I've been riding dirt bikes since I was 6 and attended the School of Hard Knocks after receiving initial instruction detailing the location of the clutch, throttle, brakes and shift levers from Dad.  If I returned home without crashing I was sent back out on the trail!  I rode trails and a little track for 25 years until my daughter was born.  At that point a moto I could use to bring home groceries became more valuable and my appreciation for ADV was born.  This required me to unlearn all those bad habits I taught myself since sound fundamentals are SO important on the big bikes.

Now I ride a Norden 901 with Touratech suspension on the mountain passes, big adventures and often coaching. The Beta 390 RR-S is set up for short day adventures, single track and entry level hard enduro(aka soft enduro).

I prefer very small groups of 1 to 4 riders on routes of their choice(if appropriate) and use video to document harder obstacles for evaluation and reflection.  An experiential approach and USMCA Dirt Coach Certification allows me to provide feedback while we ride and leverage the terrain to create teachable moments.  I thoroughly enjoy coaching, facilitating grand adventures, and welcome the challenge of helping riders set ego aside in pursuit of their goals.