I'm a born and bred mountain boy from the foothills of the Rockies. Ever since I was a kid, I've loved playing in the dirt and exploring the great outdoors. My passion is getting people motivated to challenge themselves, all while making this world a kinder place. 

Here's some of my favorite adventures:

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• Rode a bike 4,000 miles from Honduras to Boulder (After serving for two years in the Peace Corps)

• Survived the jungles of Venezuela on a TV show called Out of the Wild Venezuela. This was BY FAR the biggest physical and mental challenge of my life.

• Ran the iconic Leadville 100 ultramarathon (twice)

• Rode a 3-speed cruiser bike across the U.S.A. Promoting bicycle advocacy with the League of American Cyclists

• Cycled from Vancouver to Cabo San Lucas Mexico, promoting the efforts of People for Bikes

• Cycled across Cuba

• Rode the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (longest off road bike route on the planet)

• Participated in RAAM (Race Across America) a non-stop bicycle across the USA.

• Trekked the Three Passes in Nepal and visited Everest Base camp

• Rode the grueling 500 mile Colorado Trail on a mountain bike that I designed with Priority Bicycles

• Rode 3,000 miles across the USA asking strangers for love advice

• Painstakingly pedaled the 1700 mile Baja Peninsula

My bicycle is a freedom machine, it’s my favorite way to explore this beautiful planet.  Biking obviously takes me places physically, but it also takes me places emotionally. Adventure is anywhere there is an open sky and an open mind.

Fun Facts:

• I've been a vegetarian since 2003

• I've never owned a car (finally got my license when I was 32)

• I speak Swedish ( I was an exchange student in Sweden in 1998)

• I speak Spanish (spent a semester in Guadalajara, then two years in the Peace Corps in Honduras)

• I love the Muppets

• I was diagnosed with high blood pressure at age 4. it was 160/140-yikes! *I'm ok now

• I LOVE bean burritos