In many ways, Minnesota’s North Shore is a destination for recreational and hard core cyclists alike. Read more about our Lake Superior Bike Tour route from Duluth to Silver Bay on Highway 61 and the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, including fun stops like Two Harbors, Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel, Gooseberry Falls, Black Beach, and more.
Read MoreWhat happens after vanlife is over? How do two nomads go back to the real world? Big news from The Vanimals! We moved to the Last Best Place, Big Sky Country, The Treasure State! Marvelous Montana! Read more about why we are going back to being stationary, why we picked Montana to make our home, and why we are enjoying stillness after 18 months of full-time travel.
Read MoreHere’s our bike route from Brule River to Duluth on the Lake Superior Circle Tour, including navigating Superior, Wisconsin on bike and crossing the bridge into Duluth, Minnesota as a cyclist. We felt accomplished on Day 2 of our Lake Superior bike tour, entering a new state and checking off a few of the breweries on the Lake Superior Ale Trail. And we built a new dynamo bike wheel! Plus read about our first ever Warmshowers stay…
Read MoreThere are a lot of creative ways that bicycle travelers have devised for keeping their devices charged while touring. This summer when we biked around Lake Superior, we opted for a dynamo hub to generate power while we were riding. From the dynamo hub, we charged portable power banks from Outdoor Tech so that we could charge our phones, camera, or Garmin watches at night when we weren’t riding.
Read MoreDay 1 of our Lake Superior Bike Tour took us from Ashland, Wisconsin to the banks of the Brule River. We battled deer flies and heat as we cycled across the Bayfield Peninsula. We swam at Corny Beach, painted in Port Wing, and drank ice cold water from free-flowing artesian wells. Read all the details about our Chequamegon Bay bike route right here.
Read MoreWhen planning for our 1,200-mile bike tour around Lake Superior, we had to pack food that would fuel us for long days in saddle and rebuild our muscles after hard rides. We brought some Kalahari Biltong with us, and found out that it was the perfect, pannier-ready snack. These are 5 reasons we fuel our bodies with biltong while bike touring!
Read MoreFor our Lake Superior Circle Tour, Ian designed and sewed his own bike frame pack for bike touring. It’s the perfect way to carry gear if you aren’t able to attach a frame to your bike. Here’s a guide to making your own DIY frame back for bike packing, bike touring, or even commuting.
Read MoreSince we don’t have shower in our van, we’ve had to get creative about is washing our hair. After a year of van dwelling, we’ve tried many do showerless hair washing methods. Here’s our guide to keeping your hair clean and how you can wash your hair while living on the road.
Read MoreOne of the questions that are we most frequently asked is how we shower while living in our camper van. Here’s how we clean up when we don’t have access to showers, and how we find free or low cost showers while living and traveling full time in our camper van conversion.
Read MoreMost people who visit Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park stay above the canyon walls, but for the intrepid and hiker, hiking into the inner canyon is a wonderful and intimate way to experience the canyon. We opted to take the short but very steep Gunnison Route down to the Gunnison River. Here’s our guide to hiking into the Black Canyon.
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