Views on the JMT/PCT

John Muir Trail – JMT

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…
Sunset on the Tour Divide - tour divide guide
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Reality of the Tour Divide (TD)

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…
Tour Divide map logo triple crown
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Tour Divide (TD)

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…
CT map logo triple crown - Colorado Trail Race Rider Survey
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Colorado Trail (CTR)

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…
Thru-hiking triple crown logo & map
Triple Crown Logo - thru-hiking - AT - PCT - CDT

What I learned from Thru-hiking

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…
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One of Seven Project Press Release

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…
Thru-Hiking/bikepacking triple crown map w/ symbols

Triple Crown, How Did I Start ?

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…
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CDT Gear Review

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…
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