Tag: trails

by James Murren 13 January 2023 Number of comments0
Libations MTB

MTBeer in the Year 2023

My measuring stick on time commitments related to work or starting new projects, things of that nature, is two years.Continue 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 16 June 2022 Number of comments0
MTB

SATW Award Winner–Bronze

Hello, everyone. Below is an update that I posted on my MTBeer Substack newsletter. I simply copy/pasted it here. ThankContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 October 2021 Number of comments0
California Libations Poetry

New Home Library and Novel

We built a home library, commissioning a local craftsman and fulfilling a dream that we shared. It’s not complete, withContinue Reading

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by James Murren 09 October 2021 Number of comments0
California Photos

San Diego Summer Photo Dump

Summer 2021 passed by super quick, having spent the days fixing up the new house and passing some of theContinue Reading

by James Murren 08 February 2021 Number of comments0
Libations MTB

A Few Words of Clarification and a Discount

Hello, everyone! A few words of clarification about this site, which is my writer’s website, and my new project overContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 December 2020 Number of comments0
Mountains MTB

It’s Here: MTBeer … Mountain Biking and Beer Newsletter

It’s here. MTBeer is now live, my “newsletter” that will focus entirely on mountain biking and beer. If you wantContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 October 2020 Number of comments0
California Mountains

Snowshoe Your Own Adventure in Mammoth

Out now in Snowshoe Magazine is a little piece I wrote on Snowshoeing Your Own Adventure in Mammoth, CA, meaningContinue Reading

by James Murren 28 August 2020 1
California Mountains ocean

Covid-19 Quarantine Remedies (!)

Being in San Diego, with a job, the living can be quite easy. I’m aware. The other day, I rodeContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 August 2020 Number of comments0
Mountains MTB

Purple Lizard Maps in Mountain Flyer

Purple Lizard Maps, based in Pennsylvania, produces world-class adventure maps. While most are for exploring PA’s lands, there are someContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 June 2020 Number of comments0
California Mountains MTB

Covid-19 Spring 2020 San Diego MTB in Pictures

by James Murren 09 April 2020 Number of comments0
California MTB

Back in the Saddle, Again

Well, as the pandemic continues, and the social distancing keeps a lot of trails closed, I keep telling myself, “we’llContinue Reading

by James Murren 04 March 2020 Number of comments0
Mountains

Snowshoe Magazine: AZ Nordic Village

Out now in Snowshoe Magazine, a piece I wrote detailing snowshoeing at Arizona’s Nordic Village north of Flagstaff … freeContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 February 2020 4
MTB

Cover Photo! — Bicyclist Magazine

I’ve never asked an editor, but have wondered for what seems like a long time if any of my photosContinue Reading

by James Murren 03 February 2020 Number of comments0
Libations MTB

Earn Your Beer in Southwestern, Utah … ASJ Issue #113

Out now in Adventures Sports Journal Issue #113, is the latest Earn Your Beer installment. This time around it featuresContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 January 2020 4
MTB

R.I.P. — Dirt Rag Magazine

Dirt Rag Magazine announced yesterday that they are shutting down operations. Gone. The Pittsburgh-based mountain biking magazine that’s been aroundContinue Reading

by James Murren 23 January 2020 Number of comments0
Mountains

Arizona’s Nordic Village

I picked up a snowshoeing writing assignment. From Sedona, I drove up to Flagstaff and then a little further northContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 January 2020 1
MTB

Sedona Sneak-away

I sneaked away and rode red dirt a couple of days. All that color and beauty on Sedona’s west sideContinue Reading