I'm the next member of the Trail Crew

This sounds like it’s straight out of a fairy tail: free riding trips, free riding gear, a high-end loaner bike (that may become yours), and all you have to do is take pictures and promote it like crazy on the internet? Yep, definitely a daydream straight out of my head; what more could I ask for in life?

I would be the perfect rider to do this for a number of reasons. Firstly, I am very comfortable using the internet to publish content. I have been a member of Facebook for several years, and regularly update my profile with status updates and pictures. I am always posting photos here on my blog, and most often they're all about mountain biking. I take loads of pictures of trails I've ridden, and pictures of my bike and bikes I've ridden are definitely sure to sneak in there and take up some web space.

As well as those, I am one of the top content contributors on the hottest mountain bike site on the web, singletracks.com. (Click here to check out my profile.) I participate there in the forums, as well as submitting reviews and photos for trails and gear.

Finally, and most importantly, I just straight up love to ride for the sake of riding. I get out and hit the singletrack whenever I possibly can, and wherever I can. I have lived and ridden in Wisconsin, Montana, Colorado, and Georgia, and have visited many states in between. I'll be moving from Athens to Dahlonega, Georgia in about two months, and will have all of the best North Georgia singletrack outside my back door, and will be within easy striking range of the world-class singletrack in Pisgah. With trails like that in close proximity, I can lay a BEAT Down on any bike. And, since I'm living in Georgia now, I get to ride ALL YEAR ROUND; no time for ski season anymore! It's just singletrack all the time!

So sign me up.

Email Update

When I was back in Wisconsin, I had several people ask me whether or not I was still writing/emailing updates/blogging etc., and I actually have been updating my blog frequently... very frequently. However, since I've been updating and working on the creative side of things so much, the administrative side has gone a little slack. So here's a quick update for you.

I haven't been writing nearly as much lately. Randomer's focus has shifted even more heavily towards photography, or at least pictures (as many of them don't measure up to Mr. Meurett's expectations of photographs... that would take A LOT of creative energy).

I have written a few interesting things lately:
Miracle Mercy
706 update
You Gotta Want It!
Practice Makes Perfect

Also, remember when you get on Randomer, you can browse for posts by topic, such as "quality" for all of the best posts, mountain biking, rock climbing, a commentary on life, and Jesus Christ (although all of the writing links are most of the recent "Jesus Christ" posts).

Other items of note...
I AM ENGAGED!!!!!! Most of you probably know that, but that is so HUGE that I CAN'T GO WITHOUT MENTIONING IT!!!


Also, was just up in Wisconsin for a visit, and I'm in the process of uploading the hundreds (yes, hundreds) of photos from my trip.
You can find the first couple of rounds of rock climbing photos from Red Wing, MN here, here, and here.



Also, some shots from mountain biking back at Levis here.



If you browse back a little ways, you will probably run across a load of photos from past mountain biking exploits, such as this one from a trail up north of me a little ways:


And there are many, many more pictures on there way (including a whole bunch of rappelling pictures!) So check back often, glance through some snap shots of my life, and have a good day! (Oh, and shoot me an email if you want!)

Hundreds of pictures

So I seriously have hundreds of pictures from my trip to Wisconsin that I want to post, including a slew of awesome climbing and rappelling pics. Here are a couple more from Sunday at Levis Mounds:

Mountain Biking at Levis Mounds!!!

Rocking the teeter totter in the new skills park at Levis Mounds, Wisconsin!!
That was a blast!


Beginning of Warmup out at Levis Mounds. Gorgeous singletrack!!!










All of these mountain bike photos were taken at Levis / Trow Mounds near Neillsville, Wisconsin

Storms and Levis Review

So it seriously stormed like crazy during the middle of the night last night! It was intense.

I posted a review (a rather rough review, but a review none the less) about Levis up on singletracks last night after our ride yesterday:

"i rode levis today for the first time in about 15 months, and was again just awed by the quality of the trails here! i dream of levis when i am away, and it is so good to be back for a visit! after doing a great deal of riding in the southeast in addition to the west, i have decided that levis has to rank as one of the best bike trails in the country! it's IMBA epic label is well deserved! new improvements include several smart reroutes, some new bridges, extended bridges, some small stunts on the normal trails, and they are just beginning work on a skills section. after one week of building, the skills section already has a teeter totter and several interesting bridges, with some skinnies ready to be put in. as far as levis in general goes, the incredible variety from crazy-challenging technical terrain to long xc loops with some serious climbs and sweet descents... with the trail being very "single" singletrack... this place rules! that's all i can say!"

Here is the review that I had previously posted on Levis:

"this is where i learned to ride, and everywhere i travel: from northwest montana, to wyoming, all over colorado, and now to the east... i still compare the trails to those back at levis mound, wi to see how they stack up. levis is incredible! especially when you consider the fact that it sits in the middle of wisconsin. ride it."

That first review was concise and to the point... but I just couldn't keep myself from raving some more about how awesome the riding is there!

Getting ready to mountain bike Levis Mounds

Dean and I


My Mom and I


Dean and Carol


Taken at Levis Mounds near Neillsville, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin in 2 DAYS!

Yeh Wisconsin, get ready to be DOMINATED!! Got my Minnesota/Wisconsin guidbook yesterday, and totally getting stoked to hang out with family and friends, hopefully do some biking at Levis Mounds, and definitely climb some rock at Barn Bluff in Red Wing.

Yeh, getting excited!

Here's a shot from Barn Bluff, on a climb that I want to do:


(Taken from here.)

Finally Posted

Here are a whole bunch of pictures that I found sitting in my photobucket. Almost all of them are from my digital photography class, which was a long time ago. I just thought I would throw them up here. Enjoy!







































Wildcat Mound










































Bruce Mound



































Listeman Arboretum













Levis Mound