About Craig

Life is too short to drink cheap beer.

Life is too short to put off mountain biking the lower 48 states before my body limits my riding.

This is my story of my adventures while living on the road and mostly mountain biking.

I retired at the end of June 2008, signed over my house July 9, distilled my life to what I could fit in my camper converted Dodge Sprinter, stored some items with friends in case I decide to like ski again or hang my “Restore Wolves to Yellowstone” poster, and cast off from Spokane on July 18.

My email address is craig@runutsadventures.com

My cell is 509 680 3724

on Gooseberry Mesa, UT

Living in my van and camping for free presents challenges that you who live in a house take for granted. Getting a shower after a ride is a big deal and finding it is a story sometimes in of itself. Washing off the sweat and mud is such a high point kind of right up there w/ cleaning that technical move. Other persons road tripping may find shower info useful. Food procurement is no different. Preparing it is limited to a 2 burner propane stove top, I lack a micro for quick dinners or leftovers. My hot water is from heating it on the stove. Toilets are either the bushes or McDs and the like.

I created this stickie that captures my life.

On June 23, 2009 I completed riding in each of  lower 48 states, my goal. At that point I was goalless and was just kind of drifting & riding along. I have since created another goal of Thousand Day mountain bike road trip odyssey which will finish around tax day 2011.

My life continues to be enriched by people I meet. I have made some great friends unfortunately I leave them when I move on.

I too have changed