Adventure Cycling Blog
The Adventure Cycling blog covers bicycle-travel news, touring tips and gear, bicycle routes, organizational news, membership highlights, guided tours, and more. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for daily updates. Interested in becoming a guest blogger for Adventure Cycling? Share your story with us.
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- December 27, 2016
- Last Chance to Apply for the Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship
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Applications for Adventure Cycling’s Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship must be received by Saturday, December 31 at midnight EST. Don’t wait, apply now! This is your chance to get all the tools you need to embark on a lifetime of bicycle travel adventure.
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- December 23, 2016
- A Touring Cyclist's Holiday Wish
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Willie Weir has a holiday message for you ...
- By Willie Weir's Sights and Sounds blog appears every other Friday.
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- December 22, 2016
- There And Back Again
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“I am now traveling the nation by bicycle. I am welcomed by grand expanses of land, snow-peaked mountains, wide smiles, and endless kilometers of asphalt. I know why I’m out here, and I know what started it all.”
- By Guest blogger Alberto Flores kindly submitted this post.
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- December 21, 2016
- Trail Towns 101
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Amy Camp from Cycle Forward offers five ways to start building a “trail town” program for your community, connecting trails, trail users, and tourism for economic development and revitalization.
- By Amy Camp owns Cycle Forward and helps communities rethink trails and tourism.
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- December 20, 2016
- The Old Grey Mare On The TransAmerica Trail
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2015 TransAmerica Trail tour participant John Weatherburn shares the story of his epic coast-to-coast adventure along Adventure Cycling’s TransAmerica Trail bicycle route astride his bike, the Old Grey Mare.
- By John Weatherburn, a 2015 TransAmerica Trail tour participant, kindly contributed this post.
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- December 15, 2016
- Self-Contained Touring for the First Time
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Self-contained bicycle travel newbie Jenn Milyko teams up with tour leader pals in northern New Mexico for her first foray into this style of touring.
- By Jenn Milyko is Adventure Cycling's Routes & Mapping Assistant Director.
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- December 13, 2016
- #JumpStartBikeTravel: John Nguyen Gets Houston on Bikes
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John Nguyen, one of Adventure Cycling’s Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship winners, inspired many people to ride their bikes in Houston. Read about his work, then get cracking on your own scholarship application, due Dec. 31. #jumpstartbiketravel
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- December 9, 2016
- On the John Wayne Pioneer Trail
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Willie and Kat traveled across Washington State on a trail you’ll likely want to know all about.
- By Adventure Cycling blogger Willie Weir posts every other Friday.
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- December 8, 2016
- I Ate the Elephant One Bite at a Time!
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Carolyn Carter, at 68 years old, is the first woman to ride across the U.S. on a high-wheel bicycle.
- By Richard Cavin kindly submitted this guest blog to Adventure Cycling.
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- December 5, 2016
- Embrace Your Dream in 2017
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Adventure Cycling invites you to jump in and sign up for your 2017 dream bicycle tour.
- By Mandy Hale is a tours specialist at Adventure Cycling.
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- December 2, 2016
- Touring Gear & Tips Year-End Roundup
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Touring Gear & Tips now appears once a month, and in my final post of 2016, I thought I’d bring you a few of my favorite products from the past year.
- By Josh Tack writes Touring Gear & Tips. For his December post, he shares some of his favorite products of 2016.
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- December 1, 2016
- Going the Distance: What Drives You?
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500 miles of riding in one year? 2,500? 5,350? 76,076 miles of riding in one year? How far did you ride this year? What keeps you riding?
- By Guest blogger Robert Downes is author of Biking Northern Michigan: the Best & Safest Routes in the Lower Peninsula. See more at www.planetbackpacker.net.
