My first gravel ride up to the Brocken. I actually wanted to take field and forest trails, but they were completely impassable due to the heavy snow. So unfortunately, I had to take the roads, with lots of saltwater spray. Elend (a place that literally means “miserable”) was real. But then the road up to the Brocken was really beautiful, and most of the time I was completely alone.

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