Michigan U.P. Safari story

1236 miles in 4 days..this is our U.P Safari! Done in July 2005 by Bryan Much and Chad Berger. This ride was set up by the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan. http://cycleconservationclub. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:34 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
1236 miles in 4 days..this is our U.P Safari! Done in July 2005 by Bryan Much and Chad Berger. This ride was set up by the Cycle Conservation Club of Michigan. http://cycleconservationclub. ...

I mentioned to Bryan that there was another Dual sport motorcycle rally happening in June in central Wisconsin called Enduraid, and it sounded like it was going to be a great time. Bryan wa ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:37 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
I mentioned to Bryan that there was another Dual sport motorcycle rally happening in June in central Wisconsin called Enduraid, and it sounded like it was going to be a great time. Bryan wa ...

As luck would have it, I was going to be laid off for a week around the 4th of July so I had a great chance to do this. This timeframe worked out well for Bryan because he is retired and awf ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:42 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
As luck would have it, I was going to be laid off for a week around the 4th of July so I had a great chance to do this. This timeframe worked out well for Bryan because he is retired and awf ...

We got Bryans bike fixed up and took our gear inside and sorted things out and did a bit of planning then got to bed. In the morning we quickly loaded up the bikes and got ready to hit the d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:47 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We got Bryans bike fixed up and took our gear inside and sorted things out and did a bit of planning then got to bed. In the morning we quickly loaded up the bikes and got ready to hit the d ...

Heres my 2002 Honda XR650L Pig ready to go. I had an aftermarket larger gas tank on my bike capable of nearly 200 miles and Bryan had a spare 1 gallon tank with since his stock tank is only ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:50 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres my 2002 Honda XR650L Pig ready to go. I had an aftermarket larger gas tank on my bike capable of nearly 200 miles and Bryan had a spare 1 gallon tank with since his stock tank is only ...

Heres me at the official start of the trail for us in Iron River. When you sign up for the ride they send you a packet with the maps and GPS files and a passbook that you need to get stampe ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:54 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres me at the official start of the trail for us in Iron River. When you sign up for the ride they send you a packet with the maps and GPS files and a passbook that you need to get stampe ...

The trail started out quite whooped out and we had to stop a few times to tighten our loads back down. Those bungie nets sure stretch alot when you have 30 lbs strapped down and you hit a b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:46:58 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The trail started out quite whooped out and we had to stop a few times to tighten our loads back down. Those bungie nets sure stretch alot when you have 30 lbs strapped down and you hit a b ...

One of our first stops in Watersmeet. A quick gas up, something to drink and a snack, get the passbook stamped and get back on the trail.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:04 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
One of our first stops in Watersmeet. A quick gas up, something to drink and a snack, get the passbook stamped and get back on the trail.

This was a fun, fast,wet section of trail. lots of fun puddles to splash through.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:08 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
This was a fun, fast,wet section of trail. lots of fun puddles to splash through.

Don't ask me why this double is in here, I guess got a little mouse happy clicking pics!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:12 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Don't ask me why this double is in here, I guess got a little mouse happy clicking pics!

A quick pit stop along the trail to check out the marsh.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:16 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
A quick pit stop along the trail to check out the marsh.

Bryan was pretty quick with the camera! This was my first tip over and it was a stupid one. My kickstand didn't go all the way down so when I went to get off the bike, it fell on me! Almost ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:19 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Bryan was pretty quick with the camera! This was my first tip over and it was a stupid one. My kickstand didn't go all the way down so when I went to get off the bike, it fell on me! Almost ...

Heres the river I almost fell in. That might not have been too bad considering the temps!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:22 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres the river I almost fell in. That might not have been too bad considering the temps!

Here we are for another quick break to make sure we are going in the right direction. Both Bryan and I were using Magellan GPS units mounted to our handlebars. In an act of stupidity I forg ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:28 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Here we are for another quick break to make sure we are going in the right direction. Both Bryan and I were using Magellan GPS units mounted to our handlebars. In an act of stupidity I forg ...

Alot of these trails are old railroad beds and you can really get going pretty quick, but you gotta be aware of things like this. One word of advice for anyone thats planning on doing this. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:31 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Alot of these trails are old railroad beds and you can really get going pretty quick, but you gotta be aware of things like this. One word of advice for anyone thats planning on doing this. ...

