#176 Bikepacking Trip To Monschau

I’d been riding all day. 100km… perhaps more that day. I was exhausted by the end of the day. By the time I found this field near Monschau, I didn’t need much anymore… just somewhere to pitch the tent, something…
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I’d been riding all day. 100km… perhaps more that day. I was exhausted by the end of the day. By the time I found this field near Monschau, I didn’t need much anymore… just somewhere to pitch the tent, something…

Over 100 kilometres on the mountain bike. Hills, backroads, trails, wrong turns, tired legs and a camera in the bag the whole way. I’d do it again tomorrow. I wasn’t planning some heroic 100+ kilometre mission. I just kept riding,…

There are moments when you know you’re probably about to get soaked. This was one of them.

Just a stream, a lot of green and one of those places I could have stayed for hours.

Shot from the woods in Zavada, the Czech Republic A few days ago I got my hands on some new black & white Lightroom presets, and I’ve been testing them ever since. It’s interesting how a single click can turn…

The Beskydy Mountains should be a top priority if you ever visit the Czech Republic. Most people go to Prague, Český Krumlov… maybe Brno.Very few make it to the northeast corner of the country — and that’s a shame. Up…

This shot is from a hike to Prasivá. One of those mountains you don’t really need to introduce if you’re from this area. Nothing extreme. Just a solid, good hike that works in every season. We went up after fresh…

This shot is from Bukovec, Mosty u Jablunkova. Heavy snow… actually, super heavy snow. It came down all day — nonstop. But once we made it to the hut, the reward was worth every step. Czech beer and a bowl of garlic…

Merry Christmas everyone… This is a shot from one of the viewpoints halfway up the trail to Skalka. Steep climb… SUPER cold air… and legs burning… but views like this make every step worth it.

Hiking to Skalka… It’s an easy hike — until it isn’t. I’ve done it plenty of times, and every time I forget how steep that first part actually is. You start walking thinking, “Yeah, this will be chill,” and after…

Over the next few days — over Christmas — I’m going to share a few photos from the Czech Republic. While visiting my family, catching up with old friends, and walking through the places I grew up in, I took…

Snow. And lots of it. Winter is in full swing in the Czech Republic. This was taken in the mountains up north… just a short hike from the Polish border. A quiet, beautiful day.