Life is not a Practice

Thursday evening was cold and wet but we didn't let that stop us from cycling. Actually the rain stopped on the dot of seven so we could enjoy two very cold (3-4°C) but dry hours out on our bikes.



Max was with us again. I definitely need more training if I am going to keep up with him.



Fantastic sunset across the Rottachspeicher.

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

Jon's photos are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/Bike2009# including the "snowy bike" picture above which was taken when we left the pub to cycle home.

Sepp's report is at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2009%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm and has the title "Tour 04 23.04.2009".

This was a two day trip to Walkertshofen in the Westliche Wälder near Augsburg. The real cracks rode to Kaufbeuren to warm up but Max and I and a few others rode to Seeg station and then caught the train.



From Kaufbeuren we all rode along the Wertach River to Turkheim and then turned in to the Westliche Wälder and followed little used tracks to Walkertshofen and Hotel Burgberg.

On the second day we rode across the woods to the Wertach Valley and then on to the Lech Valley and Klosterlechfeld. From there we headed back to Kaufbeuren and the train back to Seeg.

Two heros cycled all the way back to Nesselwang!

The track to the station at Seeg and back is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=nmvnqszplkozvebb (27.5kms)
The track from Kaufbeuren to Walkertshofen and back is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=umkkzfwtfcrqmwhv (122.5 kms)
Total distance I rode is therefore 150kms dead.

More photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Walkertshofen2009#

Jon's pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/AprilTour2009#

The whole trip has been documented by Sepp in a superbly funny report at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2009%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm It is titled "April Weekend Tour 2009 18/19 April. "

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With the Bike Group. Despite the promise of rain and a storm from the west, we were out cycling. Lots of woods to hide from the wind. Not much distance but lots of technical cycling.



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

Some more photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2009Cycling#

Jons photos are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/Bike2009#

Sepp has (as always) written a superb report which you can read at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2009%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm
It starts "Zu unserer "Orkan-Tour" fanden .... Gruppe 2 waren die "eisernen ladies" Gabi und Karin ..."

Thursday evening with the bike club. A classic flat tour for the start of the season. A ride past seven small lakes.



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

Some photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2009Cycling#

Jon's photos are at http://picasaweb.google.de/jon.nesselwang/Bike2009#

The report written by Sepp is at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2009%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm and starts with "Zu unserer "Vollmond-Bike-Tour" ... Nach kurzer Diskussion fiel die Entscheidung ..."