Two bikes, a dot, and a lot of snacks.
We’re Ben & Liz — pedalling through Wisconsin, the back roads of Europe, the Great Divide, and wherever the compass points next. Caution: frequent stops.
Latest dispatches
Norway 2026
Norwegian Summer 2026 – Day 0: Packing
So today we’re not headed out — we’re packing for the trip that gets us headed out tomorrow. We leave Madison in the afternoon, fly to Detroit, where…
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Spring Fling 2026
Spring Fling 2026 — Day 4: Lancaster to Blue River
The day started like many others lately with the continental breakfast at the hotel. Pretty standard fare — I had a waffle, except I stood there listening to…
Spring Fling 2026
Spring Fling 2026 — Day 3: Galena to Lancaster
Day three started beautifully. Galena has one of those genuinely lovely exits — out through the old residential neighborhoods, quiet streets, a Saturday morning that makes you feel…
Spring Fling 2026
Spring Fling 2026 — Day 2: Rockford to Galena
Day 2 started in Rockford — cool morning, tired legs. By the end of it we’d have gone through a quartering tailwind, then a headwind, tornado damage, a…
Spring Fling 2026
Spring Fling 2026 — Day 1: Madison to Rockford
Spring had been scheming against us for a while, so Harald and I decided to scheme right back. A few months back we started cooking up a five-day…
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route 2025
GDMBR 2025 — Wrapping Up!
The Whole Enchilada Over twelve days of riding from August 18, 2025 to August 29, 2025 we covered 460 miles with 32,500 ft of elevation gain. During that…
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No schedule — just a note when we’re heading out, so you can follow along on the map.