2022 Tour de Nicolet

The Tour de Nicolet is a bikepacking trip that I organize each year. I send out invitations to a few of my friends and like to keep it to no more than 12 people. Each year I make the route a little different, this year being a loop, each day being about 70 miles in

Flambeau Bikepacking Trip

It was on a late May day that I started thinking about how close Chris Schotz’s TTT race route was to Dave Schlawbowske’s Tour de Chequamegon. I also knew that my northern part of the IRONBULL Red Granite Grinder 144 race route made a connection to the southern portion of Chris’s TTT race route. I

Marinette County bikepacking trip

Bikepacking brings out the spirit of exploring, the desire to find areas not accessible by motorized vehicles, to ride challenging terrain in all kinds of weather, and forces you to be present, which helps you forget daily worries. When you mix in waterfalls the adventure is much more grand. Northeastern Wisconsin is a great place

SoNic Bikepacking Tour

This ride was a ride of sorts to redeem myself. You see, on April 16 I started riding this route and on the first night at camp I rolled my ankle while jumping off of a log. I mean how crazy is that? I wasn’t even on my bike. I had to get rescued by