Livin' The Dream

2011-07-01T10:35:00.000-07:00

Camping and Diesel Sled Pulls!

2010-09-07T16:03:00.000-07:00

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2010-07-15T16:07:00.001-07:00

2010-07-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

2010-07-13T17:17:00.000-07:00

May-July Crazy Catch Up

2010-07-13T16:53:00.001-07:00

So I fell a little behind.... make up your own subtitles! I'll do better from here on out!

April Hike and Sleepover :)

2010-07-13T16:29:00.000-07:00

Wedding!

2010-05-23T16:00:00.000-07:00

Way, way behind on blog updates so in an attempt to catch up somewhat follow this link to my facebook page for the pictures from our wedding. Hey, it's a start!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=606685991&aid=213791&s=80&hash=c9d26212b443225b86c0522bbb15f7d9#!/album.php?aid=213791&id=606685991

Flying Kites

2010-03-16T20:15:00.001-07:00

Moab Madness!

2010-03-16T19:56:00.000-07:00

Engagements!

2010-03-16T19:39:00.001-07:00

We're Engaged!

2010-02-09T06:31:00.000-08:00

It didn't all go as planned, but I got the job done and it's official! So here's the story...
She had gone dress shopping that day with her Mom in Provo and came back a little frustrated with the day having not found anything she really liked, and I was debating whether or not to even do it. I decided it was high time and it just needed to be done so I went for it. She got back to my place a little later than planned, about 7:45. We then headed up to Snow Basin hoping to find better powder than over here in Ogden.
And on the drive over i pretty much blew it. I totally said "the ring" at one point and totally had to miserably fail at trying to cover it up. Haha oh well :)
Anyway we got there and tromped around in the fresh snow a little bit. Unfortunately the moon was cloud covered at least 90 percent of the time so the full moon didn't really pan out. And between having ALOT on my mind and occasional playing in the snow together, let's just say we got really turned around. We spent the next 30-40 minutes backtracking and walking around in circles trying to find our way back. Yeah, we actually got lost. 5 minutes from the truck. Finally a trail groomer came along in his snow cat and we asked him which way was back to the parking lot and he told us just right over that little hill. So we headed that way and sure enough in five minutes we were back to the truck.
My plan was to ask her while out snow shoeing but we were already back to the truck and it was now or never. So as we got to the truck I acted like I was setting down the snow shoes we were carrying and messing with my coat I was also carrying. I was kneeling down doing this and I came up with the ring in it's box on one knee and asked her to marry me. I just kind of blurted out the question and then told her how much I loved her and wanted to spend forever with her. She was 80 percent surprised and after smiling and being shocked for just a moment she fell to her knees too and we hugged for a while. And kissed. :) We sat there freezing and getting snowed on for another 5 or 10 minutes outside the truck looking at it and smiling and hugging and what not before we finally got in the truck.
So not a textbook proposal, but now we've got a pretty great story to tell. Between me blurting it out, no full moon, getting lost so dang close to the truck, and the proposal happening at the truck not out in the meadow... it's a pretty funny story.
So April 17 at the SLC Temple it is! Bring on the good times!

Sledding

2010-01-06T11:32:00.000-08:00

Christmas

2010-01-06T11:24:00.000-08:00

Some Random Ones

2010-01-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

Snowshoeing Adam's Canyon

2010-01-02T09:05:00.000-08:00

Snow shoed Adam's Canyon with Jamie and Dave... and Max.

When a Rock Hits an Even Harder Rock

2009-12-23T16:33:00.000-08:00

Finished P90X!

2009-12-09T08:00:00.001-08:00

It was brought to my attention by this first picture that I had let myself go. I was a fatty. I mean seriously look at that thing. Something had to be done. P90X answered the call. So for 90 days straight at 4:45am I kicked my own butt. Enjoy the results.

The nasty before pics. Yeah, i'm exagerating, but still. Gross.

Look at those nasty love handles!

Now some progress shots. These were on week 10. Quite pleased with the results.

That's an awesome back if I've ever seen one...

And as if that wasn't good enough... The last three weeks were killer! I would have never expected these results. I'm more than impressed with P90X!

I went tanning a lot too those last few weeks. And ate spinach.

Bonfire!

