Category: MTB

by James Murren 12 June 2013 Number of comments0
MTB

Lil’ France Park All Big Now

Little France Park in northcentral Indiana has some 8 miles or so or less of trails, most of which couldContinue Reading

by James Murren 10 June 2013 Number of comments0
MTB

My, My, My Michaux (Happy Ending)

A mountain biker runs up the forest road, pushing his bike while doing so. I pull the pickup truck overContinue Reading

by James Murren 08 June 2013 Number of comments0
MTB

My, My Michaux (Part 2–Lose the ‘Tude, Dudes)

Day 2 was picture perfect weather, again. I parked at the bottom of Dead Woman’s Hollow. Knowing that thirty plusContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 June 2013 Number of comments0
MTB

Post #516: My Michaux (Day 1)

Three days of the most ideal weather conditions I can remember in southcentral PA were gifted to me and allContinue Reading

by James Murren 19 May 2013 1
Brazil Libations MTB

Post #514: Post Ride

sometimes you don’t want to rehydrate with powder and on a hot summer-like day you want to taste the airContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 May 2013 Number of comments0
MTB

Post #509: MTB and a Morel

When I pulled into the lot at Kickapoo, a hetero couple aged in their 50s, I’m guessing, were finishing upContinue Reading

by James Murren 06 March 2013 Number of comments0
MTB

Metal Guide to Michaux

My latest article in switchback Magazine. Issue 10: The Metal Issue. An 80s metal/hard rock guide to the trails ofContinue Reading

by James Murren 24 January 2013 Number of comments0
MTB Poetry

Frozen Tracks

the sky is the color of boredom the wide muddy river wabash flows brown with ice sheets floating on theContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 December 2012 Number of comments0
Mountains MTB Say Something

A Silent Song

“To know you’re passing through Newtown, you’ll see the giant flag pole in the center of town.”  That’s how aContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 December 2012 Number of comments0
Costa Rica MTB

Liberia, Costa Rica MTB

If you’re ever up by Liberia, Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border, and have a hankering to get a rideContinue Reading

by James Murren 26 November 2012 Number of comments0
MTB

Pilot Rock Climb Mechanicals and Group Ride Thanks

A few years back I flatted climbing up Laurel.  Fellow riders assisted in the fix then, a much appreciated actionContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 November 2012 Number of comments0
MTB

Black Mtn Trail in November

After hike-a-biking up the backside of Black to then descend to end day three’s ride, we took a break to enjoyContinue Reading

by James Murren 24 November 2012 Number of comments0
MTB

Julie’s Cure: Pisgah MTB

It rained overnight for three hours.  When we crawled out of our tents, one of us hadn’t slept but anContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 November 2012 Number of comments0
MTB Poetry

Backwoods Riding

upper daniels ridge to farlow out and back and then down lower daniels to complete the ride on day oneContinue Reading

by James Murren 20 November 2012 Number of comments0
MTB

Pisgah Fuel

Not a creation cooked up in my noggin, but when I read about it, I did immediately think:  mtb fuel. Continue Reading

by James Murren 30 October 2012 1
MTB

Appalachian MTB

As the last of the leaves fall from the trees to the earth below, and as the cold north windsContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 October 2012 Number of comments0
MTB

Autumn MTB through Orange Colored Glasses

When I put the orange lenses into my sunglasses, it’s kind of like visual hi-def when pedaling through an autumnalContinue Reading

by James Murren 23 October 2012 1
Costa Rica MTB

Freshly Pressed

For the past two years, a team of us has worked with an organic coffee growers association in the volcanicContinue Reading