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« Reply #30 on: August 25, 2011, 10:26:26 AM » |
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Mmmmm....Oberon for a lunch break! Day 6...
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« Reply #31 on: August 25, 2011, 10:29:13 AM » |
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At the Cherry Republic...here's the rules of cherry pit spitting, in case you were wondering...
Sampled some cherry reisling here...not bad... People were buying cases of wine and having the SAG vehicles pick them up.
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« Reply #32 on: August 25, 2011, 10:31:39 AM » |
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Our arrival in Traverse City coincided with a huge bike festival. Friday night downtown they had drag-race-style sprints, Saturday there was a crit, and Sunday a road race. Bikes EVERYWHERE. It was pretty cool.
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« Reply #33 on: August 25, 2011, 10:33:38 AM » |
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You just never know who you might run into on the street...
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« Reply #34 on: August 25, 2011, 11:05:12 AM » |
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The next day was rainy and cold (highs in the low to mid 60s). We rode up past Torch Lake and through Elk Rapids...which was a spectacularly gorgeous area...but no pics due to no sun.  Kid Rock and Eminem (among other notables) have pads on Torch Lake...the water is NEON blue. Also....while the coast of MI is generally a high-dollar area...things get REAL pricy from here on up! We rolled into Charlevoix that evening...finishing off a 70 mile day with sideways rain, wind and a ton of hills. Thankfully, we have some good friends up there that offered us shelter for the evening...no camping and, again, a TON of rum! Took this self-portrait for Cory and Rob... |
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« Reply #35 on: August 25, 2011, 11:08:29 AM » |
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Chillin' with friends in Round Lake marina in Charlevoix. I don't even remember taking this picture and we drank for another 4 hours at least. Thankfully, there was an "easy" option for the next day's route...only 31 miles to Harbor Springs...so we stayed in Char-town for a while the next morning before rolling on...
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« Reply #36 on: August 25, 2011, 11:12:09 AM » |
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Outside Bay Harbor/Petosky/Harbor Springs. If you want to see how the "other half" lives sometime, head on up to these parts. Bay Harbor does not have a house under 6 or 7000 square feet, many of which have garages for their YACHTS. Damn impressive. Also, one of the nicest, most scenic bike paths I've ever been on.
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« Reply #37 on: August 25, 2011, 11:13:53 AM » |
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Bay Harbor...
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« Reply #38 on: August 25, 2011, 11:15:09 AM » |
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Best friend/riding partner/wife.
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« Reply #39 on: August 25, 2011, 11:17:29 AM » |
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Day 8...Oberon AND Keewenau Brewing Company's Pickaxe Blond. A good lunch. Wish I was right there right now.  |
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« Reply #40 on: August 25, 2011, 11:17:54 AM » |
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Wow - that sure looks like a fun time (maybe not the camping part). I wish I could get my husband to do that ride.
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My favorite part of the zoo are the little monkeys who think they rule the jungle.
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« Reply #41 on: August 25, 2011, 11:22:17 AM » |
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Camping was certainly not the most fun part of the trip. For one thing...it wasn't really "camping." No fires or marshmellows...and too many people right on top of your tent. We managed to stay at my parent's summer home the first two days, with my bud in Holland on day three, and then Charlevoix on day 7...so we minimized the tent usage. All of our stuff got soaked when it POURED all night in Traverse City, which made the Charlevoix stay even better, as we were able to use a washer/dryer and get some fresh threads.
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« Reply #42 on: August 25, 2011, 11:30:52 AM » |
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great pics Mike. Looks freakin' awesome!
Glad you guys had a great time.
If you want to load pics in one post, load them at a site like photobucket and grab the url's and just cut n paste.
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« Reply #43 on: August 25, 2011, 11:36:07 AM » |
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Great stuff Mike. Thanks for sharing. That sure looked like a lot of fun.
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« Reply #44 on: August 25, 2011, 11:39:42 AM » |
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I don't know how you can ride your bike that much every day and not die Mike. Kudos to ya'.
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