2009-12-07T11:48:00.001-08:00

Can anyone really ever get enough bonfire?

Rock Climbing

2009-11-28T10:42:00.000-08:00

Went rock climbing with some amigos....

St. George

2009-11-24T10:03:00.001-08:00

I need to find a job in st. George so I can ride year round.

Travis planning his jump.

The result of all that planning...

Colby's truck holds 26 gallons of gas. We put in 27 after coasting to the gas station empty. Hahaha

A little race up the sand

Colby's flip.

Sunday Drive

2009-11-24T09:50:00.001-08:00

Colton and I somewhere out in the boonies between Monte Cristo and Hardware Ranch.

A Tribute to Moms

2009-10-07T07:33:00.000-07:00

For Dave, and all the moms out there.

Bloomington Camping

2009-09-29T16:27:00.000-07:00

Weekend in Logan

2009-09-21T11:15:00.000-07:00

After work Friday I went up to Logan for the USU vs BYU Hockey game. 15-1 killing. USU is awesome. Hockey is awesome. Then, as is tradition, we all went to Village Inn after. And then we made our way up Blacksmith Fork for a little camping. In the morning six of us motorbiked Richard's Hollow. There was a fair amount of carnage. One kick starter, one hydraulic clutch, one kick stand, one boiled over radiator, and one totally smashed thumb.... but oh.... so much fun.

A Bit of a Bonfire...

2009-09-14T07:10:00.000-07:00

Had a wee bonfire out at Jessie's

Shooting in Liberty

2009-09-09T10:10:00.001-07:00

Wind Rivers Backpacking

2009-09-09T06:12:00.000-07:00

Colton, his brother Jesse, their cousin Dillon and I spent four days backpacking in the Wind Rivers, Wyoming. Awesome.

My tent at night

Killing Time

Colton's Blister's

Eating our fish

Colton's biggest catch

Camp Setup

Chucky Cheese Farewell to Dave

2009-08-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

A bunch of us went to Chuchy Cheese to say bye to dave now that he's gone back to school. And other random pics from lately.

Canoeing and Jeeping in Causey

2009-08-22T13:41:00.000-07:00

Bear Lake Weekend

2009-08-17T12:50:00.000-07:00

Demoliton Derby

Colton Welding a couple more hooks on the trailer

Dave riding the horse

Picking Huckleberries on the trail

Colton's Flower fancy

Dave's Horse Ride

4 Wheeler Baloon Popping

Demolition Derby

Farmington

2009-08-12T07:19:00.000-07:00

Went for a ride with Colby, Travis, the sisters, and Dave up farmington to the "lakes." Scoping out a spot to come camping.

Weber County Fair

2009-08-10T06:25:00.000-07:00

Weber County Fair and Demolition Derby

Flaming Gorge Trip

2009-08-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

Adam's Canyon by Headlight

2009-07-27T07:58:00.001-07:00

Figure 8 train races at RMR Eating cerial at the waterfall full moon and warewolf Max.... Well at least we don't need to worry about me starving to death during hard times... Dave and I in the waterfall The third freaky creature we've found on the Adam's Canyon trail. Lindsey's Birthday cake, made by Beth and her mom. For Lindsey's birthday we hiked up Adam's Canyon at night. The temperature was perfect, though the waterfall itself was freezing cold. Had a great time.

Bear Lake and Lava Hot Springs

2009-07-13T07:22:00.001-07:00

Spent Friday in Bear Lake riding with Colton. Then camped in Lava Hot Springs and Tubed the river the next day. And then went riding again with Colton, Travis, and Colby. Yee haw.

4th of July in Logan etc

2009-07-13T06:09:00.000-07:00

Went to Logan for Beth's Birthday the 3rd and camped over for the fourth. We Rode dirtbikes at Hyde Park and then at Steel Hollow up Logan Canyon. Went home in time for the fireworks in Kaysville!

Rock Climbing with the Girls

2009-07-09T12:44:00.000-07:00

Dave, Colby, Kris, Beth, Lindsey, Max, and I went climbing up 9th street. Lots o fun!

