ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ELLE COLQUITT
Elle Colquitt's had a love affair with her bike since training wheel days, but it was her move to east Tennessee that expanded her road and mountain biking opportunities. The countless miles of country backroads lends itself to long distance riding which is Elle's passion. Although new to mountain biking, riding the trail systems for the Off Road Trails book, opened a whole new riding arena to explore. In addition to century and charity rides, Elle has ridden RAGBRAI (the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa), toured the Finger Lakes in New York, the Cotswolds in England and the Blue Ridge Parkway. When not riding her bike, she enjoys hiking and paddling - always with her camera.
Elle lives in north Knoxville and works from her home - planning, designing and exploring new mini adventures.
My favorite picture, compliments of Miles Cary—Knox News Sentinel
JON LIVENGOOD
Jon Livengood's roots run deep in mountain biking. In the early 90's, Jon started riding mountain bikes while attending UT in Knoxville. He quickly moved into racing and began competing in cross country, 12-hour and 100 mile races, winning the Tennessee State Series multiple times. In addition to mountain bike racing, Jon competed in cyclocross and road races throughout the southeast. Currently retired from racing, Jon now explores the trails in Southern Appalachia via single speed or by foot and journeys the blueways by kayak.
Jon lives in south Knoxville and works in the environmental field.
Working as a team, the authors combine their passion for bicycling with their technical skills to self-publish guide books for the adventurer. As a graphic designer and photographer, Elle contributes to the book's layout, design and gallery of pictures while Jon's mapping and engineering skills create detailed maps explicit to the needs of a bicyclist.