Epic Riding - Epic Writing

Altitude

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:39:00 GMT

One of many views the Wasatch Classic will yield to its riders. Slowly the high country is melting. The snow is dripping away filing streams and rivers and lakes. The air is warmer, brighter. The mountains greener, friendlier. Summer is at long last breaking...(read more)

Linked

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:29:00 GMT

Trails are opening up. Some because of snow melt, others because they are evolving from faint deer paths to legitimate singletrack. And so the options are increasing, multiplying. From singletrack to singletrack, ridge to ridge and canyon to canyon, the...(read more)

Spring. Classic.

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:43:00 GMT

"The far off horizon impressed me no less. Once again, as in childhood, I saw the soft blue distance inviting me like an open door. And once again I was overcome by the feeling that I was not born for the life of a perpetual stay-at-home among my...(read more)

A Little Help From His Friends

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:11:00 GMT

Win! Susan. Win! Fatty. Click to Donate What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song And I'll try not to sing out of key Oh I get by with a little help from my friends...(read more)

The White Rim, Revisited

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:54:00 GMT

Hitting the snooze button... Saturday, the second day of the back to back white rim rides started and ended in much the same way--with me lying in the dirt. I awoke groggy, a little sore. No, I was very sore. My ankle was inexplicably swollen and painful...(read more)

Whispers on the Wind

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:56:00 GMT

When it seems like the night will last forever, And there's nothing left to do but count the years, When the strings of my heart begin to sever, And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And dream...(read more)

Details

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:57:00 GMT

As I wandered about the race course on Saturday shooting and rooting, I noticed things that while speeding through the dust on a bike I would have never seen. Some days there is nothing better than hammering until you can't see, can't think, can't...(read more)

The Bicycle

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:27:00 GMT

The bicycle is a simple device. Apply force to a crank and a chain, which turns a cog, which turns a wheel. Forward progress. That simple act has been pushed to the brink by cyclists for well over a hundred years. From the very beginning people have used...(read more)

Susan

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:52:00 GMT

Fight...(read more)

Dust

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:10:00 GMT

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Winter is a Rude Guest

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:57:00 GMT

Christmas Day 2007, Sundance Resort Winter... please. Go away. You have over stayed your welcome. Your time has passed. Move along and let spring and summer arrive in peace. No more fighting, no more hanging about on the porch. The snowfall you brought...(read more)

Alpine

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:07:00 GMT

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That Inevitable Slump

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:08:00 GMT

I would guess that you have been there. Recently returned from a bike trip. Maybe it was in Moab, or Fruita, or maybe it was from Moab to Fruita. You pushed yourself, you saw new places, learned new things and met new people. It was, on every level, an...(read more)

All Mankind is Us

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:06:00 GMT

"Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! Let us do something, while we have the chance! It is not every day that we are needed. But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of...(read more)

White Rim, Back to Back

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:07:00 GMT

2 days, 200 miles, and lots of smiles. More to come... And for those curious about Friday's TT effort, I rode the loop clockwise in 8 hours and 54 minutes....(read more)