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12 Tips for Cycling Western Canada

12 Tips for Cycling Western Canada

1. Be Bear Smart.If you’re cycling through Western Canada and up to the Yukon, your chance of coming in contact with bears is about 99.99%.Cyclists rarely encounter problems with bears, but you will want to prepare yourself before entering bear

World Biking October 11, 2011December 28, 2016 Canada, Resources 1 Comment Read more

When things go Wrong

When things go Wrong

If there’s one thing that’s a certainty about bicycle touring, it’s that Things Will Go Wrong! Equipment will fail, uncooperative weather will foil carefully laid plans, the cycling companion with whom you thought you’d be a perfect match will turn

World Biking September 27, 2011December 28, 2019 Canada, Tour Updates 8 Comments Read more

Cycling to the Top of the World

Cycling to the Top of the World

Some roads are legendary amongst long-distance cyclists:  Asia’s Pamir Highway, the Carreterra Austral in South America, Sani Pass in Southern Africa and–straddling the border between Alaska and the Canadian Yukon–The Top of the World Highway. Sure, we were excited to

World Biking September 8, 2011May 29, 2016 Alaska, Canada, Tour Updates, USA 2011 9 Comments Read more

The Alaska Highway: 10 Snapshots from the Road

The Alaska Highway: 10 Snapshots from the Road

Mile zero The Alaska Highway greets us with a determined headwind.   Rather than let it shake our determination, we hunker down and vow to push the pedals those 1,390 miles to Fairbanks. The entire length of the highway connecting Alaska

World Biking August 13, 2011August 13, 2011 Canada, Tour Updates 3 Comments Read more

Bears and an itsy-bitsy bump in the road

Bears and an itsy-bitsy bump in the road

Back in Bolivia we hit a big bump in the road.  It sent us into a spin. Two months off the bikes re-grouping and now we’re back on the road full of energy and enthusiasm for the Alaska leg of

World Biking July 23, 2011August 13, 2011 Canada, Tour Updates 11 Comments Read more
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