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Jan 27, 2022

Looking ahead to the spring and some new-to-me routes that can check some 2022 goal boxes! This episode, we take a look at the Texas Hill Country loop that begins and ends in Austin. Will this be the one?

Route Scouting Texas Hill Country

Ideal in spring
Fly in and out from Austin
Probably 5-6 days
Mostly...


Jan 20, 2022

With a bunch of snow and ice on the ground where I'm at, it's a good time to focus on things that will help bike tours coming after the thaw. On this episode, an update on my winter fitness goals, what I'm doing to keep it going plus some ideas on winter bike maintenance.

Winter Fitness

The fitness starting point: not...


Jan 13, 2022

The beginning of a new year is often filled with resolutions that later end up littering later months, abandoned and forgotten. That's why we're calling them goals instead! On this episode, a handful of bike touring goals I'd like to reach by the end of the year...

2022 Bike Touring Goals

At least one new-to-me...


Jan 6, 2022

Kicking off 2021's best-of's by revisiting the 2019 tour from DC to Cincinnati. In January's installment, we leave DC on the trusty C&O towpath... Originally podcast May 23, 2019.