“Summer of Biking” continues
August 28th, 2006 8:33 amI biked close to 90 miles this weekend. Saturday my Dad and I biked north out of Green Bay to Mountain, WI. We left at about 6am and after a few brief stops for stretching and re-fueling, one slightly longer stop for lunch, and one incredibly long walk down a sandy road with man-eating mosquitoes (stupid map), 69 miles and 8 hours later we arrived in Mountain at my Grandparents around 2pm.
We were averaging pretty good time until we hit the sand road. I think we finished the first 45 miles in about 3 hours or so and at the time it appeared that we would be able to easily make it by noon.
The next day my grandparents drove us part of the way and we biked about 20 miles to Pulaski where we watched my brother Joel and his girlfriend jump out of a plane. We could have easily made it back to Green Bay, but we were running short of time so we hitched a ride back with my family.
Check back next week to hear how my 100 mile ride from Saukville to Algoma goes!
Oh, and if you ever find yourself in Suring, WI stop in at “The Snack Shack”, order a Turkey BLT, and say “Hi” to my cousin (once removed) Karen.
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."
August 28th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Sometimes detours can be very rewarding. Not so with sand roads when you already have 50 miles behind you on a bicycle. It was a great ride though and if anyone would like tips on getting from Green Bay to Mountian , I think we could give you a hand. The other half of the “I wish we would have turned left” duo.