Lessons for life from a mountain bike

The trail is meditative and transcendent, gnarly and exhilarating. In all ways, the land is listening to love letters written with breath and the whir of a chain.


lessons from a mountain bike

  1. Balance comes from momentum

  2. Don’t look at the hazard; look at the ideal line ahead to stay upright

  3. Learn how to fall

  4. Call upon other muscle groups during fatigue; one can rest while still in motion


A photo of the texture of black rocks in Presque Isle Point, Marquette, Michigan

The black rocks of Presque Isle Point, Marquette, Michigan

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