Brian's Routes Blog
Kayak Sailing the Inside Passage on a Hobie Tandem Island
In July 2025 I sailed my Hobie Tandem Island along the Inside Passage from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan, AK. I took several diversions from the traditional Inland Passage Route to see Hot Springs and...
Kayak Sailing the ICW on a Hobie Tandem Island
In December 2024, my wife and I drove across the United States to put our Hobie Tandem Island into the water near the Everglades and begin sailing North along the IntraCostal Waterway (ICW). We...
Catalina Crossing on a Hobie Tandem Island
For a long time, I had dreamt of doing adventures in our tandem kayak. After a somewhat frightening final crossing during our Channel Islands Crossing voyage, we decided to scale back kayaking the open...
Bikepacking the Collegiate Peaks
Janet and I decided to squeeze in a quick Colorado bikepacking trip that we designed based on a combination of the “Sage and Saddles” route as well as the “Vapor Trail” route – both...
Bikepacking Western Africa
I spent 100 days riding from Morocco to Ghana on a full suspension Mountain Bike during the fall of 2023. It was a fantastic trip with a lot of “ups” and just a couple...
Bikepacking the Iberian Peninsula
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Our Own Tour Aotearoa
Suggested 3wk Itinerary | List of all NZ GREAT RIDES | Our Photos | NZ Likes/Dislikes I had been toying with the idea of bikepacking New Zealand for many years; ever since I heard...
