Josh Meissner
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The Local Overnighters Project is a unified effort to document and map one-night bikepacking routes all over the world—by locals, in their own backyards.
The Bikepacking Journal is our biannual printed publication. Each issue features a collection of inspiring writing and beautiful photography. Find details on the three most recent issues below, join the Bikepacking Collective to get it in the mail (anywhere in the world), or click here to find a collection of selected stories in digital format.
Joshua Meissner is a young writer, photographer, and engineer who tours in ever-widening circles around his home in Berlin, Germany.
He loves riding far and fast nearly much as slow picnics in the woods with friends. Recently, Josh set out from Berlin to swim in the Arctic Ocean, a 5,000+ kilometer round-trip that further fueled his drive to experience the world by bike. Back home, he develops accessible bikepacking routes that showcase the solitary beauty of East Germany.
Originally published in the fifth issue of The Bikepacking Journal, Slower is a pertinent piece about taking the time to appreciate your own backyard, no matter where that may be. Read Joshua Meissner’s story of tuning in to the often overlooked wonders of rural Eastern Germany here…
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