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Claire City Compromise
I woke to the smell of coffee brewing on the jet boil and a gentle breeze rocking my hammock. Matt had got up before me and made coffee. Another one of 789 things I love about him. I climbed out of my hammock with stiff legs and sat down on the picnic table. My mind…
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Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota Oh My!
Matt and I left Brule, Wisconsin early. We were headed in a Westerly direction hoping to go more than 50 miles. We chose to ride through the lower part of the town of Superior. This would keep us out of the city as much possible. Google kept rerouting us to the ORV trail. Me stubbornly,…
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Off road adventures
Our Westerly direction led us to Newberry, Michigan. It is the Moose capital of Michigan. Matt and I were looking for a moose and only came up with Mr. No Antlers Paint me Green with Envy. The wind swept us into the Gateway Motel. I paid the man and we were out of the wind.…
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Where’s Rosie?
Matt and I packed up camp at the Platt River Campground and headed to Traverse City, then onto Petoskey. The views of the water were amazing and beautiful! Once in Petoskey, Matt set up camp at Petoskey State Park. I rode back into town to look for buttons made out of Petoskey Stone. My very…
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Up, up, up into the Upper Peninsula
Matt and I packed up our stealth camp with the decision to ride to the corner store for water and coffee. We were getting low on water and cycling back on the sand trap forest road without it would make it more challenging. At this point our caffeine intake was zero for the morning. We…
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Weathervanes and tailwinds
The sun rose over the horizon on a new day. Matt and I wanted to get an early start, but had to stop at a Walgreens pharmacy before we left Muskegon. Our early start was after 930am, but well worth it. I picked up my last prescription for prednisone today! I am finally am able…
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Rolling Rapidly away from Grand Rapids
Matt, Rosie and I had a fantastic reunion Saturday afternoon. Matt had booked us a hotel so I could rest. It was nice to not hit the ground running as soon as I returned. Hugs, love and rest was what I needed. Sunday came quickly. We packed up and made it out around 1030am. After…
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The Grand Ride into Grand Rapids
Matt and I got started earlier than 9am. Win! Our overnight stay at Gray’s campground was complete. Our camping neighbor was obvious to the parameters of “quiet hours” and proceeded to talk on speaker phone well into the morning. Matt slept through it and I did not. Today was a new day and we were…
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In the Right Direction
Overnight, the wind and temperature changed suddenly and the sky opened up. Thankfully, we had all of our gear and ourselves under the far reaching pavilion roof. There was no need to jump up and cover anything, so I just pulled my wubby closer and listened to the rain on the tin roof. Soon the…
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The long day
After a much needed restful night’s sleep, Matt and I packed up, cleaned up and rolled out of Richard’s cottage. It was probably one of our most restful, productive and relaxing stays at a Warmshowers hosts home. In hindsight, we wish we would have asked to stay an extra day, but we must press on.…