Our Staff

Your hometown: Littlerock, Arkansas

What do you enjoy most about being a part of the team?
My favorite thing about being part of the team is the times we get to hang out either around the campfire or even at the end of the day at the office!

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Everybody feels better when they get outside!

What’s the most fun you’ve had on two wheels?
So many things. I love the Bears Ears and the Foggy Dew ride on the Methow trip. Every Western Spirit trip. Really. It is just so fun to be out with the whole day to ride and a guaranteed opportunity to relax and see the sunset.

What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I beat Missy Giove in a dual Slalom and I saved the Slickrock Trail from oil and gas development.

What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
Popcorn!

Your hometown: Windsor, Connecticut

When did you start working at Western Spirit?
1997

What do you enjoy most about being a part of the team?
Meeting dirty but glowing guests after a week in Canyonlands is pretty special as we all know that feeling and how special it is to get that time outside.

What’s the most fun you’ve had on two wheels?
#breauxdureaux (check the hashtag on IG for deets)

What’s something most people don’t know about you?
After my paper route, my first real job was picking tobacco in CT to pay for my first mountain bike

What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
Wasabi Peas and a G&T on my deck

Your hometown: Born in Northern Utah, lived and loved in Fort Collins Colorado before Moab

When did you start working at Western Spirit? 
Started 2022 season

What do you enjoy most about being a part of the team?
The camaraderie with our whole staff. Knowing most places in town, Western Spirit is the most fun.

What’s the most fun you’ve had on two wheels?
Contrary to most riders repeat list, I love Slickrock. I think it’s one of the best combos of cardio and challenging climbs. It’s my daily lunch ride. Gold Bar Rim is my next Moab stoke list of to-do’s.

What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I married an actual hot shot. Both in her profession and bike riding ability!

What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
I would eat an entire bag of party size peanut butter M&M’s if no one was looking.

Your hometown: Vernal, Utah

When did you start working at Western Spirit?
2017

What do you enjoy most about being a part of the team?
Our crew finding a reason to party!

What’s the most fun you’ve had on two wheels?
Watching the sun rise on an early morning ride.

What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I have an engineering degree.

What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
Cookie dough

Your hometown: Harleysville, Pennsylvania

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Because everyone needs a bike vacation… even if you don’t you do.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
13mo old cliff bar, orange peels, and a First Aid Kit.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Shreddin’ the Red!

What is your claim to fame?
Time Magazine cover.

Your hometown: Athens, Georgia

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
For the opportunities to share remote experiences with people.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Sunscreen, tools, all the snacks.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Colorado or Idaho trips

Your hometown: Detroit, Michigan

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I love bringing people out into the backcountry and exposing people to our beautiful public lands.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Med kit, pump, multi tool, water and pocket bacon

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Anytime on 2-wheels.

What is your claim to fame?
People like my hair.

Your hometown: Mission Viejo, California

What do you enjoy most about being a part of the team?

What inspires you to ride bikes?

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:

What is your claim to fame?

Your hometown: Boise, Idaho (and Truckee, CA).

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
My guests inspire me! I absolutely love sharing rich and meaningful experiences with the folks that go on our bike trips. Every single person who comes on a Western Spirit trip has something valuable to bring to the group and to the experience. I can’t think of a better way to spend my time.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Starbursts, my handy Buff, first aid kit, bike tools, more candy.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Everything I’ve biked in Tahoe- always beautiful, always fun.

What is your claim to fame?
Chess enthusiast. My travel set goes with me everywhere and I’m always down for a game!

Your hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Seeing people achieving their goals is a great joy.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
A Chicago deep dish pizza, two 9v batteries, a forgotten PB & J, three packets of mustard, and a random assortment of 8-track tapes.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Riding around dirt and sketchy curvy paved roads in north Vietnam.

What is your claim to fame?
My cooking.

