Flippies, whippies, and spinnies.

Highland Mountain Bike Park held the 2nd Annual Claymore Challenge this past weekend. After last years event, they drew an even larger list of heavy hitters from all over the globe. Everyone threw down hard as usual, with Brandon Semenuk coming out on top!

Littermag (soon to be VitalMTB.com) hired me to bust out my camera and shoot the event, and here's what came out of it!

2009 Claymore Challenge Slopestyle Video from Litter Mag on Vimeo.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

I usually have a purpose for posts, but this one is completely random, so I apologize on what you may consider a poor excuse for a 'deep thought'.

It kind of just hit me that some of the people I have met, and/or know on a more intimate basis, that I consider to share and appreciate their perspectives on life & the mtb industry live in distant corners of this rock we inhabit. For a second it kinda bums me out, but at the same time I'll be even more stoked on the rare occasion we get to share a 3D experience together.

What am I tryin to say? Basically the same sh!t people say all the time. Appreciate the people you have in your life, even if they're a digital version of themselves on a washed out computer screen. For the handful of peeps I'm referring to (you may or may not know who you are), I hope our paths cross in the near future.

For now one of my baddest of rad 3D friends is coming over to hang out and grill on a warm Friday night. Hugs.