Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
This article first appeared in the Dec. 2016/Jan. 2017 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. We pedaled up the gradual grade of a crushed gravel trail on a late mid-May morning. It had ...
This article first appeared in the March 2018 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Four cyclists and a dog lounged in plastic lawn chairs on the banks of Curlew Lake, sipping leftover booze ...
I’m an avid bike commuter. I ride to the grocery store, to work, to friends’ houses, to the library. These miles always feel useful — they set me in motion ...
I recently read that males use fewer exclamation points than females. I had never really thought about it, but I looked back on a string of texts with three of ...
My favorite touring style is unsupported camping. There is a sense of self-reliance and accomplishment that I gain when touring in this way. So when I decided I wanted to ...
Confession: I am a member of a private club — the elite, rarely mentioned, super-special cycling category known as the Secret Slugs. Although we’re hardly ever talked about, you probably ...
The road into Bend was the icing on the cake. My eyes were sunken from exhaustion, my legs felt like lead, and I had a half-empty pizza box strapped to ...
This article first appeared in the Dec. 2021/Jan. 2022 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. We are all in agreement that the past almost-two years have been doozies. And while yes, sure, we ...
This article first appeared in the Dec. 2021/Jan. 2022 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. In the Westfjords, in the far northwest corner of Iceland, water dominates the way of life. It manifests ...
In November of 2020, with the pandemic raging and winter looming, I felt trapped. There were no long bike trips on the horizon, and the next few months would be ...
