My first bikepacking trip went great!!

Huge thanks to everyone that helped me with my post last week. My first bikepacking trip, an overnight from Seattle to Manchester State Park, went great!

I did make a last minute decision to buy a much more compact sleeping bag and that made it so I could take everything I needed. I didn’t really take anything I didn’t use, except for the flat kit.

This route was a lot of roads and paved trails, with some gravel, because I was a bit scared about handling in gravel with a large load. I plan to do a lot more off-roading on the next trip. I’ll get a much lighter tent and some fork bags, and that should all help a lot.

Overall it was a lot of fun, I got to camp right next to the beach, and ride next to the ocean with only the sound of my bike rolling and the waves. Met a lot of other bikepackers/bike tourers too!