Day Three - Doughnuts and Daughters Saturday morning at Grandma's House (*), warm and dry again, I had breakfast with "Grandma" (real name Chichi) and chatted with her and her husband Larry, and Madison, one of her great-granddaughters, who was staying with her for the weekend. I found out they had lived in the California …
Category: “500 at 50” Bike Trip
Posts about my 6-day, 600-mile bike trip from Ann Arbor to our campground near Glen Arbor and back.
Bike Trip Home, continued
Day Two - And the Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down Friday morning was overcast and cool, which was fine with me as I pushed off for a 110-mile trip south to Cadillac, then down the White Pines trail to Rockford, just north of Grand Rapids. The rain began as I entered Cadillac, and …
500 at 50 – The Return Trip
Day One - Gloves, Wallets, and Mushrooms I decided to add an extra half day to my return trip for several reasons. While I'd made the trip up in three days, they had been long days, and I wanted some time to unpack and relax on Sunday. I also didn't feel like tackling all the …
Home!
I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MY "500 at 50" bike trip from home to our campground in Empire and back. Quick Summary: Total days: 6.5 Total miles: around 600 Calories burned: 24,000 (about 7 lbs. worth) Total hours spent in the rain: 12 (all in one day) Towns visited: 30 Coffee consumed: around 1 gallon of …