The Rad

I had another race down in Trinidad, and it went pretty well. This was the second time doing this race, and each time it has been eventful. The Rad was the longest race I was signed up for this fall, but I was trained for it unlike some races of this length in the past. 

The start was all out for the first 30 minutes or so, as we left the start line and climbed the hills around town before we got into the gravel sections. The lead group of 4 of us got away early and stayed away. I almost crashed once, then ended up crashing when I got a little squirrelly coming down a hill and a guy on an e-bike clipped me as I swung into his path. I wouldn't have probably beaten any of the other three guys I was with, so I didn't lose any spots as a result of going down. Second in age group.

After the race one of the guys mentioned to me that the first two finishers were former road pros. I didn't have any idea at the time, but I was riding with Scott Moninger, one of the most successful domestic professionals in U.S. history with over 275 career wins. That itself was a win in my book. 

Homecoming 2024

Check out these great pictures of Julia and Miles from Homecoming!

Miles won Homecoming King for the Junior class and was presented at the football game on Friday night. Friday/Saturday morning Julia finished up making her own boutonniere and corsage and then went over to Noel's house to get ready for the big night. Prior to dinner Miles' picked Julia up and we took a picture of them with Bailey.

Dinner turned out to be at Chipotle since there was an issue with their reservation at BJ's. They stayed for the entire dance and then a group went over to Miles' house to hang out for a while afterwards. Stacey stayed up really late and went and picked Julia up about 2:30 a.m. Party animals!

Eleven Mile Canyon

Today I rode my gravel bike from the cabin to Eleven Mile Canyon, all the way up to the dam, and then back to the cabin. Mom and Dad drove down later on and took some pictures too. It was nice to have them there (and on Tarryall Road) in case something went wrong.

It was a beautiful late summer morning up the canyon. There were a lot of fly fisherman and campers up there for the long weekend.   

Tarryall Road

I went to the cabin for Labor Day Weekend this year. The rest of the family had some things in town going on, so just me and the bikes drove up and met my parents for the weekend. We had a great time together, including this ride on Tarryall Road. 

Bike Pictures

Just a few pictures from some of my rides this fall. It's the best time of year in Colorado.