Motorbiking/ Snow Hiking Ben Lomond Peak

2009-07-09T12:23:00.000-07:00

Colton and I went riding up the North Ogden Divide one day after work. Made it a lot further than a few weeks before now that most of the snow is gone. Only up at the top was there still snow so we parked the bikes and hiked the rest up to the summit. I'd actually never gone clear to the top so it was cool.

Wasatch Back

2009-07-09T12:06:00.000-07:00

I ran the Wasatch Back Relay again this year. Had some killer good times. I ran Leg 10 (3.67 miles relatively flat) in 26:10 passed 7 other runners. I then ran Leg 22 ( 7.7 miles moderate uphill) in 58:54, passed 20 people and was passed by three. Then to finish it off I ran Leg 34- RAGNAR- 4 miles (8% grade uphill every step of the way) in 47:22 and managed to apss 25 other runners while only being passed by 3 (2 of which I passed back later on so they don't count) And I DIDN'T WALK A STEP. It was crazy. Our team finished the 188 miles in 26 hours 55 minutes. We took 38th out of 169 mens teams! (17th out of 77 in the Men's Open class) Thanks Mom and Dad and the Hanson's for coming to see me!

MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

2009-06-16T17:38:00.000-07:00

Had one wicked cool birthday. Jenny and Jared took me to Jeremiah's for lunch, Beth spent 6 hours on the best cake ever, then cooked us Carne Asada Tacos, then we went and had a wicked cool bonfire in Mantua. Over 30 people showed! It was a lot o dang fun..... and when I thought it was all over mom had made me by far the coolest quilt ever.

Canoeing

2009-06-16T17:03:00.001-07:00

Went canoeing at Causey Reservoir with some people from our awesome new ward. It was tons of fun. Went for a little jeep ride too.

Camping, Riding, and a Derby!

2009-06-01T09:41:00.000-07:00

Moab Madness!!

2009-05-28T12:25:00.000-07:00

Track & Liberty Ride.... New Camera

2009-05-16T16:01:00.000-07:00

Got a new camera... went riding from Liberty to Mantua. And also the track in SLC.

Truck

2009-04-26T15:47:00.000-07:00

I'll get better pics up soon, but here's a couple for now. I got an add-a-leaf for the back of my truck suspension. Lifted it up 1 1/2" to level it out with the front end and also upped the towing 800lbs. I'm probably the only one that thinks it looks any different....

Twin Falls Riding

2009-03-15T08:45:00.000-07:00

The boys and I went riding up by Twin Falls. Wicked fun.

The Knolls, Again

2009-03-03T16:05:00.000-08:00

Colton, Dave, and I went back to the Knolls for some more sick riding. Luckily my chain didn't go flying off this time so we got a nice long ride in. Lot of fun.

Fight Night

2009-02-22T15:56:00.000-08:00

Went to Fight Night at the Energy Solutions Arena in SLC. Sweet. Dan Gardner rocked. Here's a clip.

Moab in February

2009-02-14T23:06:00.000-08:00

Seth and I went biking in Moab. Stayed at the luxurious Lazy Lizard Hostel on queen size bunk beds... fine dined at Denny's and La Hacienda... and completely tore up the slickrock!

Riding the Knolls

2009-02-07T07:32:00.000-08:00

Logan Bonfire

2009-02-01T22:01:00.000-08:00

Playin in the Snow

2009-01-31T16:05:00.000-08:00

Woodworking

2009-01-28T12:34:00.000-08:00

A couple of my latest peices. Hopefully the third and final peice will someday get built too. This is a single person Futon recliner and a matching coffee table. Both are made of Red Oak. They took way, way too long to make but in the end I'm pretty proud of them.

2009-01-12T11:54:00.000-08:00

You can always tell when they send me home from work early... cause I actually update the blog! Playing pool with Jen and Colton and Kris.

Snow Cave

2009-01-12T11:51:00.002-08:00

Colton, Dave, Kris, and I went up Adam's Canyon again and this time built a pretty sweet snow cave. It has yet to fulfil the purpose of it's creation, but there's always hope....

Family Pic

2009-01-12T11:51:00.001-08:00

All the family was in town so here's the pic

Bull Wars!

2009-01-12T11:49:00.000-08:00

New Year's Eve with Jen...

Gingerbread houses and other sweet things

2008-12-26T19:11:00.001-08:00

My Christmas Miracle and I went over to the ex-Landlord's and made gingerbread houses...

