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Bikepacking – putting a twist on your backpacking trip

By Associated Press
Published: April 8, 2017, 6:00am
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Lee Blackwell, left, and Chad Brown are shown bikepacking a segment of the Arizona Trail, south of Flagstaff, Ariz., in 2009.
Lee Blackwell, left, and Chad Brown are shown bikepacking a segment of the Arizona Trail, south of Flagstaff, Ariz., in 2009. (Photos courtesy Scott Morris) Photo Gallery

PHOENIX — Backpacking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors with the added bonus of getting a little exercise. Those packs are not light and it involves walking most of the time, so you definitely feel it at the end of the day. The two-wheeled version of backpacking adds a more technical dimension.

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