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?
Imagine being the mayor of a mountain town during the height of COVID. For Dave Polivy, owner of Tahoe Mountain Sports, being a COVID mayor became his reality after being elected onto Truckee town council in 2018. For better or worse, Dave’s tenure during COVID cemented his nickname in the community as “Mayor Dave”, even though he’s no longer mayor. He’s also Kurt’s doppelganger, giving him another nickname; “Doppelganger Dave”. In Episode 71, we chat with Dave about how he landed in Truckee on September 11, 2001, and his path to business ownership, community building, keeping the ski bum dream alive and eventual mayorship. Dave has appeared on a lot of radio and TV shows, as well as podcasts, but usually he just ends up being a sound bite. But in this near two-hour episode, listeners will get a behind-the-curtain look at what it takes to be an elected official in a mountain town facing growing pains and an identity crisis, all while balancing family, business ownership, and of course, getting outside and putting his mind in the track.
2:30 – Trail Whisperer recaps his 4,200-mile cross-country drive from Boston to Reno.
6:00 – Introducing Dave Polivy – former mayor of Truckee and owner of Tahoe Mountain Sports.
9:15 – Doing the Rose to Toads mountain bike ride, a fundraiser for TAMBA.
12:40 – Dave’s September 11, 2001 story.
14:20 – Kurt’s September 11, 2001 story.
16:10 – Tom’s September 11, 2001 story.
17:30 – Dave arriving in Truckee after driving cross-country from Saratoga Springs, NY.
19:14 – Starting Tahoe Mountain Sports in 2003.
26:00 – Moving to Truckee from the northeast to be a ski bum.
30:50 – Fondest memories of Truckee back in the early 2000s.
33:45 – Going from ski bum to politician through working for Sierra Business Council.
41:20 – As Truckee mayor, did you ever have to make a decision that went against the wishes of the community?
45:05 – Is there such a thing as affordable housing? Is there enough of it in Truckee currently?
47:30 – Getting foreclosed on in 2008 while on vacation outside the country.
49:00 – A shortage of availability of living wage housing. There’s enough housing stock, but they aren’t available, so the Lease to Locals program was developed and it’s working.
1:00:10 – Can Truckee solve its housing issues by emulating the funds the town has raised for recreational trails through ballot measures?
1:08:05 – Raising funds for trails through sales tax and giving non-profits money to build them.
1:15:07 – How do you promote Truckee as a mountain bike destination when most of the trails are illegal?
1:21:13 – What kind of conflict exists between being a business owner and a politician?
1:32:20 – Being mayor of Truckee during COVID helped solidify the persona of “Mayor Dave”.
1:34:15 – What is your vision for how Truckee will look in 10 years?
1:44:00 – Dave and Kurt are doppelgangers – people mistake both of them as the other person.
1:50:10 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?
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?
