Exploration

Routes

Our handpicked routes linking up the best countryside we've found. We've highlighted features, services, and detailed the logistics in-depth for you to set out on your own. See all featured routes.

Reports

Our adventures and misadventures. Straight from the horses mouth: unfiltered, unkempt, sometimes unpleasant, but always exceptional outings into the backcountry. See all trip reports.

Gear

Musings on the specifics of backcountry travel. What works and what doesn’t. Our thoughts on bikes, camping gear, navigation, and meals for multi-day trips into the unknown. See all gear posts.

Ira Ryan and the Breadwinner B-Road on the Oregon Outback

Breadwinner B-Road and the Outback from Breadwinner Cycles on Vimeo. Not only did Ira Ryan of Breadwinner Cycles finish the Oregon Outback before anyone anyone else, he did it on a bike he built himself and makes

Gorgeous Bikepacking Trip Through One of Our Favorite Landscapes: The Sierra Nevadas of Southern Spain

Cruise on over to Pedaling Nowhere and check out this gorgeous trip through the Sierra Nevadas of southern Spain. I road tripped through there and spent some time in Granada in 2002 and it’s been enticing me back e

Fresh from the Farm – Garlic Scape Relish

Garlic scapes are a special treat usually available for a quick moment each spring, and Ryan has been growing a bumper crop of garlic on his farm outside of Rickreall. So when I asked for some scapes to try my hand at a

On the road, comfort is king, and Big Agnes is his name

Last year I bought a new sleeping bag, and gear-wise it was the best decision I made all year. Before then I had an extra large sleeping bag that I found for $19 in the REI closeout basement about ten years ago. When

Oregon Outback Recap

Boy howdy. It’s been almost a week since I’ve returned from the Oregon Outback and my road rash and legs are still aching. I went on a short packraft on the Willamette to take it easy this weekend, and now my