My brother lives in the northern U.P. and leaves his small two-door car down here during the winter where we don't get twice the height of his car in snow. Since I don't own a car, I "take care" of it during the winter (meaning, I mostly let it sit in the driveway and collect snow).
Anyway, like usual, he wants it back for the summer. However, UNlike usual, he's not coming down to retrieve it. So I'm taking it up to him. No problem. But once I get up there, I need to get back home. There aren't any trains up there, busses are stupid expensive, and all of his friends are already down here by the time I get up there... Problem?
Nope! I have a bike! :)
So I'll drive up there a week from tomorrow, spend a day with him, and leave the next day. Here's what my itinerary looks like right now:
Day 1 (5/5)
Houghton to L'anse - 31 miles
Day 2 (5/6)
L'anse to Marquette - 74.2 Miles (105.2)
Day 3 (5/7)
Marquette to Munising - 42 Miles (147.2)
Day 4 (5/8)
*Camping in Pictured Rocks for a couple nights :)
Day 5 (5/9)
Munising to Manistique - 48.3 miles (195.5)
Day 6 (5/10)
Manistique to St. Ignace - 70.3 miles (265.8)
Day 7 (5/11)
St. Ignace to Charlevoix - 77.4 miles (343.2)
Day 8 (5/12)
Charlevoix to TC - 52.3 miles (395.5)
Day 9 (5/13)
TC to Onekama - 48.8 miles (444.3)
Day 10 (5/14)
Onekama to Muskegon - 92.4 miles (536.7)
Day 11 (5/15)
Muskegon to South Haven - 76 miles (612.7)
Day 12 (5/16)
South Haven to Kalamazoo - 40.2 miles (653.9)
Average daily distance = 59.4 miles
I'm working on the gathering everything I need (luckily I have a some really cool friends who are lending me most of the things I need!). Planning this at the same time as finals week for school is sort of a pain in the butt! Oh well, it's gonna happen and things will go off smoothly, I'm sure!
Wish me luck!
