About

I started this blog (as Velo Mom) in 2010 to document our life on bikes and our passion for cycling. In 2012 we rented our house out in Colorado and started to travel around the United States and world looking for the best places to ride our bikes. We homeschooled the boys and worked from the road for 10 years! In those 10 years this blog was mostly ignored as we prioritized other work and enjoying our travels. But now we have a lot of bike travel info swirling around in our heads and we finally want to share it all with you. From Moab to Squamish we’re working hard to get you the info you need to take a mountain bike trip.

In 2021 we purchased a home base again in Bend, Oregon. We still have our 37 ft Outlaw Class A RV that we use around half the year to get to our favorite MTB destinations and continue to travel oversees.

Jen:  “DigitalMomad” juggling freelancing, the corporate world, and this blog. Avid road and mountain biker but would pick the dirt any day over the road.  Strengths while traveling are scouting the best locations and trails and being the only person in the family (despite living in 200 sq. feet) that can locate anything.

Randy: Mechanic, road school teacher, toddler wrangler, fan of old school road cycling, not fond of riding his road bike on gravel. Makes riding anything technical on a mountain bike look like a piece of cake. Also the “cool head” in the family.

Kalden: 17 year old Enduro racer who prefers tech over jumps but still jumps was higher than anyone else in this family. Musician and Video Game Developer. Likes to surf (unless the water’s too cold or there is a chance of sharks). Coaches kids with Bend Endurance Academy and is now PMBIA Level 1 certified.

Lars: 8 year old that mostly goes with the flow and enjoys adventures. Lover of bikes (I wonder where that came from). Prefers going downhill but if you through in some tech he enjoys xc riding. Also enjoys xc skiing, surfing, drums, tennis, and watching silly shows on YouTube.

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