IT'S BEEN A QUIET WEEK at the campground, which is they way we like it. Hard to believe that week has gone by so fast. Now it's back on the bike for the trip home. The trip up was three days, and it was a pretty hard push at times, without time to stop and …
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.
Ann Arbor to Glen Arbor Highlights, Part 3
Day Three - Climbing Up The Mountain, Children One other benefit of staying at Hermann's Hotel in Cadillac was the bike shop just 100 yards away, and they checked out and adjusted the bike for me. Logan at McLain's Cycle and Fitness gave me some advice on a route to Mesick, which (finally!) turned out …
Ann Arbor to Glen Arbor Highlights, Part 2
Continuing the story of my "500 at 50" bike trip from home to our campground... Day Two - Never Ask the Locals A promising start out of Alma on Wednesday nearly turned to disaster. I stopped at a gas station for a Gatorade, and the attendant gave me an alternate route to Mt. Pleasant that …
Ann Arbor to Glen Arbor – Done! Highlights, Part 1
THE BIG TRIP IS HALF DONE! I arrived safely at our campground Thursday night, completing the first half of the "500 at 50" bike trip in three days and around 310 miles. The weather was mostly terrific for biking throughout, with cooler temperatures and very little rain. The wind was not as cooperative, coming from …
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