On the show today we have the Trail Manager for the Mickelson Trail, located in South Dakota, which has been a bucket list trail for me for quite a while. This Rails to Trail crushed limestone trail spans over 100 miles through the heart of the Black Hills. With 4 rock tunnels and over 100 bridges, this trail is open year round to bikers, hikers, and horseback riders. Dana Garry-Reiprich is the Trail Manager for the Mickelson Trail, and is on to tell us more about all that the Mickelson Trail has to offer.
To learn more, the website is www.mickelsontrail.com and is loaded with information about the trail itself as well as the communities the trail goes through. Events are listed as well. You can donate to the Mickelson Trail efforts at parkswildlifefoundation.org.  
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Episode 74: Everything You Want to Know About the Mickelson Trail

Rob and Todd are on the show today to talk about their Great Divide Adventure through Montana. In early June these guys loaded up their custom Salsa bikepacking bicycles and headed north to ride a portion of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. They rode 10 days of forest roads, single track and other varieties of terrain which provided them with over 40,000 feet of climb. They were able to ride with some of the racers doing the Tour Divide which is a race from the border of Canada to the border of Mexico. I would consider both of these guys elite athletes who train and race bikes year round, but they made it clear that if people train properly, have the right equipment, the right attitude, and enough time, anyone can tackle this route. You can head over to the Adventure Cycling website for more information about the route and I also found a great website about the race called tourdivide.org. 
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Episode 80: Riding Montana's Great Divide Mountain Bike Route with Rob and Todd

On this episode meet Kim who recently completed an epic solo bikepacking adventure by completing the Katy Trail on her bike after being inspired by a female colleague who did the same adventure while back. At nearly 240 miles long, the crushed limestone Katy Trail spans nearly the full width of Missouri and is the country’s longest continuous rail-trail, intersecting with rural farmland, scenic small towns, and centers of commerce and government on its route paralleling the Missouri River.  And if you listened to episode 89 with Kevin Belanger from the Rails to Trail Conservancy, we talked a bit about the Rail Trail Hall of Fame. Back in 2007 the Katy Trail became the second member in the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. Kim, who is a well versed solo female traveller, took a little over 5 days to pedal from Clinton, Missouri to Machens, Missouri, staying in hotels and bnbs along with way while carrying everything she needed in her waterproof and dustproof Ortlieb bike panniers. 
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Episode 90: Solo Female Bikepacker Pedals the Katy Trail

On the show today it is just me and I am going to give you a recap of my recent trip to Missouri where I rode the entire Katy Trail, west to east.  I would highly recommend checking out this trail if you haven’t yet. The Katy Trail is in the Rail Trail Hall of Fame and you can learn more about it at bikekatytrail.com. It spans about 240 miles across most of Missouri. About half the trail follows the Lewis and Clark path along the Missouri River. It is a rustic limestone trail, formerly the MKT rail line, and remnants still remain, like the old communication poles. I spent a week riding the Katy Trail and wanted to share my experience with you. 
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Episode 120: Murph's Katy Trail Recap

This week meet Eria Sabiiti.  He stumbled upon gravel by chance when he and his wife-to-be saw a poster for a bike race in their community. That race turned into quite the adventure, and both of them were hooked! He started a local club called the Iowa Gravel Gang and rides weekly on Iowa gravel roads. He also participates in some pretty epic races across the US like Rebecca’s Private Idaho and GravelWorlds in Nebraska. Eria explains why he loves gravel…it’s just you, the bicycle, and the road, with the simple sounds of gravel and the miles of wide open countryside. You can see his adventures on YouTube as well as Instagram under the name iowagravelgang. 
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Episode 123: Eria Sabiiti and the Iowa Gravel Gang

