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9/21/2025 Sunday Muskegon to Ludington MI Stats: Miles: 65 AIS: 5:45 Speed: 11.2mph Elev. 1249 ft It was 6am when I proposed to Jim that instead of riding to Hart (40 mi) we should bust it out and ride all the way to Ludington…. finishing a day earlier than we planned. I have a greatContinue reading “Day 28. The longest ride!”

9/20/2025. Saturday Holland to Muskegon MI Stats: Miles: 52 AIS: 4:39. Speed: 11.2 mph. Elev. 751ft We wanted to see a few more things around Holland before we headed north today. First stop was the Dutch Windmill. In the spring they have a tulip garden but today we viewed it from the marsh. It isContinue reading “Day 27. Everybody was outside today!”

9/19/2025 Friday Byron Center to Holland MI Stats: Miles: 23 AIS: 2:05. Speed: 11.1 mph. Elev. 413 ft Edit: Greater Grand Rapids has 1.1 million people! No wonder it was so challenging traffic-wise. And we were just in the south half. I’ve added a couple of maps so you can see all the big trailsContinue reading “Day 26. Short and sweet”

9/18/2026 Thursday Lyons to Byron Center MI Stats: Miles: 52 AIS: 4:55 Speed: 10.5 mph. Elev. 846 ft So just as we hoped we woke up to a dry tent. The park was dark and quiet so we both slept really well. It was a treat to be on dry ground and all of ourContinue reading “Day 25. Navigating a big city… tough one today!”

9/17/2025. Wednesday Chesaning to Lyons MI Stats: Miles: 55. AIS: 5:05 Speed: 10.8 mph. Elev. 439 ft All the usual morning routine. We are now accustomed to a wet fly and damp tent every morning. It’s usually taken care of by the afternoon sun when we arrive at the next camp. We have had endlessContinue reading “Day 24. The smallest, nicest towns”

9/16/2025. Tuesday Frankenmuth to Chesaning MI via Saginaw MI Stats: Miles: 46 AIS: 4:22 Speed: 10.6 mph. Elev. 239 ft What a beautiful morning it was as we left Frankenmuth. The early morning sun low in the sky shining long shadows and making the yellowing leaves of the crops shine so brightly. Once again weContinue reading “Day 23. Seeking birth certificate… 1884”

9/15/2025. Monday Bay City to Frankenmuth MI Stats; Miles: 46 AIS: 4:12 Speed: 11mph. Elev. 324 ft. Leaving Bay City this morning it was easy to get out of town and on the backroads… no drawbridges to cross. There was about 1/2 mile of bike trail but I haven’t changed my mind on Bay CityContinue reading “Day 22. Our Eastern Edge”

9/14/2025. Sunday All day in Bay City, Michigan Week 3 Total Stats: Miles: 270 AIS: 24:51 Avg Speed: 10.9 mph. Elev: 3670 ft 0 assholes 0 dogs 0 flats Leisurely “sleep in” means you still wake up at 6:30-7am but you don’t have to get up and start packing. You can lay around awhile…. feelsContinue reading “Day 21. Layover Bay City”

9/13/2025. Saturday Sanford to Bay City MI Stats: Miles: 34. AIS: 3:09. Speed:,10.9mph. Elev. 255 ft O Assholes 0 dogs chasing bikes. 0 honks 0 waves. Well our stealth camp turned out to be a non-event. We slept great… no people or critters disturbed us. We were not in a big hurry today as weContinue reading “Day 20. Bridges, Tridges and more bridges”

9/12/25. Friday Evart to Sanford MI Stats: Miles: 49 AIS: 4:14. Speed: 11.4 mph. Elev. 226 ft Wake up time was 6am this morning. I was determined to start riding at 8am. Sure enough we did start right on time. Woke up to fog all over the campground along the river. The chill didn’t lastContinue reading “Day 19. First stealth camping”