The nice red sand/dirt/gravel combo so common in the U.P.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:36 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The nice red sand/dirt/gravel combo so common in the U.P.

The route has a bunch of side routes you can take for sightseeing purposes and we took advantage of quite a few of them. Here is the Victoria Spillway dam.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:41 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The route has a bunch of side routes you can take for sightseeing purposes and we took advantage of quite a few of them. Here is the Victoria Spillway dam.

The lake above the Spillway

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:46 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The lake above the Spillway

Hmmm... Looks like Bryan is up to no good again! Actually he's just snapping a picture.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:47:54 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Hmmm... Looks like Bryan is up to no good again! Actually he's just snapping a picture.

A little historical info on the spillway.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:48:02 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
A little historical info on the spillway.

Remember what I said before about Bryans navigating skills. Well, they were good but the maps still got confusing in a few spots. Bryan took us down this rough, overgrown doubletrack and we ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:48:07 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Remember what I said before about Bryans navigating skills. Well, they were good but the maps still got confusing in a few spots. Bryan took us down this rough, overgrown doubletrack and we ...

Bryan figured out our error and got us back on the right track. A ride like this wouldn't be half as fun if everything went perfect! Its like what the Strikingviking says, The Adventure st ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:48:11 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Bryan figured out our error and got us back on the right track. A ride like this wouldn't be half as fun if everything went perfect! Its like what the Strikingviking says, The Adventure st ...

looking down from the bridge. http://www.copperrange.org/index.html Heres some interesting info I found. Three trestles, 516-, 597- and 554-feet long, span four ridges, cut to depths of 85 ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:48:16 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
looking down from the bridge. http://www.copperrange.org/index.html Heres some interesting info I found. Three trestles, 516-, 597- and 554-feet long, span four ridges, cut to depths of 85 ...

Time for a little break to answer natures call and to get some time off the ol' dirtbike seat. I had a sheepskin seat cover on my seat and Bryan had a beaded seat cover on his bike. He love ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:48:23 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Time for a little break to answer natures call and to get some time off the ol' dirtbike seat. I had a sheepskin seat cover on my seat and Bryan had a beaded seat cover on his bike. He love ...

Heres the Houghton / Hancock drawbridge that seperates the Keeweenaw penninsula from mainland Michigan. You cross this bridge and then take a quick right and go underneath the bridge and you ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:48:30 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres the Houghton / Hancock drawbridge that seperates the Keeweenaw penninsula from mainland Michigan. You cross this bridge and then take a quick right and go underneath the bridge and you ...

Somewhere after the town of South Range we were cruising along through and old mining area when Bryan hits a bump and jetisons his spare gas can. He had nearly lost it a few times before and ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:49:09 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Somewhere after the town of South Range we were cruising along through and old mining area when Bryan hits a bump and jetisons his spare gas can. He had nearly lost it a few times before and ...

I stopped at a tourist info center and took out all my maps and sat down at a picnic table. I turned on my cel phone and sure enough there was a message from Bryan. I called him back and tol ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:49:14 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
I stopped at a tourist info center and took out all my maps and sat down at a picnic table. I turned on my cel phone and sure enough there was a message from Bryan. I called him back and tol ...

We pulled up and the host said it was $17 for a tent site or she'd give us a two bed cabin for $22. We took the cabin!! We asked her if there was anyplace to get some beer or anything else t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:49:22 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We pulled up and the host said it was $17 for a tent site or she'd give us a two bed cabin for $22. We took the cabin!! We asked her if there was anyplace to get some beer or anything else t ...

Start of Day 2 We cruise up to the tourist town of Copper Harbor for breakfast but make a little side trip first up the Brockway Mtn parkway, a pretty fun little ride. Here is a cool old b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:49:29 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Start of Day 2 We cruise up to the tourist town of Copper Harbor for breakfast but make a little side trip first up the Brockway Mtn parkway, a pretty fun little ride. Here is a cool old b ...

We camped pretty light since we didn't bring any cooking equipment with. What we would usually do is get up early and break camp, then head off on our way. We'd usually come through a town p ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:49:40 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We camped pretty light since we didn't bring any cooking equipment with. What we would usually do is get up early and break camp, then head off on our way. We'd usually come through a town p ...

Heres the sign on the top of Brockway mountain, pretty fun roads and a great view.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:50:08 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres the sign on the top of Brockway mountain, pretty fun roads and a great view.

