Guided trips

Biking Banff, Dodging Crowds, and Surviving Four Courses

We’ve officially kicked off another Backroads adventure—this time, we’re biking through the Canadian Rockies, starting...

CMH Bobby Burns: Take Two

My three days of hiking at CMH Bobby Burns have been everything I remembered—and then...

Hello old friend – Nice to see you again.

I’m on a do-over trip in the Canadian Rockies, somewhere between Banff National Park and...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

In short, have a nice life.

Backroads - Netherlands and Belgium May 2025 It was time to say goodbye to the...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

Last Stop: Brussels, Where Chocolate and Construction Collide

Our final day of the Spring Trip was in Brussels, Belgium. As we pulled into...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

Where the Past Rides Shotgun

Day four of our Backroads adventure had us loading into a bus to shuttle out of the...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

Under the Weather, Over the Bridge

When you travel, you get the chance to see the world—and catch its germs. Chad...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

The Netherlands Tour Begins!

Our Backroads bike tour officially kicks off Friday, and while I’ve done trips like this before, there’s...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

The Guillotine, the Gallery, and the Glare

This was the day all my obsessive pre-trip preparation had been building toward: The French Revolution—viva...
Tailwinds and Tall Tales

Cheese, Churches, and the Parisian Stare

Our first full day in Paris I can happily report was lovely—lots of walking, people-watching,...