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Logistics and Planning Advice for Bikepacking the Colorado Trail

October 24, 2016 by John Nestler in Bikepacking, Camping, Photography

This is the second article in a series about bikepacking the Colorado Trail, and it covers basic planning and logistical aspects of the trip. If you haven’t already you should read the introductory article which gives a brief overview of the trail as well as my experience bikepacking the trail in the fall of 2016. This guide is geared towards bikepackers, but much of the information could also be beneficial to backpackers. 

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October 24, 2016 /John Nestler
planning, Colorado Trail, Colorado, solo, preparation
Bikepacking, Camping, Photography
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A Basic Guide to Bikepacking the Colorado Trail

October 22, 2016 by John Nestler in Bikepacking, Camping, Photography

This is an introductory article, the first in a series about bikepacking the Colorado Trail. When I started researching the Colorado Trail I had a lot of questions and I hope this guide can both help to point you in the right direction and get you stoked as you start planning!

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October 22, 2016 /John Nestler
Colorado Trail, bikepacking, singlespeed, alpine, adventure
Bikepacking, Camping, Photography
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Nahanni: Images From a River Trip in the Northwest Territories

April 10, 2016 by John Nestler in Kayaking, Camping, Photography, Videos

The South Nahanni is one of the most classic Canadian rivers, renowned for wildlife, beautiful canyons, and a thunderous 300 foot waterfall that puts Niagara to shame. Avery and I received a generous grant from the Ritt Kellogg Fund to explore this stretch of river, so in July of last year we embarked on a road trip from Colorado to a small town in the Northwest Territories named Fort Simpson. We quickly learned of the horrendous wildfires as we drove along smoke-filled dirt highways, and delayed our departure as the bush plane wouldn't be able to fly in with such low visibility along the river corridor. Eventually the weather turned in our favor as the smoke cleared, and rains took care of the wildfires.

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April 10, 2016 /John Nestler
nahanni, northwest territories, multi-day, north, inflatable kayak
Kayaking, Camping, Photography, Videos
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Above the Monkey: Green Race 2015

November 09, 2015 by John Nestler in Photography, Kayaking

It's fast, challenging, and a rite of passage. It's the Green River in Western North Carolina. Every year crowds gather on the first Saturday each November to watch 150+ whitewater kayakers, each spaced 1 minute apart, lay it all out on a challenging set of rapids on the Green River Narrows. Navigating these rapids slowly is difficult, let alone charging through them while lactic.

This year I put on just before the racers and took out at Gorilla, the crux drop, to snap some photos. I wanted a different perspective from the classic downstream view of the pad, and decided to play around with angles on the river right side of the Monkey. Having a full view of racers coming over Flying Squirrel, through the Notch, over the pad, and through Speed Trap was special. The overhead view seemed to flatten Gorilla a bit, but some shots turned out pretty well!

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November 09, 2015 /John Nestler
Green Race, North Carolina, Class V, whitewater
Photography, Kayaking
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