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Stephanie Ortega

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Bikepacking. Mtb. Outdoors. Travel. 35.
Photography. Adventure.
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Art: @artbystepho

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#coasterbrakechallenge season 36 final heat came and went and @westadler clutters up @bikerowave with more S.C.U.M.B.A.G. Trophies by PJ. Our photog Spike has been MIA so I took a few laps out to grab some snaps of the hearty crew. Video edit coming sometime this decade. Thanks to our dear leader @atomiccycles_fanpage Paul for keeping it going almost 20 years!!

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Pleinair in one of the most gorgeous meadows.

I went up into the Sequoias and got to do this painting, it was super relaxing even though I had a headache from elevation sickness but it was worth it. Just did a bit of camping, making good meals and riding a bit.

#pleinairpainting #pleinair #painting #art #artist #gouachepainting

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We brushed up on our chainsaw skills and dove in even deeper this weekend during our chainsaw re-certification course. It was a special class long in the making. We had always talked about holding a class on one of our actual projects in the backcountry. These classes are usually held at a Rec or Fire site that is accessible and more catered to first time sawyers. Our saw instructor on the Angeles, Greg, made it happen. All it took was for him to retire. We could not be more proud of Greg and his commitment and true love for the Angeles, and his new future path. We held our first class with him now that he officially retired as a USFS Battalion Chief on our next project - Gabrielino NRT - West Fork through Devore to Newcomb Pass. It was great to also include a few of the key sawyers who work with Saw Boss @tediseasy over @mwbaorg and @stevemessermtb of @corbamtb.

Greg is like no other. Humble but demands respect, and a fountain of wisdom way beyond his years. He sets the bar high and so do we, because there’s no tree project worth tackling if you can’t do it safely. Many folks want to run a saw and reach out about wanting to get certified who have yet to volunteer on a basic trail maintenance day. Our team of sawyers is a tight knit group for a good reason. We have spent countless hours working on trails together. That’s something all of our sawyers have done and is Step 1 to becoming a sawyer: showing up to the party.

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The WHY DO YOU RIDE? Video Series is BACK!! Check Out the Video Series and Please Subscribe To My YouTube Channel! YouTube.com/EdLovatoTV #whydoyouride #wdyr #edlovatotv #bmxbaiitso #goodmedicine

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BIKE TOUR.

Cast your eyes all over these backcountry breakfast scenes. It’s a helpful “how to” avoid the pitfalls of Ultra Lite wackness. Take it. Take it all.

Sincere thanks to everyone involved: what a Good Time. Washed up at the Wet Spot on the limp back to town with a light spirit and a broken spoke. The half inflated carnival quality easter bunny is all of us.

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More snaps from this last weekend with @lowelifesrcc

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Another solid trail work weekend with @lowelifesrcc crew. Our group made big progress on #idlehourtrail

New faces & dedicated volunteers teamed up for a fun & productive weekend

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Anza Borrego (2 of 2)

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Anza Borrego (1 of 2)

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Happy forty somethinth birthday @gotukus!
In classic form I took barely any pictures of our desert overnighter. But did get this selfie for Maa. Onto the next bike hike food crawl.

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Pics from this past weekends campout and two days of work on Idlehour. With the Mt Wilson Toll Rd in rough shape again, it was a tough journey into camp. We spent the weekend cleaning up tread, building drainage, clearing down trees and debris, and reestablishing trail corridor that was lost in erosion and flooding. It was a beautiful and productive weekend in the canyon. We are on track to having this trail ready when the closure is lifted. Lots more to do!

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IdlehourXLowelifes=WoW

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