Moved to the Charlotte area in 1979 when I was 10 years old. I loved riding my bike through the neighborhood and in the woods at the end of our street (that just happened to back up to the old Sharon Rd. Golf Course). The bike was the best form of transportation without 4 wheels and an engine. Of course I stopped riding when I got my driver's license and didn't get back on for 10 years.

Fast forward to Fall of 1995: I bought my first mountain bike frame from Matt at Bike Source in Park Rd. Shopping Center. No one has been able to get me to shut up about bikes since! I learned how to use spd's in Freedom Park (I think there are still some indentions in the ground out there). I never really paid attention to what went into taking care of the trails.

Fast forward to 2001 - Lake Norman State Park announces the beginning of Phase I of the Itusi Trail (it didn't even have a name back then). I started working with "Water" bOb Karriker and got hooked bad. I have never looked at the trails the same way since. It was at that point (December, 2002) that I decided to become a member of the Trailblazers. I started helping at Catawba and North Meck. Learned a lot from all three places...thanks bOb, Frank and Tom M.

August 2003: I stumbled on to an opportunity that would "forever change the course of history" - At least in my life. I worked together with the town of Davidson to create a master plan for a newly acquired 206 acre park...Fisher Farm Park.

Present: Having successfully completed Phase I of the Fisher Farm Park MTB Trails, I begin flagging process of Phase II. Along with this I have decided to take a more active role in helping to shape the clubs future. I feel that sometimes change is good, necessary and inevitable. It's not the change that is always so drastic but how we react to and face up to it. I've seen what a little "can do" and "will do" attitude can accomplish - when you set your mind to it and stay focused. The club has a great responsibility to the MTB community and the cycling community in general, but also has great opportunities to enhance and expand the cycling experience for all involved.

"You can choose to look at the glass half-empty or half full...but that choice will shape your future."