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Tomorrow I'm leaving on a motorcycle trip. My plan (at this point) is to ride around Lake Michigan.

My wife will be going as well. She will be on her 650GS. With her going there will be very little gravel so I put on highway tires. My bike does not look right with them on.

We will be gone between 7 and 10 days.

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Great Adventure.
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Have fun Eddie, we will be crossing the river in Savanna about 48 hours behind you.

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DirtFarmer wrote:Have fun Eddie, we will be crossing the river in Savanna about 48 hours behind you.
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Crossing Lake Michigan now. We are flying.

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Cool.
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Wow what a trip. We went 2325 mile and rode through from KC to Sault Saint Marie, MI and back. The states were as follows:
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
(Upper Peninsula)
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Missouri

Pictures to follow.
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WHOA! Welcome home!
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Here are some pictures from the trip around Lake Michigan.

Here is the route taken:

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President Grant's home in Galina, IL. Galina and all along the Mississippi River has some great riding.

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Took the Lake Express Ferry across Lake Michigan. That is Milwaukee on the horizon.

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Muskegon, MI Lighthouse:

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Storm over Lake Michigan:

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Mackinac Bridge:

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Mackinac Lighthouse:

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Mackinac Island (no cars allowed):

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Fort Mackinac, original a British Fort build during the Revolution. It was the site of the First Battle of the War of 1812. British took the fort from the Americans:

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5 Mile Mackinac Bridge:

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Sunset over Lake Superior in the UP of Michigan:

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Great Lake Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point. The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald was in this area. The song "The searchers all say they'd've made Whitefish Bay if they'd put fifteen more miles behind her. "

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Lake Michigan from Fayette Town Site:

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If interested in seeing more pictures you can check them out here: https://picasaweb.google.com/1138184054 ... Kv4NvmwwE#
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Great pics....thanks for sharing!
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That looks like a great trip!
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Thats the goods man......
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It was a very good trip. We will be going back to Mackinac Island for a few day and I'm going to go back to the UP for some dual sport riding. I don't know when but I know I'm going.
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