Life is not a Practice

It stopped raining in the afternoon so a quick run round the standard training route.


This picture is taken looking East towards Nesselwang. And people ask why I want to live here? The original is at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingIV#5510167697684958354

The same track as here http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=jhlzirdtszgkgzqo

Group 2 left early (17:30) heading for the Vilser Alm. I was already in Pfronten (dentists) so they picked me up by the Vils.



It is a steep climb to the Alm but the Mohren (Weizern and Cola) at the top made it all worth while.

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

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

Four Tuesday bikers set off (after a bit of persuasion) up the Alpspitz under thick black clouds.
The weather turned out OK and we cycled up the Engelbergweg to above the Grüne Strich and then down past the Bayern Kurve and the Kronen Hütte.



Christa got nice and wet by falling off in to the biggest puddle she could find.

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

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


Christa just climbed out of the huge puddle behind her :-)

A "Sunday Group 2" tour. Just six of us at a very easy pace. A great day with an amazing lunch (as always when we visit Gabi).



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

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

Out with the Thursday bikers. We all went together as there were only a few from Group 1.


Great picture by Jon

Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=jxgmzuvigaxviofj and yes it is really that steep at kilometer 15 (and a single trail!).

Photos are at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingIV# and Jons photos are at http://picasaweb.google.com/jon.nesselwang/Bike2010#

Sepp wrote a report under the heading Tour 13 19.08.2010 at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2010%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm

A Tuesday evening. The ground was wet and filthy. Jon and Moni went race biking so Max and I went to see how dirty we could get.



Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=lmsnacyrghhjmufh with a nice steep descent.

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

A Sunday geocache. Started in the wrong place but still managed it.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=04f9e677-30c4-4f77-a0b2-95b103bbedf6
Got back just in time to walk up the Waterfall path to the Kronenhütte for lunch with the French family and Max. To round things off nicely, we took the summer sledge run down the mountain.


Great photo taken by Max

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

Two years ago Heidi and I wanted to cycle to Lindau. The week before I fell off my bike and broke my shoulder blade. So today we tried again. This time Heidi fell off and broke her ankle about 11 kilometers before Lindau.



There were 17 of us in total. The real heroes of the day were the French family. They just got on their bikes and cycled 80kms. Johanna did the whole 100kms!


[photo by Max]

The track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qbxkhztionkwubjl

As normal Sepp has written a long report about the whole day in German at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2010%20Lindau.htm

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

Max wrote a report at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.com/2010/08/wednesday-bodensee-tour.html and his photos are at http://picasaweb.google.com/Maximilian.Hogarth/BodenseeTourAugust?authkey=Gv1sRgCN_6ktyc0q63dw#

Another nice flat tour - just look at the profile especially around 11.7km. I nearly did it but then I fell off.



It was dark by the time we reached the Fichtelhütte but the view of lights as far as you could see was amazing.

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

The pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingIII#

Moni Lang has a racing bike so we went out to test it this evening. Nice easy coast round the Grüntensee and then up to faistenoy and Oy. Maria Rain for a few extra meters of climbing.



GPS battery ran out but here is the track from a
previous ride along the same route.

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

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

A Sunday tour with Max. We rode from home through Pfronten(tal) then up Achtal to Engetal and then on up to the Gappenfeldalm over a pass at 1896 meters! We just beat a huge storm to the Alm and spent the next hour huddled next to the fire waiting for the worst to pass (and having a drink and lunch :-)



When the rain was less we set off back down in to the valley and then decided to ride home via Tannheimertal and Wertachtal. In Tannheimertal it rained again but we had jackets and "aren't made of chocolate". In Wertach Max treated me to an ice and then we cycled home around the Grünten lake. It was however flooded so after Max got very wet feet, we took the road home.

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

and the track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wsrrgzmdymebamav (1300 meters of climb and 72 kilometers.

Here is Max's report about the day http://maxhogarth.blogspot.com/2010/08/gappenfeldalpe-sunday-biketour.html and his pictures http://picasaweb.google.de/Maximilian.Hogarth/Biking20101?authkey=Gv1sRgCL3U3ayxuvWikwE#

This one that he took is great. It shows just how far we climbed and the spectacular scenery

The rain has stopped :-) so I was out with the racing bike for a quick "training tour" round the Grüntensee. Added the climb to Mittelber to get a few extra meters of climbing (and a longer descent).


The picture is from last year and shows the Grüntensee from the mountains.

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

I was hoping for a nice flat ride but the others convinced me that we should "pop up" to the Haslacher Alp. Once we were there we decided to head towards the Herzer Hütte because some one said they had built a wall across the road near the bottom.
It turned out it was a fence at the top.
But as we were up there we took the single trail down to bayerstetten :-)



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

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

This is a picture of me taken by Jon


The rest of his photos are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/Bike2010#

The night before we were at the legendary Klotz VWF (pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/jon.nesselwang/VWF2010#) and in the morning I was carrying the sports club flag at the Fire Brigade Festival. So in the afternoon I was wide awake and raring to go (after a quick sleep :-)

54 kilometers through stunning Allgäu and Tirol countryside. Green fields surrounded by high mountains. We live in such a beautiful place.



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

Up to Maria Trost and back down again in pouring rain. Group 1 did it twice because they are heroes but we sheltered in the church for a snack and a drink.

Two people, who shall remain nameless, only managed the 45 meters to the pub - the folowing picture is a clue.



Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=tsgjjizkbjhrnhlt but on the way down it is not accurate.


(picture by Jon)

Three pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingIII#

A fantastic evening tour. Only 5 of us out enjoying a stunning and empty Allgäu evening. About the only person we met was a farmers wife out on a tractor ride.



All the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2010CyclingIII#

The track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=sadfjcbatzjvncwl

Max's report at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.com/2010/07/rottachsee.html and his pictures at http://picasaweb.google.de/Maximilian.Hogarth/Biking20101?authkey=Gv1sRgCL3U3ayxuvWikwE#

In the evening after work, the whole family went skiing with the sports club. Warm water and great fun.


Daniel is so cool - it is frightening.

Jon took some great pictures which are at http://picasaweb.google.de/103213254824338435596/TVNesselwangWaterskiing2010#