In the third installment of the Cosbey Chronicles, the boys sit down with Coz at his caretaker’s quarters on the shore of Gold Lake and dive deep into trails. Raised as a Mormon, by age 12, Coz knew organized religion wasn’t for him. At that same age, he rode a Honda Trail 90 motorcycle for the first time, and it was the beginning of the rest of his life. His religion became exploration on two wheels in the outdoors. Coz talks about the three years he spent laying out and building Mills Peak trail in Graeagle, as well as working on all the trails in Lakes Basin for the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, an organization he co-founded. Coz talks about the future of recreation in rural mountain communities and encourages listeners to escape the negativity of life, losing their minds in the track, being present in the moment. He also encourages those with financial means to contribute their wealth to trails and trail projects, benefiting the public in an age where connection to place is being lost to invasive technology.
6:30 – Podcast – The Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know
8:25 – Coast to Coast Radio with Art Bell
9:55 – Car Talk with Click and Clack
11:50 – Recording at Gold Lake near Graeagle, California with Marc Cosbey
18:20 – Living through two winters in Lakes Basin – running naked out into a snowstorm
22:20 – Tuning into nature through the sounds of nature
25:30 – Being raised Mormon, not digging it, and instead embracing nature and trails as religion
30:05 – Riding a motorcycle for the first time in his life at 12 years old – beginning of the rest of his life.
34:30 – Trails are a pathway to spirituality – tuning out the world and focusing on the moment in the track.
36:15 – Building Mills Peak trail and spending years in the Lakes Basin improving the trails.
39:50 – What’s it like to ride a trail you built after 3 years of your life working on it?
43:15 – Stew McMorrow – a volunteer who’s had his life changed by the importance of trails.
45:15 – Where does Coz see the future of trails and trail organizations?
49:45 – Volunteers who have desk jobs that come and volunteer – it can change their life.
56:57 – What is the biggest challenge and opportunity for rural mountain communities in securing their future?
1:00:31 – What have you learned about yourself, community and public lands in the wake of devastating wildfires over the last 5 years?
1:12:30 – What trail is Coz most proud of building over the years?
1:13:55 – Building the North Yuba Trail from Downieville to Goodyears Bar and the enjoyment of designing a trail before it’s built.
1:18:27 – What was the significance of building Mills Peak Trail in Graeagle?
1:21:33 – What advice does Coz have for folks starting their own trails organization?
1:29:48 – If your life were a tree, what kind of tree would it be?
1:32:47 – What’s an epic ride people have to do in the Lakes Basin? Mount Elwell.
1:38:25 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?
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In the third installment of the Cosbey Chronicles, the boys sit down with Coz at his caretaker’s quarters on the shore of Gold Lake and dive deep into trails. Raised as a Mormon, by age 12, Coz knew organized religion wasn’t for him. At that same age, he rode a Honda Trail 90 motorcycle for the first time, and it was the beginning of the rest of his life. His religion became exploration on two wheels in the outdoors. Coz talks about the three years he spent laying out and building Mills Peak trail in Graeagle, as well as working on all the trails in Lakes Basin for the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, an organization he co-founded. Coz talks about the future of recreation in rural mountain communities and encourages listeners to escape the negativity of life, losing their minds in the track, being present in the moment. He also encourages those with financial means to contribute their wealth to trails and trail projects, benefiting the public in an age where connection to place is being lost to invasive technology.
6:30 – Podcast – The Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know
8:25 – Coast to Coast Radio with Art Bell
9:55 – Car Talk with Click and Clack
11:50 – Recording at Gold Lake near Graeagle, California with Marc Cosbey
18:20 – Living through two winters in Lakes Basin – running naked out into a snowstorm
22:20 – Tuning into nature through the sounds of nature
25:30 – Being raised Mormon, not digging it, and instead embracing nature and trails as religion
30:05 – Riding a motorcycle for the first time in his life at 12 years old – beginning of the rest of his life.
34:30 – Trails are a pathway to spirituality – tuning out the world and focusing on the moment in the track.
36:15 – Building Mills Peak trail and spending years in the Lakes Basin improving the trails.
39:50 – What’s it like to ride a trail you built after 3 years of your life working on it?
43:15 – Stew McMorrow – a volunteer who’s had his life changed by the importance of trails.
45:15 – Where does Coz see the future of trails and trail organizations?
49:45 – Volunteers who have desk jobs that come and volunteer – it can change their life.
56:57 – What is the biggest challenge and opportunity for rural mountain communities in securing their future?
1:00:31 – What have you learned about yourself, community and public lands in the wake of devastating wildfires over the last 5 years?
1:12:30 – What trail is Coz most proud of building over the years?
1:13:55 – Building the North Yuba Trail from Downieville to Goodyears Bar and the enjoyment of designing a trail before it’s built.
1:18:27 – What was the significance of building Mills Peak Trail in Graeagle?
1:21:33 – What advice does Coz have for folks starting their own trails organization?
1:29:48 – If your life were a tree, what kind of tree would it be?
1:32:47 – What’s an epic ride people have to do in the Lakes Basin? Mount Elwell.
1:38:25 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?
After a weeks-long dry spell in January, the first day of February bring a week-long series of atmospheric river storms to the Lake Tahoe region, with a foot of rain, multiple feet of snow and hurricane force winds. PowBot recaps his Canadian hut trip, giving kudos to Big Sky resort and reminisces on atmospheric river storms of the past while Trail Whisperer rants about tire chains and the evil empire of Amazon. Al Powcino makes his return with another Powderiffic Snow Report, the boys are compared to Statler and Waldorf from the Muppet Show, TW raves about a George Carlin documentary, lots of listener shout outs and a few Dope or Derps including the Butt Vest, electric snow bikes and wearing hunting gear for skiing.