This week meet the guys from ReadyRiders.bike. Mike and Steve recently packed up their bikes and rode the entire Great American Rail Trail. It took them 90 days to pedal over 4,000 miles of mixed terrain surfaces, passing through 14 states as they made their way from Washington DC to Washington state. They are on to tell us about their experiences biking across the country with everything they needed packed on their bikes. Speaking of Rails to Trails, I interviewed Kevin Belanger, a trail planner for Rails to Trails back in episode 89. Kevin’s focus was on the Great American Rail-Trail which is an effort to connect a multi-use trail across the country and so far they are over half done with 2,000 miles completed. This is a non profit organization and you can check out their website at railstotrails.org. Also, you should check out The Ready Riders blog at readyriders.bike.
If you are listening to this episode in November or December of 2022, you can participate in the Murphology 200 Mile Winter Challenge if you need some inspiration to stay active once cold weather moves in. Here is the link: https://murphologypodcast.com/200-mile-winter-challenge, or just head over to the Murphology Podcast website and click the link in the menu tab.  
https://readyriders.wordpress.com/
www.railstotrails.org/
www.railstotrails.org/greatamericanrailtrail/
https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-89-the-great-american-rail-trail-project-with-trail-planner-kevin-belanger
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Episode 126: The Ready Riders Complete the Great American Rail-Trail

On this episode meet Sam Bennett. He is the new face behind the popular website BicycleTouringPro.com. This website is truly a one stop shop for anyone into bicycle touring or dreaming of bicycle touring. It is a great how-to resource, with blog articles, YouTube videos, books, you name it, for those who might be interested in learning what it takes to travel by bicycle, and it is also full of information for those who already enjoy the bike touring life. Sam has a strong background in biking, including working in the bicycle industry and has spent enough time in the saddle to take on the title of Bicycle Touring Pro and the world that Darren Alff created many years ago. Sam is on to share some of his bicycle adventures and tell us about how he is going to move Bicycle Touring Pro to the next level. 
www.bicycletouringpro.com 
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Episode 127: Sam Bennett is the New Bicycle Touring Pro

Time for some more listener mail!! Topics include biking in Minnesota, group riding, and my take on tubeless vs tube tires.  Enjoy!
Episode 81: Exploring the Paul Bunyan Trail: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-81-exploring-the-paul-bunyan-trail
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Happy Holidays!

Episode 129: Listener Mail

This week meet the founder of Girls in Gear. Gabrielle Rossi is the executive director of Girls in Gear which is a nonprofit organization that teaches young girls life skills through bike skills. Starting as young as 5 years old, Gabrielle and her team of coaches offer both one day clinics to learn to ride a bicycle as well as 8 week programs that combine the physical benefits of biking with the social and emotional learning that help build confidence in each of these youth. The program has expanded beyond New Jersey into neighboring states and to date they have helped hundreds of girls with both bike and life skills! Girls in Gear is for girls aged 5 and up, and they are always looking for coach volunteers so be sure to check out their website girlsingear.org.
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Episode 131: Girls in Gear with Gabrielle Rossi

I recently caught up with a few of my cycling friends and asked them about their favorite ride, or maybe a bucket list ride they want to make. So in this episode I will cover 4 great places worth checking out. From the Paul Bunyan Trail in Northern Minnesota, to Missouri and the Katy Trail, down to Florida to ride from Miami to Key West, and all the way to New Zealand! Thanks Kim, Tyler, Chris and Tommy for telling us about your favorites!
Here are links to more info:
Paul Bunyan Recap: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-81-exploring-the-paul-bunyan-trail
Katy Trail Recap: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-120-murphs-katy-trail-recap
Katy Trail Solo Adventure: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-90-solo-female-bikepacker-pedals-the-katy-trail
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Episode 133: Favorite Bicycle Routes You Should Ride

Meet Fabian Serralta, who founded a popular gravel event called Gravel Locos after he discovered his love of gravel biking and the spirit associated with it. He wanted to share with others his experiences riding gravel roads, while raising money for the local volunteer fire station in Hico, Texas. Gravel Locos has attracted over 1,600 gravel enthusiasts, from newbies to pros, and successfully put the small town of Hico on the map. This event takes place in May, and Gravel Locos has expanded to a second event in the fall that takes place in Pueblo, Colorado. Find more information at gravellocos.bike. 
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Episode 134: All About Gravel Locos with Founder Fabian Serralta

