equipment failures

6-6 Today the Wind Wins

Published on by Mark VanOsdol

When I woke up today in General Sibley State Park, it was very cloudy with some wind. I checked my phone, and it looked like rain was headed my way.  So I quickly tore down my tent during a light sprinkle and loaded my bike. 

5-27 Pretty Boring+ 1 Big Mistake

Published on by Mark VanOsdol

Left Bradgate in a sleeting rain on the 3 River Trail. Darn trail was quicksand but provided a path NW to a paved road and ended in Rolfe, IA, in 6 miles. In Rolfe I found a post office and stopped in to mail my hiking chair that broke last night. I must be hard […]