by Troy Lambert | Sep 7, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
Last week, I wrote about my upcoming ride of Rebecca’s Private Idaho, an annual event held in Ketchum, Idaho on Labor Day weekend. There are two choices on the menu, the Small Fry and the Big Potato: a 54 mile or 94-mile grinder of a race over gravel roads that...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 31, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
This Sunday, I will saddle up my mountain bike for a nearly 54-mile ride on some of the most scenic and brutal gravel road in Idaho. The event is an annual one called Rebecca’s Private Idaho, and it takes riders over an epic and grueling mountain course. Of course,...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 9, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
August in the Northwest brings fires, and with the fires comes smoke and haze. In the valleys where many cities are, this can create an inversion and horrible air quality. Cycling in these smoky conditions can not only be challenging, but hazardous to your health....
by Troy Lambert | Jul 27, 2017 | Unbound Outdoors
Thousands of water fans in Boise have had a disappointing start to the river season this year. High water, flooding, and damage to river banks meant that the usual season for floating the river would be cut short. Some thought it might not happen at all. Well, those...
by Troy Lambert | Jul 6, 2017 | Motorcycling, Unbound Outdoors
The state of Idaho is crisscrossed by some of the greatest roads in the world, many of them created for the sole purpose of resource extraction. In other words, many were built for the removal of lumber, mining, or trapping and hunting. While the public views about...
by Troy Lambert | Jun 27, 2017 | Cyclling, Unbound Outdoors
Last Thursday, I participated in The Longest Ride. I rode just under 40 miles in four hours, supported a great cause, and found a new training route. I revisited that route today. From my house, it took just over an hour to do 11 miles of some significant vertical in...