Curated gravel routes, smart travel tips, and stories worth telling
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Welcome to Gravelogue
I’m Dan Brogan. Gravelogue is where I tell stories that combine my favorite gravel routes with practical travel insights to help inspire your own grand tours. Learn more about the site here.
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FoCo Fondo: Maybe The Perfect Gravel Event?
I’d tell you that the FoCo Fondo is a perfect gravel event, but the journalist in me shies away from words as subjectively absolute as “perfect.” Maybe…
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Ojo Caliente and El Rito, NM: Across the Border
Borders tend to be arbitrarily drawn by far-away bureaucrats, meaning that the differences from one side to the other are typically indiscernible. But make the drive over…
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Rye, CO: Here’s Where We Start
To say that Greenhorn Mountain looms over tiny Rye, CO would be an understatement. At 12,352 feet, it’s the highest point in Pueblo County and visible from…
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Prayers Up for Rye
The photo at the top of this page was taken yesterday afternoon from my home base in La Veta, CO. Look closely at the very top of…
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Side Roads: Expectations and Reality, Unbound’s “Dumbass,” and More
I wanted to share a video that gave me a lot to ponder on this week’s rides. I’m a fan of Dustin Klein’s “Everything’s Been Done” YouTube…
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Why Gravel?
For so many of us, the gravel bike is a vehicle for discovery. These explorations aren’t limited to riding in new places. Or even to the people we might meet…
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Are E-Pumps Ready for Prime Time?
Cyclists have long depended on CO2 inflators for quickly filling a tire mid-ride. They’re cheap, dependable, and readily available. But there’s a problem if you’re a cyclist…
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Satellite Messaging Could Save Your Life
Escaping the modern world’s incessant pings may be one of the reasons you ride a gravel bike. You may even take a bit of pride in exceeding…
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How Gravel Roads Get Made
Not gonna lie. I saw this and wished I’d done it first. That said, if truth be told, I’d have probably taken it down a John McPhee-style…
