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Smooth trails and tailwinds
The next morning, we awoke to chilly 48 degree temperatures and no dew on the tent or ground. We would be in for some weather soon. We were both surprised how warm it was in the tent. The crisp morning air might have motivated Matt to make hot coffee, me not so much. He brought…
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Kindness abounds
The next morning as the sun was rising, I started coffee and began to pack up. Matt is usually the first to be ready to go and I am usually trying to round up my squirrels, ducks and cats. #adhd. Today though, I tried really hard to be ready to go. I even had coffee…
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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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Welcome to Michigan, Goodbye Indiana
Midnight wind led to rain. Thankfully, Matt the avid reader and meteorologist he is was awake just prior to the storm coming in. I was just enjoying the breeze not putting two and two together, in the dark might I add. Lol. Matt quickly sprang from his hammock and began putting up the rainflies. I…
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New Treads
Early to bed early to rise. Well maybe not. I didn’t get up until 730 this morning and even then Matt had coffee ready for me in my hammock. Allstar! We were discussing getting another night at the state park, dropping our gear and riding south into Angola for my bike tire. It was getting…
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3 Corners for a Triplet.
Stealth camping in Monclova was quiet until acorns started dropping from the sky…maybe someone’s mouth was full or the sky pantry was too full. Either way it started raining acorns and I woke up hoping it wasn’t Mr. Thumbs 🦝 or his brother the Squirrel coming in from up above lol. We got up super…
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Rest, stay, go
After a good nights rest in the hotel, Matt and I decided we needed a rest day. So we booked the hotel for another night. We rested, walked to the grocery store and back and rested some more. I decided to order a new hammock after contemplating my options with the old one. Amazon had…
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Midnight trains and Moonlight surprises
As night fell, we were lounging in our hammocks under the pavilion. We were stealth camped just off the trail, closer to the trail than the railroad tracks (8′ vs 20′). Every hour or so a train came by. The noise and vibration of the train and its massive weight would vibrate the pavilion. I…
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Beautiful Ohio
After a restful night’s sleep at our Warmshowers hosts David and Mary’s home in Vermilion, Ohio, Matt “volunteered” to go get coffee downstairs. 😍 Time passed and I smelled coffee and bacon. I had to go down and join in! I met the other touring cyclist Morgan Wolf from Fresno and Mary! Over coffee and…
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Our biggest day yet!
After a great night’s sleep in the Marmot Tungsten Tent, the sunrise was breaking through the horizon. Matt and I both needed to get up and get rolling as we had a big mileage day planned. Teamwork, cold coffee and determination. We packed up, said our goodbyes to our Warmshowers host Bill and got on…