“There are no mountains in Texas” Lies. I constantly come across people that try to convince me of this. Listen folks, I walk out my front door and a mountain range is starring me straight in the face. There are mountains in Texas, in West Texas that is. I’m from a teeny little town about […]

Being home for an entire month is awesome. During school I don’t really come down to Dallas to visit much except for holidays or breaks lasting longer than 2 days which isn’t often. HIstorically, I’m a total bum during Christmas break. I sleep in, play video games, occasionally go outside into wilderness and very rarely […]

Happiness is dry socks. At the end of the day, if you can sit down, look in the mirror/pond/reflective surface and tell yourself, “Yeah I have dry socks,” then I would say you had a good day. You really cannot appreciate the amazing feeling of dry (and maybe even a little stinky) socks until you […]

I think I’ve only met Ms. Deichler a couple of times, if at all. I mostly know of her through her daughter, Ally. Ally and I were in the same organization in high school and subsequently hung out a good amount back then. I got a message from Ms. Deichler saying that she had seen […]

I don’t remember how I first met Vivian. It might have been through my older sister. It might have been through band, which I indulged in beginning in 6th grade until my freshmen year of high school. But for as long as I can remember, Vivian has called me “little bro.” And for the most […]

Exactly a week ago, I was having a good ride through East Austin. I was on mile 16 with my buddy Jimmy. We were going back home. The weather was pleasant. Not too hot or too cold. But everything changed rapidly. I got hit by a car. I was riding in the bike lane when […]

I debated whether or not I wanted to write this blog because well, it’s rather embarrassing for me personally. I did the infamous Ladera Norte…and almost cried. Now, I can’t tell you the last time I cried. It’s a very rare occurrence and it’s why I feel it’s important to tell you about my experience […]

This is about 2 months over due, but I figured it’s better late than never. Naming your bike seems to be a big tradition for T4K riders, or just cyclists in general. Usually, I’m terrible with these kinds of things, but I like to think it went kind of well this time. Meet Goose. I’m […]

So this week has been a week of firsts: riding in the rain, riding through a hypothermic state, riding within a high school, riding four days in a row consecutively, officially name dubbing my bike, and the first that beats all firsts–riding up the infamous Ladera Norte this morning. I first heard of Ladera when […]

So I realize it’s been a while (read, FOREVER) since I’ve blogged. I offer my sincerest apologies and one simple explanation: BUSIEST. SEMESTER. EVER. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been amazing. There have been so many times throughout this semester that amazing T4K things are happening, my life is changing, I have sudden realizations and […]