Brockway Mountain

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:50:18 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Brockway Mountain

Coming off the mountain into the town of Copper Harbor.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:50:24 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Coming off the mountain into the town of Copper Harbor.

A freighter off in the distance. The shipping channels are quite close to shore here and there have been alot of wrecks over the years.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:50:38 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
A freighter off in the distance. The shipping channels are quite close to shore here and there have been alot of wrecks over the years.

Lighthouse just pass Copper Harbor.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:50:43 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Lighthouse just pass Copper Harbor.

We decided to get extra credit and go all the way to the tip of the Keeweenaw penninsula and visit the old NASA rocket range. This was a fun trip since it offered some pretty interesting rid ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:50:57 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We decided to get extra credit and go all the way to the tip of the Keeweenaw penninsula and visit the old NASA rocket range. This was a fun trip since it offered some pretty interesting rid ...

The marker at the rocket range.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:51:05 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The marker at the rocket range.

Nice little secluded lagoon we found on out attempt to find the actual rocket range. Riding on the rocks on the beach was quite tough!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:51:13 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Nice little secluded lagoon we found on out attempt to find the actual rocket range. Riding on the rocks on the beach was quite tough!

Rocket Range. The bugs were bad out here and we weren't making any progress just sitting here so we took off south.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:51:30 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Rocket Range. The bugs were bad out here and we weren't making any progress just sitting here so we took off south.

Bryan hitting one of the mud puddles on the way back to Copper Harbor.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:51:39 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Bryan hitting one of the mud puddles on the way back to Copper Harbor.

After we got back to Copper Harbor we realized we were going to have trouble getting very far today, since it was close to noon and we were basicly back where we started at 9a.m. The route b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:51:48 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
After we got back to Copper Harbor we realized we were going to have trouble getting very far today, since it was close to noon and we were basicly back where we started at 9a.m. The route b ...

The ride from Twin Lakes to L'Anse and on to republic was the best part of the ride I think. Pretty remote feel to the area. Even though we weren't making the best time we still wanted to d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:51:59 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The ride from Twin Lakes to L'Anse and on to republic was the best part of the ride I think. Pretty remote feel to the area. Even though we weren't making the best time we still wanted to d ...

This must be an old railroad grade or old road. Pretty fun stuff but you still have to stop for pics!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:09 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
This must be an old railroad grade or old road. Pretty fun stuff but you still have to stop for pics!

We ended up getting a little confused around the town of Republic but we were having a blast and didn't care. 11hrs28min and 280 miles later arrive in at Little Lake campground. A sub sand ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:11 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We ended up getting a little confused around the town of Republic but we were having a blast and didn't care. 11hrs28min and 280 miles later arrive in at Little Lake campground. A sub sand ...

Heres our campsite. As you can see, Bryan packed a pretty small one person tent. This worked out good for him since it was dry for out whole trip. If it had been raining his tiny tent would ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:20 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres our campsite. As you can see, Bryan packed a pretty small one person tent. This worked out good for him since it was dry for out whole trip. If it had been raining his tiny tent would ...

Day 3 ( Friday ) We headed out of Little Lake and into Gwinn for Breakfast. We had to make a detour from the route to avoid some road construction. We got back on track and and headed up to ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:31 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Day 3 ( Friday ) We headed out of Little Lake and into Gwinn for Breakfast. We had to make a detour from the route to avoid some road construction. We got back on track and and headed up to ...

Heres me putting along on the sandy roads. I was still a sand newbie and had never ridden sand on a heavily loaded bike before.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:44 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres me putting along on the sandy roads. I was still a sand newbie and had never ridden sand on a heavily loaded bike before.

Heres where the Hurricane River meets Lake Superior.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:48 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres where the Hurricane River meets Lake Superior.

The Au Sable lighthouse can be seen out on the tip.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:53:00 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The Au Sable lighthouse can be seen out on the tip.

Next stop, the Grand Sable Sand dunes. Bryan said they would be impressive and it certainly was.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:53:06 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Next stop, the Grand Sable Sand dunes. Bryan said they would be impressive and it certainly was.

Chad Berger (rokklym)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:49 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)

A little idea of how steep the dunes are. Alot of people go down the dunes and aren't able to get back up!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:51 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
A little idea of how steep the dunes are. Alot of people go down the dunes and aren't able to get back up!

