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Alaska Backcountry Bike Tours in the News
Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine "And this is the emergency locator beacon...” gestured Tony, pointing to the yellow lunchbox nestling at the bottom of his pack; “...don’t turn it on unless you want a Blackhawk full of Marines to arrive, and you’d better be hurt. Seriously hurt. If you’ve got a broken leg, you’re walking out.” And so it was that I found myself in the deep backcountry of Alaska, miles from the nearest civilised hotel and by all accounts miles from the nearest friendly search and rescue guy." Click to see the full story with photos in PDF format. Adventure Cyclist Magazine "Jungles of grass and flowers whip our arms as we race along on our mountain bikes. The vegetation obscures rocks, approaching curves, and grizzly bears that could be lurking around each bend. But we whoop and holler every few seconds, “Heh, bear! Coming through!” to announce our presence. We stay about 10 yards behind the mountain biker in front, so we won’t crash if they stop abruptly and, to keep it tight enough to prevent a startled grizzly from darting in between. It is both exhilarating and terrifying..." Click to see the full story with photos in PDF format. Evergreen Cycling Club "Two weeks later, we returned to Anchorage to meet Mike and Tammy Brislin, Janet Saxon, Laura Smith, MaryJean Noland, Steve Kirschbaum, and Paul Delia. On Monday (8/25), Tony Berberich, the owner of Alaska Backcountry Bike Tours, Click to see the full story in PDF format.
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