By the time you'll be reading this post, I'll be headed eastward out of Boise with thirty-some other weirdos on a counter-clockwise loop central Idaho known as the Smoke 'n' Fire 400. You've probably already seen all the stuff I'm carrying with me. Now I'd like to share some of my hopes, dreams and plans Read More
Greetings! I'm a new voice here so I'll briefly introduce myself. My name is Ryan King and I'll be riding the inaugural Smoke 'n' Fire 400 bikepacking race with the support of the good folks at Bike Touring News. I've done a small handful of rides like this, including the Oregon Outback in May of Read More
So we found the Bear Pete Trail and rode it. Here's proof. Watch for the new page with links to posts with current-ish conditions of these routes. The page link will be in the right column. Bear Pete Trail from Aileen Frey on Vimeo Read More
NO WHINING My initial response to this misery is to put the blame on someone and then to either make hurtful comments to that person or pout; preferably both. This is not the way I had wanted to go. My route would have been much easier and would have involved effortless pedaling through be-flowered high Read More
Fear not, The Bike Hermit is doing an excellent job of upholding his title, but he does confess to enjoying several of our Wandering Wheels Adventures this past year. Like kids in a candy store, exploring the Owyhee Desert (just out the back door) has given us a new appreciation for an area of Idaho Read More
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