Bikepacking on Santa Catalina Island

I hadn’t been to Santa Catalina Island since I was young. So when Bruce asked if I’d join him for an overnighter there, I jumped at the chance. I needed to try out my bikepacking setup, and this was a perfect chance.

Photo of the Week 05.11.12

From Country Roads Take Me Home: West Virginia, by Dave Battista.

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Video: Portland to Ainsworth State Park, Oregon

Check out this fun, four-minute video of a Bike Overnight by The Path Less Pedaled's Russ Roca and Laura Crawford.  

Photo of the Week 05.04.12

From Travel Tip: A Kid's First Overnight, by Todd Murdock

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A New Year's Cycle-Celebration in Central Mass.

While I’m relatively new to bike touring -- I’ve now got three trips under my belt, with the longest at five days -- I consider myself a pretty adventurous biker. Therefore, my fiancé Rachel, who is a less adventurous yet generally game cyclist, was not surprised when I suggested we spend New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day on an overnight trip. I was pleased that she agreed.

Photo of the Week 04.27.12

From Getting Away From It All -- In Crowded Holland, by Friedel Grant.

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The Sauerkraut Route: Rural North Dakota

Probably not many people view North Dakota as a bicycling paradise. We have harsh winters, and our towns are spread great distances apart. Most of our roads, other than the interstate highways, are busy with farm machinery for a large portion of the year. We are mostly flat, hence the term “great plains” -- but if you fancy a subtle beauty, bicycling on the prairie is hard to beat.