Adam's Canyon Ice Fall

2008-12-26T19:09:00.000-08:00

Got off work way too early one day this week so I rented a pair of snow shoes for Kris and we made the trek up Adam's Canyon to the waterfall. It was awesome.

Gunnison Riding

2008-11-23T15:53:00.000-08:00

Colton and I went riding down in Gunison with Jensen. And I've pretty much been daydreaming of these climbs since....

Saturday Snow Ride

2008-11-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Went for a ride up the North Ogden Divide... and a Real Salt Lake game...

Bonfire!

2008-11-09T09:41:00.001-08:00

Decided to have a bonfire in Logan... Had an awesome turnout! Good times.

Yet Another New Girlfriend....

2008-10-20T20:09:00.001-07:00

Got another new girl. She's a hottie. 2003 GMC Sierra 1500.

Got another new girl. She's a hottie. 2003 GMC Sierra 1500.

St. Anthony Sand Dunes

2008-10-12T08:39:00.001-07:00

Eight of us crazies treked it up to Rexburg Idaho to make one last attempt at the dunes before the snow. Instead, we got there right at the same time as the snow. It was nuts. It was blowing sand and snow hard. Didn't stop us from getting a good ride in though. Besides getting beat up Choke Cherry a few times, it was a good trip.

Ben Lomond Riding

2008-10-12T08:29:00.000-07:00

Dave and I (and Colton and I) have been riding Up to Ben Lomond Peak from the North Ogden Divide. This is a ride where Dave came straight from work and didn't change clothes or anything. We only have an hour or so to ride so we had to make it count!

Fight Night!!

2008-09-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

So there's this second or third cousin, Daniel Gardner that I wrestled with in high school. He ended up being State Champ. Anyway, turns out now he does ultimate fighting. I drove down to Orem to watch him fight. Holy crap. That's intense. He's a sick fighter. Kinda makes me want to fight. And for anyone wondering, there are definately still hot girls out there. Just because they aren't in Ogden, or Syracuse, or Layton.... (P.S. Apparently they're in high concentrations in Provo/Orem.)

New House/Garage/Motorbike Trailer

2008-09-27T14:29:00.000-07:00

I finally got moved into a new place with Dave and Colton. It's pretty nice and new, but the best part is... the garage! We're all pretty stoked to have a place to tinker on our bikes, lift weights, and just have a garage! Max also likes it since he's actually allowed and spends most of the day inside lounging on the couch. It's been working out really good. Colton also finished welding on two more rails on the motorbike trailer. So I spent a couple days grinding down the welds and sanding and painting. I am more than impressed with the final result. It's a sick KTM hauler!

1000cc

2008-09-13T13:16:00.000-07:00

The nice thing about fixing a 1000cc bullet bike? The test drive afterwords...

Oh Yeah......

2008-09-01T19:37:00.000-07:00

Forgot I made this a while back. This was the last girl I seriously dated. That blew up in my face. Here's a sweet movie I made.... the theme song is awesome... but if you can't handle a little bleeped out language you'd better turn down the volume....hahaha. P.S. Hope you don't mind Jess...

Motorbiking in Logan

2008-08-24T09:37:00.001-07:00

Dave, Jared, Colton and I went up to Logan for the weekend to do some sick riding. dave picked it up like he was never gone. He's riding my KTM 520 and I bought a new KTM 450. Pretty sweet. Brothers on matching bikes....
Anyway after we got home, back to Layton, we decided to go back! Ha so Colton, Kris, and I went back up and rode around a little more then had a bonfire with some other people. Crazy late night. Livin it up.

Dave! About dang time!

2008-08-20T20:12:00.001-07:00

King's Peak Baby!

2008-08-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

Spent four days in the High Uintahs hiking King's Peak. 50+ miles later Max and I are still alive. Though his feet are cut and swolen.

Bought a new one man tent. The Eureka Zeus Exo. SWEET.

Our first camp at Red Castle

This is us approaching the final ascent of King's. The Peak is still in the clouds.

Our group at the top

13,528 feet of glory

It was actually snowing up top. Max was feezing.

Honey, if you'd just show yourself I could stop taking these pics with Max...
But he IS a freaking stud.

