I was pedaling down the road in rural Quebec when a car pulled over in front of me. A man got out and waved for me to stop. “Excuse me,” ...
I got into adventure cycling before I got into the internet, and I did almost all my long rides without any electronics. No phone, no GPS, no iPod. I used ...
One of the best parts of any long bike trip is getting to meet all the animals. It’s a well-known fact that animals LOVE cyclists. This includes mammals like stray ...
I don’t remember where I found the tinsel, but since I already had glue, it made sense to stick it to my bike helmet. There are many reasons to carry ...
When I was 25, I rode across Colombia and Ecuador with my then-partner Scott. We both rode cheap used bicycles with old knapsacks lashed onto the back. When it rained, ...
There’s something so magical about riding a bike that lots of people do it just for fun. Adults hop on bikes and race each other up the road. Friends get ...
When I cycled south from Alaska, I worried a lot about bears, but I didn’t worry much about men. There seemed to be more bears than men, anyway. I was ...
I was very eager to meet a bear. I mean, I was eager to meet all the animals. But a bear was a creature I could really write home about. ...
I love getting on my bike and pedaling off into the world. On my last long tour, I cycled 3,700 miles around eastern Canada and the U.S. By the time ...
Just when I reached the Golden Gate bridge, the nausea deepened. It was perfect. I took one hand off the steering wheel, rolled down the window, and vomited out the ...
