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The striation of the warm setting sun’s rays matched exactly what I had envisioned in my mind when I dreamed of the Ozarks. I closed my eyes, breathing in heavily ...
“Can we pull this off?” I wondered a couple of days before leaving on a week-long bike trip along the Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route. We’d been looking forward ...
The moment the first edition of the Texas Hill Country Loop map was off the press, John Koonz was on the route. As an Austin native, John has spent a ...
Showcasing the diversity of Washington’s landscapes, the Washington Parks route not only traverses three national parks but also highlights the fertile orchards of the central Columbia Valley and island hops ...
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. “Dude, your lips are blue.” Lindsey eyed me with motherly concern. Behind her, the fluorescent yellow Dollar ...
This story originally appeared in the June 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. “Are you okay?” Barbra leaned her bike against the railing in front of the school and jogged ...
On a bike tour through the Southwest, I stepped out of Cartel Coffee Lab in downtown Tucson and jumped with excitement when I saw three touring bikes parked against the ...
The second most important lesson I learned from ultra-endurance bikepacking is that I am strong enough to exceed the physical and mental limits I perceived for myself. But the desire ...
This story originally appeared in the February 2020 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Near the end of our fifth day touring around Puerto Rico, we all knew there would be a ...
“So that’s the route, eh?” Bicycle trips in English-speaking Canada involve a lot of “eh’s,” as well as almost unbelievable friendliness. At the launch of our five-day exploration of Prince Edward ...