Bicycle Touring
Pictures
From the last three days. Looking backwards just as we got on the Elroy-Sparta trail. It’s impressive how much work was done on this trail — in this…
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KC to Wildcat Mountain, the hilly route.
Left the Knapp Creek homestead at 8:00 AM this morning, after a night of wild thunderstorms. The cabin/garage is amazingly comfortable and well-stocked, but it has no insulation…
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100 Degrees of Frustration? Elation?
Contemplation? Stagnation? Boscobel today — and it’s a hot one. We did about 15-20 miles so far, with one pretty spectacular climb that tested our limits even with…
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Knapp Creek (Blue River, WI)
As Liz mentioned, the morning started out rainy. We adapt, however. A return to the pool, hot tub and sa-oo-na (sauna) absorbed some time and we headed out…
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Rain.
Stuck in Spring Green. I’m glad that WI is getting rain, but I kinda wish that our tour landed during the dry time of the summer. Looks like…
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Anti-Polka Dot Jersey
Hills. Hills. Hills. Ever since I began my life as a “serious” biker (a road biker), hills have always put fear into my heart. On group rides, I…
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Hot Monday
I’m typing this from beautiful site #223 at Governor Dodge State Park. We have our half of the campground to ourselves, except for one lonely raccoon in the…
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On the road… or trail… again.
Last night Liz and I joined the celebration of the end of one trip of our Norwegian friends, and prepared for the beginning of our own this morning.…
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Test Ride
We loaded up the bikes today and took them on a very, very, very short test ride (~2 miles). Liz is dealing with front bags for the first…
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State Park #1
It looks like Governor Dodge State Park will be our first destination for the “Bliz State Park Bike Tour 2012.” We hope to arrive early on Sunday in…
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