On the Road With the Subaru/ IMBA Trail Care Crews

It’s official, we’re on the road! We’ve been traveling since the beginning of the year with the senior crew, Kelly and Collins Bishop, and have hardened up into seasoned professional travelers. We’ve been learning the ways of the road, and adopted the lifestyle that comes with a life on the road. Every week we are in a new city- sometimes we’ll wake up and not remember what day it is. Or even where we are!

Trail Designers, or Emo Band? The crews put their "cool" faces on.
Trail Designers, or Emo Band? The crews put their “cool” faces on.

One of the funny thing about living out of a Subaru is that sometimes the simple things, like mailing a package or washing your clothes, becomes that much more complicated. One, you have to find out where these services are available. Then we have to find time in the day to do it.

One thing is for certain; without our smartphones, we would feel lost at times. Honestly, though, we wouldn’t have it any other way!

As trainers to the trainers, we travel, putting on workshops for bike clubs on how to build sustainable trails and the importance of building a critical mass of riders that have the power to make things happen. And that’s just the start!

You can learn more about the Subaru/ IMBA Trail Care Crews at any of our scheduled stops:

Date
City
State
1/31 – 2/1
Cortez CO
2/12 – 2/15
Payson AZ
2/19 – 2/22
Carlsbad NM
2/26 – 3/1
El Paso TX
3/12 – 3/15
Hurricane UT
3/15 – 3/20
Asheville NC
3/19 – 3/22
San Diego CA
3/20 – 3/22
Ocala FL
4/2 – 4/5
San Francisco CA
4/9 – 4/12
Salinas CA
4/16- 4/19
Monterey CA
4/30 – 5/3
Palmer AK
4/30 – 5/3
Logan WV
5/7 – 5/10
Juneau AK
5/21 – 5/31
Oakridge OR
5/28 – 5/31
Grand Rapids MI
6/4 – 6/7
Chicago IL
6/4 – 6/7
Seattle WA
6/25 – 6/28
Edmonton AB
7/2 – 7/5
Saskatoon SK

Kelly and Collins Bishop will be based primarily on the east coast, and Inga Beck and Jason Van Horn will be traveling west of the Rockies.

Special thanks and shout out to program title sponsor Subaru.