from Boston to Seattle
47.5 miles/ +1389.2/ Total miles 1912.5 First full day of summer! But it didn't feel much like summer where I was. It rained most of the day, with a few short breaks. The temperature stayed in the 60s so it wasn't too cold or hot, just wet. Didn't need any sunscreen! I crossed into Michigan …
Continue reading "40-Cumberland, Wisconsin-Shafer, Minnesota "
65.6 miles/ +2476.3 ft/ Total miles 1865.0 Beautiful day in Wisconsin! Sun, light wind from the south, and more hills than anyone thought possible in the upper Midwest. I can't figure it out. I'm riding on an east-west road, and I am crossing one ridge after another, and then I turn onto a north-south road …
55.7 miles/ +1645.1 ft/ Total miles 1799.4 Today was the most photogenic day, maybe of the entire trip. I found Monet! Wisconsin: Monet: OK, one is real art and the other just a photo on the road. I was inspired! Here's another beautiful spot I passed today: I stopped for water and a Milky Way …
65.4 miles/ +1565.3 ft/ Total miles 1743.7 In Wisconsin, the state highways have numbers and the County roads have letters. In general, the County roads have less traffic, although up here in northern Wisconsin, there are fewer roads in general so sometimes there are logging trucks on the County roads. Today I rode on a …
Continue reading "37-Boulder Junction-Glidden: K-W-J-51-FF-F-13"
0 miles After several long and hard days, I had decided to take a day off in Boulder Junction and the weather confirmed that this was a great idea. There were several thunderstorms with heavy rain late in the day Saturday, and a cold front came through with more rain on Sunday. It seems to …
39.9 miles/ +1103.0/ Total miles 1678.3 Easy ride today through the hills and forests of northern Wisconsin. Flowers along the road: Up and down the roller coasters hills: After the past couple of hard days on the U.P. I needed as easy day, so it was nice to have a short day today. I am …
55.1 miles / +2920 ft/ Total miles 1638.4 I made it into Wisconsin, but not before Michigan gave me a big kick in the rear. See elevation gain for the day, above. And those were steep hills, on a hot humid day. And then in the last two miles, Michigan tossed this one my way: …
Judy's Bike Ride 2017 