
A Dirty Past
Growing up my father always had a story to tell of his childhood and young adult life, so long as you were willing to listen, and as a child I was mesmerized by the stories

Crisp Mornings and Carhartt’s
I forgot how crisp the autumn morning air is here east of the Cascade Range. You would think this would be something I’d have remembered, spending the first 18 years of my life living

Life is funny that way…
It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I know, I know, I’m not the most consistent when it comes to writing on here, but typically I have kept up with posts to my Instagram as well as

The Three Lake Take – Snow, Gem, and Source Lakes
The day started as you’d expect of an mid autumn northwest day. The air was heavy, and a light mist was falling as I headed out I-90 towards Snoqualmie Pass. Fog hovered just above

Bumpy Roads and Slippery Slopes – Rampart Lakes via Rachel Lake Trail
My friend and former teammate Hillary had asked me the weekend before at Derby Days if I wanted to go hiking at some point in the next week as it was her “rest

A bike named Lara: Return to the Cassiar – Day 6
I started writing this some days later after I returned. All will be explained later in, but some unexpected events to come back to forced me to delay much of my plans, and is what

Never Alone: Return to the Cassiar – Day 5
There is this weird thing that happens when you travel by motorcycle, something that I can’t really explain, but it is beautiful. No matter where I go or what time of the year, there is

And then there’s Matt: Return to the Cassiar – Day 4
Probably one of the most noticeable and recognizable adventure bikes when out and about that you come across is the R1200GS. An already popular bike among the worlds travelers, but made more popular by the

Remembering the Cassiar: Return to the Cassiar – Day 3
You ever think back on a moment from a trip somewhere, and remember it in all its detail, then come back some years later, and it seems so out of place? My trip was a