Unsolicited love letter from a Stagecoach 400 finisher: “Brendan thank you for creating this and believing in meg to keep it going. I can't express what a profound effect it's had on my life. (It's literally a bike ride dude) 🤣😭”

Gooood morning!

Morning on a bikepacking trip in the Mojave Desert outside Joshua Tree National Park

My most ambitious bikepacking trip with the Orox to date— out in the Mojave Desert along a portion of the Golden Jackrabbit route. Touring with pedal assist + huge cargo capacity on the Tern meant I could carry more than I normally do— more comfortably. @ternbicycles.com

A tiny class of digital overlords and their political allies are seeking to end democracy so they can extract rents with no constraints, writes @kennystancil.bsky.social of @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social.

“With a changing climate, a route that’s often in flux, and a rotation of new riders, the Stagecoach 400 sometimes feels like a snapshot in time.” Read my story about evolution on the Stagecoach 400 bikepacking.com/plog/moving-...

Some highlight photos from the 2025 Stagecoach 400. This year’s event was marked by great weather, strong riding, and Meg’s new Figure 8 course, which brought some new challenges & rewards, and stretched out the mileage to 400 miles again.

“ The trees won’t be harmed, if the Lorax is armed” 🤗

Yucca Valley, and Idyllwild in the distance

The Stagecoach400 Sideshow took off from Idyllwild this morning with about 11 riders on the “Classic” clockwise loop of the route. The weather forecast looks great for riding in every corner of the route. #bikepacking #stagecoach400 @bikepackingcom.bsky.social @eskercycles.bsky.social#bikepacking

A couple shots from the Codex Cookout this past weekend- super fun skateboarding event hosted at a DIY spot in a ditch. Hemet, CA #skateboarding

Some skate shots from the other night. All it takes is some work lights, a generator, and a pleasant disposition.

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

It was an open secret that Dolly Parton had a home in Idyllwild for decades. She spent time in town & often toured SoCal but kept a low profile. I worked on her campervan a few years back but was told not to mention it publicly or take photos of it at the time. www.realtor.com/news/celebri...

Sharing a little happiness— longer days mean after work bike rides and melting snow!

Some more from the Desert Collective. Wonder Valley.

Bikepacking. Bike touring. Whatever you want to call it here’s some quick selections from the route I created in Wonder Valley (outside 29 Palms) called the Golden Jackrabbit.

The Desert Collective is a series of new bikepacking routes I’m working on. These routes tell stories from the land— this is one of them. theradavist.com/jackrabbit-h...

1. Moments my sons like each other make my heart happy. 2. Family desert hikes also make my heart happy. 3. Somehow I ended up inside TWO of these weird flood control tubes in the same day.

Found this spillover channel whilst searching for bandit singletrack in La Quinta #mtb #laquinta

We bring a particular type of energy to the skate park. #skateboarding #beginnerskate #familyskateboarding #palmsprings

Having a frame bag means extra room for grapefruits #laquinta #mtb #nobodylikesgrapefruitsbutme

Got a hankering for some civil engagement? Check out 5calls.org if you are not already familiar. The site lays out a number of issues you might care to contact your voice your concerns about (42 when I checked today) and then provides a helpful portal to quickly connect with your representatives.

When should I use bsky vs Flashes? Anyway here’s some fresh handlebars for the @ternbicycles.com Orox. The Tumbleweed Persuader bars are super comfy.

Built this portable micro ramp to bring #dadskating wherever we go.

Self-sustained, solar powered bike camper in Joshua Tree. It has an interior cot for sleeping; the electrical system is powered by solar panels + a windmill which charges the dual battery @surlybikes Skid Loader tow vehicle. #diybiketrailer #bikepacking #solarpoweredbikepacking #ebikepacking #ebike

My Jackrabbit Homesteads story is on the Internet. This series of bike routes I’m working on have more to do with the stories told on the land, rather than the riding we do there. Maybe by riding there we understand, and remember, those stories a bit better. theradavist.com/jackrabbit-h...

Earl, my @ternbicycles.com Orox in off-road commuter mode on my way home from work last night.

"I’m really enjoying the new #TernOrox so far— this is a pic from my commute home from work this evening. We’d normally have snow by now, but we’ve had an unseasonably warm start to winter, and I’m not at all mad about it. And here's me tinkering with my firewood gathering setup 👀" ~ Brendan Collier

The UK (spicier) edition of Amanda’s book landed today

A stop on the forthcoming Chuckwalla Loop of the desert collective bike touring routes: Desert Steve Ragsdale’s illegal (and empty) gravesite - see more info on socalbikepacking.com

Practice shots with a new to me vintage lens I found on eBay. 135mm f2.8

Meet & greet event with bestselling author A Rae Dunlap 6pm this Saturday at Speakeasy Books in Idyllwild!

Brand new to this platform with a brand new bikepacking route: The Golden Jackrabbit. socalbikepacking.com/desert-colle...