Volcanos are insane. As in, incomprehensible—for me at least.

The amount of sheer energy that lies dormant below is something I’ve only witnessed in sci-fi movies or imagined accompanying the apocalypse. But they’re also insanely beautiful.

From where I’m standing on Strawberry Mountain, I can see four volcanos and the view is slightly overwhelming. Mount Rainier is to the north…

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Alex Gardner, Nick Gibson, and Tommy Magrath started the Trans Cascadia 4-day enduro race five years ago as a way to allow riders to experience forgotten trails and incredible riding in the Pacific Northwest. Over the years they’ve forged relationships with the Forest Service and other trail user groups like the Backcountry Horsemen and have used the race as a way to give back to the trails…

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“Confirm your name.” Jake Dudek must have looked confused, because the photographer repeated, “please state your name.” Still in a haze, this time Jake, running a 26 on his number plate, identified himself by name. The photographer sounded relieved when he shouted over his shoulder, “yep, found him! I think I got him!”…

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Blaue Lippen, klappernde Zähne, eisige Füße. In meinen nass durchtränkten Schuhen stehe ich in der Bikewash-Schlange und muss schmunzeln, als ich mich dabei ertappe, wie ich die To-do Liste im Geiste durchgehe. Ich bin so viele Jahre Rennen gefahren, dass ich den Ablauf nach der Zielankunft fast schon automatisiert abspule. Das Bike waschen und zum Check bringen.…

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En fin d’année dernière, nous vous parlions de la Trans-Cascadia, cette course d’enduro organisée au Nord-Ouest des Etats-Unis qui a pour but de créer un réseau durable de sentiers VTT. Romain Paulhan et Déborah Motsch étaient sur place pour vivre une belle aventure au coeur du Pacific North West, le temps d’une course unique. Ils nous racontent…

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This third and final work party of the 2019 Trans-Cascadia season (pre-race) was the first collaborative event with The Backcountry Horsemen of Washington (BCHW) – a group representing stock trail users.

“We got a call from them last year just kind of out of the blue,” says Trans-Cascadia Race Director Nick Gibson…

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The 2017 Trans-Cascadia singletrack race went full tilt from day one. Videos started to flow out immediately, and soon after that, the photos of what we can only describe as one hell of a good time. Our camera triggerman and photography mastermind Mike Thomas was on the scene to capture the action. Keep scrolling for all the racing from deep in the woods of Oregon... 

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Do you love mountain biking? Do you enjoy a well-organized race? Do you like to travel? Are you looking for the thrill of riding amazing singletrack for the first time, on the best dirt that’s ever touched your wheels, multiple times a day for multiple days in a row? Do you want to finish those days around a campfire with free-flowing beer, delicious food and like-minded people? Do you want to remember those experiences vividly 20 years from now?

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Trans-Cascadia just happened to begin on the first day of Autumn, it just happened to have all sixty-six racers start and finish each stage, and it just happened to wrap-up under a super moon eclipse around a campfire with celebratory stories being shared. Most people are hesitant when it comes to committing to a first year event, it's human nature to want to wait until the kinks are worked out, the details are sorted... 

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“I love it when a plan comes together.” – Hannibal – Every single episode of the A-Team.

Picture this, you arrive at a parking lot just off the main road of very small town that is set alongside a river amidst vast stretches of timber covered mountains. Waiting for you is a series of off road ready shuttle vans. You load in your bike and gear then you’re whisked away to...

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