Sam Acheson is one of the unsung hero’s of YGR. He’s been answering my dumb backend questions and hosting the site since I launched this thing back in 2008. A recovering roadie, Sam spends most of his time on mtb and gravel bikes these days. Sam came up on the mean streets of West Des Moines Ia and has been in the Fort since 1993. Sam is the COO at Teren Inc (yeah, I don’t know what that means either). 

When do you listen to these? I’ll listen when I’m on a long solo ride and when I’m driving, but I mostly put the music on when I’ve got a fire in the firepit, the guitar out, and a whiskey in hand.

Favorite bike? Baum Cycles Orbis+ (a beautiful bike if I may add) 

Favorite ride?  MTB: South Boundary in Taos, NM; GROAD: around Hahn’s Peak; any ride my daughter will accompany me on.

Howling Cow Cafe

Howling Cow Cafe opened on July 1st, 2014, adjacent to Morning Fresh Dairy Farm hq, almost exactly a year after the Bellvue Bean closed down. That was a tough year for cyclists who were used to a mid-ride coffee break while doing the Dairy Loop. Lori and Robert Graves, the owners of Morning Fresh, managed to fill the void left by the Bean and then some. Howling Cow offers a comfortable patio with views of the foothills, great coffee, Ummbers IceCream, Noosa Yoghurt, baked goods, and other…

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