Monthly Archives: July 2007

In the last update from Niagara Falls I said we weren’t going to do anything touristy on our rest day. Well, it’s hard to hold to a promise like that in Niagara Falls since there is little else to do. … Continue reading →

Sorry there were no updates from Canada. I found out that my laptop doesn’t translate Canadian to English. The crossing of the Blue Water Bridge was great. Kudos to the Michigan Department of Transportation for closing the bridge for our … Continue reading →

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. … Continue reading →

Tonight we are bunked the mid-Michigan town of Mount Pleasant. It’s not exactly my hometown (East Lansing) but when you’ve biked from Oregon you wonder how you got so close so fast. We biked out of Ludington, Michigan at about … Continue reading →

Today we had a light ride (57 miles) from Fond Du Lac, WI to Manitowoc, WI. Again, the weather was beautiful so we rolled through the Wisconsin countryside. Tomorrow is considered a “rest day” only because we only ride for … Continue reading →

We’ve biked about 470 miles in the last 5 days. While the weather has been good, I think we are feeling a bit of the wear and tear. Yesterday we traveled about 92 miles from La Crosse, WI to the … Continue reading →

We’ve had some long hauls lately. On Tuesday we biked 102 miles, on Wednesday we biked 101 miles and today, because of construction detours, our scheduled 89 mile ride turned out to be 96 miles. Yesterday’s ride into Rochester, MN … Continue reading →

We spent last night in Worthington, MN. When we arrived at the hotel there was a goody bag for each of us containing a T-shirt and a small flashlight from the Chamber of Commerce. When we woke up this morning … Continue reading →

Today we rode from Sioux Falls, SD to Worthington, Minnesota. It was suppose to be a 70 mile ride but road construction and detours turned it into an 83 mile ride. We decided to take the long paved detour route … Continue reading →

That’s right. We’re 2,000 miles into this journey. Today and tomorrow we’re in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tomorrow is a rest day. Maybe we’ll go out and ride 50 or 60 miles just to keep the legs in shape. (Just … Continue reading →