Gritty Fitty
“They tell me you are a man with true grit.“ Grit is an overused word. Especially in the world of sports. Mediocre baseball players, the type who hit for very little power, throw weakly, run slowly, and strike out a lot, are often called “gritty’ because they “play the game the right way”, or “get their uniform dirty every […]
Zion National Park
Zion National Park was Utah’s first Nation Park. It was formally established in 1919.
Saint George: Nothing to See Here!
In 1861 the Mormon church sent 309 families to southern Utah to establish what was called then the “cotton mission”. Many of the families sent south had had experience growing cotton in the South, and with the outbreak of the Civil War, Brigham Young felt it necessary to grow cotton. The Southerners in the newly settled Saint […]
Blurry Eyed
Camp Lynda is this weekend. Instead of chasing people around the St. George desert on mountain bikes, I will be home. Healing from cornea transplant surgery. I’m disappointed to miss camp. But I’m happy that I will no longer see the world like this: I know some of you are thinking that no matter how […]
Southern Utah Weekend (Photos)
A few photos from a trip to Zion National Park and Snow Canyon State Park.
2011 Desert Rampage
The sun was bright. The red dirt perfect. Everyone was glancing nervously at everyone else. Looking. For new bikes. New fitness. To see who was serious on this first weekend of March.
