Mountain Bike Mecca
Cycling Downhill Daredevils Descend Copper Canyon October 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Magazine By Karen Kefauver Watch out for the bull around the next bend,” warned Andy. Our guide had moments earlier disappeared in a red dust cloud, snaking down the treacherous...
Outrageous Adventures
Feature Articles Six breathtaking ways to push the envelope this summer June/July 2006 South Bay Accent Magazine By Karen Kefauver Remember summer as a kid? Time always flew by quickly before school started again as new and exciting activities filled long, sunny days. Why not...
Ready, Set, ‘Cross!
Cycling Part mountain biking, part road cyling, cyclo-cross racing takes you for a ride on the wild side. September/October 2006 Her Sports Fitness By Karen Kefauver The first time I saw a cyclo-cross race it was pouring rain on a chilly December afternoon in northern...
Copper Bottom
Cycling November/December 2006 Adventure Travel By Karen Kefauver Its near neighbor over the US border may be ‘Grand’ but Copper Canyon is deeper and a top mountain biking destination. Karen Kefauver takes a wild, two-wheeled adventure into deepest Mexico. It was...
3 Spring Cruises
Cycling Grab your cruiser bike for a quintessential Santa Cruz experience. Spring 2007 Santa Cruz Magazine By Karen Kefauver From hauling surfboards, to taking dogs for a run, to making a trek to a neighborhood breakfast spot, cruiser bikes are all about Santa Cruz. For...
Head for the Hills
Cycling March 2007 Her Sports Fitness by Karen Kefauver At the U.S.A. Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships held last summer in Sonoma County, Calif., a crowd of Spandex-clad women pedaled to the start of a two-hour event. But it wasn’t a race. They had come from...
Hike Mexico
Feature Articles Experience ancient culture with three day hikes at the Mayan ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula. January/February 2008 Optimyz Magazine By Karen Kefauver Are you ready to relax in the sunshine and experience the pura vida (pure life) of the sea and sand? If so, it’s...