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The wheel dip in Lake Huron!  Yay!! That was a really cool adventure. I had been thinking about it for a while and some astute weather watching by Becky kicked this effort off to take advantage of great weather.  Morning temps were in the 40’s and 50’s with highs in the 70’s all week.  Tons… Continue reading The East Beach

Friday, Day 4 of riding East, was a pretty easy ride. I’ve done this route many times riding to Becky’s house in Troy. I ditched my trailer at my house and like I suspected, I felt super light and fast. I had a slight northerly wind in my face which slowed me up a bit,… Continue reading Familiar Trails

I made it back to Brighton today — Day 3 of the Eastward journey.  I’m looking forward to a night in my own bed — although I spent most of the afternoon napping there already 😁 The only disappointment was that Mama’s was not open.  I don’t know if I was too early in the… Continue reading Back to Brighton

As I was leaving my campsite, I had a little send off party. These ducklings waddled up to me squawking the whole time.  So cute!  I don’t know exactly what was going on at the campsite across the way, but there were at least 3 couples, 2 kids, and apparently 4 ducklings all living there.… Continue reading To The Middle

After leaving my campsite, I made my way up the Van Buren Trail to South Beach in South Haven.  I walked the 100 yards of super sandy beach to dip my back wheel in Lake Michigan.  I should have thrown the whole bike in for a quick wash.  The Kal-Haven trail is super dusty.  I… Continue reading East from the Beach

I took off from Jared’s house with a much slimmer payload. The ride was so much better too after ditching the box and suitcase on top.  I had to ride North from Portage to get to the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail which then met up with the Kal-Haven Trail to South Haven. I was pretty… Continue reading More West!

OMG!!  This picture makes me laugh.  To do my solo trip, I needed my Burley cargo trailer loaded with my clothes, camping gear, food, and electronics.  But what the heck is that box on top??? Well, that box is why I didn’t sleep well last night. The plan for the first day was to ride… Continue reading The Trek West

Michigander is one of the unofficial demonyms for residents of the State of Michigan.  I’m using it in this case to refer to a bike ride that the League of Michigan Bicyclists puts on every year.  In 2022, the ride started on the shores of Lake Michigan in the town of South Haven and finished… Continue reading The Michigander

My Great Great Grandfather Samuel Howell, born 5/5/1833 near Hamilton, Ontario.     This is such a fun photograph for me for two reasons: 1) it is the oldest photograph of a direct ancestor that I have, and 2) it is the artifact that cleared a major road block to further genealogical research.   No… Continue reading Generation 5

Becky and I spent 3 days hiking around Mt. Rainier to close out our Washington hiking trip.   Check out the video on YouTube below! https://youtu.be/c9aSw8ng3A0