Karen is a Seattle-based photographer/writer committed to asphalt and dirt in the summer and snow in the winter. Her riding resume includes podium places at downhill mountain biking and velodrome competitions. When she's not riding bikes or boards, you'll see her covering international bike events—CrankWorx, The Bearclaw Invitational, Red Bull Elevation, The Gathering and others—as a photographer/writer. Her clients have included Lat34.com, NSMB.com, Freeride magazine (Germany), Mountain Biking magazine (US) and Mountain Biking UK.