| 7/17/05 Sunday | Glidden WI |
| 7/18/05 Monday | Star Lake WI |
| 7/19/05 Tuesday | Crystal Falls MI |
| 7/20/05 Wednesday | Escanaba MI |
We're staying at Marion City Park in Glidden WI. It's very hot again -
the thermometer on the weather radio in my pannier said 98 degrees.
There's no shower in the park but Geoff found an outside spigot and short
hose so I bathed as best I could with my dirty shorts on and then changed
into dry ones in the men's room.
We're camping at Runkle Lake City Park in Crystal Falls MI. Hot showers!
I washed my clothes and sleeping bag at a laundromat a mile down the road.
I had my first technical question on my work voicemail. I called and
talked to a colleague for 15 or 20 minutes.
Don and I plan to get an early start tomorrow as it's another 70-mile
day and we want to get to the bike shop in the early afternoon.
We're at the Pioneer Trails county park in Escanaba. We did 80 miles today.
7/17/05 Sunday, Glidden WI
57 miles
Everybody said goodbye to Wes this morning. He still hasn't settled on
a route.
7/18/05 Monday, Star Lake WI
81 miles
My rim finally became unridable 13 miles before the end of the ride.
Fortunately there was a tiny bike shop in Boulder Junction. They sold me
a 26" mountain bike wheel which should get me the 150 miles to Escanaba
where my new wheel from Rivendell should be waiting for me. That does
mean I have no rear brake for the next 150 miles.
The campground is at Star Lake WI. No showers again. And I need to wash my
sleeping bag at the first opportunity.
Jeanne found some swimming goggles lying on the beach.
7/19/05 Tuesday, Crystal Falls MI
75 miles
Another new state. I'm carrying the old wheel on the back of the bike so
I can ship it back to Rivendell.
7/20/05 Wednesday, Escanaba MI
80 miles
Don and I left camp at 6:30 and arrived at Mr. Bike about 2:00.
Both Don's and my wheels had arrived. By the time all the work was done,
the bill was paid, the panniers were re-mounted, we rode to Staples/UPS,
fabricated cardboard shipping boxes, shipped the old wheels, and rode to
camp, it was 6:00.