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4 weeks ago | 
skimag.com | Aaron Theisen
Aaron Theisen is an adventure journalist & photographer whose work has appeared in The Ski Journal, Powder, BIKE, Freehub, Mountain Flyer, Delta Airlines SKY, Alaska Airlines Beyond and elsewhere. He has also written two guidebooks for Mountaineers Books, Day Hiking Mount St. Helens and Day Hiking Glacier National Park and Western Montana. Aaron’s passions are the big peaks and small towns of the Northern Rockies.
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4 weeks ago | 
skimag.com | Aaron Theisen
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. The man who’d just climbed into the hot springs pool with us floated a frozen gallon of milk in the water and lined up a half-dozen cans of beer on the pool’s edge. This, he claimed to my ski buddy Cory and me, was the key to longevity.
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1 month ago | 
outthereoutdoors.com | Aaron Theisen |Adventures NW |Distinctly Montana |Montana Outdoors
By Aaron Theisen Cover photo courtesy of Wheel SportThere’s a new way to ride the slopes this season. SNO-GO ski bikes, also known as ski bikes or snow bikes, mimic the motions of advanced skiers but are easy as riding a bike. SNO-GO ski bikes allow riders of all ages and abilities to experience the euphoria of effortlessly gliding down a snow-covered slope.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
bikemag.com | Aaron Theisen
An hour west of Austin, the Hill Country has some of that fast-growing city’s funky demeanor, yoked to a slower pace of life. This is where Austinites come to play, after all. One thing the Hill Country doesn’t have is Austin’s night-owl habits: most restaurants and breweries close by 9pm, with many shutting by 8pm. Plan evening rides accordingly to avoid going hungry (or worse, without beer).
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Aaron Theisen
Generate Key TakeawaysAn hour west of Austin, the Hill Country has some of that fast-growing city’s funky demeanor, yoked to a slower pace of life. This is where Austinites come to play, after all. One thing the Hill Country doesn’t have is Austin’s night-owl habits: most restaurants and breweries close by 9pm, with many shutting by 8pm. Plan evening rides accordingly to avoid going hungry (or worse, without beer).
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
bikemag.com | Aaron Theisen
At the intersection of the Southeast and Southwest, the trails of Texas Hill Country blend raw, rocky desert riding with pastoral ranchland. And in a state where everything is famously bigger—except the mountains—Hill Country trail builders have made the most of limited vertical relief to carve outsize, rowdy tracks worthy of the state’s rodeo heritage. Let ‘er buck.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
bikemag.com | Aaron Theisen
In the pastoral ranchland of the Hill Country of central Texas, things have a way of springing up seemingly overnight. Even when late springtime temps flirt with the triple digits, all it takes is one solid rain for the iconic Texas bluebonnet to bloom in profusion across every green hill. It’s both an unforgiving landscape and one in which things flourish quickly, including mountain biking.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Aaron Theisen
Generate Key TakeawaysIn the pastoral ranchland of the Hill Country of central Texas, things have a way of springing up seemingly overnight. Even when late springtime temps flirt with the triple digits, all it takes is one solid rain for the iconic Texas bluebonnet to bloom in profusion across every green hill. It’s both an unforgiving landscape and one in which things flourish quickly, including mountain biking.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
bikemag.com | Aaron Theisen
The East Kootenays community voted "BC's best small town" has outsized amenities for the road-tripping traveler, including more than forty dining options for a population of 8,000. Centerpiece is the Platzl, the Euro-style pedal- and pedestrian-only plaza in the heart of downtown. On the weekends, the Platzl buzzes with pre- and post-activity energy (and the occasional warbling tune when a tourist activates the Happy Hans Cuckoo Clock).
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Aaron Theisen
The East Kootenays community voted "BC's best small town" has outsized amenities for the road-tripping traveler, including more than forty dining options for a population of 8,000. Centerpiece is the Platzl, the Euro-style pedal- and pedestrian-only plaza in the heart of downtown. On the weekends, the Platzl buzzes with pre- and post-activity energy (and the occasional warbling tune when a tourist activates the Happy Hans Cuckoo Clock).
