Wednesday June, 25th.
Total trip mileage is 6950.
Karen wanted a long, hard ride today. So, I strapped on my helmet and did my best. We ended the day in Oshkosh, WI, 540 miles from our starting point of Sudbury, Ontario. It was a very long day but the ride turned out to be more scenic than I thought it would be.
We left Sudbury about 7:40AM and headed east. We rode along Georgian Bay on Lake Huron and stopped for breakfast in a town called Bruce Mines, located on Lake Huron. Bruce Mines gets its name from the fact that that this is the location of the first copper mine in Canada.
We continued on to Sault St. Marie and crossed the large International Bridge and back into the US. This bridge crosses where Lake Superior and Lake Huron connect. It is a very tall bridge! We turned west right after crossing and later found ourselves riding through Hiawatha National Forrest. We are in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), looking at Lake Michigan to our left. We follow the shore line, although it looks more like a coast line due to the size of the lake, for many, many miles. The UP is densely wooded and dotted with lots of lakes, rivers and streams. It is a wild and beautiful area.
After many hours, we finally cross into Wisconsin. We are still riding the shore of Lake Michigan as we head south towards Green Bay. We want to make Oshkosh because it is near the connecting roads that will get us to I-90 for the next day’s ride to Sioux Falls, SD.
It is rush hour now and riding through Green Bay, Appleton and Neehna is trying. The drivers tailgate each other at 70 miles an hour and it is scary to watch. We finally make it to Oshkosh and find a Travelodge to spend the night in. We decided that we would start getting an earlier start in the mornings so we arrange for a 6:30AM wakeup call. That call is coming soon so we get to bed and fall asleep at an early hour.
Dave and Karen
Total trip mileage is 6950.
Karen wanted a long, hard ride today. So, I strapped on my helmet and did my best. We ended the day in Oshkosh, WI, 540 miles from our starting point of Sudbury, Ontario. It was a very long day but the ride turned out to be more scenic than I thought it would be.
We left Sudbury about 7:40AM and headed east. We rode along Georgian Bay on Lake Huron and stopped for breakfast in a town called Bruce Mines, located on Lake Huron. Bruce Mines gets its name from the fact that that this is the location of the first copper mine in Canada.
We continued on to Sault St. Marie and crossed the large International Bridge and back into the US. This bridge crosses where Lake Superior and Lake Huron connect. It is a very tall bridge! We turned west right after crossing and later found ourselves riding through Hiawatha National Forrest. We are in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), looking at Lake Michigan to our left. We follow the shore line, although it looks more like a coast line due to the size of the lake, for many, many miles. The UP is densely wooded and dotted with lots of lakes, rivers and streams. It is a wild and beautiful area.
After many hours, we finally cross into Wisconsin. We are still riding the shore of Lake Michigan as we head south towards Green Bay. We want to make Oshkosh because it is near the connecting roads that will get us to I-90 for the next day’s ride to Sioux Falls, SD.
It is rush hour now and riding through Green Bay, Appleton and Neehna is trying. The drivers tailgate each other at 70 miles an hour and it is scary to watch. We finally make it to Oshkosh and find a Travelodge to spend the night in. We decided that we would start getting an earlier start in the mornings so we arrange for a 6:30AM wakeup call. That call is coming soon so we get to bed and fall asleep at an early hour.
Dave and Karen
2 comments:
Sounds like the trip is amazing. When are you 2 scheduled to come home?
Heide
Sounds like a great ride. Some day Me and the wife will do our trip also. Glad you made it home safe.
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