Life is not a Practice

A wet and windy weekend but Moni and Sepp wanted to cycle and Ali and I were glad to go with them.



We reached the Vilstalsäge just in time for the first downpour so had a drink and a cake until it passed. Then on to the Sorg Alpe for something to eat and then downhill home.

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

More pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingIII#

Sunny Sunday morning and the rest of the family out or sleeping.
Took the race bike out for the normal tour around the Grüntensee. 24km/h average :-)

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

Rain? Who worries about rain? Still managed 32 kilometers and the height profile looks very impressive.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=oankkijawbfghrai
No pictures because it was too wet.

Sepp's report at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2011%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm (search for Tour 08 09.06.2011)

Sunday morning and out with Max.



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

More pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#

Max's report is at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunday-bike-tour-up-buron.html?spref=fb

How can you ride in a circle and it all seems to be against the wind? The weather forecast was bad for today but they lied so I was out on my race bike.



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

Five of us out on our race bikes. All down hill to Füssen then across the border in to Austria and all uphill home.



More photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#

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

I have had a cold for a week now so have not been out biking once. Today I wrapped up warm and took the race bike out for a spin around the Grüntensee.



As you can see, spring has now arrived in Allgäu. Great for those of us without hay fever.

Full size picture at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#5601703158475487010

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=byzbihsnipdyuwmn My GPS receiver was at Jon's so I had to create this at GPSies manually.

Max and I cycled to Pfronten and then back over the Edelsberg. The first "real mountain biking this year. Only 25 kms but 750 meters of climbing.



As you can see in the picture, there is still some snow in the mountains.

Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=btibpvcwphbyfikg and yes it felt as steep as it looks in the profile, particularly the bit at about 14 kms. I pushed that. I just can not ride that steep on loose stones.

More pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#

For various reasons today was not so good. But this great 45 km race bike tour with Heidi cheered me up immensely. 410 meters of climbing but a lot of long enjoyable descents. The views back in to the mountains were amazing with the snow filled mountains rising above the sea of yellow dandelions.

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

Ten of us cycled the 174 km to Walkertshofen and back in two days. Nearly 1500 meters of climbing. Not bad for spring.



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



Photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011Walkertshofen#

Jon's track is here. For some strange reason he started in Walkertshofen - hence the upside down profile http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=okeuiowotbghrehq and his photos are here https://picasaweb.google.com/jon.nesselwang/BikeClubApril2011#

Found a few caches on the way
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c2379358-a448-4d36-93d9-67ded6c460de
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f395dbd4-90f2-450b-acb6-012c8e377133
and failed to find this one
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b717b02b-5d15-499f-91e1-fbd6e1fea073

Sepp's report (in German) at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2011%20Bike%20Season%20April.htm