Join a fresh cast of folks from across our global community in today’s Weekend Snapshot. This time, our readers share snippets from their rides around North Carolina, New Zealand, and Texas. See this week’s submissions here…

Today’s warm-weather Weekend Snapshot transports us to the South Island of New Zealand, the unending hills of North Carolina, and the rolling plains of Texas to catch up with a few people from our worldwide community. From the beginning of a journey around the world to a massive one-day challenge and a camp spot that was too good to pass up, their rides reflect the boundless range of pursuits made possible by the bike. Explore all three scenes below, then scroll on for some related routes from the archive and a short form to share a shot from one of your getaways.

New Zealand, South Island

Weekend Snapshot

By Liz Ryen

Some places are just too beautiful to pedal past. Even though there was plenty of day left, I spent the afternoon resting my tired legs and enjoying a beach that I only found because it was off the side of an obscure bike trail I took on a whim.

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina

Weekend Snapshot 3/23/25

By Nic Morales

This weekend, I set off on a single-day adventure. Initially set on tackling a hefty 10,000 feet of climbing, I settled for a paltry 8,541 feet after remembering I had an engagement in the late afternoon. My travels took me from Bent Creek all the way over to near Logan’s neck of the woods in Brevard with a few steep climbs in between.

Texas

Weekend Snapshot

By Thomas Ronge

This weekend, my friend Chieh, a retried marine technician, embarked on a journey from Texas around the globe. Chieh spent 30+ years sailing the oceans on a research vessel and now wants to explore the planet’s drier places. Two other friends and I joined her for the first 150ish miles from College Station to Austin. Camping in Lake Somerville State Park, a super-cell that would later drop baseball-sized hail on College Station just missed us and only dumped torrential rain on us for 20 minutes. No match for our tents, fortunately. From Somerville, we went through some wildfire smoke to Buescher and Bastrop State Parks, fueled up with Texan BBQ and tacos, and eventually parted ways in Austin. You can follow Chieh’s ride here.

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