Lauren Hudgins

Apr 29, 2024 | adventurecycling.org | Taneika Duhaney |Laura Killingbeck |Lauren Hudgins

This year, I got to check bikepacking off my bucket list. I didn’t just check it off my list; I immersed myself in all things bike travel—from the ocean to the mountain—though not in one ride. My rides started as day trips, progressed to bike overnights, and concluded with a three-day bikepacking 80-mile ride. Bikepacking trips served as an escape from the mundane slog of suburbia.

Apr 16, 2024 | adventurecycling.org | Ally Mabry |Laura Killingbeck |Lauren Hudgins |Ana Zamorano

Immediately after unboxing and building up the Tumbleweed Stargazer, I took it out for a neighborhood shakedown to make sure everything was tight and straight. I had first-date jitters and … I crashed. It didn’t even make sense: I was going ever so slightly uphill very slowly on pavement. No, there were no stars out to divert my attention. It was 5:00 pm in the middle of summer in Montana, when the sun doesn’t set until five hours later.

Apr 15, 2024 | adventurecycling.org | Laura Killingbeck |Lauren Hudgins |Ana Zamorano

When McKenzie Barney was 29, she flew to Ho Chi Mihn, bought a bike, and pedaled across Vietnam. Afterwards, she rode across Europe and then headed to Africa. By the time she crossed the length of Africa from Cairo to Cape Town, she realized she could keep pedaling around the whole world. She also realized she had a story to tell. Over the course of three years, Barney cycled 29,000 kilometers across 28 countries and five continents.

Apr 8, 2024 | adventurecycling.org | Lauren Hudgins |Ana Zamorano

Our Short Routes program is set for an East Coast expansion thanks to a recent partnership with the East Coast Greenway Alliance — a nonprofit working to develop a 3,000-mile, traffic-free route from Maine to Florida that connects 450 communities across 15 states. The Short Routes program is a collection of 50-200-mile routes that take two to five days to ride. Together, we’re able to share the creation of four new Short Routes in New England.

Mar 20, 2024 | adventurecycling.org | Ana Zamorano |Lauren Hudgins |Roman Dial

When I first suggested the idea of merging skiing with bikepacking to Diego, his round blue eyes widened, and his eyebrows shot up in surprise. Looking back, I can understand his reaction — I was improving my ski touring skills at that moment, while he was new to bikepacking. He had recently acquired his first touring bike and had only a handful of short pannier-packing experiences. The idea of blending off-road cycling, camping, and skiing felt too big to comprehend. But that was a few years ago.