Day 60. Newberry to Sault Ste Marie. 74 mi. 3687 TTD. 1592 feet elevation. Weather perfect If you aren't a baby boomer, you might not recognize the title, which is a play on a Beatles song. In any case, yes, I'm back in Canada. Probably the biggest hill I climbed today was actually a bridge … Continue reading Back in the C a n a d a
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 58. Marquette to Munising. 54 miles. 3,553 miles TTD. 1297 feet elevation. Weather warm but tailwind. Michigan is definitely my favorite of the three states on this route. And today was the best of Michigan. Marquette has embraced the idea of being a waterfront community and made beautiful Jetties and piers. Additionally, they've paved … Continue reading Best in US
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
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