Adventure Cyclist

Scenes from the Saddle

 
Like an isolated Galapagos, Fairbanks, Alaska, in the 1980s was a veritable hotbed of thriving mutants who evolved with a suite of novel outdoor skills built on the experience and ...
Mar 5th, 2024
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This article first appeared in the January/February 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Black Mountain Cycles: they’re simple and affordable steel bicycles designed by ...
Mar 5th, 2024
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This article first appeared in the November/December 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. It was only Day One, and we’d already found ourselves in a grim state of affairs. Our ...
Feb 20th, 2024
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This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. The first time I heard about this country, I had to search for it on the map. ...
Oct 18th, 2023
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While most of us can’t spend our lives on a bike tour (as much as some of us wish we could), our brains are still full of tour memories and ...
Jul 27th, 2023
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Drawn by the promise of sunshine, scenic gravel, and 65 degrees in November, Amelia and I hopped on a plane headed for Tucson, Arizona. We cross our fingers that our ...
Feb 15th, 2023
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A bikepacking trip may sound like an intimidating way of spending the holidays, and I get it! It might seem tough and unrealistic. Perhaps you believe you’re not fit enough for ...
Feb 7th, 2023
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Life is not defined by your weaknesses, the adversity you face, or your many shortcomings. Life will be defined by how you build strength in the face of that weakness, ...
Jan 31st, 2023
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Mist rising from the waterfall shimmers in the late afternoon sunbeams that cut through the forest. As I look up at the ravine wall we’ve descended to stand next to ...
Jan 23rd, 2023
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I was getting ready to go for a bike ride with a friend when I got the call. I stood on her back porch as my doctor choked on the ...
Jan 3rd, 2023
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