Tuesday, August 19, 2025

June 23 2025: Heiligenblut to Krimml (with a train transfer from Zell am See to Mittersil)

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  The forecast for the day called for thunderstorms in the afternoon. While I was usually sanguine about rain and thunderstorms, Grossglo...
Monday, August 18, 2025

Review: Camelbak Steel Podium Bottle

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 Pierre Moreels told me that the best insulated water bottles are the stainless steel podiums.  During this year's hot summer tour (peop...
Friday, August 15, 2025

June 22: Nikolsdorf to Heilgenblut

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Breakfast at the hotel was great, with the owner personalizing the softboiled eggs with smiley faces for Boen. Otto Senior showed up early...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Review: 4monster Day Hiking stowable backpack

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 I've had good luck with the Sea-to-Summit waterproof backpack in the past, but this year, we were planning to have several big hiking d...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

June 21: Untervellach to Nikolsdorf

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In the morning, we discovered that some of our clothing wasn't dry. Fortunately, with a short day expected today, we expected to have t...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

June 20th: Bohjinska Bela to Untervellach

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  We'd coordinated the night before to meet at the Spar supermarket in Bled so we could do a luggage drop. The ride to Bled was easy, ...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Review: dwndpump Electric Pump

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 I wanted Xiaoqin's bike to be as light as possible, and one of the heaviest items in your kit is your frame pump. While there are small...
Friday, August 08, 2025

June 19: Lake Bled Rest Day

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  Waking up early enough to get to the supermarket just as it opened, I finally felt like I was over the jet-lag. I bought eggs, butte...
Thursday, August 07, 2025

Review: Supergirl - Woman of Tomorrow

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 No, I still haven't seen the new Superman movie yet (I'll wait to see it in streaming video), but I read enough James Gunn intervie...
Wednesday, August 06, 2025

June 18th: Rifugio Pian dei Ciclamani to Bohinskja Bela

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  Riding up over the pass after a generous breakfast, we discovered that the pass was labelled in both Slovenian and Italian, indicating ...