This recap of the 2019 Land Run 100 reflects on both the race itself and the history behind its name, looking at endurance, cycling community, and the uneasy relationship between sporting culture and the stories places carry. It is part race report, part reflection on what events like this can choose to acknowledge.

A beginner-friendly interview covering the basics of bikepacking, from planning a route and choosing gear to what makes a trip memorable once you are out there. It is a simple starting point for anyone curious about multi-day bicycle travel.

This piece reflects on the role public lands have played in shaping my life on the bike - not just as places to ride, but as places where freedom, beauty, and possibility feel more available. It is a reminder of how much access matters when your life is built around movement and exploration.

A story from the first grand depart of the Baja Divide, where a large group of riders set out across Baja California and quickly splintered into smaller stories, shifting alliances, hard-earned lessons, and unpredictable adventure. It is about the chaos, beauty, and shared mythology that form around a big route in its earliest days.

A vivid account of riding the Trans-America Trail by bicycle - a 5,000-mile dirt route across the United States that demanded water strategy, adaptability, and a willingness to embrace discomfort. More than a route story, it is a portrait of backcountry travel at its most immersive, where hardship, solitude, and human generosity all become part of the landscape.

After closing our bike shop, my husband and I set out across the United States on the Trans-America Trail, trading stability for uncertainty and dirt roads for the lives we thought we were supposed to want. This story traces how that journey reshaped our sense of work, freedom, and what it means to build a life around the bike.