We started out making a film [ The Fourth Phase] about the incredible snow we get at home in Wyoming, the journey soon macroed out into this epic 16,000 mile trip around the North Pacific, taking us to locations in Japan, Alaska, the Kamchatka Peninsula in far-eastern Russia, and back to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

It’s not the destination but the adventure along the way.

What you ride and how you choose to ride is such a dynamic part of what this contest [ Ultra Natural] is built for.

I actually enjoyed getting lost in Japan's backroads, finding myself in a wasabi farm.

I think it mostly comes down to trying to align with people who are down with a mission and will bring optimism.

It would be really nice to have a venue stop in Japan someday. Japan would be perfect for it.

Inevitably it's always a set-up; you go somewhere, bring your own expectations, you think you have an idea of what you want to do but then the minute you get there everything changes, so trying to work with people who are able to ride in a lot of different conditions, sub-par conditions, people who are able to make the most of any situation.