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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Grassroots Gravel: Back for 2026!
Despite one of Colorado’s worst-ever wildfires burning nearby, Pueblo-based Grassroots Gravel is on for October 9-10, 2026. That wasn’t always a sure thing…
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Creede, CO: Imagining a Next Act
There was a time, for a few glorious years, when Creede was the wildest of western mining towns. Almost overnight, more than 10,000 dreamers and scoundrels flocked…
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KowTown Gravel: Small-Town Winners
Kremmling’s Shawn Scholl describes himself as a rancher who likes cardiovascular exercise. If you don’t think those are ideal attributes for running a gravel event, which Scholl…
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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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“From the Ground Up” Returns for Season 6
The sixth season of From the Ground Up has been posted on YouTube, this time as a single hour-long film rather than an episodic series. It’s still…
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Side Roads: Lachlan Rides the Pony Express, Miguel at Gravel Worlds, Cheap E-Pumps, and More
Lachlan Morton has begun what will be his final adventure ride for EF Pro Cycling…
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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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