Monday, March 20, 2023
The easy solutions for lumber storage involve bolting metal shelving to the wall. I hate puting holes in external walls, though - especially basement walls that have otherwise never leaked. And why would I go buy metal shelving when I have all of this lumber on hand?
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Rustic Route 104 offered a short, fun diversion of corners and curves in the middle of a very long day of riding.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Waushara County is the first place I ever noticed a Rustic Road sign. This past November, nearly 20 years since I first became aware of it, I finally rode it. It's fun!
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Rustic Roads 17, 57, 23, and 24 are all so close to each other that you can ride them all in less than 40 minutes. So, despite them being in two different counties, I've decided to drop them all in one video.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Rustic Road 45 is a short gravel stretch. The color and brightness in the video are odd because it was a cold, windy, drizzly day. The clouds mostly blocked the sun, but became giant patches of white, blowing out the light balance on camera.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Sixish miles west of the town of Kewaunee, on WI-29, you'll find Hrabik Rd. Actually, you'll probably miss it. Continue to County AB, then turn south for two miles. Turn left there onto Pine Grove Road, and you'll be at one end of RR7, where this week's video starts.
Friday, February 10, 2023
But then I pulled what I thought was a piece of ash inside to dry, and it turned out to be basswood. What could I do with 20 inches of basswood 2x4?
Thursday, February 9, 2023
With the Super Bowl this weekend, what better Rustic Roads to visit than those near Green Bay?
Thursday, February 2, 2023
A wonderful thing has happened. Tom Lehrer has released all of his music into the public domain. So, in this video, you get to hear some of what it actually sounds like inside my head while riding!
Thursday, January 26, 2023
R78 starts out paved, but quickly shifts to gravel. Along the gravel is a neat cut through a rocky hillside, and a small bridge over the New Wood River, just upstream from where it flows into the Wisconsin.