Apr 12, 2024• by TravelLightLaura
Most avid mountain bikers that visit the Mitten roll into Marquette or Copper Harbor, both epic trail systems. Copper Harbor is an IMBA Silver-level ride center, and Marquette is just a little behind...
Nov 28, 2023• by TravelLightLaura
Give the Gift of Travel (Five Mountain Bike Vacations)
f you're like me, you're already scheming and planning for 2024 travel. And, since the holiday season is upon us, let's skip more stuff and give the gift of travel instead. What's on our 2024 wish...
Oct 18, 2023• by TravelLightLaura
Mountain biking is better…when you are actually in the mountains! The biking we do at home in Michigan, at sea level, on dirt trails with no rocks, on gently rolling hills, I pondered. Is that...
Aug 20, 2023• by TravelLightLaura
CAMBA, Mountain Bike Wisconsin's Northwoods
It was the neighborly thing to do: pop one state over to Wisconsin's CAMBA mountain bike trail system. You may not be able to say the name (Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association), but I...
Jun 8, 2023• by TravelLightLaura
Roam Fest - Nine New Bike Besties
Most mountain bikers are men, 70% according to current demographics. That means my fellow femme shredders make up the other 30% or less. I'd love to see this stat continue to change, and I hope more...
Apr 27, 2023• by TravelLightLaura
Spring Swings and Singletrack (Bella Vista, AR)
Bella Vista in the Northwest Arkansas Ozarks is an outdoor epicenter where golfing and mountain biking are intertwined – golf course fairways intersect with rolling ribbons of singletrack trails...