This needs no explanation whatsoever.

Max all bandaged up

Our Group

Colton meets Brian Regan

Adam's Canyon with Erin

2008-08-17T19:34:00.000-07:00

Hiked Adam's Canyon at night with a good friend Erin. It was a ton of fun... heck we always have fun. And we found a scorpion!

Bear Lake Weekend

2008-08-10T09:50:00.000-07:00

Kris and I drove up to Bear Lake for a killer weekend. It was awesome. First we motorbiked up Paris Canyon with Colton and his brother. We went as far as we could on the bikes and then ditched them and hiked to the top of Paris Peak. It was awesome shooting clay pigeons from the top. No fun to pack all the guns and shells and pigeons.... but it was way cool.

We then went to a little pizza place in Paris and then watched a movie at Colton's other brother's house in Montpelier. And then slept at Colton's house.

The next day we got our swimsuits on and motorbiked up to Bloomington Lake as far as we could and then hiked the rest. All three of us played on the rope swing a little bit. I figured it was now or never since this is probably as good as the water is ever going to get. It wasn't even that cold. I gave two attempts at a backflip and failed miserably both times. It hurt.

We then got off the mountain and drove back to Logan to finally watch the new Batman. That's twisted. Anyway we then drove up Hyde Park Canyon and watched the lightning storm moving in from the back of Colton's truck. It was pretty awesome. We slept for an hour or so before it really started raining on us and we packed up and headed home. I got home and to bed at 5am. Yeah I'm tired.

St. George

2008-08-05T20:09:00.000-07:00

Took my mountain bike to St. George with me on the first of two down and back St. George Trips this week. Rode a sweet ride called Church Rocks. Lots of Moab-like slickrock. Lots of fun.

17 with Bipod

2008-08-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

Got this a while ago but didn't post pics with the new bipod. Sweet. These are definately worth clicking on to get huge.

Adam's Canyon by Night

2008-08-03T08:51:00.001-07:00

Max and I could control the hiking urge no longer and set out for Adam's Canyon late at night. That was the coolest thing ever. Headlamping things is the way to go. All alone up there, nobody else on the trail. I can let Max go and we can move at a decent pace without tripping all over other hikers. And it's not too hot.
Oh the creatures that come out at night. The entire trail was crawling and jumping. Not a hike for girly girls at night.

Adam's Canyon

2008-07-27T16:43:00.000-07:00

The guides all say 3 hours round trip. I shut it down in one hour five minutes. And I could shave fifteen minutes off that if the slow pokes would move over! No Adam, not in memory of you.... it was just already named that.

Why is this so funny?

2008-07-24T17:23:00.000-07:00

Only Ali and Jess would appreciate this...

Waterfall With Max

2008-07-24T16:04:00.000-07:00

One of the many hikes to the waterfall with Max.

Pioneer Days Rodeo

2008-07-24T15:57:00.000-07:00

Went to the rodeo with the Landlords and mom. Rodeos are what America is all about. Long live rednecks!

Crazy 4th of July Weekend

2008-07-06T11:11:00.000-07:00

Started out Going up to Logan and Jeeping with Ty up Providence Canyon. Had a few river crossings and went clear up to the quarry. Also found a waterfall up at the top we could actually park under. That was cool.

Took Max with us too the whole weekend. He did awesome.

Then we drove over to Bear Lake to hang out on the beach with Colton and his friends. We then went up Bloomington Canyon to hunt rock chucks... no luck. and drove around the bottoms killing creatures for "crop damage." We left there and went to Montpilier to watch the fireworks. Then we drove up Montpilier Canyon and watched a movie on the laptop with some other people. Then we camped there for the night.

Next morning we hiked up to Bloomington Lakes with Colton's family.

Headed back to Logan and went to the Cruise in. Sweet cars.

Went to Hyde Park Canyon to shoot shotgins. Dang fun.

After shooting we went back to Logan to play in the Cruise in chaos... that's pretty crazy.

Crazy.

Wasatch Back Relay!!

2008-06-22T11:12:00.001-07:00

We finished! A half hour before our projected finish time! Alive! 107th out of 545 teams! And 19th in the Men's Open class! I'll update later, but here's some pics....

