How many calories do we eat?
On Day 51 of the Great Northern Bikepacking Route, we decided to use the Cronometer app to track our nutritional intake for the day.
Our diet fluctuates day to day depending on weather, terrain, distance, perceived effort, and access to foods. Today was a chill today with a chill eating regime.
#bikepacking #campfood #lifebybike #optoutdoors #caloriesin #nutrition #adventurefuel #cyclinglife #explroeMB #onlyinthepeg #GNBR #triplonger
How do we make our daily vlogs?
This is a little BTS with Mat about his process for capturing, editing, and producing the short videos you see on our IG and FB (and YT shorts).
It's amazing what you can do with a smartphone and a little creativity! What a world.
What editing software and camera equipment do you use to make magic happen?
#bikepacking #lifeoutside #videoediting #powerdirector #cycletour #dailyvlogs #bikepackinglife #bikewander #adventurecycling #bikepacking_inspiration #exploremore #triplonger #GNBR #editingskills #capcut #samsung #adventuregear
We made it to Manitoba!
On Day 45 of the Great Northern Bikepacking Route, we left Esterhazy on some fun, flowy singletrack and headed north towards Churchbridge.
We spent the first 45 K of the day fighting a heinous headwind and eventually made the call to take a sanctioned shortcut between Saskatchewan and Manitoba and head east.
An amazing tailwind took us right into Manitoba, across the Assinaboine River, and through the stunning area of the Asessipi Provincial Park.
After a good nights sleep in Rossburn, we are headed onto Riding Mountain National Park today!
#bikepacking #bikelife #exploremanitoba #lifeoutside #triplonger #tailwinds #GNBR #adventurebike #cycletour #explorecanada #optoutside #lifebybike #enjoytheride
Our Bikepacking Sleep System for the GNBR.
It's ultralight, highly water resistant, comfortable, packs down small, and makes for a great nights sleep under the stars!
Free Zip 2P Tent - @zpacks
Accomplice 2P Down Quilt - @enlightenedequipment
PillowStrap - @pillowstrapgear
NeoAir XLite NXT Air Pad - @thermarest
You can shop some of this great gear at @garagegrowngear
AND save 10% at checkout with the code TRIPLONGER10
What are your big four favorites?
#bikegear #sleepsystem #bikepacking #ultralightgear #zpacks #downquilt #pillowstrap #lifeoutside #camping #bikecamping #garagegrowngear #optoutside #campgear #dyneema #triplonger #GNBR
Where do we get our water on the prairies?
Navigating our hydration demands on the GNBR in Saskatchewan has come with a bit more forethought than provinces past.
With the weather being a little bit cooler with more overcast than the usual scorching summer temps, we aren't going through as much water as we have in past prairie rides.
That said, we always make sure to keep an eye out for drinking water and top up our @drinkbivo bottles whenever we can.
So far, we've refilled at numerous restaurants, cafes, public washrooms, fire halls, campgrounds, gas stations, and grocery stores.
These Bivo bottles are, by far, the best water bottles we've ever owned, fast flow rates, easy to fill, quick to clean, and just a joy to drink from!
#bikepacking #hydration #drinkbivo #cycletour #bikelife #adventurecycling #lifeoutdoors #partypace #exploresask #prairies #GNBR #biketour #bikepackinglife #triplonger
The Perfect Prairie Day?
Feeling restored from our rest day in Lumsden, we rolled swiftly across the paved re-route (on account of the rain) towards the Qu'Appelle Valley.
It is absolutely beautiful in here, with long chains of clear watered lakes connected by millions of twists and turns in the Qu'Appelle River.
The GNBR route does not disappoint through this area with great gravel roads, historic points of interest, and serene, scenic stretches where it's just us and the birds (and the cows).
💦 @drinkbivo
#bikepacking #quapellevalley #exploresask #optoutside #cycling #lifebybike #GNBR #triplonger #saskparks #valleylife #prairielife #sunset #biketravel #lifeoutside
We ❤️ Trail Angels.
(& P I 🍕🍕A)
#bikepacking #cycling #lifeoutside #kindnessofstrangers
#triplonger #GNBR #saskatchewan #exploremore #adventurecycling #biketour #pizzaparty #lumsden
Longest day. Longest ride.
On Day 34 of the Great Northern Bikepacking Route, we celebrated the summer solstice with our longest bike ride EVER! 👊🏻
From Eastend, we made a BIG push to get to Gravelbourg, so Ali's Aunt Wendy could pick us up and whisk us off to the family wedding this weekend in Wakaw Lake.
We had the sun on our side, which dried out the dirt roads and allowed us to get back on the GNBR to enjoy the solitude, the sights, and the sounds of the cool prairie birds.
#bikepacking #optoutside #snacktime #adventurefuel #lifebybike #exploresask #explorecanada #triplonger
#GNBR #bikelife #makingmiles #cyclelife #steelisreal #adventurebike #graveltravel #bikepackinglife #enjoytheride
How are we navigating the GNBR?
With everything that we need to know in terms of route navigation already laid out for us on the Great Northern Bikepacking Route, we are feeling pretty spoiled on this transcontinental ride.
The @ridewithgps app is dead simple to use, and I love having my big phone screen to zoom in and out, click on the POIs, and see where we are in the grand scheme of things.
We would love to know what apps and devices you use to navigate your bike rides and how you prolong their battery life?
#bikepacking #ridebikesbehappy #ridewithgps #adventuregear #lifeoutside #bikepackinggear #bikecomputer #cyclingapps #triplonger #GNBR #enjoytheride #navapp #bikelife #adventurecycling
This is why we bought a camp stove.👇🏼
We haven't brought a stove on any adventure for the past four years, mainly because it takes up space and adds weight; you have to source fuel for it, and it often has additional clean up associated with it.
We had been eating food that was pre-cooked, didn't need to be cooked, or cold soaking various foods. But then we tried @farmtosummit meals and everything changed. 🔥
Being able to have hot, healthy, tasty, calorie dense, nutrient rich, whole food meals at the end of a big day on the bike has been so good for stoking the spirits, filling the belly and aiding in our recovery.
We love Farm to Summit's dehydrated meals because they are ultra delicious, come in an array of tasty options (Thai Red Curry being our fave) and are made from "cosmetically challenged" seconds produce from small farms in Durango, CO - where the meals are made - helping offset food waste and supporting local food suppliers.
In our new fangled opinion, Farm to Summit is well worth the nominal weight of carrying a camp stove and sourcing fuel, and we are so stoked to have them supporting our Great Northern Bikepacking Ride. ❤️
As an extension of their generosity, they are offering 20% off online orders for any Trip Longer fans that use TRIPLONGER20 at check-out on their online store.
PS. The Golden Oats are a close second place 🏆
#bikepacking #adventurefuel #bikelife #bikecamp #farmtosummit #lifeoutside #eatgoodfood #campstove #ultralightgear #campfood #durangocolorado #triplonger #supportsmallfarms #msr #optoutside #biketour