Your hometown: Montpelier, Vermont

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
No matter your age or ability level, riding bikes makes you feel like a kid again. The nature of our job as bike guides is rewarding for many reasons, but exercising everyday in stunning backcountry settings says it all. I enjoy all sorts of outdoor sports such as fly fishing, skiing, climbing and I dabble in a few others, but mountain biking and camping are two that I have known since a young age. Sharing these skills with others and providing a safe backcountry experience is what inspires me to take people on bike vacations. 

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Snacks (specifically hi-chews), sunscreen, tools, wind/rain layer, small notebook.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Build & ride days on the hometown trail networks. Riding bikes is always a blast, but building trails gives you the full experience and ultimately makes you a better rider and trail steward!

What is your guilty pleasure comfort food?
Chips, Queso (costa vida queso preferred), and a cold Modelo after a hot ride. 

Your hometown: Gainesville, FL

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I think bikes are the best way to see the world. I’m constantly amazed by how efficiently you can move through the world on these contraptions all while experiencing the landscape so much more intimately than from the inside of an automobile. 

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
3 different multi tools, some zip ties, a p38 military issue can opener, 2oz of KerryGold® salted butter, and a tattered copy of Karl Marx’s Das Capital vol. 1

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Hitting warp speed on the 3 mile smile, aka lower 8 mile, on the Mt. Hood Singletrack trip

What is your claim to fame?
Averaging upwards of 2 dozen flat tires per year

Your hometown: Portland, OR.

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Getting to build connections and community with all the things; people, places, the outdoors, bikes, hard work, laughter, food, discovery… I love being out here in the middle of somewhere, experiencing people surprising themselves day in and day out. 

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Loads of water, my little silver pump, TP, chocolate that’s melted and resolidified, a small notebook.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Ripping down Togwotee Pass as the sun set.

What is your guilty pleasure comfort food?
NACHOS!

Your hometown: Forest, VA

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I’ve never had more fun than riding bikes and want to share that fun with others

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Fruit snacks, tools, water, rain gear, and a travel chess set

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Riding the McKenzie river trail

What is your guilty pleasure comfort food?
White chocolate raspberry cheesecake

Your hometown: Gull Lake, Michigan

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Getting to experience these beautiful places with people who may have never otherwise seen them is pretty sweet. Getting to do so on two wheels is just a plus! 

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Snacks, snack wrappers, snack crumbs, half eaten snacks, and my inhaler 

What is the most fun you have had on 2 wheels?
Any time I get to bike in Marquette, MI with my friends is always gonna be a good time

What is your claim to fame?
I got to play a game of chess with GZA once!

Your hometown: Anchorage, AK

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Traveling by bike takes you through the world at the optimal speed IMHO. I want to make that experience accessible for people from all different backgrounds!

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Gummi worms, chapstick, sunnies, bandaids, my iPhone with barely enough storage for more pictures

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Descending out from the redwoods and back to the ocean on Highway 101

What is your claim to fame?
I was born on the last day of winter!

Your hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I love riding bikes and being outdoors and sharing that with new people makes it even better.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Sunscreen, Aquaphor SPF chapstick, Nerds Gummy Clusters (Rainbow), Nerds Gummy Clusters (Very Berry), Nerds Gummy Clusters (Seasonal)

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Riding up Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park at sunrise.

What is your claim to fame?
I’ve biked across the country twice.

Your hometown: Weston, CT

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations? Getting people out of their comfort zones in beautiful remote places, and fear of working a corporate desk job.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack: Sunscreen, (1) 8.4fl oz Redbull, Shane’s inhaler (borrowed), words of affirmation, and water

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels? Dodging lightning at 12k feet in the Colorado Rockies

What is your claim to fame? Accredited foot specialist

Your hometown: Staten Island, NY

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Outside is the best place to be, on a bike is the best way to be there.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Bottomless snack supply, sunblock, spare tube, old spare tube with hole in it, National Audubon Society Guide to North American Birds

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Cap and gown ride with friends through downtown Boston to graduation

What is your claim to fame?
Starting a 200 person conga line at an Earth, Wind and Fire concert in Pittsfield, MA

Your hometown:  Reston, Virginia

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I’m inspired to take people on bike vacations because I love going on bike vacations! I enjoy being around a group of people having fun and helping them to make the most of their time. It’s always rewarding to provide a great experience.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Sunscreen, gummy bears, extra spearmint sugar free gum, and more sunscreen

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
When my tricycle broke down. 

