To help raise money for the Wild West Route and Bikepackingroots.com, Long Distance Studio has a collection of goods for sale, with 50% of the proceeds going to help fund Bikepacking Roots’ efforts. You can head on over to Long Distance Studio to see more of their offerings in detail. Don’t miss our features on the Wild West Route by Molly Sugar at part 1 and part 2!
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Reflections on the Border: Bikepacking the Wild West Route Part 02
The grass grows steadily, towering over us until we can no longer see the San Pedro Trail. My partner and I hadn’t seen anyone else that day and it was peacefully quiet. We can only hear the bees buzzing, ignoring our presence among the thicket of yellow flowers growing wildly across the trail. It was still early in the afternoon and we already had an eventful morning – dodging thorny bushes cutting both our arms and legs, navigating muddy streams covered with overgrown grass, surprising a few jackrabbits from their homes, and getting startled by two rattlesnakes lying across the gravel path.