Hello everyone! I'm a Denver and Salida, CO-based rider who delights in all the bikes -- road, MTB, gravel, and bikepacking -- and am psyched to be out there doing fun things in nature with other riders. My sisters were great at sports and it wasn't until I was in a PhD program in Boulder playing serious ultimate frisbee with Colorado's Rare Air, that I identified as an athlete. Ever the late-bloomer, I found road biking about 10 years ago, picked up a gravel bike in April 2022, and now there's no turning back. My favorite parts of riding are perhaps yours: I love the hard work of the uphill, and I love being in nature. Now, at age 55 and dialing back work, I'm grateful to be playing outside with all the riders and looking to meeting more of you.