Adventure Cyclist
Scenes from the Saddle
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 ...
As the coolest kid on the block atop a cherry-red, fully-rigid Trek 800 mountain bike in the mid-90s (not that there were any mountains to ride in northwestern Oklahoma), I ...
Though my breathing was labored just going up the stairs, my body didn’t feel rested, and I worried about the mountainous Andean ascent that loomed ahead, I was ready to ...
This article first appeared in the March 2012 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. If there was ever a good reason to pack your bags and go bike touring before the end of ...
This article first appeared in the Oct./Nov. 2014 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Wind whistled through our helmet vents, the sun’s rays seemed to pass unfiltered through a thin atmosphere, and mountains ...
This article first appeared in the Aug./Sept. 2011 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. “You will not like mysa,” the museum restaurant director said, pouring a clear, egg-whitish liquid into a shot glass. ...
This article first appeared in the June 2013 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. For the past 30 years, Special Collections at the University of California at Los Angeles has held some 400 ...
Kate’s Real Food Combo 6-Pack, $15 I have a hard time making small-stakes decisions. Moving across the country? Easy. Picking a ride snack? Please don’t make me do it. Kate’s ...
