Ryan Thibault – Mountain Bike Vermont / Ranch Camp / Trails and Bike Parks #138 Taken from MTB Vermont on Ryan Position: Graphic artist, writer, photographer Fame: Owner of Independent Allied, a design firm specializing in biking & beer… go figure. Spray: Ryan lives, breathes and eats bikes. He also eats dirt and crow. If he’s not flying down mountains on his bike he’s either changing yet another flat tire or rustling alpacas. Send Ryan your cool photos and ideas – [email protected]   Topics: How Ryan got into mountain biking Early days of mountain biking in Vermont Vermont as a whole and Mountain Biking in Vermont Vermont Mountain Bike Association Bike Parks and Ryan’s take on Bike Parks Quebec, CA Highland Bike Park Cady Hill and the Stowe Trails Partnership Conserving the land which allows access in perpetuity Ranch Camp backstory – Bikes Beers & Burritos Designed to be that base lodge for bike trails (similar to ski lodges) Bike Shop Restaurant – with Diverse Vegetarian, Vegan Gluten free options The Back Yard Restaurant is next to Ranch Camp and is more like a Burger / Bar Joint Side tangent into being a vegetarian / vegan Mountain Bike Vermont – why this was created (2010) How this led to the creation of Ranch Camp What Ryan Looks for in a Mountain Bike / Trail Community Closing Comments & Thank You’s Links: Ranch Camp: https://www.ranchcampvt.com/ MTBVT: https://mtbvt.com/ Backyard VT: https://backyardvt.com/ Stowe Trails Partnership / Cady Hill: https://stowetrails.org/   Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/   Trail EAffect Show Links: Discount Code (20%) for both KETL Mtn Apparel and Trail One Components: TrailPod Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/ Worldwide Cyclery Affiliate Link: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/?aff=559   Contact Josh at [email protected] This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services