What we’re about
Hello fellow cyclists, travelers, and explorers. If you love to cycle, travel to fabulous places near and far, and would welcome the help of someone experienced in leading trips in the US and Europe, you’ve found the right place.
For full disclosure, I have a small ebike travel company that runs fully supported trips in Europe. Frankly, they’re amazing, and anyone who can join will find the trip of a lifetime. But, as wonderful as exploring in Europe by bike can be, it’s not within the reach of everyone. And it’s not the only place where wonderful adventures await.
I started this meetup to offer a compliment to our big European trips—to lead more modest trips that are readily accessible to those of us in the PNW. I’ll be creating weekend trips to the Olympic Peninsula, Vancouver Island, the San Juans, the Methow Valley, and more places near and dear to us. All trips will be built around exploration by bike, with particular accommodation for e-bikes. Some will include hotels, some will share accommodations at a guest home, and for others we may camp. Where appropriate, we’ll provide a support vehicle to transport gear. I'll do all the planning, provide logistics, lead the adventure, and provide whatever support is needed. You grab your bike, show up, and join the fun.
Everyone will contribute to the cost of the trip, with cost varying depending on what each trip entails. I promise to keeps costs down as much as possible, but you need to know that creating and leading trips such as we’re planning don’t just happen—they take a lot of work, a lot of time, and a lot of planning. They won’t be free, but I promise they’ll be worth every penny.
There’s no cost to join the Meetup group, though, so I hope you do that now. This will ensure that you’re up to date on any trip we plan and will give you first shot at saving a spot. Generally, we’ll limit trip attendance to between 6 and 10, so you’ll want to act quickly to be included.
I hope you’ll join. See you soon on our next adventure.
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See all- Bitterroot 300 (Idaho) Cycling+Camping AdventurePlummer, Plummer, ID
This trip is one of my all-time favorites… It’s a 300 km (200 mile) loop that takes us across, through, and over the Idaho panhandle’s Bitterroot Mountains. We connect three converted rail grades to create the loop, which means that almost none of the riding exceeds 2% grade (since that’s the steepest that a train could climb). About half of the route is on maintained gravel roads (little or no traffic) and the other half is on paved bike paths. The route takes us onto the Old Milwaukee Grade that follows the wild St. Joe River into spectacular canyons, across the famed Route of the Hiawatha segment that crosses the Continental Divide via high trestle bridges and preserved tunnels, onto the NorPac Trail that summits the Divide again, then back on over 70 miles of the paved Couer d’Alene Trail.
We start and finish our trip in Plummer, Idaho, at the western terminus of the Coeur d’Alene Trail. Our loop will take us on a counter-clockwise adventure over 6 days of riding and 5 nights of camping.
You’ll provide your bike (including e-bike option) and your camping gear. We’ll provide logistics, all meals and non-alcoholic beverages, e-bike charging, vehicle support to transport gear, a ride leader plus second support person, and common camp provisions. Cost for the trip will be $1,195 per person, with group size limited to six tents, or about 10 people.
You can find details of the trip on our related eBike Nomads website page, or send me a message with your email address and I’ll provide a PDF with full details of the trip.
