Days 23, 24, 25. 70mi to Hallein, Austria after a couple chill days strolling in the mountains above Gröbming and through the ice cave near Werfen. Mountains are pretty.
Days 21 & 22. 95mi through Gesäuse National Park to Gröbming. Alps and roadside honor liquor.
Day 20. 65mi to Losenstein, Austria. So long farms and forests.
Day 19. 50mi to Bad Leonfelden. In and out of the forests of Southern Bohemia, chased by thunderstorms, across the border into Austria.
Days 17 & 18. 66mi to České Budějovice. Forests, dirt roads, castle walls, surprise 12% grades.
Days 15 & 16. 62mi after running errands around Prague, to Moninec, a small ski lodge up a steep hill. The bike serves as a placeholder for me in photos, since I’m usually behind the camera, unless Jenn steals it.
Days 13 & 14. 110mi from Decin, through Melnik and into Prague. The bits of chill shady single track were nice but riding the river is getting a bit old. We’re changing plans and heading through the mountains.
Days 11 & 12. 42mi to Decin after a slow Sunday in Dresden buying prints of fruit at the flea market. This is the second time I’ve crossed this border at this point on a bike.
Day 10. 55mi to Dresden, along the river, for an early arrival at our final destination in Germany. We’re running rather ahead of schedule so we’ll grab a hotel, run some errands, and head to Czech in a couple days.
Day 9. 55mi to Belgern. Bike park tucked between buildings on a clear night preceding a gloomy day. The rain regularly threatens, today delivered. Decamped to a leaky A frame to wait out the storm. Even the storks looked unhappy. Rolled past an abandoned pottery factory slowly being reclaimed by nature.
