After a few days of planning, blog updating, resting, eating, and bike fixing at Rich's place in the Roseville suburb of Minneapolis, the time arrived to hit the road for the ~1,600 mile homestretch. There were a few route options through the Great Lakes, but I long (since Wyoming?) had it in my head to go through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Manitoulin Island, Ontario, places I heard are beautiful and both looked interesting on a map. The route turned out not to have the best roads for riding, but I discovered some beautiful places indeed.
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| My last night in Minneapolis Rich invited me to join him at a friend's annual block party, somewhere on the south end of the city. The live band, dancing in the streets and happy people left me with the impression Minneapolis is a good place to live. |
