Round the World Bicycle Tour since 2006
“The most stunning, unique route in Oregon.” Who’d want to miss that? Not us. Bikepacking Oregon’s enthusiastic praise had us sold: Steens Mountain is one of the most spectacular places anywhere. The dramatic rise of this fault block mountain above the
Private Road. No Trespassing. We’d learned to love navigating with online maps, but his time they’d steered us wrong. Did we continue? No way. We were riding Eastern Oregon, a place some claim is the Redneck Capital of America. Most
“Those roads are probably still buried under three feet of snow. You’ll have a tough time making it through.”The forest ranger in McCall confirmed what we’d begun to fear: it was still too early in the season to attempt the
One last ride across the University of Montana campus and we were ready to roll. A familiar feeling of intense excitement mixed with melancholy swept over me. Montana felt like home and it was hard to leave. I liked Missoula
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
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
Touring Talk episode 5: shoestring cycle touring by worldbiking Names: Ben (20) and Leann (22) Home: Minnesota,USA Route: Minnesota to Alaska Pre-tour gear investment: $400 all inclusive Longest period of time without showering: 14 days through northern British Columbia and
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
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
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