It’s the first real snow of the season. Forty three miles into my 86 mile route is a three mile section of Marinette County Forest Road 1121. It’s a section full of curvy, hilly gravel forest road, twisting and turning, up the punchy climbs with rewards of bombing down the other side after each climb.Continue reading “Global Fatbike Day”
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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. IContinue reading “Flambeau Bikepacking Trip”
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 placeContinue reading “Marinette County bikepacking trip”
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 byContinue reading “SoNic Bikepacking Tour”