Author Archives: Lummer Steve

Bikes, Ragbrai

Skull Valley Loop Trainning Ride For Raigbrai

This morning to celebrate Independence Day a few friends and I left Preskitt on our road bike and did the Skull Valley Loop.

This map show a clockwise route but we did it the smart way and did it counter clockwise.

Distance: 52.8 miles
Elevation Gain/Loss: 4016 feet

The loop is an amazing scenic, fun, challenging 53 miles of what every roadie likes.

Here are just a few pics of some of  Arizona’s finest miles.

Up from Kirkland junction.

Robert Janice and Becker coming into Skull Valley this morning @ 7:00 am.

Just after reaching the Iron Spring summit.

Taking a little break climbing the “Spars”.

The Skull Valley Loop is a truly a gift.

Steve

Roadie for the summer

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24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Mountain biking, Night Rides, outdoors

NITE MOVES 2011

Over the past year I have done about 10% of my bike riding at night.

Some of the reasons for the night rides come down to: weather, work,  time, friends, adventure and the fact that my wifee got me a set of amazing bike lights for Christmas last year.

http://www.niterider.com/products/rechargeable-lights/pro-1400-led/

The Pro 1400 represents the pinnacle of bike lighting technology. Pumping out 1400 lumens.

The beginning of our night rides started with a bunch of friends doing The 24 hours in the Old Pueblo last February.

http://www.epicrides.com/twofour/24.htm

Here are a few pics of some of our night rides this past year.

Another Epic Rides pic of the 24 hours in the Old Pueblo.

A Dave Sewell Pic of the 24 hours in the OP.

A 24 in the OP pic from Epic Rides.

Middlemore out in Pioneer Park.

The 332 by Nite Rider and some Lunar help.

The 396 @ night.

Thugs.

Our friend Billy B goin through the tunnel trail.

Dave S ridin up the 332 from GB.

Out on the 396

Granite Basin shadows.

What a bunch of fun times with some fun friends.

Get yourself some lights and friends and take your bike out in the dark for a totally different kind of mountain bike riding.

Steve

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Books I'm Reading, outdoors, Yosemite

SOUL PRINT

Just picked up two copies of Mark Batterson’s newest book Soul Print.

Mark’s book points us to the need to know God before we can know ourselves.

Paul the Apostle say’s essentially the same thing is Acts 9 when he ask the question to Jesus, “Who are you Lord and what do you want me to do?”

“Your uniqueness isn’t just a gift from God. It’s your gift to God.” – Mark Batterson

http://www.markbatterson.com/

I bought the two copies for an adventure trip I will be taking with my son-in-law this August to Yosemite. – Mark is the featured devotional speaker for the three days.

I can’t think of a better conference than the one that we are going on with Mark and  Joel Malm and http://www.summitleaders.org/

Really looking forward to the read and the MANCATION hike up Half Dome…..pics to follow from the top of course.

Steve

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church family, family, Ministry

EVERY DAD’S DREAM

Really looking forward to this teaching this weekend called Every Dad’s Dream.

Father’s day is everyday not just a day we give dad a new pair of socks or a new item for his man cave.

Every dad has a dream and Sunday morning we gonna look@ at how to have some of those dreams become tangible, real and alive.

See ya Sunday.

Steve

Pastor, father, husband and dreamer

 

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Ministry, Travel

THIS CHURCH GETS IT.

St. Louis – June 2011

– Cards win over the Cubs with a 12th inning home run by Albert Pujols – I watched the game while enjoying my favorite pizza from Stephanina’s in Wentzville

– Flew over the Missouri river is @ flood stage.

– Witness lambert International Airport after the tornado rips through St. Louis.

– The day after we leave a 4.5 earthquake shakes the community.

– We connected with some life long friends.

– We  also got to experience some pretty amazing humidity

Here are just a few pics some pics of our visit with Jesse and Missy Quiroz for their church second birthday celebration.

We spoke @ their two services and participated in a afternoon water baptismal service.

Pastor Jesse and Missy are doing an AMAZING work in Lincoln County Missouri.

http://www.journeychurchmo.com/

What a honor to celebrate with these friends.

Every time I get to attend one of Jesse’s services it is an absolute blast.

The church is running around 400 in just two years.

One of the highlights of the weekend is seeing the people follow through  – This church gets it….

They believe

They belong

They get baptized.

It is hard to but into words what you experience @ Journey…. all I can say is there is something very good is going on there.

Thank you Pastor jesse and Missy and thank you Journey Church for allowing Brenda and I to be a part of your church family.

Steve

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family, LEWIS AND CLARK

LEWIS AND CLARK MAY ENTRY

I’m a bit behind in posting these pics for May – But lets call it May.

Here are a few pics of Lewis and Clark @ 14months.

Clark always has a ball or two in his mouth.

Clark asleep in HIS leather chair.

Lewis (left) Clark (right) – great shot.

Yes, two pups are expensive and yes, they do cause damage – but it’s all good right?

Steve

Lewis and Clark’s  assistant

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Bikes, Ragbrai

MILES OR SMILES

A friend of mine told me the other day that with “road biking you get the miles but in mountain biking you smiles”.

He was so right with that statement for the most part , except for today I got both.

Today was my first 75 mile road bike day and as I was riding toward the 75 mile goal I looked around me at the surroundings.

Wow – miles and smiles all in one ride!

Really enjoying the different kind of experience road biking brings.

Also, I’m gonna need to kick it up a notch based on the  week long Itinerary for the Ragbrai ride this summer.

Day 1 — 64.2 miles    4,946 climb
Day 2 — 65.4 miles   4,798 climb
Day 3 — 70.9 miles  1,784 climb
Day 4 — 56.1 miles    1,246 climb
Day 5 — 57.5 miles   3,294 climb
Day 6 — 75.3 miles    2,800 climb
Day 7 — 64.8 miles    2,338 climb
Total — 454.2 miles   21,206 climb

Steve Lummer

Roadie for a summer

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