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Category: Mountain biking
All for the love of mountain biking, posting ride experiences, and adding insights as well as gaining some.
27 Mountain High in Durango, Colorado
I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. Leviticus 26:4 NIV If you enjoy mountain trails, trees, altitude and endurance rides, then Durango, Colorado is a “must-ride” destination for you. The first year I rode in Durango, the bike club… Read more
26 Sleep: Getting Enough
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 NIV Mountain bike trips have not been all work and no play. After riding the day away there has always been room for swimming, going to the movies, enjoying a meal out, relaxing in a… Read more
25 The Widowmaker—When the Trail Seems Impossible
Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. Psalm 139:1-4… Read more
24 Knee-knocker Hill: Moab, Utah
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 NIV Fast-paced with scenic views and a challenging end, is how the trail leading to “Knee-knocker” hill can be described. The question I asked… Read more
23 Gratitude Unleashed: Onion Creek Utah
O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy… Read more
22 A Lion in the Streets—Facing Fear
Poison Spider Mesa to Portal Trail The sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!” Proverbs 26:13 NIV Caution! Danger! “Don’t ride that trail—people have died out there!” “It’s sick—when you’re at the top and you look down, people are the size of ants!” One by one the… Read more
21 Mountain Bike Meccas
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV There are so many great memories associated… Read more
20 Porcupine Rim, Utah; Great Memories!
Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—all who seek the LORD! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined. Isaiah 51:1 It was 4:30 a.m. and the dirt road that leads to the Porcupine Rim trailhead was rocky and steep. The truck, bikes, and gear rattled while… Read more
19 Fuel Up: No Bonking Allowed!
And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6: 15 ESV There’s nothing more frustrating than taking off on your mountain bike, and then finding yourself out of energy, with rubbery legs, and a foggy brain—all known as “bonking.” Or at least that is what we called it, and… Read more
18 at Sunrise Park, AZ.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:10-11(NIV) At 4:30 a.m., it’s difficult to be sure you’ve included all the right equipment and placed it into your riding bag, before hitting an… Read more