What is your claim to fame?
Red hair. duh.

Your hometown: Seattle, WA

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I love being outside and showing other people around beautiful places!

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Tire sealant, co2, too many tubes, hi chews, needle nose pliers 

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Riding in Brian Head with my good buddy Cullen last summer

What is your guilty pleasure comfort food?
Entire frozen pizza/pint of Ben and Jerry’s

Your hometown: Walnut Creek, CA

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I get to have wonderful experiences in the wilderness with incredible people, all while being able to explore the endless beauty of the American West.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?

Descending White Mountain Peak at 14,000 feet

What is your claim to fame?
I have been pulled onstage from the crowd at a concert to play cowbell with the band….. twice

Your hometown: South Dakota 

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
There is no better way to connect with new people and a new place than to turn on airplane mode, hop on some bikes, and challenge ourselves to explore the outdoors together. It’s a recipe for joy.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:

Melted Larabars, a squished quest bar, a Cholula packet, and a blue bandana

What is your claim to fame?

A sunset ride on “Pumps, Bumps and Rollers” in Fruita

Name Claim to Fame?

My friend’s 2nd cousin dated Taylor Swift

Your hometown: Lakewood Colorado

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations? I had so many friends along the way show me how to bike vacation. The pedaling and downhill and laughter and food and drink all make such great memories. I would love nothing more than to pass that flame onto others.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack: One blue bandana for good luck, hair tie, blistex for my lips, not enough water, and an obscene amount of snacks.

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels? There’s way too many memories to pick the most fun. Tour de Fat. The Golden Giddyup. Trestle parties. Winery hopping around Palisade. Special rainy laps on Chimney. Every time we shuttled Enchanted and Falcon. Dodging rattle snakes on moto#8. Wednesday night debauchery on the Front Range. Thursday night debauchery in the Sawatch. Pedaling the town with Lady and Lady. Taking Vitamin B with new friends. Mobbing Moab bike party with new new friends. Guide party shuttle week. Pooping my pants at Brian Head.

What is your claim to fame? I am the Moab beer mile champion. 

Your hometown: Grand Haven, Mi

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
All the people I get to meet on each adventure! Only certain folks use their vacation days to go pedal around the desert and sit around a campfire—and those are my kind of people.

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Strawberry cheesecake, a stray cat, a gallon sized soy latte, tire plugs, and some snow

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Coaching a middle school girls MTB club in Tucson (Gro Girl Gro!). They make me laugh so hard I’ve nearly peed my Jorts.

What’s your Claim to Fame?
I used to race bikes on a velodrome. Also I write for Bicycling magazine, so I love a good story. Can’t wait to hear yours!

Your hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
I love connecting with a group of people who love riding bikes! It is exciting to be able to see the natural beauty of the world on 2 wheels. 

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Water, Too much water, a multi-tool, granola bars, sunglasses, and SPF 100!

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Riding Black Mountain in Pisgah National Forest in Brevard, North Carolina!

What is your guilty pleasure comfort food?
Anything from Taco Bell!

Your hometown: Lancaster, PA

What inspires you to take people on bike vacations?
Sharing my passion for adventuring on two wheels!

You can always find these 5 things in my pack:
Year old clif bar, Crank bros multi tool, water, crumbs, C02

What is the most fun you have had on 2-wheels?
Descending Mount Elbert in Colorado

What is your claim to fame?
I have a missing tooth and I’m committed to the look