A random weekend ride, this time to two new countries!
Author: DantesDame
Passwang – on foot!
Dan and I explored my favorite local riding pass, but this time we were on foot. It wasn’t the best of weather, but we had a great time.
Andiamo! A ride to Italy’s north coast
Dan, Bob and I hopped on the motorcycles for a three day trip to the Mediterranean. It was a lot of riding, but the good far outweighed the bad. There are a lot of pictures, so I’ll be posting it up in parts.
Passwang II
I took a couple of hours to check out Passwang Pass – again – and the pass I’d been told about on the other side of the ridge. It was another beautiful day in Switzerland and the green hills made for an excellent backdrop to some excellent roads.
A Black Forest Jaunt
I snuck in a few hours in the Black Forest last week and am just now posting about it. It wasn’t too much – just a ride through some nice quiet roads on a lovely day. I ended up riding to Titisee (DE) but it was much too crowded with summer vacationers for my liking. At least “my liking” while wearing riding gear and walking around in the hot sun.
Introducing a new activity!
While I could probably ride my motorcycle every day, all day around here, it really isn’t feasible. Besides, there are so many other things to do and see while not on a motorcycle. Dan and I decided to give the alpine mountaineering sport of “klettersteig” a chance. Here’s our first try at it.
The Tour de France…
…motorcycle style!!!
Dan and I, and our friend Bob, decided that we should see more of the Alps. We took the weekend to visit the Jura Mountains and a bit of the French Alps. The weather was just about perfect, although the heat was a little much at times.
Border Run! On the line between France and Switzerland
I took the day to explore the area south of Basel, down along the Swiss/French border. It was even more pleasant than I expected! I took a LOT of photos because I just couldn’t get over how every single road was so picturesque and entertaining. To go for a six hour ride and never once get bored really is something to crow about!
Five Passes – again!
The same old roads, with the same old weather, but this time with Dan! And Bob! What a great day with some great people. There are a lot of pictures, so please give it a moment to load completely!
Five Passes of Fun
Finally! An honest-to-goodness Swiss ride! Unfortunately Dan couldn’t go with me, but I tried to take a lot of pictures so that he didn’t feel left out. And besides, now I know where to take him the next time we want to head out for a day ride.