BICYCLE TOURS & MOUNTAIN BIKING

John Flaherty, Owner

John has been designing, guiding and managing first class active travel trips for almost two decades. What he loves most about guiding is being able to facilitate an incredible outdoors experience, “to take people to a place they might not find on their own and stand back as they have a 'Wow' moment.”

John graduated from Dartmouth in 1987 with a B.A. in History and is an avid amateur natural historian and photographer. He can often be found tramping around the hills near his home with a flower book in one hand and a camera in the other.

Virginia Flaherty, Co-owner

Virginia is also an accomplished world traveler, having spent part of her childhood in Germany and traveling to virtually every country in Europe. Since then she has also traveled to South America, New Zealand, the Himalayas and Indonesia. She speaks German and can converse in French and Italian.

Virginia has been guiding trips and hiring staff for almost two decades and has developed a knack for creating smooth running events and trips, no matter the size nor complexity. “I get a kick out of taking the hassle out of trips so people can focus on why they are really there, to be outdoors having fun and to enjoy a beautiful natural place.”

Virginia graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1985 with a B.A. in German Language and Literature. She was a champion swimmer in high school and held her high school record in the breaststroke for 21 years.

In 2003 John and Virginia traveled to China and adopted their daughter, Kinley.