We met Brian Hann while working in Knoxville, Tennessee. He and his wife Mary Beth were great hosts and we all became friends quickly. During our short time there we realized our new bond was an example of the kind of meaningful friendships that can be created in a matter of days when you have a strong common bond (the bicycle).
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Two people, two bicycles (and right now, one car). It’s all about living the vagabond life.
Yesterday we rode at a ski area near the banks of the Mississippi River. Never thought that I could put that on my life list…
HPT trails are located on Grandad Bluff above La Crosse. The trail system is multi-use and set up in a top-down format. This translates to an easier loop rolling along the top, connected to the more difficult trails traversing down and up the hillsides.
After a month off, we’re back on the road and headed to the Upper Midwest (or maybe the great white north…) Anyhow, we enjoyed a beautiful drive through eastern Wyoming and western South Dakota.
When John McKinney traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico to research bamboo as a sustainable housing material, he never thought he’d return to build bicycles instead.
We’re baaaaack – at least for a few weeks. Our travels in the east have been awesome, but we’ll have to admit, we were giddy when we crossed the stateline into Colorado. We’re looking forward to lots of good family and friends time. Oh, and a little bit of that Colorado singletrack 
We couldn’t have asked for a better Saturday; it was bright and sunny with a lot of enthusiastic volunteers. The end result was some sweeeeeeeeeeeet new singletrack. The building wasn’t easy (very steep sideslopes) and the soil didn’t cut like butter (it was more like rubble) but we didn’t hear one single complaint. I think everyone was just trying to contain their excitement at the notion that Illinois Mountain is soon going to be one heck of a trail system.
Now we move on after two weeks in Vermont. Before we leave, we have to share that we’ve been pretty impressed with the level of effort being put into mountain biking and sustainable trails here. Success happens on a couple of different levels; it starts with the local clubs and is bolstered by the statewide advocacy group, the Vermont Mountain Bike Association. VMBA is an innovative organization that does many things well. One of their greatest attributes is connecting resources with opportunities. So Manchester is in good hands. It won’t be long before they will be added to all of the great places to ride in the Green Mountain State.
East Burke is home to the Kingdom Trails, a wildly popular network of over 100 miles of singletrack. I could spend a lot of time describing it, but I’d rather just get to the point. Go there, you’ll be blown away. After traveling and riding throughout the US for almost a year, I can honestly say it’s one of the most unique, exciting, and fun mountain bike destinations I’ve ever visited.
The Kingdom Sessions Day Three: Kitchel. Chad and A.J. railed multiple runs so that I could get my fill of shooting photos. Thanks guys!
After a busy weekend of work, we arrived in East Burke for some relaxing and riding. Life on the road can get pretty hectic and demanding so it’s always nice to find a place where you can chill and still have access to trails. Through a mutal friend we were able to connect with Knight at IdeRide. He found us some excellent accommodations (the IdeRide Lodge) and took us on an awesome ride. We can’t thank him (and his family) enough for the hospitality. It just proves our theory – bicycle people are some of the coolest people we know.
Everywhere we go, we seem to discover new things with each club we visit. The Fellowship is no different. They’ve managed to leverage a small paid staff with a collection of ambitiously dedicated volunteers. The result is a vast and diverse amount of stellar trails. To us, it’s remarkable. To them, it just goes along with snow and maple syrup, the three things that define the state of Vermont.
When John McKinney traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico to research bamboo as a sustainable housing material, he never thought he’d return to build bicycles instead.
Yesterday we rode at a ski area near the banks of the Mississippi River. Never thought that I could put that on my life list…
HPT trails are located on Grandad Bluff above La Crosse. The trail system is multi-use and set up in a top-down format. This translates to an easier loop rolling along the top, connected to the more difficult trails traversing down and up the hillsides.
We couldn’t have asked for a better Saturday; it was bright and sunny with a lot of enthusiastic volunteers. The end result was some sweeeeeeeeeeeet new singletrack. The building wasn’t easy (very steep sideslopes) and the soil didn’t cut like butter (it was more like rubble) but we didn’t hear one single complaint. I think everyone was just trying to contain their excitement at the notion that Illinois Mountain is soon going to be one heck of a trail system.
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