On this episode Cathy Niebauer is on to tell us about her experience bikepacking in a multi day event called the Huracan300. The Huracan 300 Challenge is the ultimate off-road endurance experience  in the state of Florida. The route features over 100 miles of singletrack, many remote miles of double-track forest roads and abandoned paths, and a few miles of pavement here and there. And as Cathy will tell us, this part of Florida is definitely not flat. Cathy and her team completed this event in about 4 days and experienced about every kind of terrain you can imagine! You can learn more about the HuRaCaN 300 along with a bunch of other bikepacking events at https://www.singletracksamurai.com/
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Episode 135: Bikepacking the HuRaCaN 300

On this episode I am going to tell you all about Emory Pass. Emory Pass is a high mountain pass located in the southern part of New Mexico, USA, in the Black Range Mountains. It is in the Gila National Forest and Emory Pass rises to an elevation of 8,228 feet above sea level. Bicycling Magazine once listed it as one of the greatest climbs in the country! In March of 2022 I biked up and over with a few of my friends while we were on a mission to bike across the U.S.
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Episode 136: Biking Up and Over Emory Pass

Amy Boelter is on this week’s episode to tell us her journey to reclaim her health via the bicycle. Several years back Amy experienced a tough journey to have a baby. Once her daughter was born, she fought some unexplained health issues that doctors couldn’t give her answers for a quick fix. Add to this the pandemic and some mental health issues along with postpartum depression, Amy didn’t like the way things were going. So she decided to reclaim her life and take control of her own health. It started with the purchase of a Peloton and 5 minute bike rides soon turned into longer and longer rides. She also made the decision to become sober and cycling really supported this. Today Amy is working out daily, has event goals on the horizon and seeing how far she has come keeps her moving forward!

Info on The Alcohol Experiment: https://thisnakedmind.com/blog-the-alcohol-experiment/
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Cuyuna Triathlon: https://www.cuyuna.com/off-road-triathlon/
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Episode 137: Amy Boelter on How to ‘Fail Forward’ Through Cycling

On this episode meet Johnathan Olson. He got a Peloton as a gift a few years ago and like most people he started out doing a couple of workouts a week. If you haven’t heard of Peloton, it is a brand of stationary bike that has built in features that allow you to join live cycling events so you can ride your bike alone in your home, but with thousands of other Peloton riders at the same time. This strong community is what got Johnathan hooked! He rides every single day, sometimes multiple times a day. And get this, he recently spent the weekend on his Peloton, and was able to log over 600 miles while participating in a Pelo-fondo. He has an interesting story that might just give you some motivation!
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Episode 138: Pedaling 625 miles in 28 hours, on a Peloton!

Today you are going to hear what it was like to live through a Derecho, and what it has to do with bikes and trees. A derecho is kind of like a hurricane that occurs on land, and lasts much longer than a normal thunderstorm. It was August of 2020 when I learned what a derecho was, because it came through and destroyed my community.
Seeing over half of our tree canopy lost on that day was a terrible loss. How can you replace so many trees? And who can? A fellow cyclist who is also an arborist introduced me to The TREE Fund, and a cool bike connection. Tour des Trees offers both an in-person event as well as virtual, which is what I am doing.
The virtual Tour des Trees Challenge is simple: Register for the Challenge, ride 350 miles, and raise $350 on a fundraising page. Miles are tracked via the Strava app. Registration for this virtual ride is free and there are no penalties for not reaching your riding or fundraising goals.
I just launched my page: https://tour-des-trees-2023.blackbaud-sites.com/fundraising/murphs-fundraising-page Check it out and if you don’t want to do your own challenge, consider supporting the TREE Fund via my fundraising page. They are working towards a goal of $300,000 and I can only imagine what that money can do for the future of trees.
Video of the derecho and me racing home! https://youtu.be/IJU08WQenck 
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Episode 139: Derechos, Bikes and Tour des Trees

