Marquette Trip, Day 2 – Being Here

I’m a guy who usually gets up with or before the sun, which had a great coming out party this morning. I walked around looking for a cup of coffee to get me going and saw this thing:

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And I walked around a bit more and saw it again.

thing2After a wonderful breakfast and a caffeinated beverage, I got back to my home away from home and did some serious research, indicative of the five years I spent in higher learning institutions.

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An ore dock. Incredible. Makes me think that everything I know will be obsolete soon.

So let’s go mountain biking!

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Have you ever seen more helpful signage in your life?

blurrrrrA blurry picture of a bicycle. Proof that:

  1. this picture was legitimately taken by me
  2. technology cannot cure everything

One is also supposed to notice that the foliage is a very lovely color.

Here’s a feature that did not feature in today’s riding. I looked at it and thought, “I guess I am curious to see what 51 looks like.” Deep in my stupid heart, I think I can do it. I also think my wife would be very very very upset with me and understandably suspicious of my judgement in general if it didn’t work out.

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That’s my thumb on the lower right. Most people don’t get caught doing that any more, but I do. Lovely colors. Significant elevation. I’d been riding for about three hours when I took this, and was exceedingly grateful for a break in the action.

Did I mention the heat? Cuz it was a bit on the toasty side. 86F. October 11th. In Marquette, Michigan. Crazy days, indeed.

heatTomorrow a friend joins the party.