Category: Bikepacking
Pacific Northwest Trail Section 8 – Puget Sound
We’re out on a thruhike of the ~1200 mile Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) westbound as part of a group of six lean, tan superheroes. Read our experience of “urban hiking” on the PNT in Section 8 around Puget Sound. Day 40 – 32 Miles… Continue Reading “Pacific Northwest Trail Section 8 – Puget Sound”
Gear List for Bikepacking the Western Wildlands Route
The Western Wildlands Route (WWR) is a cross country route stretching from the Mexican / Arizona border over 2700 miles north to the Montana / Canadian border. The WWR is 80% unpaved consisting of mostly dirt roads and 4×4 tracks and passes through 4… Continue Reading “Gear List for Bikepacking the Western Wildlands Route”
Western Wildlands Route Segment 4 – Bear Lake, ID to Hailey, ID
Wow it’s really starting to feel like we’ve come a long way from the wall at the Mexican border! Here’s Segment 4 through Southern Idaho as we travel northbound on the Western Wildlands Route (WWR). Day 33 – 90.4 / +5000 ft elevation gain… Continue Reading “Western Wildlands Route Segment 4 – Bear Lake, ID to Hailey, ID”
Western Wildlands Route Segment 5 – Soldier Summit, UT to Bear Lake, ID
We’ve been riding our bikes from the Mexican border northbound on the Western Wildlands Route (WWR) and have made it to Idaho! This is our experience from Segment 5. (Links to previous segments can be found at the bottom of this post.) Days 28-30… Continue Reading “Western Wildlands Route Segment 5 – Soldier Summit, UT to Bear Lake, ID”
Western Wildlands Route Segment 6 – Kanab, UT to Soldier Summit, UT
We are riding the Western Wildlands Route (WWR) on bicycles northbound and started at the AZ / Mexican border about 3 weeks ago. Since we are tackling the route northbound, “Segment 6” is our fourth segment. Click to read Segment 7, Segment 8, and Segment 9. Day… Continue Reading “Western Wildlands Route Segment 6 – Kanab, UT to Soldier Summit, UT”
Western Wildlands Route Segment 7 – Grand Canyon, AZ to Kanab, UT
We are riding the Western Wildlands Route (WWR) on bicycles northbound and started at the AZ / Mexican border about 3 weeks ago. Since we are tackling the route northbound, “Segment 7” is our third segment. Click to read Segment 8 and Segment 9.… Continue Reading “Western Wildlands Route Segment 7 – Grand Canyon, AZ to Kanab, UT”
Western Wildlands Route SEGMENT 9 – AZ / Mex Border to Globe, AZ
We just started the Western Wildlands Route (WWR) on bicycles northbound starting at the AZ / Mexican border. Since we are tackling the route northbound, “Segment 9” is our first segment. Day 1 – 35 miles / +600 ft gain Woohoo! The day was… Continue Reading “Western Wildlands Route SEGMENT 9 – AZ / Mex Border to Globe, AZ”
Summer of Summits: Huron Peak, Missouri Mtn, Mount Oxford & Mount Belford
This summer we’re attempting to summit as many 14,000+ ft mountains in CO as possible, and we’re reaching the trailheads by bike! Join us on our Summer of Summits. Day 30 – 24 miles by bike / +1900 ft elevation gain Thanks to Thermarest’s… Continue Reading “Summer of Summits: Huron Peak, Missouri Mtn, Mount Oxford & Mount Belford”
Summer of Summits: Mount Evans to Mount Bierstadt
This summer we’re attempting to summit as many 14,000+ ft mountains in CO as possible, and we’re reaching the trailheads by bike! Join us on our Summer of Summits. Day 7 – 24 Miles by bike / +4300 ft elevation gain We left Idaho… Continue Reading “Summer of Summits: Mount Evans to Mount Bierstadt”
Summer of Summits: Denver to Long’s Peak
This summer Sean and I are attempting to summit as many 14,000 ft mountains in CO as possible, and we’re reaching the trailheads by bike! Join us on our Summer of Summits. Day 1 – Denver to Loveland – 58 Miles by bike /… Continue Reading “Summer of Summits: Denver to Long’s Peak”
