! Returning home after almost 3 months traveling was more of an adjustment then I expected. I had to jump right back into work and, at the […]
What a crazy journey it’s been the last week!
What a crazy journey it’s been the last week! I was just in Kennewick, WA, but I am a little sad to say that we didn’t make it there by bike. For the first time since I started in Minnesota on July 3rd, we had to hitchhike. My riding partner, Adam and I spent last […]
Hello from the Montana Rockies!
I’m so excited to be back in the mountains after 2 weeks biking across flat stretches of road in scorching sun. Eastern Montana has been the most challenging part of the tour for me thus far. After the hills of North Dakota, I welcomed the mostly flat roads through this next State, but did not […]
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 […]
Spring Back To Vail – Celebration of Spring Skiing
Every month of the ski season offers something, the excitement of those early season storms and rope drops on your favorite terrain, the energy in the air of the holidays and all the parties and festivities, the blower powder of those midwinter storms and now we are into Springtime in the Rockies, many locals and […]
Ski Rental Delivery Means More Time To Enjoy Your Vacation
When planning your next trip to Vail Valley you should consider booking ski rental delivery service through Venture Sports. Ski rental delivery has revolutionized the rental process, and Venture Sports was the first company to offer this service. You now have the choice, if you want to come in the shop and see our […]
Time to Get Your Skis Tuned For Spring Skiing
We have had an epic ski season this year at Vail and Beaver Creek resorts, El Nina promised a good season and did not fail to deliver. We have a 57” base depth, which has allowed the mountains to open 100% of the terrain! That is 5,289 acres of world-class skiing with all 31 lifts […]
Walking Mountains Science Center Girls In Science Bike Project
On a few different occasions this winter Nadine Davis and I were asked to help Walking Mountains Science Center aid three different groups of girls in the “Girls in Science” program in Edwards, Red Sandstone & June Creek Elementary Schools. The project, part of their Simple Mechanics unit, involved taking apart a bike and putting […]