Tag cycling

Ride Ten Thousand



115 miles through the IL Driftless Area

Ride Ten Thousand is an awesome annual gravel ride through the Driftless Area in Illinois, named for the 10k feet of elevation gain on the route. It's really hilly.

Pfiffner Traverse



A Colorado high route... and of course a bike ride!

I guess we're high route people now. This time we hiked the Pfiffner Traverse, an 80-mile route along the Continental Divide in Colorado's Front Range. And in keeping with tradition, we finished the loop by bike.

Out Our Front Door



Flock off the Block ride from Chicago to Camp Sullivan

An overnight bikepacking trip with Out Our Front Door, a nonprofit bike camping organization in Chicago. A nice little adventure indeed!

I built a bike!



And it rides!

Details about my experience building my steel gravel bike. Next step: plan a bikepacking trip!