LIVING THE OUTDOOR LIFE
LIVING THE OUTDOOR LIFE
Wild Trails Outdoors is a focused continuation of a long-running outdoor lifestyle journal originally written as The Outdoor Life blog. Same voice. Same field experience. A clearer trail forward.
This space is where hiking boots, bike tires, paddles, and campfires tell the story of a life spent outside. It is shaped by years of firsthand exploration and grounded in a simple outdoor lifestyle built around hiking, biking, paddling, and camping.
Here you will find articles, photos, and videos drawn from real time on trails, rivers, and backroads. Practical guidance, honest observations, and lessons learned the slow way. From winding bike routes and quiet coves to backcountry trails and remote campsites, this work is meant to help you explore with confidence and intention.
Wild Trails Outdoors exists to focus that original outdoor lifestyle into what I live and share most. Human-powered adventure. Quiet places. Time outside that clears the noise. Everything here is about passing along what works, what lasts, and what matters when you choose life beyond the pavement.
Now is your time to live the outdoor life!
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There are not many places that you can get out and ride and not have to deal with too much traffic, but this little route is one of the better places on the East Side of Tampa Bay.
Planing the Route
You have a starting point and a destination, but what about the route in between? When exploring the backcountry on a bike expedition, a plan should be in place as to the specific route.
Inspiration to Ride
I have a restless soul, and the prescribed treatment is “Get Outdoors”! It’s always been that way, since the time I was a kid playing and “camping” in a fort I built in the backwoods of Texas by flowing creek, to surfing the beaches of Southern California to packing horses on the backcountry of the Colorado mountains.
Not cool!
As we deal with all the rain and the upcoming winter the trials tend to become muddy. I am seeing an alarming amount of fat bike photos tearing up the trails all over the Internet!
Zwift – a new way of indoor cycle training.
Winter is here and while here in Colorado we have been experiencing some great weather days, sometimes it’s still difficult to get out and ride.
To Strava or not to Strava?
With all the negative connotations that Strava can bring, some folks have been looking at other solutions. In the Strava threads, cyclists state that they would entertain a different solution.
Protecting Our Right to Bike
We all know that I am an advocate for protecting our right to bike in Colorado Springs for both on road and off. With a deep appreciation and passion, can be fairly outspoken at times.
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After watching the KRDO13 clip, I was curious to know why the city’s hands were tied – it didn’t make sense to me. I contacted Aimee Cox (Community Development Manager for Colorado Springs) and spent an hour on the phone with her.
Training Partner
Knowing that in 6 weeks I will be pulling a loaded trailer up in the Colorado Mountains for my overnight trip, I thought that it would probably be a good time to start getting used to having a trailer io the back of my bike.
Stoned in Colorado
Recently I went to a local bike shop here on the south side of town and as soon as I walked in the doors the odor was so overwhelming it upset my stomach.
A day in the woods!
Riding in Pike National Forest just southwest of Colorado Springs, CO
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🌲 Trail Prayer – Proverbs 3:5–6 🌲
“Lord, I trust You with all my heart as I step onto this trail.
I will not lean only on my own strength or understanding,
but in every path, river, and mountain road, I submit the journey to You.
Guide my steps, straighten my path,
and keep me safe beneath Your watchful eye.
Wherever this trail leads, may I walk it with courage,
knowing You go before me, beside me, and behind me. Amen.”
Proverbs 3:5–6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
For the adventurer like you, it reads almost like a trail guide:
- “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Don’t just rely on maps, gear, or your own strength—rely on Him.
- “Lean not on your own understanding.” Trails twist and turn, life throws surprises, but God sees the whole path.
- “In all your ways submit to him.” Every trail, trip, or decision, big or small, acknowledges His hand in it.
- “He will make your paths straight.” He clears the obstacles, points the direction, and gets you safely where you need to be.
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