2013 Issues

December/January 2013 The Great Divide: Two Perspectives. Plus: Oregon Keeps Cranking, Co-Motion Divide, Holiday Gear Guide October/November 2013 Civil War Riding: Tennessee & Missouri. Plus: The Sierra Cascades Route, Alaska’s ...

TransAmerica Section 1 Digital Route

Section 1 of the TransAm takes you down the Pacific coast from Astoria, founded by two expeditions outfitted and funded by John Jacob Astor and named in his honor, through ...

July 2020

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Redwood National Park: Local Adventures Can be Grand Adventures

This is a ride report for the Short Route: Eureka, CA: Redwood Coast Loop while the author and her husband were developing the route. Sweat dripped down my nose and ...

New USBRS Announcements for Spring 2024

The US Bicycle Route System has bypassed the 20,000 mile benchmark with three completely new routes and two major extensions! The three new routes are USBR 51 in Arkansas, USBR ...

A Little Loop in Michigan

One of my favorite ways to see a new place is to make my own bike loop. I love pedaling away from wherever I am and returning a few days ...

Celebrating the Northern Tier on its 40th Anniversary

In June of 1976, Adventure Cycling — then known as Bikecentennial — mapped and publicized their first route: the TransAmerica Trail. This cross-country route stretched over 4,000 miles from Astoria, ...

2020 Issues

November 17, 2020 December 2020/January 2021 A Stroke of Luck; Bringing the Nephews Along; Nine Years on the East Coast Greenway; Travels with Willie: Goathead Warriors; Virginia Tech Helmet Lab; ...

“We’re All in This Together:” A Documentary About Relying on the Kindness of Strangers on a 7,000-Mile Journey

Cycling across the United States is an accomplishment on its own, and doing so without bringing any food or money — relying solely on the kindness of strangers — adds a whole other ...

TransAmerica Section 1

Section 1 of the TransAm takes you down the Pacific coast from Astoria, founded by two expeditions outfitted and funded by John Jacob Astor and named in his honor, through ...