Tag: bike
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Trip Log 42: Sky to Sea Tour
From Oyama to the Ocean2020/11/20 – 2020/11/22 From my desk on the tenth floor of my office in Atsugi, Japan I can see the mountains in western Kanagawa Prefecture. I find looking at the mountains to be soothing. When work gets a bit stressful I walk over to the window and look at the mountains…
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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.
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Trip Log 17: GRABAAWR 2019: Day 0
This is officially the first day of GRABAAWR though we don’t actually do any riding. I am calling this Day 0. All we did was check in at Northland High School where we will be spending the night and got our orientation speech and our cue sheets and t-shirts. Really cool t-shirt.