Day 61. Sault Ste Marie to Ironbridge. 76 miles. 3763 TTD. 2950 ft elevation. Weather warm and wind not very helpful. Is it my new bright yellow shirt? Is it just friendly Canadians? Or is it possible that I'm changing just a little bit. The picture above is of Ron Stone. He is 87 years … Continue reading Mr. Friendly
Day 59. Munising to Newberry. 60 miles. 1200 feet elevation. 3613 miles TTD. Weather wet but tailwind. This is pretty much what my ride looked like for the first 30 miles of the day, and yes, that gray coloration is rain. And this is what the second 30 miles of my ride looked like also … Continue reading Mu(ni)sings
Day 57. Baraga to Marquette. 70 miles. Ttd. 2688 feet elevation. Weather good. Look closely at the map information above. It might help explain why my day started out a little difficult. Notice that after going 56 miles south I'm then supposed to turn on to the same road and go north. Yeah, that didn't … Continue reading Yoopers
Day 56. I had a wonderful Sabbath with Nick, Caleb, and Ridge. Since they had a truck, we were able to drive to Houghton up on the Keweenaw peninsula and attend a branch of the church. We also enjoyed some walks at Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountain State Park and along the … Continue reading Keweenaw
Day 55. Davos Chalet to Silver City. 72 miles. 3363 miles TTD. 2594 feet elevation. Weather great with a little rain. It might be a little difficult to tell that that's a mountain. In fact, it's the White Cap Mountain ski area where we stayed last night. I believe it had something like 48 runs … Continue reading Family
Day 54. Solon Springs to Davos Chalet. 92 miles. 3291 miles TTD. 3831 feet elevation. Weather cool with a little rain. Saint Croix Lake Unfortunately, I only get to spend two days in wisconsin. Sometime tomorrow, I will be passing into Michigan. Wisconsin has been a pleasant and enjoyable section of the trip. The population … Continue reading Wisconsin
Days 51 & 52. Thankfully, the two days I chose to take as rest days turned out to be rain days. My bike was tuned up, and another rear tire was placed on it by the good people at Ski Hut Adventure Center in Duluth. Day 53. Duluth to Solon Springs. 46 miles. 3199 TTD. … Continue reading Reflections
Day 49. My day of rest was quite pleasant as I was on Lake Superior Shore in a nice motel. Day 50. Beaver Bay to Duluth. 62 mi. 2800 feet elevation. Weather perfect. I was up before the sun this morning at about 5:00 a.m. Looking at the weather, I was terrified that the wind … Continue reading New Beautiful
Day 48. Ely to Beaver Bay. 71 miles. 3091 TTD. 2770 feet elevation. Weather foggy but wind favorable. I got out of bed a little bit late and then packed my bags. As I checked outside, it was overcast and raining, so I went back to the room thinking I might go back to bed … Continue reading Explore
Day 46. International Falls to Pelican Lake. 55 MI. 2944 miles TTD. 1663 feet elevation. Weather: Sprinkles with a mildly annoying headwind. The window rattling thunder last night didn't help me sleep very well. I knew it was supposed to rain, but I didn't know it was going to be accompanied by a cacophony of … Continue reading Change
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 