As for his next adventures, Rolf is preparing for some serious bikepacking. He’s planning on tackling the Great Divide Mountain Bike route which is over 2,700 miles and basically runs along the continental divide of North America from Canada to Mexico.
He completed what he called his Tour de Minnesota in the summer of 2021: an extended bikepacking trip of 1,700 miles, 28 days and self supported. He and CJ are also planning a little hike around Mont Blanc in the Alps. And he reported back to me that “after completing 11 full Birkies, the past four years I have done the shorter (29K) Korteloppet – still on the same trial, ending Hayward Wisconsin on the same weekend.”
If he’s not out skiing, biking, hiking, swimming, canoeing, fishing or leading grandparent camp, he’s probably just sitting and listening to the warblers.