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Covers:  Adventure, humor, despair, biking, ecology, foraging, long walks, and intrigue.

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Laura Killingbeck’s Biography

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Laura Killingbeck’s Journalist Portfolio

In Search of the Wild Reindeer

In Search of the Wild Reindeer

A cryptic message and an epic journey. One woman's magnificent quest to pick up the pieces when her life fell…

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When Men Take Off Their Pants

When Men Take Off Their Pants

When I cycled south from Alaska, I worried a lot about bears, but I didn't worry much about men. There seemed…

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Pandemic Winter Making You Anxious? Embracing Absurdity Can Be An Act of Defiance

Pandemic Winter Making You Anxious? Embracing Absurdity Can Be An Act of Defiance

Serious, hilarious and adventurous strategies for making it through tough times.

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How to Dazzle Yourself and Everyone You Meet

How to Dazzle Yourself and Everyone You Meet

I don't remember where I found the tinsel, but since I already had glue, it made sense to stick it to my bike…

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How to Turn Acorns into Pie!

How to Turn Acorns into Pie!

I've spent most of my adult life living on farms where we grow or forage our own food, and this has made me l…

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Make It Fit: Saddle Adjustments for Women

Make It Fit: Saddle Adjustments for Women

I have a long history of riding off into the sunset on bicycles that don't fit me or barely work. In 2010, I …

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An Ode to the Weekend Bike Tour

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By Laura Killingbeck
| Adventure Cyclist Magazine Verified
Our journey began in a flurry of barely-contained madness, which is normal for me. In the span of a weekend, I had moved out of my apartment, packed for our bike trip, and finished three lingering work assignments. I ran around the house, shoving things into boxes. By Sunday the car was packed, and we peeled out of the driveway in the direction of Mexico. We ran a few errands south of the border, then headed back north towards our bikepacking route.
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Issue 163: Into The Wind

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By Laura Killingbeck
| Singletrack Verified
It’s ten years since Singletrack World lost its Deputy Editor to cancer. Laura Killingbeck recalls a chance meeting with her in the wilds of America. In October 2015, ten years ago, Singletrack Magazine lost its Deputy Editor, Jenn Hill, to cancer. A mere seven years earlier, she’d set records on the Great Divide mountain bike race and, shortly after, met our author, Laura Killingbeck, who had stories of her own to tell.
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Adventure Cycling Association

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By Laura Killingbeck
| Adventure Cyclist Magazine Verified
I met Nick on a dating app, and our first date was a bike ride. We pedaled to a river and sat on a rock by the water. He asked me lots of questions and listened thoughtfully to the answers. He was cute and sincere, and we had a lovely afternoon. After that, we met most weeks for bike excursions or dinners. Nick rides an old Surly Straggler which is probably a size too small for him. But he pushes it to its full capacity, logging thousands of hard, fast miles each year in Colorado’s thin mountain air.
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Shoot for the moon and maybe you'll catch a star!