I think Bryan is gonna take a leap down the chute. In the old logging days they used to send huge logs down this chute to boats that were waiting for them.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:52 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
I think Bryan is gonna take a leap down the chute. In the old logging days they used to send huge logs down this chute to boats that were waiting for them.

Back on the trail ,we gassed up near the mouth of the Little Two hearted river and had to either take a shortcut on the ORV trail or backtrack a ways to the gravel forest roads. In this 3 mi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:54 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Back on the trail ,we gassed up near the mouth of the Little Two hearted river and had to either take a shortcut on the ORV trail or backtrack a ways to the gravel forest roads. In this 3 mi ...

taking inventory after the first dump. Everything works, so lets go!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:56 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
taking inventory after the first dump. Everything works, so lets go!

Just barely avoided a dump here. I was expelling a series of expletaives that would have made anyone proud. Situations like this are frustrating. You feel like your doing everything right, ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:57 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Just barely avoided a dump here. I was expelling a series of expletaives that would have made anyone proud. Situations like this are frustrating. You feel like your doing everything right, ...

Bryan hauling butt down the gravel roads.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:09:59 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Bryan hauling butt down the gravel roads.

The Crisp point lighthouse.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:01 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
The Crisp point lighthouse.

another view of the lighhouse. This was a very scenic area that would be a nice place to camp if you got there at the right time. Pretty remote.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:03 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
another view of the lighhouse. This was a very scenic area that would be a nice place to camp if you got there at the right time. Pretty remote.

Back on the trail heading to Paradise. This was a nice area for riding and we got off the trail at least once but quickly realized our mistakes and got on the right trails.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:04 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Back on the trail heading to Paradise. This was a nice area for riding and we got off the trail at least once but quickly realized our mistakes and got on the right trails.

Heres another cool pit stop. Its Raco field, an "abandoned" airfield from the cold war era. Its 3 - mile long runways in the shape of a triangle.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:06 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres another cool pit stop. Its Raco field, an "abandoned" airfield from the cold war era. Its 3 - mile long runways in the shape of a triangle.

Heres your dusty travelers on the runway. a good place to test your top speed on your dual sport bike.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:08 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres your dusty travelers on the runway. a good place to test your top speed on your dual sport bike.

Heres Bryan measuring the runways. Being a military vet, It perked his interest..heck, its a cool place for anyone. There was some rumors that the place isn't totally shut down. People claim ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:10 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Heres Bryan measuring the runways. Being a military vet, It perked his interest..heck, its a cool place for anyone. There was some rumors that the place isn't totally shut down. People claim ...

Back on the trail!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:12 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Back on the trail!

haulin' booty! Unfortunately not on the right trail. We were getting close to out stop for the night and I think Bryan was just leading me down all these fun roads just for the heck of it! I ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:13 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
haulin' booty! Unfortunately not on the right trail. We were getting close to out stop for the night and I think Bryan was just leading me down all these fun roads just for the heck of it! I ...

After a nice dinner at a buffet in St Ignace, we checked out a couple campgrounds and chose a nice,quiet, cheap, Forest service campground. We grabbed some beers and set up camp. Here I am f ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:15 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
After a nice dinner at a buffet in St Ignace, we checked out a couple campgrounds and chose a nice,quiet, cheap, Forest service campground. We grabbed some beers and set up camp. Here I am f ...

Day 4, St. Ignace. Here We have Bryan taking a pic of me taking a pic of the Mackinaw bridge. This monster is huge!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:16 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Day 4, St. Ignace. Here We have Bryan taking a pic of me taking a pic of the Mackinaw bridge. This monster is huge!

Like I said, we bought no cooking gear so we did some fine dining! This place was packed, but nobody in the drive thru, so we hopped on the bikes, Bryan placed the order and sat by the windo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:18 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Like I said, we bought no cooking gear so we did some fine dining! This place was packed, but nobody in the drive thru, so we hopped on the bikes, Bryan placed the order and sat by the windo ...

heres the old dirty bastard.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:20 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
heres the old dirty bastard.

VROOM! We had some fun trails to ride on early the 4th morning.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:23 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
VROOM! We had some fun trails to ride on early the 4th morning.

Nice fast trails. We both had clear goggles or shields and it worked out good. We went from full sun to shade quite a bit.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:24 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Nice fast trails. We both had clear goggles or shields and it worked out good. We went from full sun to shade quite a bit.

