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.

Nordic Smörgåsbord – Cooking with my Forefathers

According to Wikipedia my great grandparents would have called it koldtbord, being from the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway. But the Swedish smörgåsbord is more ubiquitous. Smörgåsbord literally means “open-face

Navigation and Wayfinding with an iPhone

I’ll admit it: I’m a map nerd. Sometimes I wish I could get by with a photocopied cue sheet taped to my top tube—but I know myself—I like to learn the terrain I travel through. I like to look at a map and analyze

Tour de Clack – Saturday, June 14th

One of Limberlost’s first partnerships, the 3rd Annual Tour de Clack, is less than a month away. We’re excited to be partnering with the Clackamas River Basin Council (CRBC) to coordinate the event’s r

Getting Ready for the Outback

The Outback is just about a month away and I’m feeling pretty calm about the whole thing, even though I keep forgetting what weekend it’s supposed to take place. The initial interest was huge and it kinda freaked me