Click here for Jeremy's Blog Account

And Click here for all pics we've gathered

Pineview ride and A hike

2008-06-15T16:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple from a motorbike ride at Pineview Reservior with Jared and a couple from a hike last week...

Upcoming Race

2008-06-04T18:39:00.000-07:00

I'm in a Relay Race June 20-21 called the Wasatch Back. We'll cover 180.5 miles and five mountain passes from Hyrum, UT to Park City, UT. Here's a preview....

Weekend in Logan

2008-06-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

Rednecks strapped a pallet to the tailgate.... motorbike in the bed...

Had an awesome weekend in Logan. Colton and I went riding up Logan Canyon for most of the day and had a blast. Ran into a little bit of snow but actually got a lot of ground covered. Riding is awesome. That bike is awesome. That night we had a bonfire up Hyde Park Canyon and actually had a decent turnout! Then we camped overnight and went to a couple random wards in the morning continueing that ongoing search for the virtuous and lovely!

Colton Jumping off the snowdrift

A Sobe bomb at the bonfire

Max's Birthday

2008-06-01T13:37:00.000-07:00

Max turned one year old last week. I bought him a new bckpack so he can carry treats, camera, water, etc. Actually I was just thinking of ways to slow him down!

St. Anthony Sand Dunes

2008-05-26T19:27:00.000-07:00

Took Friday off work and spent the weekend in St. Anthony at the Sand Dunes with Colton and some of the other Bear Lake guys. It was tons of fun. Rained and winded, but not enough to stop us. Way fun trip.

Devin's toothless rear sprocket at the end of the trip...

Guy broke his back and got flown out...

Devin and Colton jumping

A sandrail and a banshee failing miserably up Choke Cherry

Sandrail finally chugs up Choke Cherry

Devin doing a nice jump

Colton

Crocket, Colton, and Devin jumping

My champ KTM climbing Choke Cherry... made me realize what KTM must stand for... King of The Mountain

Pineview Ride

2008-05-18T06:25:00.000-07:00

Jared and I went to Pineview Resevoir yesterday and attempted a nasty ride. I say attempted because that dang north facing slope was still way too covered with snow. We didn't make it very far. The trail was way over grown and I paid for it with my short sleeve shirt... my arms are thrashed. I didn't get any pics, so this will have to do.

Jordan River Track

2008-05-16T21:28:00.000-07:00

Went Riding for the first time on a real track. Kind of weird. I'm not much of a jumper, but I'm willing to go back and try some more... Here's some vids.

Max

2008-05-16T21:21:00.003-07:00

Did anyone ever see an actual picture of my new dog Max? This isn't the best one... but I'd like to see you get him to stop long enough to get a better one

New Work Truck

2008-05-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

I passed my Class A CDL driving test this past week... so now I can drive Semi's. This is my Freightliner I drive right now. She's Alright. This is a typical load.

Livin' The Dream

2008-05-16T21:07:00.001-07:00

This really is living the dream....

Logan Canyon Ride

2008-05-13T15:38:00.000-07:00

I only got one picture, but this is just so none of you think I didn't go riding this last weekend... cause I did. And it was wicked fun.

Michigan Trip

2008-05-08T17:12:00.001-07:00

Drove Adam and Jill's U-haul to Michigan. Long drive. This first one is the funny little gas mileage ometer... it was in the red the entire time. The second one is Google Earth's version of the storm in Wyoming that stopped our progress completely for several long hours as they shut down I-80.

Colton's greatest moments of Glory

2008-04-27T16:46:00.000-07:00

I made a little compilation video of Colton's best video clips... kinda fun

Hyde Park

2008-04-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Went riding at Hyde Park with Colton Yesterday. Best riding I've had in a while! I was riding wheelies, climbing steep, rocky chutes, and even jumping! Here's a video of my jump and one of Colton... he'll always beat me

Farmington Ride

2008-04-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

Colton and I me riding up Farmington. Playing in the snow...

Riding at Twin Fallsish

2008-04-13T18:18:00.000-07:00

Went riding this weekend somewhere by Twin Falls. Went with Colton, Devin, and Nick. Lots of stepp climbs. Enjoy.

Devin

Colton Supermanning my KTM!

Colton

Colton and Nick racing