Ice Age Trail. Pine Line segment plus 3.5-mile connecting routes toward Mondeaux Ester.

About five miles. May 3, 2025.

Today was supposed to be a 12-13 mile bike ride followed by a 16-mile hike of Mondeaux Ester and Pine Line plus connecting routes. As I started the biking portion of my morning, I realized I really really really did not feel up to it as far as the biking was concerned. I therefore decided to split this day into two. Did five miles on the bike and hiked the CRs and Pine Line. Will come back and get the Mondeaux Esker segment in a few days.

My day was therefore short and simple. Road walking and the tiny 0.9-mile Pine Line segment.

Weird – my stamina for hiking longer miles is going up as the days go by, as it usually does. My stamina for first doing long biking miles before doing the hiking miles though…that isn’t going up. I feel really worn out on the days I shuttle myself with the bike.