My Ride - Giant Loop Ride 2023 - Honda CRF250L

Join me as I reflect on what the Giant Loop ride means to me as I attend my second, the 12th annual.
It’s no secret that I battle depression and mental illness on the daily. I went to this year’s ride with the intent of truly reflecting and attempting to document just exactly what it was about this event that helped me last year so very much.
I truly hope you enjoy it and hopefully it will hit home, resonate and help at least one of you.

A warm and thankful shout out to my Moto-family for all of your love, support and friendship.

Thank you to ‪@chain.driven‬ ​⁠ not only for the cover photo but he and @​⁠crashymoto shared some of their footage as well.

Thank you to Ian ​⁠ ‪@motorcyclesandpancakes‬ ​⁠ for your company and excellent friendship during the travels. It was an amazing experience to travel with someone so much like myself and someone who also “stops to film” and is always on the look out for “the shot” 😜
I’m so glad we took the time to get so much footage.
A trip I will not forget.

A few of my Moto family featured in this video:
​⁠ ‪@thegracefulrenegade‬
‪@theadventurecooperative‬
‪@MeerkatADV‬
‪@Ridemyroad‬
‪@BikesCameraAdventure‬
‪@DorkintheRoad‬
‪@ExploreAdventureMoto‬
‪@RaptorPackAdventures‬
‪@chain.driven‬
‪@crashymoto‬

I love you all!

A special shout out to Stirling Noreen ‪@SterlingNoren‬ Alex Chacon ‪@AlexChacon‬ Grace Schuessler ‪@thegracefulrenegade‬ and Thomas Hansen ‪@tshansen‬ for inspiring me to create better, thank you!


Resources for Men’s Mental Health can be found at - www.headsupguys.org.
Their YouTube channel - ‪@HeadsUpGuys‬
And also on Instagram - headsupguys


Gear I use:

Helmet - Arai XD4 - http://www.araihelmet.com/
Boots - Aplinestar Toucans - https://www.alpinestars.com
Riding Gear - Leatt GPX5.5 Enduro Jacket and Pants - https://www.leatt.com
Armour - Leatt 3DF AirFit - https://www.Leatt.com
Tent - Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 - https://www.motocampnerd.com/
Sleeping Pad - Big Agnes Insulated Q-Core Deluxe -https://www.motocampnerd.com/
Hammock - Go Outfitters Hammock 2.0 - https://gooutfitters.co/
Fly - Go Outfitters Apex Camping Shelter - https://gooutfitters.co/
Flask - Motocamp Nerd - https://motocampnerd.com/
Panniers - Mototrekk Panniers - https://www.giantloopmoto.com/
Tank bag - Fandango Tank Bag - https://www.giantloopmoto.com/
Tires - MotoZ RallZ - https://motoz.com.au/
Fire Starter - Fire Plugs - https://bigfoot-bushcraft.com
Twig Stove - Solo Burner Flat Pack Grill - https://bigfoot-bushcraft.com
Hippo Hands - Backcountry model - https://www.hippohands.com/


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QUAD LOCK - https://www.quadlockcase.com/ - CRITTER10
CARDO - https://www.cardosystems.com/ - CRITTER15

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“Til next time, LET’S GET OUT THERE AND RIDE!"