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Want to get away this summer by bike? Wondering how to get started planning a bikepacking trip?

Tonight, Cassandra Brooklyn of Escaping NY will be highlighting how she approaches planning her local and international trips.

Cassandra will dive into:

• "where do I start!?"
• researching routes
• finding campsites
• packing

She'll be using an upcoming trip she's planning to Long Island (which she'll be reporting back on for Mappy Hour in September) as an example of her process. She'll also share her unique experience not only biking in Cuba but writing an entire guidebook about it.

Join in to build up your skills for self supported adventure by bike!

P.S. here is a gear guide from Cassandra: https://www.escapingny.com/travel-store

About Cassandra:

Cassandra Brooklyn is a travel writer and guidebook author based in New York City.

She writes for The Daily Beast, Travel + Leisure, Fodor’s, Far & Wide, and Matador, among others. Cassandra founded EscapingNY, an off-the-beaten-path travel company, and leads group trips to Jordan, Mexico, and Cuba. She is also the author of Cuba by Bike, a cycling guidebook to Cuba. When she's not traveling, you can find her cycling and salsa dancing her way through New York City.

This event is "pay what you can". It's completely free to register here. If you have the ability to the $5-20 suggested donation to support Cassandra and her work, please paypal contact@outdoorfest.org. Include "Cassandra" in the notes.

This event is part of a summer long series with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. dedicated to bikepacking. Grab a cold brew and join us to learn skills, hear stories and start planning your summer of biking and camping. Join in.