Back to our game of Balkan hopscotch, we cross the border into Macedonia with the plan to return to Albania in a few days– for a few more days of riding– before crossing into Greece. We’ve already got our sights … Continue reading
Abe rides a macadam road above the sea on the Adriatic Crest Route in Croatia, a route mapped and published by Joe Cruz on Bikepacking.com. The man uses both hands to carry the steel bucket out from his cramped home, … Continue reading
Nick Smolinske is Rogue Panda Designs, in Flagstaff, AZ. Check out the Rogue Panda website for product and ordering information, or the Rogue Panda Facebook page for news and monthly deals. Don’t forget, I keep a fairly accurate list of all … Continue reading
Memories from Israel; and Macedonia, Arizona, France, California, and almost everywhere else we’ve been. 8/12/15, 8:11PM “Hi, Lael is stuck in the mud but she is doing great. We saw her on Medicine Lodge Road and she wanted us to … Continue reading
Skip to the fun part and leave an encouraging comment for Lael at the bottom of the page. Yes, she is racing the HLC. The event starts Thursday at 7AM. She rides and rides and rides, you know that. But … Continue reading
Greece is all mountains, they say. It is easier to name the few non-mountainous places in Greece, like the Plain of Thessaly, than to begin naming all of the ranges and peaks. There are many narrow unpaved roads connecting villages. … Continue reading
In the past, especially in America, I have become a part-time recluse on tour. Eating a yogurt outside the grocery store somewhere in the U.S.A, a man asks where I am going, where I am coming from, where I sleep, … Continue reading
The cluster of solid purple lines on my gas-station road map of Montenegro only partly reflects the borders in the Balkans, specifically between Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo. If you imagine 6000ft passes and 7000ft peaks comprising the actual borders, a … Continue reading
Come quick. It’s the best. There are mountains all over, and small villages, and dirt roads. Alternatively, there are bustling big cities and smooth paved roads in the mountains, nearly vacant, save for a shepherd and a man on a … Continue reading
Above: Sunny shades of Serbia. Serbia is a big surprise, as we didn’t have any expectations at all. Since parting ways with my family, we’ve returned to our bikes in the Ukrainian Karpaty. We followed the route from Kolochava to … Continue reading
