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Title: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on January 12, 2023, 11:25:42 am
Tripping in 2023!!

Here is an idea?   https://goo.gl/maps/PmMZ8c7yBNWmD65x7
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on January 20, 2023, 09:55:43 am
,,, or this  https://goo.gl/maps/roYFu9CeU7sBJs8w8

Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on February 01, 2023, 11:47:15 am
Here is a little food for thought...

Washington D.C. — The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days  in 2023. The free admission days are designed to encourage discovery and visitation of the country’s variety of national parks. With at least one in every state, national parks are accessible places to visit to refresh body, mind and spirit.

The free entrance dates for 2023 are:

Jan. 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
April 22– First Day of National Park Week
Aug. 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Sept. 23 – National Public Lands Day
Nov. 11 – Veterans Day

Visitors are encouraged to begin their trip to a national park with a stop at NPS.gov or the NPS app to help plan and prepare. There you can find tips to help you Plan Like a Park Ranger and Recreate Responsibly. It is important to know before you go what is open and available, especially if you are staying overnight. There are maps, updated conditions and suggested activities to help you decide where to go and what to do. Regardless of activity, visitors should follow Leave No Trace principles. National parks belong to all of us, and everyone needs to do their part to help preserve and protect them now and into the future.

The entrance fee waiver for the fee-free days applies only to National Park Service entrance fees and does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation or special tours.
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on February 17, 2023, 07:54:54 am
,,,another idea for a trip route !!!

https://goo.gl/maps/mym5VAi4d5biHD7J9
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on February 17, 2023, 08:15:16 am
Oooh, do we get to take the high speed ferry again, from Muskegon to Milwaukee?! For the remaining trip back home...
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on February 20, 2023, 11:17:37 am
Lets not go through Chicago and we will go motor boating across the lake!!
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on April 06, 2023, 05:31:36 pm
How about this route, with the exception of taking the ferry across Lake Michigan, from Milwaukee to Muskegon. We would then go see the Silver Lake Sand Dunes, then up to St. Ignace before going to Mackinac Island, then up around Lake Superior and home?!

https://goo.gl/maps/gwRsxjJUmpDax6i18 (https://goo.gl/maps/gwRsxjJUmpDax6i18)

So, it shows a total of 1976 miles, but minus the 285 miles for the ferry trip equals roughly 1691 miles.
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on May 10, 2023, 12:43:17 pm
lets go!!!       https://goo.gl/maps/i1PRfs36YFENAegv9
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on May 10, 2023, 03:16:10 pm
For St. Ignace, we have these options so far (The first two have 4 bedrooms. The last only 2.):

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/884678457824616069?check_in=2023-07-17&check_out=2023-07-21&guests=1&adults=4&s=67&unique_share_id=7b2d1948-c1bb-450d-8241-11c7a908f2d4 (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/884678457824616069?check_in=2023-07-17&check_out=2023-07-21&guests=1&adults=4&s=67&unique_share_id=7b2d1948-c1bb-450d-8241-11c7a908f2d4)

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/49486319?check_in=2023-07-17&check_out=2023-07-21&guests=1&adults=4&s=67&unique_share_id=96e9f6b8-1304-40da-a0a0-d3e1ba21f598 (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/49486319?check_in=2023-07-17&check_out=2023-07-21&guests=1&adults=4&s=67&unique_share_id=96e9f6b8-1304-40da-a0a0-d3e1ba21f598)

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/617432416201472471?check_in=2023-07-17&check_out=2023-07-21&guests=1&adults=4&s=67&unique_share_id=7f559e43-e179-469f-9463-d329def8f867 (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/617432416201472471?check_in=2023-07-17&check_out=2023-07-21&guests=1&adults=4&s=67&unique_share_id=7f559e43-e179-469f-9463-d329def8f867)
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Russ on May 11, 2023, 05:14:50 pm
I vote for them in the order you have them.  I am good with the price if the rest are.

Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Shawn on May 12, 2023, 01:37:50 pm
That looks like Nicks new touring bike!
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on May 16, 2023, 01:42:58 pm
I like it....
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on May 24, 2023, 09:38:24 am
Well, I have taken it upon myself to book lodging for the upcoming trip.

Here is a route that could work for at least one way, we could look at changing it up for either the way out or the way back...

