Dave Snowberg and Michelle Dodd in Denali National Park, 2009

We met in Flagstaff, Arizona in December, 2006. Our first date was a bike ride up a snowy mountain, and almost immediately we started planning a bike tour together. Those plans turned into a mountain bike tour on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route in 2007 and then we had more fun in a kayak, on our bikes and on foot. After a few of these adventures, we decided to tie the knot and have a baby. We were married in the fall of 2009, and Lena was born in December, 2010. The adventure continues, but now in Boulder, Colorado.

Michelle lived car-free in Flagstaff from of 2002-2007, and enjoys bicycling in all its forms. She also loves to hike, run and camp, and she skips whenever possible. She now runs Skipping Girl Design and creates websites for small businesses and organizations. She is often dreaming of her next hike, but welcomes new website projects because she loves what she does so much.

When Dave is not traveling by a bike or sea kayak, he enjoys backpacking, hiking and canyoneering. He now works for the National Renewable Energy Lab as a senior engineer testing and certifying wind turbines. He is glad to be applying his engineering ability within the world of sustainable energy development. For many years he lived in a wall-tent in the woods while working as an engineer. This lifestyle has contributed to allowing him to save money for his many adventures. Visit Dave’s website for more of his photos from past trips.