Alexandera Houchin is an Ojibwe woman, artist, farmer, mechanic, cyclist, and person who cares deeply about her community on the Fond Du Lac...
Issue 12.4
Issue 12.4
An unprecedented number of people are riding mountain bikes as an outlet for exercise and exploration and, as a result, discovering a truth we all eventually come to know: Every ride is an adventure. Freehub’s 12.4 edition is a celebration of this truth and a meditation on how adventure leads to discovery, both of the outside world and within oneself. In our cover story, ultra-endurance racer Alexandera Houchin writes about how her relationship with the bike has instilled a deeper understanding of her identity as a Native woman—and how she’s come to realize the act of racing is a ceremonial expression of her Ojibwe spirit. Transformative adventure pervades this book, with feature stories on a life-changing family bikepacking journey in the Alaskan wilderness and the existential reckonings of a rider attempting to clear a long-neglected trail in central Nevada’s remote Toiyabe Range. Welcome to Issue 12.4—a tribute to self-discovery and embracing the unknown.
In this Issue
Eric Porter's family trip explores all that the Alaskan backcountry has to offer (grizzly bears included).
Kurt Gensheimer recounts the grueling work put into the Toiyabe Crest Trail of Nevada. In the middle of a state that most people write off as a...
Paying tribute to six seasoned adventure photographers who reflect on some of their most transformative memories
I used to work for wages as a tool under employer will. Eventually, choosing to shirk the restraints of debt, I sold my house and whatever other...
My invite came on a sweltering summer night as heavy smoke blanketed Colorado’s Front Range. The American West was on fire from the Pacific Coast to...
If you’re like me, you’re deeply captivated by mountain biking. Joking with friends, in a cheeky and biased way, I routinely assert that mountain...
Who We Are The Power of Adventure
Adventure
If there’s one good thing that’s come from the global tumult of the past 18 months, it’s that interest in outdoor recreation is exploding. As indoor...
I hated high school. Admittedly, I was a dork, but still, aren’t most kids at that age? On top of my dork-ness, I was also a late bloomer physically...
