WA to MI photos

[Carter Turk]

Loaded up

Winthrop Washington

Lewis & Clark St. Park N.D.

Rutger Lodge MN

[Carter Turk]

Random camp spot find Ontario edge of Lake Superior
Waters edge Ontario
Miles of road grime
Temporary home

[Carter Turk]

Lake Walloon Michigan
Chain surgery

The culprit

[steve murdoch]

Carter, you are my new GS hero. Camping with a Kat...oh my aching back.
Your pics brought back great memories for me of my early biking days.

[Allie]

Wow thanks for posting those great shots! That was quite an undertaking!

[Carter Turk]

It wasn't bad on the back with the tent and the rainsuit I never wore pushing against the low back. Hamstrings and knees got a little fussy.

[kochic]

thanks for sharing,
Marc

[duper850]

Awsome pics, looked like a great ride.

[Carter Turk]

Here are a few more scenery shots. Middle Montana
SE Washington
Road down to Lower Granite Dam.
Last night after 18 hours in the saddle. Notice matted grass. I passed out there in my riding gear and grabbed my sleeping bag in the middle of morning for a blanket.
Speedo at the end of 5364 mile ride

[Carter Turk]

I just got the credit card statements. Looks like I spent $491 on gas roundtrip (5364). There maybe a few bottles of water and a couple of snacks mixed into that price. Super unleaded or the highest octane available. Gas in Canada isn't cheap. 5 stops in Ontario cost around $75

[Big T]

Carter,

Looks like you had a good ride!!

I can only imagine all the landscape you saw that's not in pictures

Hope to see you next month

[oldgsfan]

Great shots and it must have been a heck of a ride. Made me envious for a long ride.

[Carter Turk]

Big T, which bike are you riding to the NW rally? The fridge? Any chance Lee's taking some action shots like our last get together?

Thanks for the tip about not taking the ferry. I enjoyed the scenery through Ontario and played hide and seek games with a speeding SUV, allowing me to eat up the miles quicker to
Michigan. The road itself wasn't terribly exciting, so using the SUV as a decoy for cops allowed me to wick it up a bit.

[Carter Turk]

Oldgsfan,

Yes, the days were long and the sleep at night came easy. I think what was most pleasing was the fact I experienced no mechanical or electrical failures on a modified air cooled bike.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Most excellent adventure! Just you, the Kat, and a tent. Not the most comfortable way to travel, but it's just about the most fun. Thanks for the beautiful pictures!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff