The Big O
I had the Big O bikepacking in Florida this year, the circumnavigation of Lake Okeechobee.… Read More The Big O
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Am I Kidding Myself?
I just completed a two week bikepacking trip through central Vermont and southeastern New England for my yearly “Excellent Adventure” bikepacking trip. In addition to this being an excellent adventure, it was ostensibly a test to see whether I am kidding myself about riding cross county next year. After riding nearly every day for two weeks and covering nearly 800 miles, am I kidding myself? Read on to find out.… Read More Am I Kidding Myself?
Excellent Adventure 2023 – Vermont Edition – Part 3
This year’s “excellent adventure” was a three part bikepacking trip through Vermont and southern New England. This is Part 3 (of 3), the final part of the journey through southeastern New England to visit family members and the train ride home to Annapolis.… Read More Excellent Adventure 2023 – Vermont Edition – Part 3
Excellent Adventure 2023 – Vermont Edition – Part 2
This year’s “excellent adventure” was a three part bikepacking trip through Vermont and southern New England. This is Part 2 (of 3), a guided version of the infamous Green Mountain Gravel Growler route, a 6 day experience.…… Read More Excellent Adventure 2023 – Vermont Edition – Part 2
Excellent Adventure 2023 – Vermont Edition – Part 1
This year’s “excellent adventure” was a three part bikepacking trip through Vermont and southern New England. This is Part 1 (of 3) from Wellfleet on Cape Cod to Burlington Vermont, a 5 day trip.… Read More Excellent Adventure 2023 – Vermont Edition – Part 1
Florida Coast To Coast
After postponing a year and a lot more research into the route, I finally had the perfect opportunity to do the Florida Coast To Coast route from Titusville to Clearwater in three days.… Read More Florida Coast To Coast
Bikepacking As Base Training
Bikepacking trips are a great way to get in base training miles while doing something much more interesting than sitting on a trainer watching old Tour de France videos or slogging around our usual south county routes at a boring slow speed. Read more on this in the article I wrote for the ABRT Cycling Team Newsletter.… Read More Bikepacking As Base Training
A Different East Coast Greenway
I rolled my own six day bikepacking route up the east coast from Annapolis to Waterbury Connecticut instead of taking the the typical East Coast Greenway route that most through cyclists take. I loved this trip for its challenges, varied terrain, radically different and interesting areas, and unexpected finds.… Read More A Different East Coast Greenway
Bikepacking The Petite Trans VA Route
We did the “Petite Trans Virginia” route, a four day, self supported bikepacking trip through the northern half of the Shenandoah Valley and continuing on through Washington DC home to Annapolis. Hills and gravel roads galore!… Read More Bikepacking The Petite Trans VA Route
Miami to Key West Ride
I had intended to do a Florida “coast 2 coast” three day ride from Titusville to St Pete, but given the massive cold front that blasted all the way through Florida with predicted overnight temps in the 30s, we called an audible and surfed the cold front to Miami, our eventual destination. Since it was even cold there, we decided to keep going to the keys. I have always wanted to do the full distance of the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail and so decided to ride to Key West instead.… Read More Miami to Key West Ride