Chronicles of a Mountain Biking REALTOR - 07/31/09 03:28 PM
Rawhide Continental Divide Tour   By Dave Peck Working Montanans occasionally have outdoor opportunities of epic proportions. On a recent Saturday, I took that opportunity.  I joined a hardy bunch of mountain bikers for 32 miles of single-track bliss on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) near Butte Montana.  I arrived at Homestake Lodge XC ski area on Friday evening, where the most hospitable innkeeper greeted me.  The Lodge has easy access from the Homestake exit on interstate 90.  It rests in a pristine setting of Pines, Aspen groves and rock outcroppings.  After marveling at my surroundings from the balcony, I enjoyed a quiet evening of reading and deep sleep in preparation for my ride with … (1 comments)

Chronicles of a Mountain Biking REALTOR - 07/27/09 09:20 AM
CONTINUATION of Chronicles of Rider Dave, Part III By Dave Peck
On the return trip, we let the horses run through an open meadow. As we reach an all-out gallop, I'm thrilled but getting a bit nervous-there's no stopping my painted beauty. Alongside is my sister with a panicked look on her face as her mount also hits full stride. Seeing her with a death-grip on the horn reminds me of a rag doll flailing in the wind.After the meadow we move off-trail and bushwhack through the dense woods. Moving down an embankment and into a marshy drainage, my horse brushes … (1 comments)

Chronicles of a Mountain Biking REALTOR - 07/24/09 02:29 PM
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Chronicles of a Mountain Biking REALTOR - 07/23/09 11:08 AM
CONTINUATION OF Chronicles of Rider Dave, Part III By Dave Peck 
Onward and UpwardBy mid-morning the day is bright and I'm settling in to my saddle. The trail is sketchy, with mud-covered rocks and narrow, wet bridges, but my horse is sure-footed. A collapsed bridge forces us off-trail and through a creek. I ponder the possible fall of horse and rider, but we all make it across and continue on up the trail. A few minutes later I hear commotion behind me. Looking back, I see a horse with an empty saddle, bucking and gyrating. From my vantage point, I can't tell … (1 comments)

Chronicles of a Mountain Biking REALTOR - 07/22/09 01:44 PM
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Chronicles of a Mountain Biking REALTOR - 07/16/09 10:27 AM
CONTINUATION of Chronicles of Rider Dave PART Iby dave peck
Day three takes me to Twin Cabin Trail in Big Sky. The only person in the parking lot is a leather-covered dude on horseback. He rides up to me and in a gravelly voice says, "You know there's bear up there?" "Yes sir," I say. "I have a bear bell." He glares at me while I stand there in cycling shorts, holding my bell. I might as well have been wearing a leotard.
I take off, but the horseman's warning has spooked me. Fifteen minutes up the trail, I realize that … (1 comments)

Chronicles Of A Mountain Biking Realtor - 07/15/09 12:20 PM
CONTINUATION of Chronicles of Rider Dave PART I
by dave peck
What a day! My first Montana bike ride has proven rich in spectacular scenery and laced with lenging terrain. On the way back to Big Sky, I stop for groceries and overhear some chatter about a bear. Apparently a grizzly mauled an elk calf near the highway, close enough that shopkeepers could hear the calf wailing. I remind myself that I'm not in Illinois anymore.
The next day I blast off to Bozeman in search of more single-track. I ask around and am pointed to Bangtail Divide. This ride has … (1 comments)

Chronicles Of A Mountain Biking Realtor - 07/15/09 12:16 PM
Chronicles of Rider Dave PART I
by dave peck
 I wake up in Big Sky crust-eyed and weary from my high-speed race across Montana. I'm banged up with burning muscles and trail rash. Yesterday's bike ride in the Black Hills and an over-the-bars crash in the Badlands the night before add to my weakened condition. A day earlier I'd left my family in Illinois, then blitzed through Wisconisin and Iowa in my minivan, dreaming of the life ahead. It's late May and we're relocating to Montana seeking adventure after a decision to leave a hectic life in the Chicago suburbs. My … (1 comments)

Mountain Bike Racing in Montana - 07/14/09 11:04 AM
BOHART BASH RACE REPORT
By Dave Peck
Location: Bohart Ranch Ski Area, Bozeman MT 
The annual Bohart Bash is a thrilling off-road bicycle race combined with a festival atmosphere.  Last Saturday July 11, the Bohart Bash (MORS race #4) had plenty going on to entertain the entire family! Live music, complimentary catered food and nail biting action.  "This race is so cool" said one rider.  "Racers line up on foot for a Lemans start and sprint 50 yards across a little meadow to their bikes scattered along the ground at the beginning of the course."
The course is a five mile undulating loop that takes racers through tight … (1 comments)

Rustic Cabin at Cinnamon Creek - 07/09/09 02:05 PM
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History of Comedy - 07/08/09 10:10 AM
CONTINUATION of Biography of George Wilber PeckBy Dave PeckComic Author & Governor of Wisconsin The Bad Boy, it should be noted, found his way to stage and screen. The stories had been adapted into "a stage play that was a tremendous hit, running for several years." After Peck's death, his "Peck's Bad Boy" writings became the basis for several films. Thanks to the starring role of Jackie Coogan, "The Greatest Boy Actor in the World," the movie version did well. "Peck's Bad Boy," a silent feature released in 1921, was subtitled "It takes four Pecks to make a bushel, but only one … (1 comments)

History of Comedy - 07/07/09 01:28 PM
CONTINUATION of Biography of George Wilber Peck
By Dave Peck
Comic Author & Governor of Wisconsin
The year 1890 was another big one for Peck. He not only settled his family in a big house in Milwaukee but he also was elected the city's mayor. How did he get the nomination? Certainly he had good name recognition, thanks to his popular writings. Then, too, he was a lifelong Democrat in a traditionally Republican state. He crossed party lines just once, long enough to vote for Lincoln in 1864. And he'd had political experience--La Crosse City and County Democratic Chairman, Assistant State … (1 comments)

In-Town Bozeman Cottage - 07/06/09 01:53 PM
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History of Comedy - 07/06/09 11:18 AM
CONTINUATION of Biography of George Wilbur Peck
By Dave Peck
Comic Author & Governor of Wisconsin
Three years after his 1860 marriage to Frances Rowley of Delavan, Wisconsin, Peck enlisted as a private in the Union Army's Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War. He once wryly explained: "I was willing to lay down my life for my country at $13 a month if the government would feed and cloth me and I didn't have to set type anymore." He served about three years, most of the time stationed on the Texas frontier, and he did sometimes have to practice … (0 comments)

History of Comedy - 07/03/09 01:24 PM
Biography of George Wilbur Peck
By Dave Peck
Comic Author & Governor of Wisconsin
George W. Peck (September 28, 1840 - April 16, 1916) was an American writer and politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wisconsin 1891-1895. He was a newspaper publisher and author of fourteen books including, "Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa" (his most popular). Peck was born in New York in 1840, but lived in Wisconsin from 1843 until the time of his death. He died in 1916 at age 75. After Peck's death, his writings became the basis for several films and theater productions.
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Modest Rancher near new Hyalite Elementary School - 07/02/09 01:16 PM
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