Tag: Mountains

by James Murren 07 November 2026 Number of comments0
California Mountains MTB Photos

Recent Writings Free to Read: Rafting Middle Fork of the Salmon River and MTB Redding, CA

Recent writings of mine are free to read at the following links… My Freehub article on building community through buildingContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 July 2026 Number of comments0
California

CAMTB/Advocacy in Mountain Flyer Issue 82

Out now in Issue 82 of Mountain Flyer is a piece I wrote on the decades-long mountain biking advocacy workContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 June 2026 Number of comments0
California MTB

Main Artery/Redding, CA in Freehub Magazine

Out now in issue 17.2 of Freehub Magazine (Bellingham, WA) is my article about the rising mountain biking scene inContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 March 2026 Number of comments0
Mountains

War Kitchen Print Magazine

I received my copy of the print edition of War Kitchen. My goodness, the care that is/was taken to shipContinue Reading

by James Murren 11 November 2025 Number of comments0
Other

SUP Guide to Lake Tahoe

Out now and free to access, my article/SUP guide to Lake Tahoe with award-winning Paddling Magazine. Where to paddle, theContinue Reading

by James Murren 09 December 2024 Number of comments0
Mountains Photos Travel

AT Half-Gallon Challenge in Trails Magazine

Trails Magazine is a newer indie print magazine focusing on hiking/backpacking, primarily, but also gets in some other angles withContinue Reading

by James Murren 17 November 2024 2
Brazil California Costa Rica Ethiopia Ghana Hawaii Honduras Kenya Land Libations Mexico Mountains MTB Nigeria ocean Other Panama Paraguay Photos Poetry Republic of Georgia Say Something Senegal Tea Travel

Announcing My New Travel Website for 2025!

Hello, everyone! I have exciting news! I’ve decided to get back into regular travel writing, like I did when IContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 September 2024 Number of comments0
California Travel

Kernville, CA Water Adventures in Session Magazine

Out now in Session Magazine is my article on sustainable tourism and Kernville, CA. An excerpt: “Fed by snowmelt fromContinue Reading

by James Murren 11 July 2024 Number of comments0
California MTB ocean

Earn Your Beer in Santa Barbara

Out now, is the next installment in my Earn Your Beer series in Adventure Sports Journal. Santa Barbara is calledContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 July 2024 Number of comments0
Land MTB

Finding Blue Sun Cave: Part 3 of 3

After crossing over the railroad tracks, I pedaled on a wide desert road that had deep DG/sand. Even with theContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 July 2024 Number of comments0
Land MTB

Wandering in Search of Blue Sun Cave: Part 2 of 3

I crossed over the railroad tracks at the water tower, following some of the research trail I had done overContinue Reading

by James Murren 19 June 2022 Number of comments0
California Mountains ocean

Earn Your Beer Kayaking San Diego’s Mission Bay and MTBing the Cuyamacas

My latest column in the Earn Your Beer series is out now in Adventure Sports Journal. This time around, IContinue Reading

by James Murren 26 December 2020 Number of comments0
MTB

Mountain Biking is a Political Act

Mountain Biking is a Political Act Fully Rigid, 26 December 2020 We might not like it, but we cannot denyContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 December 2020 Number of comments0
California MTB

Fat Fall and Winter

As prep for winter desert riding, I start fat biking when the temperatures begin to fall in autumn. It’s aContinue Reading

by James Murren 20 November 2020 Number of comments0
California Mountains MTB

In the Meantime

In the meantime … I’m guessing that we’re all feeling like we’re living in the meantime. Covid, right? What doContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 November 2020 Number of comments0
California ocean Say Something

Make it a Great Day

In all my work/travels, one thing seemed the same no matter where or in what kind of dwelling a personContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 September 2020 2
California Say Something

I’ll Watch the Birds

I’m guessing most of us around planet Earth are feeling, at least from time to time, as if the futureContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 April 2020 Number of comments0
California MTB ocean Say Something

Spring 2020 Writing Newsletter

Dear Family, Friends, and Web/Blog Followers: It’s been quite a while since I’ve sent one of these kinds of emails.Continue Reading