Gear

Pannier packing diagram

What’s In My Panniers? The Gear

A complete list of gear and supplies I’m packing After laying out all the clothing I’m packing, the second part ...
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panniers ortlieb backpacker plus

What’s In My Panniers? The Clothing

A complete list of the clothing I’m packing Am I doing this right? This is my first long-distance bike tour, ...
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blucfier the bicycle

Meet Blucifer, My Bike

Four facts about the bicycle that will get me from coast to coast Most people tour on a touring bicycle ...
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bike touring book list

5 Books that Brought Me to a Cross-America Bike Tour

Recent Reads that Inspired Solo Travel into Deep America I love books. Reading is my stress buster, my preferred form ...
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reading in a tent

9 Books to Read on a Cross-America Bike Tour

Books that fueled and enlightened my solo bike tour through Deep America Books move me. They figuratively move me as ...
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Eugene, Oregon: Where My Panniers Got Stolen from a Backyard

Eugene, Oregon: Where My Panniers Got Stolen from a Backyard

On day five of this three-month bike tour, I got robbed. And treated with great kindness. I knew things could ...
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