Living Over the Edge
Sharing something awesome in the world of OTE
Hi
Yeah it's late; I tend to do that, sometimes it's to play and sometimes to skype Australia and often just cuz it's what I do. As I turned lights off tonight I felt again a strong feeling that inspired me to jot a quick note. I feel that Over the Edge is a wonderful place t be right now and I feel this deep sense of gratiude to all of you who made this story true and continue to define what is "Over the Edge" each and every day. With the Fruita Fat Tire Festival just finished and the best 18 Hour / Festival weather combo ever; what a beautiful thing to see the "cornerstone" of the OTE World still gaining strength and awesome-ness in it's 18th season. Thank You all for that! Meanwhile in Sedona the MTB Trails movement is so powerful as the locals have risen to the occasion and united with the wonderfully progressive Forest Service there and the City of Sedona as momentum to do cutting edge amazing trail development there is setting a national, if not world wide, standard for the future of MTB TRails and public land managment. Thanks to all who are sharing their passion with enough wisdom to listen and learn on both sides. Kudo's to Jason and Mike for being the "new shop" that has jumped in with 100% conviction and earned the trust of the community; both local, govt. and MTB, in such a short time. We all salute the quick strength of OTE Sedona and the contribution they have made to MTB Trails even with the workload of starting a new buisiness; Cheers. Thanks to all who came out and built the "one day piece of awesome" as Jennifer Burns gave the local trail builders the opportunity to build a legal trail in one day last month. The future is bright in AZ!
Next week I look forward to a swing through Hurricane and a visit to the spiritual mesa's of SW Utah. Quentin and DJ will be glad to point in the right direction if you haven't ridden down there; you should, it's so special that we are all afraid to say too much about it. But since your reading my words and haven't quit yet? It's a place you need to go ride and just "be" for the all around amazing experience of being in magical places on your bike. The HUrricane Festival in October is a great time to plan a trip; I'll be there, come ride with me...
Speaking of that; I'm headed to Melrose South Australia next month for the Melrose Fat Tyre Festival; I cannot stress enough; if you need a crazy trip to change your year? Come down under and ride with me and some of my Roo friends under the towering Gum Trees and singing birds of the Southern Flinders Mountains in SA. Pop into New Zealand on your way back or swing north to some island or just spend a cuple days in Melbourne or Sydney on your way in or out. Let me know if you decide to do something awesome and I will gladly help with some tips and such. Melrose is 3 hours north of Adelaide Australia and is a must do on your MTB vacation / excuses to go down under list. YOu will not be disapointed as you ride your bike from your accomodation to the pub to the trailhead and back on Singletrack a different way stopping at the other pub in this tiny 250 person town with almost that many miles of tracks to ride right outside the town and often overlooking the valley from the towering Mount Remarkable some 3000 feet above the Ocean Gulf just 20 miles away.
Yeah; things are exciting right now in the world of Over the Edge. I sincerely and with the depths of my heart want to thank you all for your support. I salute the store owners and the staff for raising the bar of our mission of honoring the "OTE Experince" as a buisiness focused on your experience and assisting your "MTB Trip of a Lifetime" at each and every OTE location. That's what we are all about; you come see us and we will work our back side off to make sure you have a life-changingly-awesome time! From all your kind comments; it seems to me that if your experience is our goal? Business at OTE is doing quite well; thank you for sharing your kind words with us. Cheers to you, Thanks for the support and the kindred spirit and for coming to us in search of awesome!
See you somewhere soon - somebody come play in Melrose with me; you would have SO MUCH FUN!!!
My Sincere Thanks... goodnight
Troy Rarick - founder Over the Edge Sports
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