Posted on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Mountain Biking at Chewacla State Park in Auburn, Alabama

There’s no doubt Chewacla was even better than we hoped for. We got there midday and the early morning rain was still draining off the land. The attendant at the gate was super nice and gave us the scoop – trails open at 1pm due to the rain. We were ready to go! We have […]

Posted on Friday, March 1, 2019

A gushing waterfall and the dreaded “Trifecta”

Whoop there it is! It was about five minutes after our last gas/snack stop with the kids when the crazy woman riding next to me started having a fit in the passenger seat. “Stop here!” she shouted. Gesturing toward a right turn off that was indeed upon us. “This is on my bucket list!” my […]

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Our first night camping in The Wolf- Wall Doxey State Park, MS

It was getting dark by the time we pulled into Wall Doxey State Park in Mississippi. We were on our way home from Southhaven, MS with our newest adventure. A travel trailer we have affectionately named, The Wolf. The Excitement The excitement in our truck was tangible. The kids were electric with the joy of […]

Posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2018

How Not to Bike or How I slam dunked myself from a standstill at the BMX park on Christmas Eve

Water is rapidly condensing on the ice bag next to my keyboard. It’s double-bagged, refrigerator-made ice. When I put the ice in the bag it was aligned in a tight, color-guard formation and as cold as Shackleton’s mustache. The ziplock bags are name brand. I checked because I didn’t want it leaking all over the […]

Posted on Friday, November 10, 2017

Blood Rock 100 Training Review

A year of training with my bros

Sweetwater Creek State Park I was five miles into a 20 mile trail run when the thunderstorm hit. The Walker by Fitz and the Tantrums poured into my ears as I shuffled along. The trees were bending all around the single track trail and I came into a small clearing. Remnants of an old brick […]