Just Get Out There - Chicago Basin Trip Report By Heather Hoechst
The thunder reverberates through the ground beneath our shelter. As we lie on our backs, I study the thin sheet of nylon protecting us from the storm raging outside. Lightning flashes across the sk...
Iberica Traversa - Part 4 (Final part!) By Jim Sutherland
Way off in the distance I spotted the final CP which is a big sculpture of a tuna fish. The sense of achievement when I got there was incredible. I had managed myself, my bike and my gear to the ...
Iberica Traversa - Part 3 By Jim Sutherland
I rode 75 miles to the beautiful ancient town of Alcaraz. Alcaraz was at the top of a hill with a castle (of course!), shaded narrow streets and a lovely big plaza. My room was in a gorgeous pens...
Iberica Traversa - Part 2 By Jim Sutherland
I left well before sunrise and enjoyed weaving around the lanes and quiet streets until getting established on an old road through the olive groves. It was lovely to get into a rhythm whilst pedal...
Iberica Traversa - Part 1 By Jim Sutherland
Thanks to me being slightly distracted I prepared/didn’t prepare a rather disorganised dinner with my wife before leaving. Not ‘the clean plate’ I had hoped for but she is a kind and patient partn...
Tales from the Trail - The Locked Door By Hawkeye Johnson
Tales from the Trail (2x Triple crown) PCT 2000 - The Locked Door By Hawkeye Johnson This was my first thru-hike over 500 miles. I had completed the Appalachian Trail in 1998 by sections over an 1...