Missing the Bike

See you soon V.

The start of the Golden Bike Park Flow line, 1,500 feet of jumps and berms. Should be good fun.

My two longest periods off my bike have been this year. Traveling took me off the bike for 3 months and then this disc injury has been 4 months. I am really missing the feeling of catching air on the bike.

Spring

We went to Vail for the begining of Spring. One week later I am on the couch healing from back surgery. Fun one day, pain the next.

Approved: Golden Bike Park

The Bike Park has been approved by the City Council of Golden. We are stoked!

Now we build and design.

Park Page

The Tittle is the page for the Golden Bike Park. The Parks and Rec. meeting was intense. Lots of fire on the side of the opposition. One thing I have learned for being apart of the biking underground is that the "normal" and unaware hate that you ride bikes. They just don't get it and if they don't ride then they want to stop you from having your place in the world to ride. The opposition does not want this near their homes. The park will be built it might just get delayed and/or moved.

City of Golden Bike Park

For the last few months I have been meeting with some local guys to build a legal bike park in Golden. The City may approve it in the next few weeks. It is cool to be a part of it and see the working of how complex it is to get anything done in government. The plan is to have everything from little to big. Maybe not as big as the Downhill racing in 2003.

Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

I was looking at something and it led me to the Hubble Telescope photos. If you really want to blow your mind go to: hubblesite.org

Worst Place on Earth = Liberia

Stove

This stove came with the house. It goes perfect with the wood panels and the asbestos flooring.

The Darkness

The last four days have been spent 3,000 feet underground in a mine learning about safety and the mine.

I drove home in a blizzard.

This toilet is 3,00o feet underground. The one we use near the class room is no longer white.

This is the shaft that the cage takes you down in. They brought down 80 ton trucks on this. Insane.

Heading down from 10,300 feet to 7,500 feet. Going that far underground is just a mind mess. It is similar to swimming in the ocean with 5,000 feet of water below you. It is just really odd to think about compared to daily surface life. My instructor has gone underground for 30 years.

Out of this World

I heard of this place called Wheeler Geologic Area in a magazine. It is in the middle of Colorado far from the big towns. It is the result of possibly the largest volcanic eruption in earth's history about 26 million years ago. The ash that erupted could completely fill Lake Michigan.

No Longer Possible

Thanks to Christian' s Facebook I now have memories that can no longer be replicated.

RIP 248!

Car Loop

New Home Soon?

This could be our new home.
We will be very close to downtown Golden and we are stoked.

The Earth is an Office

It is nice to have job and get to see this two days a week. Ute Pass, CO.

This is the view from a sampling point at the Mill. Not a bad office.

Shred the Earth for Molybdenum

Working at a mine is really cool and interesting. This picture is near the end of a 15 mile conveyor belt that starts 1,000's of feet underground at the mine. It crosses under the continental divide and goes for 5 miles above ground to the mill. Where does everything come from? The Earth.

Read about the Henderson Mine and molybdenum.

Back to Work!

I am lucky and fortunate to have found a job about 2 months after coming home from the big trip. I definately worked hard to find it and the hard work has paid off. The company is Aquionix and they do a variety of environmental work for many types of cleints. My shredding will now be limited but that is the price I must pay.

Aquionix.com

Bear Video

Koala bears eat leaves and sleep. This one happened to be eating when we saw him and it was really cool to see him in his element. The Great Ocean Road, Australia.

The Earth is Alive

While driving through Big Sur, California we came upon a traffic jam. We sat, talked and looked at the beauty. After sitting in the jam for 15 minutes at a stand still we saw this. It makes you realize that the Earth can eat you and your car. Respect your surroundings.

Alley Art

When you are busy and full of stress just get on your bike. Your life will be better for it. Hit a jump or 29 too.

The coolest alley in Christchurch, NZ.

The Best Place?

Every one that I speak with about our trip asks, "What is the best place?" As you can see, the best place was New Zealand. The country is the most scenic and pristine place ever. The people are kind and the dirt jumps looked so good. I would love to get back there someday but I will be happy with just going through the photos every so often too.