It was slow going after Algonac, in the North Channel. I'll admit I was a little tired. There was quite a bit of boat traffic, or at least..

After parking my truck at a pullout on the side of the road, we had a long carry to the bridge. It's good to get the boat-carrying triceps..

Sanford is the location of the lower of the two dams that failed in Midland in late May. I wanted to take a look since it was so close...

The bike has developed a bit of a strange creaking noise, but I can't judge it too much. I also feel creaky...

This is the start of my Shore to Shore bikepacking trip across Michigan. I'll ride from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron, taking an indirect...

What a long day! Last night the beautiful weather got a little more exciting, and a storm came through. The torrential downpour...

It was less than ten relaxed miles of nice paved trails and pretty morning light to the town of Sand Lake. No doubt there is a story...

The water level varied, from sand bars we were able to walk on to chest-deep water...

Incredibly, the entire trip only had one portage, at a gigantic beaver dam, I'd guess at least thirty feet wide. It was quite a ways to...

..after that was a seven mile or so crossing to the North Channel. There aren't...

A trip report on a 19 mile paddle at the Clinton River headwaters...