Launch (Spring Mountain, PA)

Well worth the five hour drive, Launch was a maze of rocky, technical trails. The hill is relatively small, but the park makes up for this size discrepancy by utilizing the rockiness of the area to its benefit. Wooden ladders linked large boulders and "unusable" features to create a thoroughly challenging trail system.

Seven Springs (Pennsylvania)

Nate, Jarrod, and I headed to Seven Springs nearly a year exactly after our last trip to the resort.



Nate was the MVP (or maybe "all star" is a better description) of the trip. He was sending everything and twisting his bike into perfect tabletops whenever possible.



Near the end of our day, we decided to ride the Alpine Slide. After all, we'd been teased by it every time we rode the chairlift!

Spring Break (Corolla, NC)

New Zealand!

The best vacation I've ever had. Crystal and I drove nearly the entire country, well over 4600 kilometers.



The only damper on the trip was the rain. It was nonstop for our first three days. Luckily we were able to "drive to the sun" as we headed towards the south island.



Queenstown was our southernmost destination. The town was a mountain biker's dream city, with a bike taxi service offering shuttle runs for super cheap.



The Huka Falls were intense! Our rapids jet was along the same body of water, the Waikato River.

Myron Glaser Cabin (Virginia)

The first cabin trip of the season!



Cameron and Eric rounded up the crew again for a great weekend in the woods. The best thing about the Myron Glaser Cabin was that it wasn't accessible by vehicle and required a decent hike to the cabin along the Appalachian Trail. We hiked in Friday night and started a fire as soon as we reached the cabin. The rest of the weekend was spent exploring the area, chopping wood and, of course, exhausting our supply of booze.

Snowshoe Mini Vid

Alex put together this nice vid from our weekend at Snowshoe. He may continue editing the footage, so I'll post an update if he revises this version.

Murdered Out!

The bus moved onto a new owner and a new adventure. It will be used on a winter-long trip to Florida - reminiscent of its original winter-long trip to sunny San Diego. The paint was the first thing to change. Opting for a less noticeable scheme, our friends flat blacked it from bumper to bumper with over twenty cans of spray paint.

I'll keep the blog rolling, however, detailing our camping, biking, hiking, canoeing, and general adventures. It was a great time owning the bus, but it was time to pass along to someone else to enjoy.