At this point in the game, I’ve got my bikepacking setup pretty dialed. Be it summer, fall, winter, or spring, I know what I need for each trip and what gear goes where on my […]
Looking at cycling, backpacking, and some of the other finer things in the Willamette Valley and beyond
Tag: bikepacking
From Instagram to the OTT: An Oregon Timber Trail Story
Oregon Timber Trail Map (as of 2018) Want more detail or the GPX version of this route? Click here. Oregon Timber Trail Video <p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/302758729″>From Instagram to the OTT An Oregon Timber Trail Story</a> from <a […]
Summer Adventure Filming Gear, and My Pack Setup
Looking Ahead As a counselor in public education, once Spring Break is over, I find my thoughts not so much drift as become fully infiltrated by my summer plans, and this summer, just like the […]
Why R+ 500+ Mile Review
It’s been awhile now that I’ve owned the Why R+, a gravel/adventure bike that is one of the four currently in production as part of Why Cycles’ fleet. While I’ve had it, it has been […]
Colorado Trail Riding Partner Featured on the Grotto Network
I have never heard of the Grotto Network, but according to my friend and Colorado Trail riding partner, Andy Brubaker, the Grotto Network is a group connected to Notre Dame that is seeking to showcase positive […]
2-Day Bikepacking Trip: The Oregon Stampede
Having been separated while riding up a steady incline for quite some time, Andrew and my varying speeds brought us together again after about 15 minutes of riding solo, and conversation picked back up where […]
2-Day Bikepacking Trip around Silver Star Mountain
Back to What I Love After devoting the last two months of workouts solely to running, this past weekend was my opportunity to finally get back to what I love: two-wheeled adventures! the weekend also […]
Highs and Lows on the Colorado Trail: A Bikepacking Story
Colorado Trail Narrative – Take Two It was only a matter of time until my longtime summer adventure partner Andy Brubaker outdid me with a Colorado Trail video of his own. Andy put together a […]
Colorado Trail Video Journal Posted on Bikepacking.com
After riding the Colorado Trail and cataloging the trip via ‘video journals’ of each day, I decided to send my completed film into bikepacking.com to see if they would share it with the bikepacking masses. […]
Colorado Trail Tech Talk: Gear and Rig
2017 Packlist Andy and I knew going into our Colorado Trail ride this summer that our bikes weren’t going to be light. Although we both had grown older and wiser in our bikepacking ways since […]
