Forgot to mention....

....during the winter "down time" I picked up the paintbrush for the first time in years, thanks to the motivation from my girlfriend.

Here are my two latest creations...

(This one has already been sold and is now residing in Missouri)


(This one is hanging on the wall at my house)


At the moment I am out of canvas' but I've got lots of cool ideas whirling around in my head.

It's Been A While....

....no, I'm not singing that pitifully sad song by Staind from a few years ago (thank god). It's been a while since I've blogged but I am back and have my soul fully recharged for another great year!

Had a great spring > summer > fall due to some amazing company! Not diggin' these short, cold and sometimes mind numbing winter days though. I have however been editing some old GoPro footage I recorded last year here at our local trails (Bayou Point) as well as some from Slaughter Pen Trails in Bentonville, AR to pass the time.

I've also been gearing up for a few endurance races this year. The Spa City 6 Hour (Hot Springs, AR) in March is the first on my list, raced it last year as a team but plan on doing it solo this year. Second on my list (a big second I may add) is Syllamo's Revenge in May......thanks to one of my teammates (Brad Hopper) I decided to man up and finally commit to doing this race. This will be THE race I am training for all spring, Spa City will be somewhat of a training race to test me on a trail other than our local relatively flat trails. I've got several races planned in the fall as well (School of Hard Nox and 6 Hours of Herb) but those are in the back of my mind right now.

Enough of the "talk", here's some visual stimulation for you..

Slaughter Pen - Sept. 2011 from Evan Murphy on Vimeo.

Bayou Point Trails (8.23.11) from Evan Murphy on Vimeo.