Start: Bergland, Michigan
Finish: Ishpeming, Michigan
Miles Biked: 101
Total Miles: 749
An experienced cyclist years to one day achieve a "century ride" of 100+ miles in one day. Today- 7 kids from the city, most with no more than two weeks of experience, accomplished an early century notwithstanding extreme heat, humidity, sun and then a heavy rain. Determined, strong and working as a group, we awakened at 6:15 AM to begin the day's journey through the Ottawa National Forest and teh very sparsely populated region of the Western Upper Peninsula.
The afternoon storm caused a lengthy delay and the boys faced 46 miles to go at 5:30 PM defeated? NO WAY- we arrived at our destination just before dark although Nancy will be happy to learn that Gordon did have his light on. A very impressive mental and physical performance by the group.
The Upper Peninsula has an old-age, preserved beauty to it. Hidden lakes among the evergreens, birds chirping, perhaps the loon's call inthe distance and the occassional mosquito.
We have designated leaders for each section of the day and the best example of the sense of responsibility of being the leader was Dion- the roadkill photographer actually passing a fully intact deer without stopping due to his acquired leadership skills.
We encourage comments on the website and thank our most loyal fans- Joyce and Jari- for their daily entries. Friends? Spouses? Frat boys? Family? Please join us in this exciting journey.
5 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Keep up the great work!
Great job. Congrats! Be careful and safe.....
I'm impressed! You should all be so proud of yourselves. You are doing what many others only dream of doing. Bask in the glory!! By the way I hope you mean Michigan otherwise I fear you may be going backwards. Have fun!
Another great day!!! 100 miles is certainly impressive....Keep up the great work guys!
I met up with the boys and Beth in the pool at the Super 8 in Ashland Wisconsin and have been following your progress. I appreciated how you moved over and made room for me in the hot tub. You should be proud of yourselves for what you are accomplishing. I hope that you share your experiences with your classmates when you get back to school this fall. When I viewed your photos, I had hoped to see you climbing the statue of Paul Bunyan in Bemidji, MN but was happy to see you appreciating the cornfields and hay bales. Why was there no photo of that sunset across Lake Superior from Ashland? That red disk above the horizon was spectacular!
Debby
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