Way out - https://goo.gl/maps/M2E3XauCiFkERamp6 (https://goo.gl/maps/M2E3XauCiFkERamp6)

Way back - https://goo.gl/maps/Y4nqHmtVGjbGwfxJ8 (https://goo.gl/maps/Y4nqHmtVGjbGwfxJ8)

Here are the accommodations:


So, we are currently $1852.64 out the door for all lodging, or $463.16/person, which equates to roughly $77.19/person/night...

Later,

Dogg
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on May 24, 2023, 10:45:07 am
If you would prefer to have a place closer to the ferry and the town of St. Ignace, we could stay at this hotel right on Lake Huron looking out towards Mackinac Island.  It would have breakfast and it has a pool.

https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/st-ignace/stimi/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-US-_-STIMI (https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/st-ignace/stimi/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-US-_-STIMI)

It would be $1009.65 per room...so, the cost is $2019.30 or $504.83/person or roughly $126.21/person/night, but as mentioned it would include breakfast.

If you wish to change to something other than the current selections below, we can cancel the AirBnb, for a full refund, up until July 12th @5pm....
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Russ on May 24, 2023, 11:09:03 pm
Seems like a nice, quaint place with a nice coat rack for our leather cycle gear!  Although I think you may have an error in your post above indicating that it is in Wausau.  Other than that, $463.16 sounds like a respectable figure for a week long trip.  Throw in some cheap eats, some fuel for our fuel sipping cycles and we just might be able to do it for under $1k.  Ok, maybe a little over with my fuel guzzling bike.

Thank you sir for dedicating the time and effort to do this.  Heck, the hardest part is going to be washing the Gee Double You up so it looks presentable. 

If you don't mind, I'll PayPal you so we are even.  Is it customary to tip 20% for these services?  Asking for a friend....

Russ
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on May 25, 2023, 08:32:41 am
Good catch, sir! Thank you for the correction.  It has now been revised.

As seen everywhere, "Tips are appreciated, but not required."  Tip or not tip, is at your discretion. Either way, I will not hold it against you.  Jack-wagon! Just kidding... ;D

Everyone, please do some research on things you would like to do or see while in the area of Brevort Township and St. Ignace, MI.  Obviously, we will be going to Mackinac Island at some point, but with multiple days we have time for other things. I saw we could do a helicopter flight over the area, many options, and it flys right out of the Mackinac County Airport right between our current AirBnb and the ferry to the island. Here are a few of sites for info:

Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nick on May 25, 2023, 08:58:04 am
I like it !!!  not only the tip, but consider the whole thing?!   
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Russ on May 25, 2023, 01:30:55 pm
You could post a trip to Chewy's downtown Hoffman and Nick would reply "I like it.,,,,".
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on May 27, 2023, 07:07:39 pm
https://goo.gl/maps/bGuiLmJidZVuDLCp9 (https://goo.gl/maps/bGuiLmJidZVuDLCp9)
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Russ on July 12, 2023, 10:25:20 pm
For your GPS routing pleasure, please see the attached files.

Not that we have to stop at these, but I added dinner for these days:
Sunday July 16th has a stop for dinner at Sir Smoke A Lot BBQ in St Croix Falls Wisconsin  https://www.facebook.com/SirSmokeALotBBQ
Monday July 17th has a stop for dinner at Side Track in Powers Michigan
Friday July 21st has a stop for dinner at Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q in Marinette WI  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048134634092

Saturday we can fast all the way home after all of the calories we consumed on the trip and failed to burn off on the motor cycle seat!

GPX files are version 1.2.

Enjoy!
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Nathan on July 13, 2023, 02:42:28 pm
I like it!!!!!
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Russ on July 14, 2023, 10:49:48 pm
I am going to make some egg bake for Sunday morning.  Stop by at 7:30 AM if you would like to eat and drink some coffee before hitting the road.
Title: Re: Trip Route 2023
Post by: Russ on July 27, 2023, 07:42:23 am
I have a new album for this trip ready to go.  If you have any pictures from the trip, please add them.

Go here:
http://2wheelriders.com/pictures

Click on Admin in the upper right
Log in
Once logged in, click on Photos on the left, then click Add
Choose the 2020 Wisconsin album
Click Add Photos
Browse to where ever you have them saved and select the ones you want to upload
Click Start Upload