I didn’t write anything yesterday, once again because I was busy enjoying the company of a friend until I was too sleepy to keep my eyelids open. I began the morning with a simple breakfast while hiding from mosquitoes in my tent. I left Shiocton at a usual time. I headed south on pleasant country [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Days 60 & 61: Journey’s End (8/17-18)
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Day 59: The “Last Supper” Ride (8/16)
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I titled this entry for lack of the ability to come up with a better name and because I just cooked and ate my last camping dinner on the road. I’m staying in a little town park in the village of Shiocton, which has swingsets, bathrooms, and grills, but no picnic tables. I easily found [...]
Day 58: Through the Northeast (8/15)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a long day. Not bad, just long. I cooked eggs for breakfast and got out of Buffalo Lake Campground at 7:40. I rode south on County E and east on County D past many a lake and woodsy resort. I kept going through the hamlet of Sugar Camp and ten more miles on [...]
Day 57: North Woods Wisconsin (8/14)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I got out of Copper Falls pretty early this morning. The sky was a blanket of low clouds, but they all burned off by the time I made my first stop in Glidden. The rest of the day was sunny bbut cool, with a light southeast breeze that didn’t help but wasn’t too hard on [...]
Days 55 and 56: Chequamegon Love (8/12-13)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t write anything yesterday, in part because it was a day off from biking, but also because I was too busy enjoying the company of good friends. I spent yesterday morning helping Xander plaster the outside wall of his house. After a big fajita lunch, Xander, Melissa and I drove out to see the [...]
Day 54: Around the Bay (8/11)
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I got out of camp around 7:00 this morning. Leaving my tent set up, I hiked the beach-side boardwalk into the State Park and continued around the beautiful rocky point. Along the way, I stopped to snack on sweet raspberries hanging thick like red lanterns on the bushes. At the park office, I chatted with one [...]
Day 53: A Berry Nice Day (8/10)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Like many evenings this summer, I am journaling on a beautiful lake shore as the sun goes down. Tonight, howeer, I am on my favorite beach on the greatest of lakes. I’m back at Big Bay. I left Jess and Ivan’s this morning before either of them were stirring. In the brightr morning sunshine I [...]
Day 52: Back on the Road (8/9)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I had a wonderful time in Duluth over the weekend. I feel like it was a break in my bike trip, though. A lot happened, but except for running a few errands, I was on my bike very little. Thus, for journaling purposes, I’ve decided to skip over the four days at home and pick [...]
Day 51: Coming Home (8/4)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t sleep that well last night. I was too excited about the prospect of getting to Duluth today. At 5:20 AM, pretty much as soon as I could see the ground outside my tent, I was up and packing. It was a warm morning and the flies and mosquitos hadn’t taken the night off, [...]
Day 50: Great North Woods (8/3)
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The campground was full, but nothing stirred at 6:00 this morning. As the sun rose in the clear sky, I cooked myself a stellar breakfast of cheesy scrambled eggs and pancakes. Then I broke camp and headed for Douglas Lodge to do some exploring. The rollercoaster ride through the woods on the bike trail was [...]
