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Seven. Early morning ride, 7 am rollout from the cabin to make the 9 am ferry from Munising to Grand Island. Mostly cloudy turned into on and off rain throughout the ride, with temps in the 50's, but everyone dressed for it and had no problems. TdUP crew included our host Scottie, Rick, Dave, Craig, Jack and me. This was our first ride, as Wednesday was the travel day with camp setup and of course a beautiful two hour canoe/kayak ride down the Taquamenon River, which ended at Scott's cabin.
Grand island was beautiful even in the wet, which started about 20 minutes into the ride. Very rugged trail with lots of smooth rocks, ruts and roots. A few spills by a few riders but we mostly made it out unscathed. Because of the extreme conditions (better suited for a full suspension MTB), we opted to take the more direct gravel central road back from the North end so as not to miss the Noon ferry. Scott and I are sure the full coastal route is doable with drier conditions.
Discovered that one of the original developers of the island was William Mather. Two related sites include Mather Beach and Mather Lodge on the West side of the island.
By: | Dave Mather |
Started in: | Alger County, Alger County, US |
Distance: | 15.7 mi |
Selected: | 15.7 mi |
Elevation: | + 636 / - 336 ft |
Moving Time: | 01:49:38 |
Gear: | Seven Evergreen SL |
Page Views: | 167 |
Departed: | Sep 26, 2019, 9:01 am |
Starts in: | Alger County, Alger County, US |
Distance: | 15.7 mi |
Selected distance: | 15.7 mi |
Elevation: | + 636 / - 336 ft |
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Total Duration: | 02:28:42 |
Selection Duration: | 8922 |
Moving Time: | 01:49:38 |
Selection Moving Time: | 01:49:38 |
Stopped Time: | 00:39:04 |
Calories: | 905 |
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Avg Watts: | 138 |
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Max Speed: | 28.0 mph |
Avg Speed: | 8.6 mph |
Pace: | 00:09:26 |
Moving Pace: | 00:06:57 |
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