Bicycle Touring Articles

Michael occasionally writes articles in hope of getting published in a well-known magazine. While that hasn't panned out yet (and if you are a magazine editor, I'd love to hear from you,) we are happy to publish the same articles right here.

• The following four short articles were written for BikeOvernights.org, a website that encourages people to try short bike tours of 1 or 2 nights.
  • Vacation Within a Vacation (2013) - A two-night bicycle trip that adds interest to a longer vacation in Death Valley National Park.
  • The Highest Paved Road (2012) - A weekend bike trip from home to the top of Mount Evans and (most of the way) back.
  • Easy Eating (2011) - How I pack food for a weekend trip.
  • Biking Mountain Canyons in Northern Colorado (2011) - A father/son bike tour over Labor Day weekend.
• Tour de Family: Bike Ride Across the Rockies Leaves Lasting Memories (2010) - Our family's 12-day trip across the Colorado Rockies. This article appeared in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
• A Young Family Goes Bicycle Touring (2009) - The highs and lows of a 2-week bicycle tour by our young family of four. We biked along the coast of North Carolina and through historic parts of Virginia. A shortened version of this article appeared in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
• Taking the Baby on Bicycle Tours (2008) - Explains the challenges and rewards of bicycle touring with very small children.
• Bicycling Southwest Colorado: Mountains and History (2004) - Describes a 500+ mile loop ride in Southwest Colorado that includes two national parks. This was our last bicycle trip before starting a family.