I’M QUINCY KOETZ

An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...

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 By Quincy Koetz

Introduction to the White Mountains of California

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~John Muir The incredibly isolated White Mountains of California The White Mountain Range of California is simply one of the country’s wildest places. The range itself rises over 14,000...

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Mountain Biking Orange County

Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.  ~Albert Einstein  A Mountain Biking Mecca! Orange County is for Mountain Bikers You know what’s the funniest thing about the sport of mountain biking? Its a dirty, bloody, grungy sport populated by climber bums and middle aged...

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Mountain Biking Mecca: Downieville, California

      A “Mountain Biking Mecca” is the term given by hardcore enthusiasts to a place that has the best trails in the United States. It is a place that any self-respecting mountain biker must ride at some point in their life. It is a right of passage, holy ground for those on two fat tires....

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Mountain Biking the Famous Flume Trail

Lake Tahoe’s famouse Flume Trail!       What happens when you cut a log flume directly into a cliff but then remove it in leau of a singletrack trail? Mountain bikers rejoice. Lake Tahoe’s Flume Trail has gained the statewide and national attention of the mountain biking community due to its uniqueness. We’...

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