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  • Preparing For Your Long-Distance Bike Tour

    From a Facebook post by Darren Alff (see notes at the end).  For those not on Facebook. Packing for a bicycle tour is one thing. Preparing your body and mind for life on the road is another. In this article I address how you can 1) get in shape and 2) mentally prepare for a…

  • Track My Tour

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    I have no idea if this will work, or does work, but if it does, it could make my life this summer a great deal easier on the TransAm Trail. TrackMyTour keeps your friends and family updated on the progress of your bike tour, hike, sailing trip, road trip, vacation, or any other tour. See…

  • Twin Bridges Bicycle Campground

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    This just in for those doing the AdventureCycling TransAm route. Located beside the Beaverhead river at the edge of Twin Bridges, this campground appears to be the ideal base of exploration for the many exciting natural treasures in southwestern Montana.  They offer a bicycle friendly campground that is just what you’ve been looking for after…

  • Summer 2010: The TransAmvid

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    For a preview of the summer trip, albeit the wrong direction, view Bret Taylor’s video of the Adventure Cycling TransAmerical Trail or the TransAm.

  • On the Trans Am trail

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    Today, the first day we were on the Trans Am (American) trail (www.adventurecycling.org and we saw a total of 12 bikers (23 June), 9 EB and 3 WB. We camped with two from Grass Valley,CA at Ochoco County Park which was extremely nice. We stopped fornany others we could and yelled or waved to th…