Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
Every time the Adventure Cycling catalog arrives at my house, I sit down, flip it open to the centerfold, and stare. It’s a map of the United States, laced with ...
Crested Butte and Gunnison, Colorado, have long been known as hotspots for mountain bikers and singletrack. But this region is also home to another, lesser-known treasure: a huge web of ...
Most of my first experiences riding gravel were accidental. The routes that I thought were paved dissolved into dirt, and I just kept pedaling. When I cycled from Alaska to ...
There are people in this world who change the way you think about everything, and Kaisa Leka is one of them. I first met Kaisa in a Zoom interview for ...
Life can be chaotic at best, and in the midst of that chaos, you still have to find your way. Sometimes all you can do is embrace the chaos and ...
This interview has been edited for clarity. Lael Wilcox is one of the world’s best endurance cyclists. She won the Trans Am Bike Race in 2016, set the Tour Divide’s ...
“Aren’t you afraid to bike alone, as a woman?” I probably get asked this question, in some form, every week. When I’m traveling alone, I sometimes get asked every day ...
I have always gone to nature to heal. It’s instinct. Nature is acceptance. Balance. Beauty. When I cycle long distances in wild places, I feel boundless joy. I become a ...
In 2018, I realized I needed to listen to more women’s stories. I found the Tough Girl podcast and it changed the course of my life. These women weren’t just ...
When I was a kid, I read stories about men who traveled around the world. Men walked or cycled across countries. Men slept under the stars and foraged food. Men found ...