BACKYARD MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL: Schultz Creek
“What’s wealth?
WF health!”
– coach ilg
WF Teacher Ananda allows the lactic acid in her thighs to mellow at ‘Schultz Tank’ just
above our home. Horses (left edge in picture), trout, deer, elk, and bear all gather here at this little alpine oasis among
the aspen and ponderosa.
Schultz Creek Trail is one of dozens of trails, just across the street from the new WF H(om)e.
This intermediate trail climbs a reasonable 1,000′ in 4 miles to an elevation of 8,100′.
it’s all zen up along a riparian dreamscrape singletrack (or take the dirt road for beginners, see below pic).
chill at the snowfed ‘Schultz Tank’ lake if you wish… or pump 1 mile laps around
the Comp Loop as Nuthatches and Aspens cheer you on…
oh, and the descent?
Primo, baby, just primo! YEAH BABY!! c’mon… 
Even beginning Mountain Biking WF Warriors like Ananda must learn to EARN their TURNS by riding UP the trails or roads!
“A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
I have found that the moment i commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen Abundance, Teachings, and
Divine Assistance seems to rise up and help me. In my coaching, i just do my best to get my students to be
elegant in difficulty and practice the Act of Commitment…JUMP and See What Arises!
“Take risks. You can’t fall off the bottom.”
– Barbara Proctor
Ananda learning to rail some gnarly etch-a-sketches already! To me, the real Yoga mat is everywhere!
Take your Yoga outside and CRANK! 
Sensei Kishiyama taught me, “Watch the animals…they will Teach you who you are.”
“We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security
We have exploited simply for our own ends
We have distorted our knowledge.
We have abused our power.”
– U.N. Environmental Sabbath Program
“May the earth continue to live
May the heavens above continue to live
May the rains continue to dampen the land
May the forests continue to grow
Then the flowers shall bloom
And we the people shall live gain.”
– Native Prayer
from beneath the Sacred Mountain,
may your own Practice be strong and sincere today…
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