Category Archives: California

Bikes & Burritos Overnight Bicycle Tour – Malibu, California

 This December, I organized the 5th ever Bicycle Touring Pro “Bikes & Burritos” overnight bike [...]

Cycling + Burritos = The Perfect Adventure? (Bikes & Burritos 2020)

 On the weekend of February 29th, 2020, more than a dozen people from all [...]

Camping In My Backyard During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Camping in your own backyard is a great way to prepare yourself for a bicycle [...]

California Bike Tour Packing List: What to Pack for Bicycle Touring

Here’s a detailed look at my Northern California bike tour packing list: the bicycle, camping [...]

3 Important Lessons From My Bike Tour in Northern California

[powerpress] If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook recently, you know that I [...]

Bikepacking Big Bear Lake, California: Route, Map & Camping Guide

There’s a scenic forest road situated high above Big Bear Lake in Southern California that [...]

My Bikepacking Gear List: What I Packed & Why

Here’s a detailed breakdown of each and every item I carried with me on my [...]

Photos & Video From The “Bikes & Burritos” Overnight Bike Tour

On Saturday, March 10th, 2018, thirteen of my Bicycle Touring Pro readers from all across [...]

Van Life Tips: 15 Lessons Learned From Living in a Van Full-Time

Living in a van sounds like freedom—and in many ways, it is. You can wake [...]

Cycling Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: Bike Touring & Bikepacking Guide

[powerpress channel=”podcast”] Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in all of California [...]

Best Bike Ride in San Diego? Coronado Island to Mexican Border Route

On September 23rd, 2017, Bicycle Touring Pro conducted its first ever meet-up/bike ride – a [...]

3 Bicycle Touring Mistakes Beginners Make (And How to Avoid Them)

Avoid these 3 common bicycle touring mistakes and you’ll save yourself the pain, frustration and [...]