Chad Berger (rokklym)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:25 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)

Yes, I tipped it over again! We were stopped to figure out which direction to go and it turned out to be the opposite way that we were pointing. So I turned the bars and gave it a little gas ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:27 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Yes, I tipped it over again! We were stopped to figure out which direction to go and it turned out to be the opposite way that we were pointing. So I turned the bars and gave it a little gas ...

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nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:29 -0800

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nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:31 -0800

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This is just a great area!

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:33 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
This is just a great area!

This area is alot like Jackson county in Wisconsin. Lots of fun forest roads like this.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:34 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
This area is alot like Jackson county in Wisconsin. Lots of fun forest roads like this.

We took a wrong turn and rode a few miles back to this gate. We really didn't mind though, since it was some of the best stuff we had ridden.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:36 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We took a wrong turn and rode a few miles back to this gate. We really didn't mind though, since it was some of the best stuff we had ridden.

Bryan stopped and eyed up the river and decided to go take a dip.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:38 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Bryan stopped and eyed up the river and decided to go take a dip.

I had to get the camera ready, I thought for sure I'd get so see something funny, but Bryan is too good of a rider for that.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:39 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
I had to get the camera ready, I thought for sure I'd get so see something funny, but Bryan is too good of a rider for that.

We had just crossed a railroad crossing and a big rock got kicked up by my front wheel and nailed my foot. It hit so hard it knocked my foot off the peg! I can't descibe how bad it hurt, I t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:41 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
We had just crossed a railroad crossing and a big rock got kicked up by my front wheel and nailed my foot. It hit so hard it knocked my foot off the peg! I can't descibe how bad it hurt, I t ...

This looks nice doesn't it. It was until a little ways after this pic was taken. It got super sandy and I had a ton of trouble. At one point the sand threw me around and I went off the trail ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:43 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
This looks nice doesn't it. It was until a little ways after this pic was taken. It got super sandy and I had a ton of trouble. At one point the sand threw me around and I went off the trail ...

A little pit stop along side the trail. Sometimes you just gotta get off that bike! I'm really glad i did this trip with Bryan. Bryan is ex military, actually used to be a Colonel in the Arm ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:44 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
A little pit stop along side the trail. Sometimes you just gotta get off that bike! I'm really glad i did this trip with Bryan. Bryan is ex military, actually used to be a Colonel in the Arm ...

Bryans sweet DRZ taking a little rest.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:46 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Bryans sweet DRZ taking a little rest.

AN old abandoned Grocery store, pretty neat place.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:48 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
AN old abandoned Grocery store, pretty neat place.

Getting close to the end of the trail. We weren't sure how far we would make it today and figured we would be camping another night. We made some good time for the most part and I think we b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:50 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Getting close to the end of the trail. We weren't sure how far we would make it today and figured we would be camping another night. We made some good time for the most part and I think we b ...

Getting close to Iron River! Bryan coming through a tunnel.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:52 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Getting close to Iron River! Bryan coming through a tunnel.

Just outside Iron River we found an area there ORV's must play so Bryan had to blast up this steep hill. There was no way I was going to do that on a loaded down bike. The pic I took of Brya ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:57 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Just outside Iron River we found an area there ORV's must play so Bryan had to blast up this steep hill. There was no way I was going to do that on a loaded down bike. The pic I took of Brya ...

Here we are, just before dark, where we started 4 days earlier.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:10:59 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Here we are, just before dark, where we started 4 days earlier.

After Eagle River we hopped on the highway and rode for and hour or so in the dark. We stopped in Leona, near Bryans uncles cabin and picked up some celebration beers. Can beer taste better ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:11:02 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
After Eagle River we hopped on the highway and rode for and hour or so in the dark. We stopped in Leona, near Bryans uncles cabin and picked up some celebration beers. Can beer taste better ...

Here is the route we did. I hope you enjoyed the pics, it was a great ride! Thanks to all the people of the CCC who must have logged many hours of mapping and planning to organize this.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:11:05 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
Here is the route we did. I hope you enjoyed the pics, it was a great ride! Thanks to all the people of the CCC who must have logged many hours of mapping and planning to organize this.

My XR650L and Bryans DRZ400S in front of Petes place, on the cover of the Great Lakes Trailrider magazine.

nobody@smugmug.com (Chad Berger (rokklym)) — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:39:55 -0800

Chad Berger (rokklym)
My XR650L and Bryans DRZ400S in front of Petes place, on the cover of the Great Lakes Trailrider magazine.