Entries for month: September 2011
Bikepacking to Backcountry Huts in Colorado
Posted by Kirsten Armbruster | Tags: Colorado , Routes & Rides , Deluxe
A few years ago, we decided to try our hand at a summer hut trip to backcountry ski cabins with mountain bikes as our mode of transportion. The logistics were a little different than a winter tour as bikes aren't allowed in the wilderness areas. We had to carefully plan our route, and make sure our fitness level was good enough for the long mileage, high altitude and extra weight of our gear.
Lake Lavon - Here we come!
Posted by Chandra Eswaran | Tags: Routes & Rides , Rail-Trails , Cheap , Texas
My buddy Michael and I left on Saturday morning from Frisco, Texas, to head to Lake Lavon in Wylie, Texas.
Bikepacking to 'Bag' Mt. Townsend
Posted by Matt Alford | Tags: Routes & Rides , Cheap , Washington
"What a stupid idea".....one thousand feet into the three thousand foot climb up Forest Service Road 25 to the Mnt. Townsend trailhead I really began to rethink my brilliant idea of using my bike to go climbing in the mountains. At the end of the day, it is just a whole bunch of hard work to get things done in good style.
Biking the Northern Central on the Tracks of Our Ancestors
Posted by Greg Schulte | Tags: Routes & Rides , Maryland , Historic , Rail-Trails , Pennsylvania
In 1843, Johann and Catherine Hagemeyer left their native Germany on a three-masted sailing ship in search of freedom and opportunity. After 45 days and one cyclone at sea, they and 180 other immigrants arrived in Baltimore. With two young children and three heavy trunks, Johann and Catherine boarded a small, steam-powered train for the first leg of a 25-day journey by rail and canal to the farmland of Ohio. Johann Hagemeyer was my great-great-grandfather. In researching his immigration, I made an unexpected discovery: The route of his train ride is now a scenic bike trail.