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  • dirt bike dreams

    When I was a kid, I didn’t want to grow up and be the best female dirt biker. I didn’t want to have the spotlight placed on my gender or even any performative accolade. In all honesty, athletically – I wanted to play college basketball for UConn, then play in the WNBA. Or I wanted…


  • Keep going

    Keep going

    Keep going. Life comes at you fast. Getting through a hard section on a trail. Just because you get through one hard part, doesn’t mean there aren’t more sections ahead just like it. Doesn’t mean you stop, and move every rock to make it easy – as if it’s not your fault for it being…


  • Just buy the damn chair

    Just buy the damn chair

    (Originally posted Oct 22, 2021) When I left my past life, I also left behind a great number of items related to activities I love: camp and outdoor gear. It wasn’t worth it. Separating items down the the detail of whose screwdriver was whose and who bought what camp stove… Not worth it. Material items…


  • I Can because of who i am

    I Can because of who i am

    “I worry about you. I don’t think you’ll be okay. But then I remember, you’ll have the money from the house, so you’ll be okay”. This is what I was told as my previous life was being flipped upside down. Does it sound nice? Maybe. But to me, it was infuriating and an example as…


  • Who is your role model?

    Who is your role model?

    “It’s great to have athletes as heroes and role models, it’s important- I don’t discredit that. But really at the end of the day, the biggest role model in a kids life should be sitting across from them at the dinner table. “ A parent. Who shows up, leads, loves and has a presence in…


  • Curiosity to the rescue?

    Curiosity to the rescue?

    I’ve been called stubborn by a few riders who were new to riding with me. That statement typically comes when I don’t accept help the moment something goes off plan. I remember my heart sinking as a rider took off shaking their head when I asked them not to help right away. While I can…


  • Clutch & Brake Lever Breakdown!

    Clutch & Brake Lever Breakdown!

    Clutch & Brake Lever Breakdown! I finally found levers me and my small hands love that meet the three requirements I look for: Reach, Pull & Engagement Point. I’ll be releasing more detailed descriptions and videos of my experience with the levers referenced in this post soon. It has been quite a journey over the…