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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm on a boat. I'M ON A BOAT!😎👍🏼 🌊🌊🌊🚢🌊🏔️Haines, AK I'll be in Bellingham, WA in a few days. In the meantime, there's WiFi on the ship, so I'll post my catch up threads while underway. I PROMISE.😅 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Catch up threads still coming (maybe tomorrow while I hunker through some rain🤔) but leaves are really starting to change along the #Alaska Highway! Very pretty on a rare (lately) sunny day! Bonus: a moose I saw on the highway yesterday.🫎 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Photograph of a bright sun and a partly cloudy sky over forested mountains and a valley in Alaska with pine trees dark green among yellowing deciduous trees as the leaves change color

Photograph of the "cockpit view" of my bicycle looking down the shoulder of the Alaska Highway withe yellow and green forests along the road on the left and covering mountains and valleys on the right as the leaves have begun to change color

Photograph of the Alaska Highway stretching and curving into the distance with yellow leaved deciduous trees and dark green pine trees along the road, under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph of a moose scampering across a road with green and yellow trees in the background

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

P.S. I know I keep delaying, but rough weather & lack of #Warmshowers hosts has cramped my motivation to edit & upload photos. I promise, catch up threads are coming! I just don't know when. 😅 #BicycleTravel #BikeSky

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

... I know it's a bit crass to ask for birthday presents from random strangers on the internet, but if anyone IS feeling generous, my Ko-Fi is in my pinned comment.😅😉 Otherwise, if y'all could share my account w/ others who might be interested in following my #BicycleTravel , I'd be grateful. 🥹🙏🏼

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So, I have completed another lap around the sun, and have now turned 25 for the 24th time. 😅 Starting to feel the years so maybe I'll age up soon.😉 Anyway, back on the AK Highway, eventually heading for Haines & the ferry to Bellingham, WA. About 1000km to go to there... #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I think I'm going to give up on my route through #Alaska this time around. The rainy weather is demoralizing & my planned route has me into strong headwinds. Either way, I have to go back to Canada to get to Haines, but back-tracking gives me better wind, fewer climbs, &... #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#Warmshowers being down combined w/ crap weather has really cramped my ability (& motivation😓) to get things up to date here. Had an incredibly disheartening day cycling south to Healy #Alaska. What should have been a reasonably easy ride was just...😭😖 due to headwind. 1/2 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I guess several of my "visited"s should technically be "passed through"s but since I was passing through on a bicycle & it took days or weeks depending on the state, I think they can count as visits. 😎🚵🏼‍♂️👍🏼 Just Michigan, Wisconsin, Delaware, & Hawaii remain in the nevers (or rather, not yets).

Map of the United States showing that I have lived in, visited, or passed through every state except Michigan, Wisconsin, Delaware, and Hawaii. The map is from whereidlive.com

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

OK, #BikeSky & #AlaskaSky, I could use some help: #Warmshowers is down until the 25th. Anyone seeing this a Warmshowers host in #Fairbanks (or know one)? I'll be passing through Fairbanks Wed or Thurs & could use a rest stop. Hit me up with a DM, please. 🥺🙏🏼

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dear #AlaskaSky (cc: @mariancall.bsky.social ): I find the #Alaska Marine Highway System website difficult to navigate on my phone, so maybe y'all can help me out?🥺👉🏼👈🏼 Looking for info on taking my bicycle from near Anchorage (Homer, I guess?) to Juneau &/or Bellingham. Fares? Fees? Schedules?

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Sorry for the lack of updates. Blame #MintMobile for not having data coverage through their partner networks in #Alaska, unbeknownst to me. 😒 Got a 2nd eSim to hold me over for now. Will hopefully get some real updates posted soon. 😎👍🏼 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'll need to catch up on the journey since Whitehorse, #Yukon when I have more solid signal, but for now... #ALASKA I AM IN YOU!!! Currently at 15,885km on this journey. Still thinking about my route once I get to Tok. Probably to Fairbanks, then down to Anchorage. #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Selfie of me on my bicycle wearing a yellow green helmet, clear cycling glasses, and a blue tank top in front of a sign marking the Alaska border with Canada that says Welcome To Alaska and a yellow silhouette of the state against s blue background

