Author Archives: Paulie [eatl/ga]

BRAG Day 5: Dawsonville to Clarksville. All in all, I had a good, strong ride. This is my second time in Clarksville, BRAG came here in 2023 on the Clayton to Augusta route. Rain came hard to Clarksville last night … Continue reading →

BRAG Day 4: Rain arrived, getting everything wet. Thankfully everything in my tent stayed relatively dry. Dinner was a fiasco that we will talk about for a long time. The story is too long and convoluted to recount here, next … Continue reading →

BRAG Day 3 was tough, but nowhere near as bad as Day 2. We rolled into Dawsonville, and set up in a park behind a Food Lion, which is convenient. Wordle: three, my starter was ORBIT

Stage two, Cartersville to Jasper nearly broke me. The 48-mile route had 4000ft of elevation change, but worse than that had some climbs of nearly 18%! I walked my bike up two of those, and managed to pedal all of … Continue reading →

BRAG Day 1 in the books. This week if climbing will be a massive challenge for me. Add Suwannee’s Monkey Wrench Brewing to the list of defunct Georgia breweries. Wordle: four, my starter was SPRAY

I guess I am not going to be my desired weight by the start of BRAG, not even close. I’ve missed it by about 25 pounds. 🙁 I saw a guy all kitted up, riding up my street this morning. … Continue reading →

Whenever I move, or die, I will miss The EARL. Though I was a chicken shit last night and drove to EAV instead of walking, I saw a great show put on by the band Sunflower Bean. I made my … Continue reading →

Wet, wet, wet, so I spent the majority of yesterday indoors. At least I got almost everything packed for BRAG. Wordle: four, my starter was TRADE

This has already been a strange year for WLF, and I may point the finger at the bunnies I’ve seen and chased. Something has been eating my marigold plants, and my bean plants, before they have the opportunity to flower … Continue reading →

Even though we got rained on a bit, and I took a really stupid tumble trying to clip into my pedals in the last mile, Saturday’s 66-mile route was a lot of tough riding and fun, followed by some beer. … Continue reading →