Have you heard of the nonprofit called Orchard Place? They provide mental health treatment and expertise to kids in Iowa. Today meet Brandie Broadhead, the director of volunteers and special events with Orchard Place. Orchard Place is the oldest locally based charity in Des Moines, they have been around 130 years, providing both inpatient and outpatient services to kids as young as 2 years old. Their biggest fundraiser is an annual bicycle ride called the Moonlight Classic, which attracts up to 700 riders for a one day ride that is unique in that it is a night time ride that takes riders around some of the cool attractions Des Moines offers. You can register for this July 15th ride, or volunteer by going to moonlightclassicdsm.com. And find out more about Orchard Place at orchardplace.org.
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Episode 140: The Moonlight Classic Bike Event

On this episode meet Sam Westby. Recently Sam and his dad loaded up their bikes and rode across the country. Sam started bike touring with the family at the age of 9 and riding across the country with his dad was a bucket list vision for many years. This year the stars aligned with both of their schedules so they put a plan and a route together and away they went. Sam was on a bit of a time crunch so with fully loaded touring bikes, they launched from Oregon with a goal to end in New Jersey. They averaged 86 miles a day over 42 days, logging in 3,600 miles! Sam talks about the adventure, and the bond with his dad that strengthened even more while they biked their way across the US.
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Episode 141: Father and Son Bike Across the United States

Grassroots Gravel is a new entity and new event coming to Pueblo, Colorado this fall and Adam Davidson is back to talk about it. You can be part of this first year event and get 15% off! 
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Adam was on episode 41 to talk about singletrack biking, trail building and the Southern Colorado Trail Builders group in Pueblo. This time he is back to promote a gravel event that is designed to attract the gravel racers, gravel bikers, and also the everyday rider who might want to try something new. October 14th is event day and you can find out more at grassrootsgravel.com. 
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Episode 41 with Adam Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-41-bikepacking-and-singletrack-in-pueblo-colorado-with-adam-and-fam
Episode 134: Gravel Locos https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-134-all-about-gravel-locos-with-founder-fabian-serralta 
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Episode 142: Grassroots Gravel with Adam Davidson

Today meet Jamie from Canada! He is a self proclaimed bagger who got deep into bike touring a few years back and hasn’t looked back. Last year he loaded all his gear onto his Surly Long Haul Trucker and took about 6 weeks to bike across Canada. This year his big adventure plan was to bike across Iowa as part of RAGBRAI. He decided to make it an even bigger adventure by riding his bike from Canada, through Minnesota and then to the start of RAGBRAI in Sioux City, Iowa. He is on to tell us about his travels by bike, the connections he has made, and the kindness of people no matter where he was.
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Episode 143: Jamie From Canada!

Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina written by Kristen Jokinen, is a new book available now!  On the show today meet WORLD TRAVELERS, Ville and author Kristen, who are currently on a book tour zigzagging across the country promoting the book. They are on to talk about their 2 year, 18,000 mile journey from Alaska to Argentina on bikes! After hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail they had the itch to do something equally epic, and the plan to bike from Alaska to Argentina was born. At the time, they didn’t even own bikes. With the help of a friend they purchased bikes suitable for touring, tested those bikes with a very short 20 mile test ride, and boxed them up for the flight to Alaska. Their journey was all about biking, making connections and figuring out how little it takes to be genuinely happy.  Kristen kept daily blogs and went on to write the book; Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina, which is available now in your local bookstore or online. Find out more at their website which is welostthemap.com. 
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Episode 144: Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey From Alaska To Argentina

