2025 Trail Guides
Meet the women that make our group social rides possible!
Thank you for making our riders feel safe, encouraged and enjoy the rides!
Alicia Kaufmann
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I ride a Julian Wilder.
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My favorite place to ride is Bear Creek.
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As a newbie to mountain biking, it has been so fun to learn the sport, increase my confidence on the trails and meet other likeminded badass women.
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My goal this year is to increase endurance.
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My favorite post-ride snack is grapefruit/watermelon.
Emily King
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I ride a Specialized Epic.
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My favorite place to ride is Local: Rooney valley trail on Green Mtn, anywhere: Father of Ginormous in Carbondale.
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My goal this year is to gear up for my first multi-day MTB tour in September.
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I'm currently a medical student, and as the hospital and clinic hours get longer I'm seeking things that fill my cup outside of medicine. Riding bikes with rad women/femme folks, helping others build confidence and have fun, and going on adventures bring me so much joy!
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My favorite post-ride snack is Skratch chocolate recovery mix!
Annie Garland
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I ride a Yeti 120.
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My favorite place to ride is Local: Apex /Anywhere: Monarch Crest.
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My goal this year is to build strength & power to assist with technical riding skills.
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Finally have flexibility in my schedule to help women feel comfortable getting into mtn biking. Cheers to more ladies on bikes!
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My favorite post-ride drink is coconut water in the a.m. and craft beer in the p.m.
Rebekah Giaraffa
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I ride a Orbea Rise, Guerrilla Gravity Smash.
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My favorite place to ride is Local: Maryland Mountain, Lair 'o the Bear.
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My goal this year is consistency with getting out on my bike.
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I enjoy connecting with other women in our community, developing a love of mountain biking, and encouraging women to enjoy our sport!
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My favorite post-ride drink is Skratch Horchata or a Juicy IPA.
Kate Clement
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I ride a Yeti SB140.
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My favorite place to ride is Anywhere in Crested Butte / Moab.
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My goal this year is to ride more technical trails to get ready for International Yeti Bhutan Trip.
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Encouraging more women to ride MTB, be outside in nature, push their boundaries & have fun while meeting other great women.
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My favorite post ride drink is a cold, hazy IPA.
Tailor Kamins
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I ride a Trek Top Fuel.
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My favorite place to ride is Bear Creek (Mt. Carbon loop) and South Table Mountain (Lava loop.)
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My goal this year is to increase my overall fitness and build confidence/muscle memory.
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I really enjoy biking with other women and have improved significantly as a rider since joining the group. I want others to have the same experience I have had!
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My favorite post-ride drink is a fruited sour beer.
Ashlie Watters
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I ride an Ibis Ripmo.
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My favorite place to ride is Virginia Canyon.
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My goal this year is to get faster and stronger.
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I am a GGB Trail Guide so I can ride with rad ladies!
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My favorite post-ride drink is sparkling water.
Laura Kendall
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I ride a Specialized Stumpjumper.
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My favorite place to ride is Buff Creek/Fruita.
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My goal this year is to break the seal on trails I haven’t ridden yet and spend more time sessioning tricky sections rather than just walking them.
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I love serving others and want women riders to feel included and have a sense of belonging in the sport!
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My favorite post-ride drink is soda water.
Amy Shepard
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I ride a Ibis Ripmo and Giant Trance X E+.
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My favorite place to ride is White Ranch, Virginia Canyon, Lefthand, and Trestle bike park.
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My goal this year is to have fun, keep pushing myself, and pick up a new skill.
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I have many years of riding experience and enjoy sharing that experience with others, as well as meeting new people and helping them enjoy the trails in a fun and engaging group
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My favorite post-ride drink and snack is usually something salty like french fries and a refreshing beer or NA beer
Kaley Hassell
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I ride a Marin Rift Zone 29.
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My favorite place to ride is Trestle Bike Park- Shy Ann and Free Speech! I also love Fireline at Coler MTB preserve in NW Arkansas!
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My goal this year is to nail larger drops and jumps!
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GGB got me into mountain biking, and the community here is amazing. I wanted to give back and share my love of MTB, and also just get more involved!
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My favorite post-ride drink and snack is Amber Ales and Chips & Queso!
Lauren Huff
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I ride a Giant Trance.
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My favorite place to ride is Genesee mountain favorite trail - it’s a hidden gem and there’s a bison reserve
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My goal this year is to learn technical climbing/descending, bunny hops, and drops.
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I decided to be a GGB trail guide so I can build community, build up other women, and learn and grow as a person.
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My favorite post-ride snack is stopping at a local restaurant/brewery on the way home and grabbing a burger!
Amber Clark
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I ride a Yeti.
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My favorite place to ride is Virginia Canyon.
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My goal this year is to improve on tech, up and down.
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I like meeting new people and having another reason to get out on the trails.
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My favorite post-ride drink is those bougie Death Waters.
Jacquelyn Farnsworth
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I ride a Ibis Ripmo and Salsa El Mariachi.
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My favorite place to ride is Virginia Canyon- it quickly took over my #1 spot after it opened!
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My goal this year is to ride with friends and keep tackling jumps and drops.
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I love to ride with friends!
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My favorite post-ride drink is a craft lager or a Spindrift.
Maureen Hawlik
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I ride a Canyon CF8, but likely to get a Yeti135 this year.
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My favorite place to ride is locally - Lair o' the Bear - Everywhere else: Phil's World (Ribcage) and Family Flow and Blowing Spring in Bentonville.
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My goal this year is sweet jumps (more than 6 inches off the ground.)
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I want to give back and instill a love of MTB in our local community.
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My favorite post-ride snack is PB&J.
Michele Cooper
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I ride a Yeti SB130.
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My favorite place to ride varies- but love a good Apex ride!
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My goal this year- I Just had a baby 6 months ago- get back into shape and progress my technical riding. I plan to race in the Bailey Hundito and Emerald Epic this season.
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I want to connect with more women who ride and share the love!
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My favorite post-ride drink is a hazy IPA!
Lauren Emmons
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I ride a Yeti SB140.
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My favorite place to ride is at 18rd- PBR in Fruita or Captain Jacks in Colorado Springs
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My goal this year is to ride more (upwards of 1k this year and log all my rides).
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We will have fun on some of my amazing routes with all of you and give you support even during your most vulnerable moments on the bike. 💕
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My favorite post-ride snack and drink is- sometimes I’m good and I have a protein shake, other times I stuff my face with jalapeño chips and chocolate milk.
Mariana Hernandez
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I ride a Scott genius.
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My favorite place to ride- I just like to ride, preferably always a different trail.
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My goal this year is to improve skills.
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I love being a GGB Trail Guide because I have done it for 3 years and really like the group- it is fun and I like being a part of a community.
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My favorite post-ride drink is sparkling water.
