Better than a trip to the zoo
Back when I was in elementary school, ‘Where’s Waldo?’ books were all the rage. I still don’t know why those pages of hide-and-seek were so much fun, but I have noticed it’s pretty close to the same game I play when I go outside climbing and fishing and the like. Except then I’m looking for … Read more
Like real magic
I was crushed when I was told magic doesn’t really exist. Having been raised on fairytales filled with magicians, dragons and grand adventures, I always assumed there was at least some sort of a kernel of truth. Maybe it was my insistence on this point that prompted the revelation that rattled the foundations of my … Read more
Riders, runners, shooters
Coming up this Sunday, July 24, Bohart Ranch will host the Big Sky State Games 12-kilometer mountain bike biathlon race, starting at 10 a.m. Curious? Try this LINK for a story about West Yellowstone’s second annual race on the Rendezvous Trails. Recently growing in popularity, mountain bike biathlons are variations on the more traditional summer … Read more
Notes from talking with Tejay
One of two Montanans riding in cycling’s premier race in 2011, Tejay van Garderen’s rise through the elite ranks might be described as meteoric. It also might just be part of his style. Van Garderen started racing in the Gallatin Valley as soon as he was tall enough to throw his leg over an old … Read more
Like Dr. Frankenstein … with bicycles
Presumably somewhere long, long ago, Curiosity killed a cat. Since then people have been trying to learn from the example – apparently I’m just not one of them. So I inherited a bicycle as a result of my sister moving back east. I had known she didn’t like the beast and I only needed one … Read more
The Tour takes off
The Tour de France starts July 2. Ten Americans will be competing in the 98th running of the race, including two from Montana: Levi Leipheimer (Butte) riding for RadioShack and Tejay Van Garderen (Bozeman) riding for HTC-Columbia. “It’s always been incredibly hard. The first Tour de France I did, I was kind of praying that … Read more
From Hill to dale
Not exactly what I would call a mountain, but the riders in the photo above are demonstrating a few of the lines that will be part of the Olympic mountain bike course for the 2012 games inLondon. BIKE PUMP TRACK APPROVED FOR GALLATIN COUNTY REGIONAL PARK: At Bozeman, the Gallatin County Parks Board and the … Read more
At the whim of the wind
CANYON FERRY – There are few races that start with the participants milling about, trying not to run into each other, behind the starting line.
Rest days: Canoeing the Missouri
Editor’s note: Even if I could take the punishment, I probably wouldn’t climb everyday – just close. So these Rest Day stories area bout everything else fun to fill the time – some more restful than others. I may be going out on a limb here, but I don’t think the phrase, ‘like shooting fish … Read more
