Truffle Shuffle 2021 + Photo Dump

I was honored to be a “Celebrity Judge” of the costume contest for the fall edition of the Truff Shuff. Although I asked to be referred to as “You may have hear of him” rather than “Celebrity”, but I didn’t fight it hard enough I guess. Regardless of titles the opportunity to go back to … Read more

Introducing: the Monumental Loop Fund

The Monumental Loop is the brainchild of Matt Mason.  He came to Las Cruces, NM in 2009 at a time when there was a lot of debate about the future use of the 500,000+ acres of the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument that surround Las Cruces.  To familiarize himself more with the land in question Matt set off on foot to explore and learn about, and from, the land.  Even as an experienced thru-hiker Matt found most of the land inaccessible due to the vast desert and lack of resources.  

Monumental Loop Week: Day 1

You’ve heard of Shark Week, but wait till you get a dose of Monumental Loop Week! I just got back from a weekend in Las Cruces, NM attending the inaugural NM Bikepacking Summit and it was such a blast I’ve decided to dedicate a whole week to it.

Ep. 93 – ETS Winner & Winner, Alicia & Hannah

Alicia Danze and Hannah Simmons shared first place this year on the East Texas Showdown route with a time of 2d, 1h, 21m. It was both of their first times to do a bikepacking race, but they each came in with experiences that gave them confidence.

Ep. 92 – Katy McGuire, our 2021 ETS Lantern Rouge

I first met Katy at a 6 hour MTB race in 2016, she had just moved to town and we became fast friends. Since then we’ve both found our way into the bikepacking world. She spent the past 5 months riding 5 routes and accumulating over 4,000 miles of bikepacking, most of it solo.