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Pinkbike: 2013 Western Open - BC Cup

August 8, 2013


The Western Open has become a bit of an institution, it’s not the easiest race to get to but it’s one of the most loved tracks on the BC Cup circuit and worth the hours of travel from Vancouver, Calgary, and Florida. 

 Check out more of my photos and Connor Macloed's video on pinkbike.com 
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Head over to pinkbike.com this morning (or click the link in my profile) to read about Elladee Brown. This Canadian mountain biker has held multiple XC and DH national titles, is featured in @the_moment_movie as she was at the forefront of freeride movement, and has made pursuing happiness in her career within the mountain bike industry her main focus. • • • “I think maintaining the love of mountain biking is about accepting that you're not going to love it all the time. That's happiness too. Knowing that there's no way you can be happy all the time. And I think the acceptance of that creates happiness because it's always going to circle back around again.” ~ Elladee Brown • • • I snapped these photos of @elladee17 during the filming of The Moment documentary directed by @hellodarcy. It’s now streaming on @redbull TV. Go watch it. My adopted grandmother Lucia (I adopted her) looking at a photo of her with her mother and sister from the 1930’s. Lucia is 96, just passed her driving re-test and lives at home in California with her 98-year-old husband, Tony. Our visits aren’t nearly frequent enough but I am so grateful for any time I get to spend listening to her stories. Since the death plague has temporarily (let’s hope) stolen my way with words, I’m going to let @mikeberard tell you why this new issue of @coastmountainculture is especially awesome. . When you grab your copy be sure to look for the article I did where @geoffkabush tells you how to win mountain bike races in your 40’s. • • • #Repost @mikeberard ・・・ I often get asked what I specifically “do” for a living. Being a writer is a relatively easy career to explain. Magazines, websites and brands hire me to write for a myriad of purposes: advertising copy, product copy, ghostwriting for notable people who are too damn busy, social media captions, film scripts, big ol’ feature articles, blog entries, email marketing campaigns, product naming, op-eds (opinion pieces), brand storytelling, etc. It’s a big world of grinding every day to make it as a writer. As an editor, the explanation is more difficult to understand. Sure, there is the literal editing that happens; diving into someone else’s writing and (presumably) crafting it to be more succinct, smarter, tighter in its story arcs, characters and arguments, etc. More excitingly, though, the role of an editor or creative director is to work with other roles to imagine, plan and execute ideas, hopefully to light a fire under the ass of the world. The perfect example of this is @CoastMountainCulture Magazine, the award-winning, genre-leading title I have sat at the helm of since it launched almost a decade ago. Together with a talented and cherished pool of contributors, I pull together ideas, words, photos and illustrations which will hopefully encompass the voice of mountain culture in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. With this recent, stunningly-beautiful cover, Mountain Culture Group art director Chris Rowat (@Rowatski) and I collaborated with @SarahKingArt to tie together the many threats Cascadia faces for The Save the World? Issue. She expertly executed our vision and I cannot be happier with the result. Every stroke, every word, every idea woven with intent, adding to the cohesive whole with both complexity and clarity, not unlike pulling together the infinite, tiny details of an entire magazine issue. It’s been a minute since the last time I posted to Instagram. But @badgal_brooky’s story is too good not to share. Keep an eye out for the newest issue of @craftmtb brought to you by the creative minds at @freehubmag. In it is an article I loved writing about the multi-talented and brilliant Brooklyn Bell with photos by @parisgore. Brooklyn’s story of creating the world she wants to experience through her art is truly something special! I’m also thrilled to have a couple photos from my favourite @northyardscider accompany the clever words of @pembygrl. Hanging out at a cidery for work? My grandma would be so proud! Holiday edition #flashbackfriday. There are all sorts of reasons to pursue post secondary education, but top of the list is the people you’ll meet there. . Happy holiday everyone. Enjoy your family, your friends, your time doing anything that makes you happy! See you in the new year! My top nine ‘liked’ Instagram photos of 2018 are surprisingly representative of my year - love, health, outdoors, community, and writing. I am so excited for what 2019 has in store! This is my beautiful ring designed by the insanely talented @juliocuellarjewelry using the heirloom diamonds and recycled gold from my mom’s engagement ring (swipe to see the original setting). . The mountains represent where we met, live, and play. And the diamonds are the moon and stars - although given the season, they remind me a little of snowflakes as well. . It is so uniquely us and I can’t take my eyes off of it. Thank you @studavid70 for proposing with such perfect ring. I love you so much! We are getting married! . Before our first date, @studavid70 and I were messaging each other on Facebook and exchanging stories about the weirdest people we had seen on Tinder. He told me about a photo he had seen of a girl dressed as an ape who was going fishing. . Me: “You have to marry that girl, she sounds awesome!” . Stu: No response. . Me: [Thinking to myself] Oh shit, he was describing a photo of me. I’m so embarrassed that I might actually die. Well, this has been fun. . . (Swipe for that photo). . Stu: “Well, this is amazing.” . Me: “I’m so embarrassed.” . Stu: “I wouldn’t worry about it, that’s probably what most people think.” . This weekend, Stu asked me to marry him. He proposed to this nerdy girl who puts her lifejacket on even when she’s dressed like a sasquatch, the same girl who told him that he should marry her before he even asked her out. I said yes. . I cannot wait for the adventures we have in our future, but for now, I’m just enjoying being in love with and engaged to this incredible human being. ❤️ . (I’ll post about the ring separately as it has its own beautiful story.) I found this beautiful note in a box of old mementos and tax recents last night when I was doing some organizing (read: searching for important paperwork that I’ve lost.) . This note is about 15 years old and, to be honest, I had forgotten all about it. But I wear the ring frequently and have never forgotten where it came from. . “This ring has no beginning and no end, so their future is in your hands. Please wear it as a remembrance.” . Tony and Lucy are my adopted grandparents. They showed up in Barra de Potosi, Mexico, to rent my parent’s casita nearly two decade ago and very quickly became our family. Over the years they made regular visits down south, usually overlapping with my trips, and visits to Bamfield. And last year, Mom and I travelled to Orinda to visit. . These two have taught me so much about life and given me so much to look forward to. Both in their 90s and married for 66 years, their love for each other is as strong as their humour and hospitality. I miss the days of sitting on the beach with them and talking about the latest Sex and City episodes or Lucy rolling her eyes while telling me, “kids these days think they invented oral sex!” But visiting them last year and filling their home with laughter and stories was just as heartwarming. . I have always believed that family isn’t just about people who are related to you. I believe that you can choose them and they can choose you - and that can be magical. The day we hiked to the top of the mountain and forgot the snacks in the car was the day I knew we were in love - because we both made it back down. #filmisnotdead #shootfilmgobroke
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