Dante and I had the great pleasure of attending the Pan American Continental Championships in Tucuman, Argentina. We got a chance to experience some of the best Dulce De Leche Crepes and some of the worst flooding from torrential rains in Buenos Aires before we met up with the rest of the U.S. DH team for the final leg of the journey out to the Tucuman. The race course came down a grazing, high desert, field outside the town of Tafi De Valle. It was somewhat similar to Napa Valley dirt (Excellent wines come from this region) and the...

Our drive to Angel Fire started out driving through some of the most beautiful areas in Arizona. Not too many people know that more than half of Arizona is covered in mountains and is not that hot. One of our stops in Arizona was in Holbrook where we did a little workout, then proceeded to skate in the local skatepark. It was a fun little track and definitely sketchy at times. When we finally crossed over into New Mexico it was getting late, so we found a quiet spot where the sky was filled with...