Jon's Random Adventures. Cycling, Travel, Life and Other Stuff

Trip Ideas, Planning and Preparation

Trip Ideas 2025: Cross US on Bike Non Stop route; European Divide Denmark to Portugal; Morocco; Spain to Turkey. Current Tour Bikes 2023 Tumbleweed Prospector – Rohloff/Schmidt hubs/Velocity Blunt 35 rims, Avid BB7s, Koga Denham bars, 29×2.8″ Maxxis Rekons. 2024 Fairlight Faran 2.5 – GRX 2×12, 650x48mm Panaracer SK Gravelkings.… Continue reading

Grand Ridge Hike

Grand Ridge Trail

I planned to do the Grand Ridge hike from Obstruction Point to Deer Park and back months ago, but never quite managed it. With the weather changing I chose a perfect day, Oct 12th with sunny skies and light breezes. The first hour I saw many other hikers all doing… Continue reading