I recently went on a scouting trip of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon / Pine Creek area of north central Pennsylvania, as we are planning multiple trips out to the area in 2027.

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design since 2008. If this resonates with you, your support is welcome and greatly appreciated! If not, that's cool too. Introduction: For 2027, we are offering 17 Tours, of which 6 are new. While these new tours require a lot of planning time this Fall, I also go through our existing Tours to make sure they remain the best they could be. We have a lot of tours. Each year some come back o

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design since 2008. If this resonates with you, your support is welcome and greatly appreciated! If not, that's cool too. Connecticut Roundabout Tour Intro: New for 2027 is our "Connecticut Roundabout Tour", one of 6 new Tours for 2027. At 238 miles over 6 days (averaging less than 40 miles/day), and with over 50% on rail trails, this tour is designed as the classic "Medium Salsa"...not a

A window into our 2026 bike tour schedule planning process

Since returning from our 2025 Vermont Tour in August (which was primarily a loop of the north half of the Granite State), I have been thinking about a route that would explore southern Vermont and The Berkshires.