Carl Jay
Gutierrez, MD
A physician's discipline. A cyclist's endurance. Two pursuits, one life lived at full speed.
Welcome to
carljay.com
I'm Carl Jay Gutierrez, a physician based in Billings, Montana and Montréal, Québec. Medicine and cycling have shaped who I am — both demand precision, endurance, and an unwillingness to quit.
This site is a personal space — a place to share my professional background, cycling adventures, and the things that matter to me. Welcome.
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
— Nelson Henderson
"I owe my travels to myself, to my need to touch the world with my own hands. I never paid attention to the premise that you don't have to leave your own bedroom to know the world. I traveled, I continue traveling, and I sometimes think that in all those displacements, parts of myself are being left behind."
— Luisa Valenzuela (b. 1938), Argentinian writer
What's Here
Selfie Dysmorphia
A photo essay. Photos coming soon.