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.

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 and more inclusive place. 

Here's some of my favorite adventures:

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

• Survived the jungles of Venezuela on a Discovery Channel show called Out of the Wild Venezuela. This was by far the most challenging adventure of my life.

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

• Ran the iconic Leadville 100 ultramarathon (twice)

• Rode the grueling 500 mile Colorado Trail

• Rode my bike the length of Sweden (Arctic Circle to southern tip)

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

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

• Biked across Cuba

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

• Painstakingly pedaled the 1700 mile Baja Peninsula

Fun Facts:

• I've been a vegetarian since 2003

• I ride my bike everywhere-I’ve never owned a car

• I helped design my adventure bike, the Priority 600ADX (and its little brother, the Bruzer)

• I was diagnosed with very high blood pressure at age 5.

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

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

• I love the Muppets-They’re kind and silly

• I LOVE bean burritos