Tag Archive: Adventure Cycling Association
An annual rite of spring is the reopening of the North Cascades Highway in April or early May after snow plow crews complete the task of scraping the road to bare pavement.
That not only opens a 40-mile stretch of Highway 20 in northern Washington state to car traffic, but it also marks the reopening of a remarkably scenic link of Adventure Cycling Association’s Northern Tier and Washington State Parks bicycle routes to touring bicyclists.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is shooting for a 1 p.m. Tuesday reopening of the highway, unless this past weekend’s spring snows …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/04/15/north-cascades-highway-due-to-open-this-week-slated-for-future-us-bicycle-route/
If you’ve ever dreamed of taking an extended bicycle tour on your own through Europe — and who hasn’t — there’s a website now that can show you the way.
The EuroVelo.com website maps out 14 long-distance bicycle routes that link up cities in more than 40 countries in Europe.
When complete, the network will …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/03/19/eurovelo-network-links-european-countries-with-bicycle-routes/
It may not be as obvious as the bicycling surge in urban areas, but bicycle tourism is on the rise.
The staff at Adventure Cycling Association reports nine indications that, when people think of travel, more are considering using their bicycle. According to media director Winona Bateman, bicycle touring “is enjoying the kind of popularity not seen since the 1970s.”
There’s increased interest in all types of bike travel, from sub 24-hour overnighters to long self-supported trips, luxury to budget tours, mass bike rides to small tours.
Adventure Cycling listed these indications …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/21/bicycles-playing-bigger-role-travel/
Remember those people who helped you down the road on your bicycle travels this past year?
So does the Adventure Cycling Association, which honored them in its 2012 Bicycle Travel Awards announced today. Based on nominations from members, Adventure Cycling has been honoring do-gooders since 2003.
The honorees include a trio who provide shelter to …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/13/awards-to-those-who-help-bicycle-travelers-in-need/
If you read this blog regularly, you’ll no doubt know about the Adventure Cycling Association.
Now that non-profit is launching a branding survey to find out how you and other cyclists perceive their organization and the work they do.
The survey takes less than 10 minutes. Basically, you choose among words and photos …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/07/what-do-you-think-about-adventure-cycling-association/
A “banner year” for the Adventure Cycling Association can only be good news for bicycling in general.
The nonprofit bicycle touring association announced this week that the number of members and participants in its bicycle tours rose in the past year, as did its operating budget and revenue.
That tells me that more people than …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/09/banner-year-for-adventure-cycling-association/
“We were completely different backgrounds — she’s a liberal Seattle Democrat — but we got along famously. We didn’t talk politics — when you’re trying to survive the wilderness, politics is low on the list.”
Maybe members of Congress should take a bicycle tour — a very long bicycle tour — together.
At least, that’s …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/13/finding-a-companion-for-your-long-distance-bike-tour/
The success of last month’s “Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It.” campaign put the folks at Adventure Cycling Association in such a good mood that they’re offering free trial memberships.
The campaign raised more than $50,000 toward their work on the U.S. Bicycle Route System — a nationwide network of signed bicycle …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/18/free-trial-memberships-to-adventure-cycling-association/
I don’t know if they’re popping champagne corks at the Adventure Cycling Association offices in Missoula this morning; probably they’re just topping off their water bottles and heading out for a celebratory bike ride.
They’d be celebrating because the nonprofit achieved its goal of raising $50,000 for the U.S. Bicycle Route System by last night’s …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/01/successful-fund-raising-campaign-at-adventure-cycling-association/
Two anonymous donors together dropped $15,000 on the fund-raiser supporting the U.S. Bicycle Route System, bringing the total amount raised to $40,000.
That’s great news for the non-profit Adventure Cycling Association, which is promoting the “Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It.” campaign during the month of May. The goal is $50,000.
Adventure …
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/28/anonymous-donors-support-u-s-bicycle-route-system/
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