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It’s The Least You Can Do

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Published on March 14, 2011, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking, IMBA TCC.
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Advocacy isn’t for everyone. However, in times of need, advocacy can mean as little as showing up to support a mass of people that all want the same thing. Please take two hours out of your day tomorrow to show up as a biker who supports the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance’s proposal to provide reasonable and responsible access for bikes on the City of Boulder’s trails, and reverse this ban. This is the most important meeting you could go to on this issue. On January 23, 1983, mountain bikes were banned in Boulder. Tomorrow, after years of meetings, deliberations, collaborative processes and both positive and negative decisions, is the very last public input meeting in front of the Boulder City Council to basically reverse this ban. The more mountain bike access supporters who show up at this meeting, the more effective we will be in expressing our desire for equal recreation

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Riding the Womble…

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Published on February 16, 2011, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking, IMBA TCC.

Steve and I have been riding in some new places, which is one of our favorite parts of the job. At this point, the new places and new rides aspect of the gig keeps it exciting. We’ve ridden three IMBA Epics recently, how lucky are we?! Despite the horrid and terribly inconveniencing weather, which has threatened to literally throw our trusty Subaru into a tailspin one-too-many-times, we have been able to ride our bikes three to four times a week, which is a blessing. Here’s some fresh video of Steve riding even fresher tracks on The Womble in Northwest Arkansas last week. The Womble is a must-ride for anyone. You can turn the trip into a family vacation, since the easiest place to stay is Hot Springs, Ark., home of delicious BBQ, the oldest bath houses in the U.S. and beautiful scenery. Riding The Womble! from Morgan Lommele on Vimeo.

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State College, PA Mountain Biking

 

Central Pennsylvania…

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Published on May 19, 2010, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking, IMBA TCC.

Next stop: Raystown Lake, PA, with a detour through State College. We’re currently stationed in State College, which is turning out to be a welcome stop full of good friends, tasty food, trail running and mountain biking. Tomorrow we’ll make our way to Raystown Lake, PA for the second annual DirtRag DirtFest. DirtFest is a combination of mountain bike festival, summit for Mid Atlantic mountain biking advocates, celebration of the area’s Allegrippis Trails system, and the classic music & beer that keeps it all running smoothly. We’ll be working with folks on advocacy issues, leading a trailbuilding session, and partaking in the general merrymaking. The Allegrippis Trails are described as “32 miles of buttery smooth singletrack bliss, built on the surrounding hill of Pennsylvania’s largest lake, Raystown; trails range in difficulty from beginner to expert with three stacked loops, making the combinations endless.” YES PLEASE!

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IMBA World Summit in Augusta, GA

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Published on May 5, 2010, by in IMBA TCC.

Steve and I are currently in Augusta, GA, for the IMBA World Summit. We’ll get to meet cool mtb peeps, educate ourselves on everything mtb-related, and have FUN! I’ll post some pics of the Summit as we work our way through the week.

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Colorado Wet And Wild

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Published on June 2, 2009, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking.

Steve and I couldn’t figure out where to spend our three day Memorial Day weekend. Not on the Front Range, not too far from Colorado… We had debated the Picketwire Canyonlands, in the vicinity of the Comanche National Grasslands. That area has some of the oldest dinosaur fossils in the world and would be fun to hike and camp. We decided, though, to head to Crested Butte with two other couples to hike, mountain bike and watch our friend Kris race in the Gunnisson Growler. The weather forecast was rain, rain, rain. That’s ok! Adventure! I love road trips because you don’t have to worry about filling those ridiculously small travel containers of shampoo, pulling a deltoid because you refuse to check your luggage and haul it all through security, or cram your purse and laptop under the seat in front of you. Not to mention the planning part. On

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