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Category Archives: Kid stuff
Pictographs and wilderness lessons
I love being in the back-country under the great blue dome. Backpacking used to be my prime mode of getting in deep. I saw some really cool places. I gave it up about 12 years ago. Pregnant bellies, babies and toddlers just don’t fit with backpacking. I’m very excited now Emma and Wes are big […]
Backpacking
Yep that isn’t a typo in the title! I went backpacking last weekend, no bikes involved! My backpack buddies were Emma and Wesley on their first ever overnight trip. They were mega excited and lots of hyping got done. We hiked up into Cottonwood Canyon wilderness area. Wes carried a for real backpack filled with […]
Redrock Rampage Tradition
I love the Redrock Rampage XC race here in St George. This year was its 16th year running. Before the race I chatted with its promoter Glen Ames. He mentioned maybe it was time to change up the course. I told him no way!! This race is a tradition and you don’t mess with traditions. […]
Early out Friday’s
Kinders get out at 1:15pm on Fridays. This afternoon was too nice to do anything but ride bikes. I made Wes ride behind for a photo. Other than that he rode like a sheepdog Emma has finally grown into her 24″ wheel bike with a recent spurt On the way home Wesley inhaled a Domino’s […]
Red Canyon at last
We have been planning to ride in Red Canyon all year and haven’t made it. This weekend was awesome up there. Photoblog time 24, 26, 29 one of each Emma has just grown big enough to be able to handle her 24″ wheel bike on anything technical and she railed it this weekend She was […]
Short Track Practice
We’ve been playing around with video. And with bikes of course. And with kids. Wesley is becoming quite the little hammer on his bike. He begged for clipless pedals so I dug up a nice pair of Times for him. Short Track Practice from Lynda Wallenfels on Vimeo.
Back in the desert
It was hard to leave Crested Butte but nice to be back in the warm dry desert We did escape to 10k for a couple of days for a little camping a little hiking a little flying a little silliness Meanwhile, Dave has dropped out of Colorado Trail Race – his stories to come later […]