3:00 – PowBot returns from his Canada Powder Highway trip.
4:30 – Recording right during the arrival of a big Atmospheric River event in the Sierra Nevada, after an extended period of very dry weather.
6:00 – Recapping PowBot’s ski hut trip to Golden Alpine Holidays in British Columbia.
8:40 – The five most important things to know about preparing for a Canada ski hut trip.
19:45 – The incoming Atmospheric River and huge amounts of rain.
21:50 – Going to the birthplace of Mind the Track, Frog Lake Huts near Donner Summit.
23:40 – Al Powcino’s Powderiffic Snow Report.
26:45 – ASS rant about chained up cars and semis on the freeway.
28:45 – The current storm is reminiscent of the 2016-2017 winter when there was terrible flooding on Donner Summit and at Donner Lake.
34:45 – Listener Shout Outs! And PowBot shouts out his experience at Big Sky in Montana.
42:38 – Stavros asks “What avalanche course would you recommend taking?”
46:04 – Jed loves reggae music and Stick Figure, Mount Bachelor getting bought by ski bums and Truckee in the Wall Street Journal.
49:50 – Nate said the boys are the old men on the Muppet Show, Waldorf and Statler.
53:30 – Carl turned us onto @powderbuoy on Instagram – weather buoys in the Pacific and correlation to winter storms.
55:05 – Matt sent us a link to a recent plane crash in the Toquima Range on Mount Jefferson.
58:35 – J.T. Robinson – Backcountry Etiquette and Mentorship video about 10 Shredmandments - youtube.com/watch?v=ubGHAb3Y_VM
1:01:50 – DOPE OR DERP? – The Buttvest.
1:08:00 – DOPE OR DERP? – Wearing hunting apparel for skiing.
1:13:00 – DOPE OR DERP? – Moonbike Motors electric snow bike.
1:16:55 – DOPE OR DERP? – Tire chains.
1:22:45 – Keith recommends the film “Camera Corner” about Wende Cragge – on YouTube by The Radavist.
1:23:55 – Ben asks, what’s the best quiver beater mountain bike? The 130mm rear travel trail bike. Specialized Epic Evo and Stumpjumper Evo, Pivot Trail 429, Ibis Ripley, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Yeti SB120.
1:32:00 – ON A MUSICAL NOTE – Keith recommended RadioParadise.com – live streaming of music 24/7, KEXP.org in Seattle and KOTO in Telluride.
1:37:50 – Trail Whisperer recommends watching George Carlin’s American Dream.
1:41:30 – Trail Whisperer recommends Buy Now – The Amazon Shopping Conspiracy.
1:44:10 – The federal funding freeze and how it will affect recreation.
1:45:40 – Two thumbs up for the new Reno Vista trail on Peavine Mountain. Super fun!
Mind the Track
In the third installment of the Cosbey Chronicles, the boys sit down with Coz at his caretaker’s quarters on the shore of Gold Lake and dive deep into trails. Raised as a Mormon, by age 12, Coz knew organized religion wasn’t for him. At that same age, he rode a Honda Trail 90 motorcycle for the first time, and it was the beginning of the rest of his life. His religion became exploration on two wheels in the outdoors. Coz talks about the three years he spent laying out and building Mills Peak trail in Graeagle, as well as working on all the trails in Lakes Basin for the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, an organization he co-founded. Coz talks about the future of recreation in rural mountain communities and encourages listeners to escape the negativity of life, losing their minds in the track, being present in the moment. He also encourages those with financial means to contribute their wealth to trails and trail projects, benefiting the public in an age where connection to place is being lost to invasive technology.
6:30 – Podcast – The Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know
8:25 – Coast to Coast Radio with Art Bell
9:55 – Car Talk with Click and Clack
11:50 – Recording at Gold Lake near Graeagle, California with Marc Cosbey
18:20 – Living through two winters in Lakes Basin – running naked out into a snowstorm
22:20 – Tuning into nature through the sounds of nature
25:30 – Being raised Mormon, not digging it, and instead embracing nature and trails as religion
30:05 – Riding a motorcycle for the first time in his life at 12 years old – beginning of the rest of his life.
34:30 – Trails are a pathway to spirituality – tuning out the world and focusing on the moment in the track.
36:15 – Building Mills Peak trail and spending years in the Lakes Basin improving the trails.
39:50 – What’s it like to ride a trail you built after 3 years of your life working on it?
43:15 – Stew McMorrow – a volunteer who’s had his life changed by the importance of trails.
45:15 – Where does Coz see the future of trails and trail organizations?
49:45 – Volunteers who have desk jobs that come and volunteer – it can change their life.
56:57 – What is the biggest challenge and opportunity for rural mountain communities in securing their future?
1:00:31 – What have you learned about yourself, community and public lands in the wake of devastating wildfires over the last 5 years?
1:12:30 – What trail is Coz most proud of building over the years?
1:13:55 – Building the North Yuba Trail from Downieville to Goodyears Bar and the enjoyment of designing a trail before it’s built.
1:18:27 – What was the significance of building Mills Peak Trail in Graeagle?
1:21:33 – What advice does Coz have for folks starting their own trails organization?
1:29:48 – If your life were a tree, what kind of tree would it be?
1:32:47 – What’s an epic ride people have to do in the Lakes Basin? Mount Elwell.
1:38:25 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?
