We’re really doing this! everything we need for a camping weekend next 4 miles … UP! We didn’t have far (about 15 miles) to go but the bulk of our elevation was in a 4-mile section up a mountain. Dude, we are totally doing this!įriday we met up in Lenox, Massachusetts, loaded up our bikes and daypacks, and departed on a hot and humid day for Beartown State Forest. We did two dry runs – one driving and checking out the Forest and one to mostly load up and ride the full route to iron out any kinks and establish speed expectations.Īnd then – the weekend arrived. We called businesses and town clerks to find a safe place to park our cars for the weekend in town. We texted and chatted and set up Google Spreadsheets to track our planning: routes, gear, food, apparel. We researched bikepacking, read a bajillion articles, and scoured the internet for tips and tricks. The only weekend we had available was Memorial Day weekend and the state parks require a two-night stay so we altered our plans and decided to reserve an established campsite for two nights with all our gear attached to ourselves or our bikes for the weekend. Having never done this before, we both got very excited about a plan to ride to three different state parks/forests in western Massachusetts, camping every night in a different park and biking all day. My friend Karen and I decided back in January to try out bikepacking – backpacking but with a bike instead of hiking. Or, we need more Girls Camping Weekends in this world.
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