More Trees

I've apparently been really drawn to the trees out here. Something about their dense vertical lines, and the stark contrast of light and shadow, just pulls me in. Maybe it was the year and a half I spent in the desert. Either way...


Enjoy,
Tyler Gates
Good Life Photography

Mountain Biking in Colorado Springs

Anyone that knows me, knows that I love anything that has to do with bikes. However, if you know me well, you know that I haven't done much mountain biking. But I wasn't about to let little things like experience and ability stop me from getting in on some great mountain biking with some great riders. Of course all but two of our group hadn't brought bikes with us, so it was 5 of us with bottom of the line GT Avalanche 3.0 rentals trying to keep up with a guy with a Santa Cruz full suspension monster. Let's just say the bikes weren't pretty when we dropped them off.

Enjoy,
Tyler Gates
Good Life Photography

There aren't lifts on every downhill mountain in CO.

Helping a friend out on the last leg.

Red Rock Canyon double track.

Garden of the Gods single track.

Jeb on Lower Jacks

Bridge Jumping

Anyone who grew up in a rural area, outside of the desert of course, knows the simple joy of bridge jumping. I'm not sure what it is, but there is nothing like hurdling yourself off of a bridge into a muddy river, just to swim to the side, run (or more likely slip and slide your way) up the muddy bank, just to do it all over again. This was especially true for my friends and I after a long day of climbing in a 90 degree, 100% humidity Pennsylvania summer day. We showed up to a classic bridge for jumping in Hunterdon County, NJ, just to find a bunch of people who had the same idea.

Enjoy,
Tyler Gates
Good Life Photography