22-04-2025
Search for Missing Mountain Biker Continues in Wyoming
The search is ongoing for Wyoming mountain biker Nash Quinn, who disappeared after leaving his home for a mountain bike ride last year. The Laramie Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for any trace of Quinn, who took his white, fixed-fork 29er Ridley out for a ride on Monday, July 8.
'Spring is right around the corner and everyone is itching to get outside in the sunshine,' the LPD wrote on its Facebook page. 'In your travels, please keep in mind that Nash Quinn is still missing. He liked to bike ride in the Pole Mountain, Happy Jack, Roger's Canyon and Sheep Mountain areas. If anything is found, please contact Police Dispatch at (307) 721-2526. Thank you.'
Quinn, who was 39 when he went missing, enjoyed riding the mentioned trail systems southeast of Laramie roughly along US 80. Extensive searches by local authorities and search and rescue organizations have turned up no clues to Quinn's whereabouts. With snow receding and more activity on the trails, authorities are hoping signs of Quinn will be found.
According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Quinn is white with sandy hair, blue eyes, 5'10' and 165 lbs. He left his residence for a mountain bike ride with his rigid steel Ridley with a brown seat, which is missing from his residence along with his helmet and presumed to be with Quinn. His wallet, drivers license, cell phone and credit cards were left in his secured residence. His red 2003 Toyota Corolla Matrix was also left secured at his residence, suggesting Quinn left his home on his bike.
'...His disappearance is highly unusal for him,' the NamUs file says. "...Nash was a fit, avid, experienced bicycle rider who frequently mountain biked 20 or more miles a day, sometimes 50 miles."
While it's reported that he enjoyed riding in the mentioned Pole Mountain, Happy Jack, Roger's Canyon and Sheep Mountain systems, his intended destination is not known for certain. This area comprises some 70,000 acres, but the trail system is well-defined.
Quinn was a visiting professor of Visual Arts teaching jewelry and metalsmithing at the University of Wyoming in Laramie at the time of his disappearance. According to the AndersonRanch arts center in Snowmass Village, Colorado, "Nash Quinn is a metalsmith who specializes in pattern-formed enameled vessels and small-scale spring-based mechanisms. He earned his BFA from the University of Wyoming, and his MFA from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He has taught, lectured, and exhibited his work nationwide. He currently lives in Laramie, WY where he teaches jewelry and metalsmithing at the University of Wyoming." His website is His work can be seen on his Instagram page.
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Quinn's sister, Tess, has set up a GoFundMe page to help finance the cost of search efforts here.
"Nash is a kind-hearted loving human being who brings light into everyone's life he touches and all of his family and friends are desperate to find him," she says. "He loves to ride his bike in the Pilot Hill area, Roger's Canyon, and up the summit to Happy Jack area surrounding Laramie Wyoming. ...Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the support during this critical time."
Hikers and bikers recreating in the Laramie are are asked to be on the look out for any material that seems out of place along its trails and surrounding areas. If something is found (clothing, shoes, bike parts, etc.), leave it but take a photo, mark the location using your cell phone's GPS, and notify Laramie Police Department dispatch at (307) 721-2526.
"Nash was a kind person who was good at virtually everything he set out to do," his friend, Jon Cicarelli, told Bike Magazine. "He was a very accomplished metalsmith, artist and teacher. He was also one hell of a cyclist who loved both urban and mountain biking. Last summer we had many in the cycling world and beyond come out to help find him. While we ultimately didn't find him, it was heartening to see all of the support from friends and total strangers. We are not done searching and we hope that eventually we will get answers."
