Spring Fling 2026 (Harald)

Spring Fling 2026 (Harald)

May 10, 2026 3 min read

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…

Ben & Harald

Spring Fling 2026 (Harald)

May 9, 2026 4 min read

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…

Ben & Harald

Spring Fling 2026 (Harald)

May 9, 2026 4 min read

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…

Ben & Harald

Spring Fling 2026 (Harald)

May 7, 2026 4 min read

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…

Ben & Harald