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Hot, hot, hot!
Heat stroke kinda day up here- whooda thunk it? 91 and NO breeze, except on the very fun roads!
Up at 6a and off to a hearty breakfast, then riding thru the fog for a bit. Scenery reminds me a lot of Denali park and parts of Alaska. Very green, lots of views of the lakes (Huron and Superior).
Stopped at a neat little waterfall- …
Copper Peak International Ski Flying Hill
... ski jump. A sky flyer starting here would accelerate to nearly 70 mph before launching themselves off the end of the ramp. They would then fly until landing hundreds of feet down the slope of the hill, which is not visible from the top of the ramp. I'm a skier and I'm used to looking down ski slopes but I've never seen anything nearly as intimidating as this.
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National Black River Scenic Byway
I drove the National Black River Scenic Byway today. There are five waterfalls. ...
Delaware Copper Mine
... so I left Copper Harbor and headed that direction.
Along the way I saw signs for the Delaware Copper Mine and decided to stop. The mine was in operation from 1847 until 1887. It had ten levels reaching a depth of 1,400 feet but the tour only goes to the first level. The rest of the mine has flooded. It was interesting to see what copper mining was like in ...
Day 2 - Saturday
Picked up chaps at Zip's Saw Elvis LOL On my way to Zip's had a couple of deer come out into the road. Thankfully the 2 bikes in front of me scared them off with their loud pipes. Guess I need some of those when I get back.
BTW doing major construction on the Mackinaw Bridge. Only one lane open.
Only a couple of hours of rain today so it was all good. 490 miles ...
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