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Cant wait for the next time to get out and ride! Waiting for new wheels to be built right now... loving all my other new components, such as my @pnwcomponents Cascade dropper post, Range handlebar and loam lever and grips! Not to mention the recent conversion to the 1X oval setup, which is pretty much all @RaceFace. These changes have definitely changed up how my bike rides and feels, and I suspect the new wheels and even the @boxcomponents Prime 9 will too... Also looking forward to the more durable @stansnotubes Arch MK3 rims and the buzzzzzzz and the faster engagement from the @hopetech Pro4 hubs! #trek #trekowners #trekbikes #bike #mountainbike #mtb #marlin7 #trekmarlin7 #marlinbike #pnwcomponents #raceface #rangehandlebars #pnwcockpit #loamgrips #loamlever #dropperppst #cascadedropper #125mm #racefaceride #ridecranks #oval #ovalchainring #chesters #tishomingostatepark#tbt #mybeautifulwife #camping #campfire #tishomingostatepark #blackrockgear #downbeanieLoving my new @pnwcomponents Cascade dropper post and Loam lever! Can’t wait to check out the rest of their gear! #PNWMark #pnwcomponents #cascadedropper #dropperpost #loamlever #red #mtb #trek #marlin7 #raceface #grippler #giveaway #hopeiwinSure was hoping for another weekend of camping.... it’s getting late in the year and time is running out... but the weather said no. Instead it’ll just rain all weekend!Giving oval a go on a new 1x drive train... still waiting for Box Prime 9 to release in December to finish it out! A big thanks to @matthewxknight from @trailsandtreads for helping me figure this all out! #marlin #marlin7 #trekmarlin #trekmarlin7 #marlin7upgraded #upgrades #mtb #raceface #racefaceride #racefaceoval #ovalchainring #32t #boxprime9 #lbs #localbikeshop #supportyourlocalbikeshop #tupelomsSpur of the moment road trips are fun... especially with my best friend! #spurofthemoment #roadtrip #mybestfriendmywife #blessed #drivingacrossthecountry #somewhereinoklahoma- Follow Stick's Blog on WordPress.com
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Category Archives: Trip Report
JMT 2018 Thru Hike Update
So, the JMT thru hike that I had planned for 2018 didn’t go quite as I had planned… Since the hike I have received several messages asking how the hike went, so I finally made the above video. However, I … Continue reading
December ’17 Florida Trail Hike: Ocala NF w/ Zpacks & GooseFeet Gear
Early last Thursday morning my son and I woke up around 3:30 am (Central time), made some coffee, loaded up the car and drove off. About five and a half hours later we were standing in my buddy Craig Smith’s … Continue reading
June 2017 AT Section Hike: Meet Virginia!
In September 2009 I took my first steps on the Appalachian Trail. It was only a few months before this time that I realized that “backpacking” was even a thing, and that there was such a thing as the Appalachian … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail, AT, Gear, Trip Report
Tagged Abingdon Gap Shelter, Appalachian Trail, AT, Backpacking, BeFree Water Filter, Damascus VA, Dennis Cove Rd, Dirty Girl Gaiters, Double Springs Shelter, Enlightened Equipment, GooseFeet Gear, Grindstaff Monument, Hiking, Kincora Hostel, Laurel Falls, McQueen Knob, McQueen Knob Shelter, Pond Flats, Sawyer Mini, Shady Valley, Stateline, TN/VA, Watauga Dam, Watauga Lake, Watauga Lake Shelter, ZPacks
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March 2017 GSMNP Day Hike: Trillium Gap Trail to Mt LeConte to Rainbow Falls Trail to Old Sugarland Trail
My son and I, along with a few others, were invited on a day hike with my buddy Benny Braden (aka: Plug-It In) last weekend (March 18th, 2017). Now as some may have seen in many of my previous trip … Continue reading
Posted in Great Smoky Mountain national Park, Trip Report
Tagged 900 Miler, Backpacking, day hike, Great Smoky Mountain national Park, Grotto Falls, GSMNP, GSMNP 900 Miler, Hiking, Mt LeConte, Mt LeConte Lodge, National Park, Old Sugarland's Trail, Rainbow Falls, Rainbow Falls Trail, Smokies, Smoky Mountains, Sugarland's Visitor Center, Trillium Gap Trail
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January 2017 GSMNP Loop Hike
Thursday, after I got off of work and my son got out of school, we loaded our gear into my car and headed to my buddy Benny’s (Plug it In) house. We stayed the night with him at his home, … Continue reading
Posted in Trip Report
Tagged Abrams Fall's Campground, Backpacking, Campsite # 95, Campsite #13, Campsite #93, Great Smoky Mountain national Park, Gregory Bald, Gregory Bald Trail, GSMNP, Hiking, Long Hungry Ridge Trail, Loop hike, Smokies, Tail of the Dragon, Twenty Mile Loop Trail, Twenty Mile Ranger Station, Twenty Mile Trail, Wolf Ridge Trail
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2016 GSMNP Thanksgiving Hike
While many folks decided to go “Black Friday” shopping this Thanksgiving weekend, a few of us decided to #optoutside instead! In the weeks before the hike, I proceeded to go through all the motions of someone getting ready for a much-needed … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Gear, Great Smoky Mountain national Park, Trip Report
Tagged Alum Cave Bluffs, Alum cave Trail, Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Boulevard Trail, Charlies Bunion, Great Smoky Mountain national Park, Hiking, Icewater Springs Shelter, Mt LeConte Shelter, Smoky Mountains, The Jump Off
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