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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Vote for Knoxville for the Bell Built Grant for an Urban Gravity Trail!

DIG THIS.

As you may know, Allan and I are mountain bikers.

(This is that awkward moment when I realize that I don't have a single photo of me or Allan on a mountain bike...because we're always the ones taking the photos! So, just pretend you can see a slick photo of me with sweat and mud covering my face, legs and arms as I careen, in complete control, down a steep, rocky trail. I look good, right?)

Allan has been biking for years and I am relatively new to the sport but love learning to ride over rocks and roots, down hills and well, up hills too. If you live in Knoxville, you may know we have a fairly extensive trail system in the Urban Wilderness located near Ijams Nature Center in South Knoxville, IC King also in South Knoxville, Concord in West Knoxville as well as a growing number of trails at Sharps Ridge in North Knoxville.

#DowntownDownhill, #BellBuilt, Bell-Built, gravity trail, Knoxville, Tennessee, mountain bike trail

If you love to mountain bike, Knoxville has something for everyone, except a super-technical downhill gravity trail. And that's where the Bell Helmet's Bell-Built trailbuilding grant comes in. Bell, in association with International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), is awarding one $100,000 grant to fund the project for one of the nine semi-finalist's from the West coast, midwest and East coast. Knoxville, through its sponsor Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC), is in the East coast semi-final round competing against Timber Trail in Alabama and Gorges Jump Line in North Carolina and voting ends on May 24th. The East coast semifinal winner will be announced and then another round of voting will determine the winner from the three semifinalists. So, when Knoxville wins, I'll be asking you to vote again to help make the dream of #DowntownDownhill come true! (The Downtown Downhill website has lots of social media friendly graphics and info to help you spread the word!)

So, the whole point of this post is two-fold, first to clue you in to the awesomeness of Knoxville's mountain biking trail system and community and second, to ask you to vote for Knoxville for the #BellBuilt trailbuilding grant. It's really easy to vote and will only take a minute, and another minute to click on the confirmation email, so two minutes tops!

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Here is the link to vote: http://www.bellhelmets.com/bell-built

Oh, and ALM Photo took the photos you see in the project story! We love the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC) and everything they do to make Knoxville a rad place to mountain bike!

Find out more about AMBC and Knoxville's mountain biking trails on one or more of these links!
AMBC website
AMBC Twitter
AMBC Facebook
Knoxville Trails
Legacy Parks
Visit Knoxville

Media posts:
WBIR
Knox News

Please vote for Knoxville and share this information with all of your friends whether they mountain bike or not. because 70,000 people make a living off of the outdoor industry in Tennessee, recreational bicycling is a $200 billion industry in the US, property values next to trails and greenways are up to 30% higher and for every dollar spend on bicycling tourism $7 is spent in the locations they visit.

Oh, and don't forget to give us a call to photograph your next social or company event! From red carpets to fundraisers to corporate retreats, we can cover it all. Give me a call at 865-406-3870 or send me an email for a quote. And we also love to shoot action!

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Monday, February 2, 2015

Shut Up & Ski | Eskimo Escapades 2015

One of our favorite events to photograph each year is Eskimo Escapades. Eskimo Escapades is a fundraiser to benefit the Eskimo Escapades Foundation which supports Patricia Neal IRC, the Amputee Adventure Camp, and Dream Connection. This year wasn't as cold as usual which meant there were more wakeboarders, water skiers, and tubers taking the water for their lap around Ft. Loudon Lake. From my vantage point on Volunteer Landing, I was able to capture lots of photos of the riders on the lake with the 600mm lens and Allan got up close to the riders from one of the boats.

We love being a part of this event and encourage you to volunteer, sign up to ride or just tell your friends! This year's event has over 50 participants and raised over $10,000!

Photos for free download are available here and you may purchase prints here. All proceeds from the sale of prints goes back to Eskimo Escapade Foundation.

Take a peek at all the fun!

We look forward to seeing you at Eskimo Escapades next year!

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Eskimo Escapades 2014 | January 18th at Volunteer Landing

One of our favorite action events to photograph each year is the Eskimo Escapades. Eskimo Escapades is held to benefit the Patricia Neal IRC, the Amputee Adventure Camp and Dream Connection. This marks the 20th event and it is held no matter what the weather is! There have been years when it has been so cold we can barely stand it to days when we've had to strip off almost all our layers. It's snowed, rained and been blindingly sunny. This year participants can expect it to be cold, but partly sunny. The frigid fun takes place at Volunteer Landing on Neyland Drive in Knoxville on Saturday, January 18th from 11am to 3pm.

Participants pay a registration fee of $30 to waterski, wakeboard or tube {you don't get wet!} in a generous loop on the Tennessee River. Local boat dealerships donate the use of boats from local boat manufacturers and they are driver by experience boat drivers who volunteer their time. And speaking of volunteers, there are a bunch of folks on hand to make sure everything runs smoothly and everyone gets their turn in a timely manner. Here is the 'Home Crew', the folks who work hard throughout the year to make this event a reality. Plus there is an announcer/DJ to keep everyone entertained. There is also food available, most notably from Bayou Bay Seafood House who sets up on site, and Calhoun's on the River, located right next to Volunteer Landing.

Riders don't have to worry about being cold because Ski/Scuba provides a complimentary wet suits and Aurora Pools, Spas and Billiards will have a hot tub ready for a toasty plunge post frosty lake around the lake.

Come on down and see what all the fun is about! Bring your mittens, your dog and your camera! We'll be set up on the on of the Landing 'points' with the 600mm lens as well as shooting from one of the boats for an up-close capture of the action.

Here are some photographs from 2013...