A dirty little bike touring blog. Mostly about bikepacking and rigid single speeds. By Montana Miller
We've just crossed the Alabama Florida line, and the 15th and 16th dogs that day run out of their yard to chase me, and I snap. "Arff arff arff arff arff!" they yell. “Fuck you fuck you fuck you!” I yell, and boot the closest dog in the head. Four really good, solid kicks, excellent … Continue reading Florida and Mississippi
We're in a Mexican restaurant that's playing twangy country music. New Year's Eve. It was a long day, not much above freezing and heavy rain and we had no choice but to ride 60 miles to get here, Ozark, Alabama, because it was the closest place with a motel. I look over the available beers- … Continue reading Alabama
A little black and tan chihuahua sprints flat out down the hillside. "Ahrahrahrah!" he yells at us. We're on a nice quiet road outside of Athens, Georgia. "Look at this little guy," I say. He keeps coming, hits the raised shoulder of the road with those tiny little legs, trips, plants his face in the … Continue reading Georgia
"I can see a trail down there. We should turn around," says Colleen. We're 20 feet above the swamp, balancing our bikes on a railroad trestle that's being rebuilt as a bike bridge, but isn't quite done. It has some real janky boards to walk across, which makes me feel like we're some old timey … Continue reading Railroad Tracks and Raccoon Trails Across America: South Carolina
“I think I left your water bottle in the mini van, let me grab it,” Colleen says. It looks like someone filled the bottle with beer. She unscrews the top. Scrunches up her nose. “This is full.” She pauses and makes another face. Kinda the face you'd make if you'd just sniffed 24 ounces of … Continue reading Mystery Pee (and we’re riding cross country)
The world really doesn't need another "gear in a grid" post, but here's one anyway. I think we have stuff figured out pretty well at this point. The disembodied feet pictured are not packed anywhere, as I keep them attached to my legs. Handlebar bag: -Tarptent Double Rainbow (blue bag) -Enlightened Equipment 30 degree quilt … Continue reading A Packlist
"That's all mate," says the baggage guy and pulls off his gloves. I'm standing with my bike on a little cart, Colleen sits against the wall sweating, doubled over with a real bad stomach ache. "You sure? No more bikes?" "Nope. That was all." Nuts. This isn't a good start. We go over to the … Continue reading New Zealand: North in Northland
