Tuesday, August 16, 2011

UP: Ride Time = Drive Time


Thoughts, Speculation, Riddles, and Facts-
  • Copper Harbor only has 25 Miles of trail, but everything runs both ways
  • Boreal Forest/ exotic ferns grown in the Keweenaw peninsula 
  • We didn't have to swat at one bug while in Copper Harbor, but there are weeds Jimmmay
  • The new titled Copper Harbor "Flow Trail" downhill makes good use of 400' of vertical, taking 10-15 min
  • The Red trail is the gem. 
  • Hobs would like going down Pauls Plunge, but coming back up I'd get the look... 
  • The MTB folks of copper harbor are adding another 16 miles of out and back trail along the lake, meaning 32 miles
  • Horse Shoe Bay, couple miles east of Copper Harbor, get there by bike via dirt road/ hiking trail for swim, rock picking, pics, wandering around in lacra


  • Pasties? What? Decoded- Must eat fresh with rutabaga next time
  • Houghton/ Hancock has a mini-Duluth vibe
  • There are more skinny's/ wood traps in 4 miles of the MI Tech Trails then in MN/ WI combined
  • People that live in the Keweenaw have no desire to leave the Keweenaw. UP thing?
  • Fancy carbin XTR rear derailleurs can not hold up to the technical hammering and mud = Downgrade to upgrade
  • First time to visit a car wash to spray off a bike in last 11 years. 
  • Hurley, Wisconsin is a good spot
  • The eastern time zone needs to move farther east!
  • Another fancy XTR riddle- when your 10 speed chain breaks, a 9 speed sram power link works just fine
  • Pivot Company should change name to Pivot Creek Company.
  • Lake Namekogon SP Campground has many a memory for the clan
  • Wanted to ride the new stuff north of OO, but we were already cooked
  • Rock Lake- finally was able to do the hildebrandt loop backwards with the Pirate. He got a fling PT on me
  • When your car key/ ignition wont turn (worn out tumbler), tap on it with something. But not too hard...
  • Wonder who's Pivot creeks louder Richy's or mine?
  • 5 days, 15 hours of driving, 15+ hours of riding. Mission complete



                                    Pirate playing with the Copper Harbor bird...



6 comments:

  1. I dont just look at the pics, but..........

    Jak trying to seduce that bird. (hope his dont find out)

    "Swim" dont count unless the mop gets wet.

    Q

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  2. Who got the gold?

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  3. When a bike shop employee says "our trails have been compared to B.C" and is weraing a Surley shirt, dont believe him.
    About 4 hours of trail at CH.

    I got the gold!!

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  4. I heard jimmmmay is still mad at you goons.

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  5. You LCR's are strange.

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  6. It's a pasty, not pastie. Meat turnover.

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