This last week was such a blur. What felt like a long time during the ride crept up on us so fast that it is a bit humbling to process the thoughts right now. As you may have read from my previous post, I am...
EDIT 8/10/2016: This should have been published 2 weeks ago but I'm finally having the chance to do so now so here it is in it's original form when I started writing back at the end of July 24th. I can't believe it has already been 1...
When Adventure Cycling Association announced National Bike Travel Weekend in 2015, I immediately jumped on the opportunity to showcase my MeetUp group. I created an event 9 months down the line and started promoting it within my circle of friends. I was already doing what...
July 11, 2016 - West Yellowstone, MT to Ennis, MT The start of the week was a wet and cold one as we left West Yellowstone under cloudy and cold conditions. We rode pass Earthquake Lake (USDA.gov) which was named after an avalanche caused by the biggest...
July 4, 2016 The week started on July 4th but we didn't have the chance to celebrate our nation's birthday properly. Instead, I was driving the support van that day in Wyoming from Rawlins to Sweetwater Station. It would have been one of the most difficult...
I bet you're curious why I've been so quiet on this blog for the last couple of weeks. Well, if you haven't been following me on my other social media outlet, I have been on the road. On June 22nd, I hopped on the Greyhound from...
One of my goals for 2016 was to explore the local mountain ranges called the Angeles National Forest located north of the San Gabriel Valley. I’ve avoided this area because, in order to explore these mountain ranges, we would have to traverse higher elevations to...
Here is the conclusion to my presentation on May 7, 2016 at Stan’s Bike Shop in Monrovia. This final sequence of the video wraps up all the interesting nuances of the trip and opens things up for a Q&A session. A huge thanks to Carlos Morales,...
I thought I’d change my pace here and write about something that has been on my mind recently. I want to talk about the true spirit of bike touring. Yes, there is a spirit of bike touring that needs to be addressed, especially for...
