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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012

Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Aug 7, 2012 1 min read

That’s how we roll

Our complete route.

Ben & Liz Ben & Liz
Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Aug 7, 2012 3 min read

Devil’s Lake to Madison (belated)

Obviously we missed our opportunity for a timely wrap-up for our last day — sorry about that! This day had us scheduled for about 50 miles, thanks to…

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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 31, 2012 2 min read

Wildcat Mountain to Devil’s Lake

Originally the day was supposed to end at Mirror Lake, but throughout the day I had a secret alternate agenda that I would put forth at the right…

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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 30, 2012 2 min read

Wildcat Mountain^2

A quick glance at our route and possible campsites left us with no good alternatives — and we have no regrets. We pulled into Wildcat Mountain Start Park…

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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 29, 2012 3 min read

There and back again (we had to do it)

For the past few days we’ve been puttering around on and around the rail trails of northern WI. The first reaction when getting on the trail is a…

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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 28, 2012 1 min read

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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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 26, 2012 2 min read

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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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 25, 2012 2 min read

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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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 25, 2012 3 min read

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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Wisconsin Bike Tour 2012
Jul 24, 2012 1 min read

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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