AJ DeLauder

AJ DeLauder (they/them) grew up and still resides amongst the pastoral beauty of Aurora, West Virginia, deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. In the summer months, they can be found bikepacking local West Virginia routes or working at their small bike shop in Oakland, MD. During the rest of the year, AJ works as an English professor at Garrett College, in McHenry, MD, where they try valiantly to make their community college students believe that writing essays and reading literature is a worthwhile endeavor. AJ began seriously bikepacking in 2018 and founded the Snallygaster 200 route in 2021. Since then, they have consulted with multiple route planners across the Mid-Atlantic.