Photograph of the Welcome to Alaska sign at the Alaska Canada border

Photograph of a pine forest covered valley with several lakes in the distance and mountains on the horizon under a blue sky with white clouds

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

More of an update coming later, but I cannot convey accurately enough how good it smelled cycling past this field of #wildflowers just past Haines Junction, #Yukon. 🥰 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel #BloomScrolling

Photograph of yellow wildflowers under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph of a field of yellow wildflowers under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Woo! Finally saw a Grizzly! Or at least #iNaturalist seemed more confident that this is a Grizzly & not another brown colored Black Bear.😅 Hey there, Mr. Grizz. Sorry I've been missing so much work at Grizzco lately (including the last #BigRun). Crusty Sean can vouch for me.😉 #Wildlife #BikeSky

Photograph of a Grizzly bear feeding on plants near the Alaska Highway in Yukon

Photograph looking at the rear end of a Grizzly bear feeding on plants near the Alaska Highway in Yukon

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Catch up 🧵 Smithers -> Cassier Highway -> Whitehorse. After leaving Smithers, I continued along the Yellowhead Highway, wild camping just before New Hazelton. The following day, I went to Kitwanga & got onto the Cassier Highway going north. 1/18 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Photograph of a fast flowing creek in a ravine under the arced steel supports of a bridge, with pine trees growing along it.

Photograph of a fast flowing creek in a ravine lined with pine trees.

Photograph of an asphalt highway stretching away between pine forests towards distant forest and snow covered mountains under a mostly cloudy blue sky

Photograph of an asphalt highway curving among fields and forests with rugged mountains in the background under a cloudy sky

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I promise a big catch up thread tomorrow as I take a rest day at my wonderful #Warmshowers host near Whitehorse #Yukon #Canada, but for now, I'M SO EXCITED FOR MY NEW GAMES I COULD FINALLY DOWNLOAD!🤩 #SplatoonRaiders, #MythMatch, & #Denshattack all ready to go!🥰 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Photograph of a Nintendo Switch 2 showing Myth Match, Splatoon Raiders, and Denshattack as my three newest games.

Screenshot of the home screen on my Nintendo Switch 2 showing Myth Match, Splatoon Raiders, and Denshattack as my three newest games.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Folks, if you want good journalism, then you really should subscribe to The Handbasket. Marisa Kabas does fantastic work! I'm a bicycling nomad, currently "between jobs" as they say, unhoused, & w/out much spare cash to throw around, & I find The Handbasket absolutely worth paying for.😎👍🏼

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I AM SUPER EXCITED TO FINALLY GET TO PLAY #SplatoonRaiders! After over 1000km of spotty signal & no access to WiFi, I finally have a #WarmShowers host near Whitehorse, so I'll be able to download the game to my #Switch2. 😎👍🏼 Also, expect a big update thread of my travels since Smithers. #BikeSky

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm ranking black flies up there with mosquitoes, oligarchs, & supremacists as among the most annoying despicable creatures on this planet. Obnoxious parasites that just want to profit off the blood & sweat of our toils.😒 The black flies up here have made me dread tailwinds!😱 #BikeSky

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The only debate that ought to be sparked by this is whether the reckless drivers crashing into / on these barriers should have their licenses revoked permanently or only temporarily. 🙄 If you can't operate your ton+ death machine safely, you shouldn't be allowed to operate it at all.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

There is a link in the article to submit comments to BLM. Get in there & raise a ruckus, people!

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just a quick check in to say I have completed the Cassier Highway & made it into #Yukon. Barely have signal near Watson Lake, so no massive photo upload at the moment. Maybe when I get to Whitehorse, if I can arrange a #Warmshowers host. 😎👍🏼🚵🏼‍♂️ #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Whoa! I recently passed 100 followers. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I know I don't interact much with this account. I pretty much only post about my travels here while interacting with my main @bioalex.bsky.social account. But I appreciate each & everyone of you following my journey.🥰👍🏼 #BikeSky

