We arrived Monday after a long day at my daughter Florence for a 6-day stay in Austria.
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I took my Austrian Trek gravel bike out of the basement the next day. I installed the Garmin Rally pedals that I had brought with me. To flush out the plane trip went for a quick 9-mile spin through Werfenweng. The temps were chilly, but it stayed dry. I went to the Werfenweng ski lift and then returned to the house.
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Afterward, we walked with our grandaughter Isabella in the baby stroller. Florence took us on a cool jeep track near her house.
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The next day I rode a loop that brought me down to the valley and, for a while, followed the gravel bike path along the river before climbing back up to Werfenweng. In total climbed 1640ft. The weather was improving, and I even saw a little sun.
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Thursday afternoon, we went for a walk in Bischofshofen. Before I squeezed in a quick ride. I had wanted to ride up to Auszeit, a ski hut on the mountain. The roads/trails are pretty steep here. 2 jeep tracks averaged 18%. The view at the ski hut made it all worthwhile.
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The afternoon walk brought us passed a Schwalbe inner tube vending machine. There were various tire sizes to choose from.
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Most of the walk was along the river, and we crossed the river on the way back over a dam. The dam had a fish ladder for the trout to spawn upstream.
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Since we visited Salzburg on Friday, there has been no riding. But we did hike for 5 miles through the center of town and up to the castle overseeing the city.
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But on Saturday, the last day of our visit, I could squeeze in a quick ride along the river. Since we were going for lunch in Bischofshofen. I drove there earlier that morning, parked near the river, and did an 11.5-mile spin to Sankt Johann am Pongau and back. The route consisted mainly of beatiful gravel trails along the river.
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The next day we traveled back to the US. A long day. We left at 6:30am from Austria and arrived at 9:30pm in Arlington. A 21-hour trip.
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