Today meet an extremely inspiring person, Jeremy Raeszler. Jeremy had a motocross accident back in 2008 that left him with a spinal injury and paralyzed from the waist down. He was now a paraplegic and told he would never walk again and that was a pretty hard pill to swallow for Jeremy. Time passed and somehow the idea of riding a bicycle got into his head and he was determined to figure out how he could learn to ride. You will hear from Jeremy himself how he accomplished what seemed to be an impossible goal. In less than a year he went from an indoor trainer to pedaling in a grueling gravel race called Rebecca’s Private Idaho! 
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www.paragravelcyclist.com 
www.rebeccasprivateidaho.com 
www.thebegoodfoundation.org 
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Episode 145: Para-Cyclist Jeremy Raeszler

I recently spent a week riding my bike in Florida with the Rum Runner Tour and asked the tour hosts to join me on the podcast. Pat Mayben and Bill Plock both have a ton of experience as event organizers, and run this successful bicycle tour that leads riders through the Florida Everglades and down to Key West. The Rum Runner Tour will introduce you to really cool places that you might not find on your own. Plus they take care of all the logistics so all you have to do is bike and enjoy. Their next tour is coming up mid January of 2024 so if you are looking for something warm and fun to get you through the winter, this is it! Find out more info at rumrunnertour.com. Here is my interview with Bill and Pat.
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Episode 146: Riding the Rum Runner Tour to Key West

Frankie Holt wasn’t really into cycling when she had a life changing experience while on a bike trip with her sister. She was in her 40’s and that bicycle trip gave her new energy, new confidence and the realization that freedom came with cycling. She also realized she couldn’t find a cycling bag that was quite right for what she needed, so she went about creating her own and her company, Fierce Hazel, was born! At Fierce Hazel, Frankie sells products that are unique, eco-friendly, and sustainable. She cares about the planet along with the people who make her products, and even uses rescued materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill.  Frankie has created and sells the lightest full size wallet out there, along with other bike bags that are functional and appeal to everyone. On this episode, Frankie tells us about her journey into cycling and starting her California based, woman owned bicycle bag company. You can find Fierce Hazel products at Fiercehazel.com. 
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Episode 147: Frankie Holt Talks Cycling and Fierce Hazel, a Sustainable Bike Bag Company

TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE DISCUSSION. On this episode Dan Hurd, AKA Lt. Dan joins me, and we talk a considerable amount about the sensitive topic of suicide so please be aware. Dan himself has attempted suicide several times and lucky for him, and all of us, he found the bicycle and it changed his life for the better. He had only been on a few rides when he decided to join a friend for a long ride. As we all do at times, as the miles ticked away, the complaining started and Dan’s friend came back at Dan with some tough love and a phrase that stuck…one pedal at a time. The bicycle became Dan’s new obsession and he went from just a guy on a bike to a cyclist who spent several years biking the lower 48 states….all 48 of them! His bicycle journey became a mission to promote suicide awareness and to talk suicide prevention to anyone that would listen. And from that a nonprofit was born called One Pedal at a Time Movement, or OPAATmovement.com which focuses on suicide prevention. Most days when he is out riding he has a huge sign on his bike that reads Make a Stranger Smile. The bicycle is where he finds his peace and in this episode you will learn how he helps others find their peace as well.
Again, please be aware this episode talks a lot about the sensitive topic of suicide.
https://ridewithdan.godaddysites.com/
https://opaatmovement.com/
Ryan Van Duzer Episode: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-113-bike-adventurer-ryan-van-duzer-recaps-ragbrai-xlix
Rum Runner Tour Episode: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-146-riding-the-rum-runner-tour-to-key-west
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Episode 148: The One Pedal At A Time Movement with Daniel Hurd

