Richard Mackie - Sail to Trail

Tour Divide: Colorado

17 Jul 2026 2 min read

Tour Divide Day 18 Rawlins to Brush Mountain Lodge Left Rawlins and aimed for the Colorado state line. The goal was to make it to Brush Mountain Lodge. The first half of the

Tour Divide: Wyoming

10 Jul 2026 11 min read

Tour Divide Day 12 Squirrel Ranch to Lava Mountain Lodge We left the Squirrel Ranch and, thankfully, didn’t see the bear that had been hanging around the last two days. We rode

Tour Divide Gear Breakdown

31 May 2026 4 min read bikepacking

When I was preparing for the Tour Divide on my first attempt in 2022, I was a complete newcomer to the sport. I did not know anyone else involved in the sport that

Rainbow Road

02 May 2026 2 min read

As part of our training for the upcoming Tour Divide we did an overnight trip from St. Arnaud to Hamner Springs down the rainbow road. It was a 100km each direction and we

Tour Aotearoa Day 2 Murchison to Reefton

30 Jan 2025 2 min read

Left the lazy cow around 7:30 after having a nice chat with a doctor from Tasmania. Felt much better this morning, starting the day off with coffee. The road started off paved