I’m going a little stir-crazy over here in Portland-land. Despite the amazing green spaces here, despite being able to run in the sort-of woods, despite being able to bike everywhere, despite my job(s) that let me spend almost all of my time outside — despite all that, I am so …
What’s 22 days and 1300 miles long, encompasses three states, involves a few bears, and is sometimes wet, soggy, or frozen? Give up? A bike trip through Montana!! Heh. I know, you all knew the punchline already since I’ve been posting random snippets of it for the last few weeks. …
Something I hadn’t thought about when scheming a bike trip through Montana to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons National Parks: bringing bear spray. Do you know bear spray? It’s basically pepper spray on crack, meant to be your last line of defense against a charging (and probably grizzly) bear. I …
It’s true, y’all: solo bike adventure is often the most life-affirming, serendipitous thing in the world. I’m thinking about the fact that I’m holed up (heh) in Jackson Hole right now, waiting out the weather, but even with the rain, it’s too perfect. Monday night, while I was still in …