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

After all that in the catch up threads, it has been steadily making my way along Yellowhead Highway 16 through Prince George and beyond. I was finally able to photograph this brown Black Bear, & I have seen 7 black bears so far but no Grizzlies. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 1/3 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Photograph of a brown mountain lake surrounded by pine forests with a forest covered mountain rising behind it under an overcast sky

Photograph of a brown colored Black Bear walking across a road

Photograph of a brown colored Black Bear walking across the shoulder of a road

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Catch up thread #2 🧵: in which I rode 110km into #Banff & #Jasper #NationalParks. It was a long day from entering Banff near Saskatchewan Crossing, over Sunwapta Pass, to Honeymoon Lake in Jasper. I saw but couldn't photo my first two bears of this trip, black bears along the road. 1/12 #BikeSky

Photograph on the Icefields Parkway just north of Saskatchewan Junction showing the road stretching between pine forests towards a distant snow covered mountain

Photograph on the Icefields Parkway just north of Saskatchewan Junction showing the "cockpit view" from my bicycle of the road stretching between pine forests towards a distant snow covered mountain

Photograph of shear grey cliffs and mountain slopes rising above the tree line in Banff National Park

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Catch up thread #1 🧵: First, before really picking up where I left off getting off the unpaved Forestry Trunk Road in #Alberta #Canada, here's a mule deer & a red tailed hawk I was able to photograph along that road. 1/7 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel #Wildlife

Photograph of a mule deer standing in front of a muddy pond looking towards the camera

Photograph of a mule deer walking along the far side of a muddy pond with green grass behind it and its reflection in the pond

Photograph of a red tailed hawk flying with wings spread against an overcast sky

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

There aren't many creatures I can kill without feeling some degree of remorse. Especially outdoors. I don't even like to step on roaches! That said, & while I recognize their ecological importance, mosquitoes & most flies can die. Kill kill kill the obnoxious little biters!🤬👊🏻

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

New chain, who dis? Ah, I love how good it feels to ride on a new chain! Feels like a new #bicycle again! 🥰💪🏼🚵🏼‍♂️ #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Folks, these stickers are adorable & relatable AF. If I weren't a bicycling nomad with no address while I ride my bicycle to Alaska right now, I'd be ordering a bunch of them!

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Just a quick post saying yes I still exist, yes I'm still going, yes it has been a long minute since I've posted updates.😅 Signal has been patchy & headwinds have been exhausting. Currently in Fraser Lake, BC. Will post catch-up threads soon of ride through Banff & Jasper NPs & beyond. 😎👍🏼 #BikeSky

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

forever and ever amen.

b/w sticker on a city utility pole WE ASK
EVERYONE
OUTSIDE OF THE CAR TO BE SAFE
SO THAT DRIVERS CAN BE DANGEROUS
THAT'S THE ENTIRETY OF OUR APPROACH TO ROAD SAFETY

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Pedestrians and cyclists must be hyper-aware so drivers can play on their phones

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In case it's not obvious where to find your QR code & link to easily share your account after you dismiss the initial screen about it, it's here on the little curving arrow button next to the Edit Profile button on your profile. 😎👍🏼 (e.g. using my #BicycleTravel account @intoaheadwind.bsky.social )

QR code of the account IntoAHeadwind.bsky.social

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Okay, I wimped out. After about 150km of the unpaved Forestry Trunk Road with many ridiculous climbs & more to come, I nope'd out & went back to asphalt near Caroline #Alberta. I'll make my way to Nordegg via Rocky Mountain House. 1/3 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Photograph of unpaved road stretching into forested mountains under a blue sky with white clouds

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Next time I have access to WiFi, I'm gonna have to check out CoMaps. I've been quite happy with the Mapy.com app's offline maps, but within the last couple of years that became a pay feature (which I've paid for now). If a free alternative holds up to my usage, I'll be thrilled!😎👍🏼 #BicycleTravel

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Kind of meant to post this here, as Pringles are a key form of salt replenishment after long sweaty days. 😅😁👍🏼

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

...the scents, seeing & sharing in the reactions of others around you. Not to mention the ephemeral moments you might get of wildlife, weather, seasonal changes, etc. Everyone should have the option to travel, & it is a major crime of our capitalist societies that such an option is often removed.

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