Thursday, August 18, 2016

Bicycle Adventure Through The Great Lakes Region

In July of 2016, Judd and Victoria Curran embarked on a self-supported bicycle ride 741 miles through two countries exploring the Great Lakes Region of the United States.  



A post (page) was created for each of the 14 riding days of the trip, plus a few extra posts of our adventures while taking a day off.  Each post provides a comprehensive set of details, including a map of the riding segment for that day, statistics, riding conditions, information about the landscape, and more.  Here is a link to a map of the first 10 days of the route.  And, here's a link to a map of the rest of our bicycling tour (days 12-17).

We hope that you find our blog not only enjoyable and entertaining, but also useful as a resource for planning your own bicycle adventure.  Please feel free to leave comments on the site, and contact us if you have any questions.

To get started, you can access the beginning of our blog ("Day 0:  Assembling Our Journey") at the following link:  Day 0:  Assembling Our Journey 

When you scroll down on our site, you will see a navigation bar on the right side that contains links to all of the other posts of our trip.

Our path follows an established Adventure Cycling route.  Adventure Cycling is a non-profit organization dedicated to making it safer for people to use a bicycle, whether it be for a leisurely ride around town or an expedition across the continent.  They do work in many cities across America.  Please consider becoming a member, or making a small donation to help support their efforts to make riding a bicycle safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

While on our trip, we stayed with several wonderful hosts for free, making themselves available through a website hosted by another non-profit organization called Warm Showers.  Please consider becoming a host for people traveling long-distance on a bicycle by visiting the Warm Showers website to get more information.

Ride safe!