Update from the trail describing the difficulties of bikepacking the AZT.
It’s Wednesday, three days before the start of the Colorado Trail Race (CTR) and the head cold that plagued the house I’m staying in for the duration of the One of Seven Project finally caught up to me. I don’t feel too sick but it’s there. It’s just enough to have me worried about starting […]
As a side project to the One of Seven Project, I’ll be thru-hiking the John Muir Trail (JMT) on August 30, 2017. The John Muir Trail starts at the top of Mt. Whitney and ends at the Happy Isle Trailhead in Yosemite National Park. The trail is 210 miles long and traverses the High Sierras. […]
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 […]
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