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Chad
Interests: Road Trips, Stimulating Conversation and Eccentric Americana
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Thanks Jruss, but we were trying to keep his name a secret until he was born. Now he'll really have to step it up and be born before his name becomes an internet sensation.
Commented Apr 21, 2011 on Without Hesitation at Hooptedoodle
Without Hesitation
Vince is my best friend from college. After our graduation we both went to grad school, Vince to Indiana and me to Seattle. Since then he’s lived in Texas, Arizona and Washington. Despite all that distance between us, he and I manage I go backpacking once or twice every year. Mags usuall...
The good folks at a bike shop in Madrid are watching it for us while we ride.
Commented May 19, 2010 on Buen Camino at Hooptedoodle
Buen Camino
I don't normally get excited about a new bike, probably because I tend to break my mountain bike frame every year, but this new bike has me absolutely giddy. Why? Because it can do this: and this: and this: So I can do this: Check back soon for posts from along The Wa...
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Mar 15, 2010
No way GW. When it comes to running, I'd rather watch paint dry. Besides, I need to protect my knees so I can still wade in big rivers when I'm in my 60s.
Commented Feb 22, 2010 on Snowbasin Nordic Challenge at Hooptedoodle
Snowbasin Nordic Challenge
For three years now, I’ve been threatening to try cross country ski racing. I made good on that threat Monday morning. The Snowbasin Nordic Challenge is a 5 or 15 kilometer skate ski race held to raise funds for a hospital in Guatemala that was nearly destroyed by a mudslide in 2005. Sure...
Taco,I empathize with your situation and while I’m clearly not an expert on the subject, I think it goes something like this:The likelihood of causing your wheel to resemble a fresh-cooked tortilla increases with every additional impact to that wheel. Therefore, the best way to reduce that risk is to simultaneously pull up with both hands and feet as you approach a rock garden. This should cause both wheels to become airborne, allowing you to sail gingerly over the rocks, landing safely (in theory) on the other side. This method reduces the quantity of impacts to each wheel to exactly one, dramatically reducing your likelihood of taking la caminata de la vergüenza. Before you try this, I suggest you up your courage by drinking a can of Whoop Ass.
Commented Jun 22, 2009 on Colorado Springs at Hooptedoodle
Colorado Springs
I set myself up for the ultimate irony at the Sand Creek race in Colorado Springs a week ago, but first let me tell you about the course. Most of it was smooth, hard packed, wide singletrack. It was smooth enough that I joked with Ryan about how I should have saved some weight by bringing t...
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