Not too long after the Tour Divide (TD)started I learned of it’s existence. I don’t recall the year but like most of my adventures something about it intrigued me. It sounded just crazy enough to try. A seed was planted. Over the years that seed matured until finally I was ready to actually try it. I […]
TOUR DIVIDE The Tour Divide (TD)route was mapped over 4 years and first published by Adventure Cycling Association in 1998. Starting in Banff, Canada the TD finishes on the US/Mexico border in Antelope Wells, NM. The format for the race is strictly self-supported. No outside support is allowed, riders can only use services available to everyone. […]
Colorado Trail (CTR) The Colorado Trail (CTR) covers 500 miles from Denver to Durango. Originally designed as a hiking and equestrian trail, mountain bikers found it’s beauty and challenging single track too irresistible. Users are faced with large amounts of above tree line travel, strenuous climbs, and extreme weather. Unlike the Tour Divide over half […]
What I learned from thru-hiking hopefully will help me with my bikepacking triple crown and possibly your next hike or bikepacking adventure. My first thru-hike was the Appalachian Trail (AT) in 2001. It took me 153 days and 10 were zero days. As the AT was my first thru-hike I had a lot to learn […]
January 9, 2017 For Immediate Release One of Seven Project Avid cyclist, hiker and adventurer Craig Fowler will be completing the bikepacking triple crown. The bikepacking triple crown consists of the Tour Divide 2709 miles, Colorado Trail, 530 miles and Arizona Trail 750 miles this Summer. Once complete Fowler will be the only person to […]
I’m consistently asked how I got to be a Triple Crown hiker. Where did my love for thru-hiking and cycling come from. I grew up in a time when kids made forts from sticks, spent hours in the woods and rode their bicycles everywhere. I also had over a 1000 acres of woods behind my […]
CDT Gear Review So like with each of the trails before the Continental Divide Trail (PCT and AT) I switched around my gear list. What follows is my gear list for the CDT and my two cents on how that gear preformed. To see my AT and PCT gear lists go here. *Click on image […]
CDT by the Numbers Here are the numbers from my 2015 CDT thru-hike. I will compare these to the PCT and AT soon as well as post on my feelings and thoughts on my gear. For now enjoy these and thanks for following along. General Facts 5 States 25 National Forests 21 Wilderness Areas […]
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