Life is not a Practice

A Sunday tour as suggested by Jon. We rode up to our favourite Alm in the whole of Ajjgäu. The food and drink was spectacular as always. Thanks Gabi!



Jon had to be back early so he rode straight back from the Alm.

The rest of us then did a high speed descent in to the Iller valley. As we were cycling along beside the river Julius's gear changer suddenly broke for no reason. I waited until he was picked up by his neighbour and then cycled the 25kms home alone along the road.

My track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=azvdhmehqqqqzdvd 75kms with nearly 1300m of ascent. No wonder I can still feel it in my legs.

Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010RoBergalpe#

Jons track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=sdbzxipugfvaihqm# and his pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/JuliTour2010RoBergalm#

Max's photos are here http://picasaweb.google.com/Maximilian.Hogarth/SundayBiking25July2010#

Moni wrote a report which is at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2010%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm with the title "Juli Tour Roßbergalm 25.07.10"

Out with the Tuesday bikers on a warm summers evening. Out through the Kemptener Wald to the Mehlblockalm and then back



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wavhgwyzkhuoiefx

Sunday morning and I was writing a report for my studies when Jon rang up. He convinced me that an hour on the race bikes would be good for me.

Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=krpqkoqkiduleadf

With the Thursday Bikers. Round the Grüntensee then up to the Untere Reuttewannealpe. On to Jungholz and then back home via Stuibental with a stop at the Haslacher Alp.



GPS track is not complete as the batteries ran out. It is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pxpzfbvkudmoofum

Photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingII#

Sepp was out with group 2 after being "out of order" for a few weeks and has written a report in German titled "Tour 10 15.07.2010" at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2010%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm

I'd rather cycle 65km than jog 6.5km.

But today 11 of us from the Nesselwang Sports Club took part in the Wetzer Firmenlauf (http://web167.netzwerteserver2.de/index.php?id=831).



6.5km through the Allgäu countryside with temperatures above 30°C in the shade.
The cracks, including Alison, were up front with the experts but Karin K. Gabi, Moni JS. and I set the aim of surviving and were finished in just under an hour. It was actually quite fun especially the ice cream we decided we had earned.

Full size picture at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingII#

More pictures at http://www.laufarena.de/876.0.html

Was meant to be a racing bike tour through Tannheimertal but I got a puncture in Grän and Alison had to come and get me.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=bpjnotpxbrvaoihk

Out with Group 2 of the Thursday Biking Group. It was hot again so we headed to the Allatsee for a swim.
Swam to the music of pan pipes and then took the high road back home.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=nbqacxelrsxrmqci

More photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingII#

Group 1 did the Breitenberg - Heros! You can see the details and photos at
http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2010%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=dqjwsdtwvxxrkkha
Photos at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/Bike2010#

A hot evening so the Tuesday Bikers decided to go and do the 11 lakes tour. I do not know why it is called the 11 lakes tour because I only saw 9 but Jon says there are 11 and he is the boss.

Because we were all having so much fun in the Wertach Valley we missed the turning and had to take the "really really steep" way.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=gxgdmlvdwbutevaq

My pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingII#

Jons pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/Bike2010#5488491275046071890
and his track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=msinuqbrnkejdmgf

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Jon French

The same route as on 20 March http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=tafktkuunyzqneur but this time it was much much warmer. last time you could stand on the ice but today there were people swimming. 46 kilometers just seem to roll by on a race bike.

A warm sunny evening. Out with group 2 and up to Bärenmoos. We were late there but got a beer anyway.

It was Johannesfeuer and there were fires on all the mountains in Pfronten



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=eendmlqjqtqmuduv

More pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingII#

A hot and sunny Thursday evening.
7 of us (in Group 2) cycled round the Edelsberg with a stop at the Sorg Alpe.



Track: http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=zvtdcgjrxworjvhg

Pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingII#

Out on a Tuesday evening with Heidi, Christa, Max, Gustav and Jon. Up to Ellegg and then down again. Up to the Metzer Alpe and then down again - after a beer at the Alpe.
The girls had to leave early to go to a party.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=mvtqurtmykfmvjqh

Photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingI#

On a hot (29°C in the shade), sunny summers day we cycled along the Iller Radweg from Oberstdorf to Kempten. "We" were Alison and I, Heidi and Hermann and Irene Z.

The path is nearly all downhill to Kempten and hard gravel. It is a bit of a bike motorway but very scenic and easy to cycle. We stopped for a coffee at the water ski lake in Immenstadt and again at Kempten station for a bite to eat.



From Kempten Station, Heidi and I then cycled home to Nesselwang through the Kemptener Wald.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yjuyoeebrqwyoehw

All the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/IllerRadweg#

A quick race bike tour on a sunny afternoon. Yes, it has finally stopped raining :-)

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=gvqyydptcpwowqjz

Much the same weather as Tuesday - drizzle - but more so. We also took much the same route as Tuesday but finished differently.



Because the weather was so great, there were only nine of us.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wzoffoaskqndckqs

Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingI#

A drizzly end to a wet day. 5 Tuesday bikers were out and decided to do Faistenoy and Ellegg.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=rqfcpomypquguybo

Added the track from Vorderschneid to Faistenoy to OpenStreetMap. Still quite a bit missing out that way.