On this episode I chat with Jonathan Cain from TREE Fund. TREE Fund, which stands for Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, is a national nonprofit that among many tree related things, distributes scholarships to college students who are going into the tree care industry. Their biggest fundraiser is the Tour des Trees. Each year they host this fully supported multi day bike tour for about 100 riders. This year in late September riders will pedal about 425 miles in the Southern New England area while attending outreach events along the way. You can be part of Tour des Trees as a rider, or donate to the cause at tourdestrees.org. Jonathan is going to give us some great highlights about the bike tour, and also all about TREE Fund. 
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Episode 149: The Tour des Trees Bicycle Tour

The Iowa Gravel Series started in 2020 after Chris McQueen put on the Glenwood Gravel Grinder and decided to expand. Seven races now make up the Iowa Gravel Series, and it is a full season of events all over Iowa that take place from May to September. Races include the Glenwood Superbloom which is a unique and first of a kind women’s gravel race in Iowa and takes place in late September. 
In this episode Ian Breitlow, the Marketing Director with the Iowa Gravel Series, is on to tell us more about how the Iowa Gravel Series uses gravel roads to connect people with community. 
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Episode 150: The Iowa Gravel Series with Ian Breitlow

Have you heard of the Florida 500? This is an ultra endurance bike race that starts in Jacksonville FL and Finishes in Key West, giving riders over 530 miles of some of the fastest and flattest stretches of roads in the world. You can race as a solo unsupported rider, a solo supported rider, or as a Team Relay with 2, 4 or 8 riders. Today on the podcast meet cyclist Dan Swenson. Dan is an ultra endurance racer who lives in the high mountains of Colorado where he balances his professional time coaching others as an Endurance Sports Coach, owning and operating Dogma Athletica, a boutique fitness center, and as a small business consultant. He did the Florida 500 as a Team Relay with Mike Garcia and they won in their category. It took almost 27 hours for the duo to pedal 535 miles complete with nonstop headwind. They took turns pedaling 40 minutes and then taking 40 minute breaks as they made their way along the Atlantic coastline to Key West. Dan is going to tell us about his experience racing and winning the Florida 500, and just how important the power of the mind is while racing, and living life!
You'll hear us talk about a neck surgery Dan underwent just after completing the Florida 500.  Dan separately shared with me that his surgeon assured him the neck issue wasn't related to his biking position, but more likely to a life-time of staring down at a computer while at his work desk.
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Episode 151: Winning the Florida 500 with Dan Swenson

What the heck is DFL? Well, keeping it PG, it stands for Dead Freaking Last and at Mid South Gravel there is a celebration for the last rider to finish the 100 mile gravel course, a high energy celebration that I have never experienced before. Hundreds of people line up at the finish line and this year as Beth McBride crossed that finish line, people were cheering, the champagne was spraying and the band was playing. It was epic!  Bobby Wintle is the Race Director and he goes out of his way to make this weekend one heck of a party. Beth tells us about her experience at Mid South, which was her first 100 mile gravel finish. She also tells us about a challenge she joined on January 1st..to ride 10 miles a day. With over 100 days of consecutive riding, she is still going strong on this challenge and has no plans to end her streak!
I was lucky to get to meet and ride bikes with Beth recently when we both were part of the Driftless Gravel Camp in Winona, Minnesota. We both share a deep love for the bicycle and the opportunity to ride. It was such a fun weekend! 
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Episode 152: Beth McBride Wins DFL at Mid South Gravel

I recently completed an epic once in a lifetime adventure on my mountain bike with 7 friends, and wanted to tell you about it. The San Juan Hut System offers a variety of hut to hut backcountry tours including hiking, backcountry skiing and of course biking. We chose the Telluride to Moab trip which was about 200 miles spread out over 7 days, 6 nights and utilizing secondary dirt roads and singletrack. They provided multiple route options each day based on your skills that would get you to the next hut. The huts had no electricity or running water, but they provided shelter and they were fully stocked with food. Today I am going to give you the lowdown on the hut system, my bike and gear, and my thoughts on what each day was like. Be sure to check out sanjuanhuts.com for more information.
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Episode 55: A Recap of an Epic Adventure via the San Juan Hut System

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