Father & son tour: PALM 2009

Towing a 6 year old from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron in 6 days

255 miles (410 km) over 7 days from June 20, 2009 to June 26, 2009

Topic: Bicycle Touring
Categories: Tour diaries, With kids, 3-6 days
Locales: North America, United States, Michigan, Muskegon, Whitehall, Newaygo, Grant, Montcalm, Stanton, Saginaw, Saint Charles, Tuscola, Vassar, Sanilac, Marlette, Lexington
Year: 2009
Keywords: kids supported tour trail-a-bike

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/palm2009

Status: Completed Jul 2009
Last updated: Tuesday July 7, 2009 11:02 UTC -08:00 (edited Wed 8 Jul 2009 07:29 UTC -08:00)
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The decision to ride: Why Michigan, and why with a six-year-old?

Map of the route: Across an entire state -- Lake to Lake

First, we have to get to Michigan!: Road trip -- NC to St. Clair Shores

Day 0: Bus transfer from Lexington to Whitehall: How to load several hundred bikes (and their owners) onto trucks and buses

Day 1: Whitehall to Grant: Off we go - a low mileage day to get acclimated

Day 2: Grant to Stanton: Loving the small town life

Day 3: Stanton to St. Charles: A Perfect Day, with good folks

Day 4: St. Charles to Vassar: A town I've always wanted ride my bike through -- Frankenmuth!

Day 5: Vassar to Marlette: On our own -- trying to find the Jonses

Day 6: Marlette to Lexington: A sea of orange riders, arriving at Lake Huron

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