A bike touring blog. Mostly about bikepacking and single speeds. By Montana Miller
“Stop here. Here, come up here. To the line. What is your business in Mexico, and where are you going?” says the border guard. He frowns and crosses his arms. I push my bike into Los Algodones, totally overwhelmed. The buildings are painted bright purple, dentist and optometrist's offices jammed on top of one another, … Continue reading Camino Diablo to Bahia Los Angeles
An A-10 pulls out of a strafing run, jet engines echo off the mountains. It takes a couple seconds for the sound from the gun to get to us. And at 3,900 rounds a minute, it sounds more like a zipper, or like that one time I hugged our cat too hard and he farted, than … Continue reading Phoenix to Ajo
I sit up, and brush my face on ice-crusted nylon. Geez. I thought Sedona was supposed to be warm. "Colleen, stop breathing so heavy. You're making it snow inside the tent." "I'm not breathing heavy! You sleep with your mouth wide open." She has a point. I am (shamefully) a nocturnal mouth breather. I've seen … Continue reading Black Canyon Trail
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