Category: bikepacking
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Durango to Some Parking Lot in the Desert
I’m burnt and tired, eating a pretty big burger at the Big Burger. A group of teenagers walk over to my table and steal my ketchup and silver napkin dispenser. A few minutes later, I walk over to their table…
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Phil’s World to Durango
Now that I sorta have a ride to Arizona, or at least think I have a ride, there’s no hurry to get anywhere. I wake up late, make coffee and eat dried meats, and futter around in my really nice…
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Telluride to Phil’s World
Night up in Telluride, at Yitka and Steve’s little apartment, talking about the usual stuff. “We have to be out of here in May, our landlord wants to turn the downstairs closet into another room so that he can rent…
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Carbondale to Telluride
So I’m home, a little bit early than I wanted to be. Short story- I got too friendly with some gravel ten miles from the Mexican border. But more about that later. — “Come with me next time, alright?” I…
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Arizona Trail Race 750 Packlist
Caught a whiff of some sage on the commute this morning. Smelled like summer’s on the way. I’m leaving at the end of the week to start the ride down to the border. I’ll have a little less than two…
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Buggin Out
This is all coming together a little last minute, but at least it’s coming together. Ski season is just about done. Enough of that jazz, time to ride some bikes. I’m racing the Arizona Trail on the third of next…
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Two Days on the White Rim
“How far are we?” Colleen asked. “Oh, looks like about 17 miles.” I cut a off big chunk of salami and set on the red boulder. The plan was to make it to Potato Bottom, where we could filter water…
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Tour Divide: 5, Mistakes
Last post on the Divide for a while, then I’ll stop smacking on this dead horse meat. These are things I screwed up, that cost me time in the race. Knees The first day, it was snaining, cold, and I…
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Tour Divide: Part 4, The Route
I loved this route, and I hated racing it. It isn’t a technical ride. There’s almost no singletrack. But it is does go through the mountains, and it’s best on a mountain bike. I guess whether that makes it count…
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Tour Divide: Part 3, Gear
Part 1 Part 2 Pack list I did another post about this right after I got back in July, but it was kind of half-assed and disorganized. Anyway, real techy bike geek stuff follows: Electronics Some people use GPS, and…
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