Tag: bicycle tour
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Trip Log 28: Ome Redux With Pearl
I returned to Ome hard on the heels of my trip the previous weekend. This time with my daughter, Pearl. We left late in the afternoon and arrived in Ome well after dark. Having been to Ome the previous weekend the route was fresh in my mind and we found our way to Kami no…
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Trip Log 27: Ome on the River
3-day weekend spent in Ome and Okutama where Paul climbs inside a big soy sauce barrel.
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Trip Log 25: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 7
The journey ends. Today was the last day of the trip. I am my fellow wayfarers rode from Muscoda to Prairie du Chien. A ride of just 44 miles. The route was mostly flat with a few long, gradual climbs, finishing with a long descent into Prairie du Chien. The only downside to the ride…
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Trip Log 24: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 6
The day can be considered a Type II Day. I got lost twice and battle a constant head wind. But, on the bright side, I shared the misery with three new friends.
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Trip Log 23: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 5
The journey from Mauston to Baraboo was a short one.
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Trip Log 22: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 4
The journey from Mauston to Baraboo was a short one.
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Trip Log 21: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 3
Day 3 of GRABAAWR from Wausau to Wisconsin Rapids.
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Trip Log 20: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 2
The journey from Rhinelander to Wausau.
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Trip Log 19: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 1
I chose to ride the Century option that goes up to the Upper Peninsula and unofficially to the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. It probably wasn’t a good idea to ride so far on a bike I had never ridden before. I wasn’t just battling the hills and the weather but I had to struggle…
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Trip Log 18: GRABAAWR 2019: The Name
I have given every bicycle I have ridden since at least high school a name. So I couldn’t neglect naming a bicycle I would be riding across Wisconsin on. But choosing the right name is easier said than done.