Upper Peninsula Adventure Trail (UPAT - 1250 miles) - Page 14

Shaggie · 11-15-2010, 11:38 PM

Bryan

you set THE standard for RR's

all the best mate

Shane

MeanStreaker · 11-16-2010, 12:28 PM

Thanks for the report and tracks!

Can't wait to do this next year!

Cannonshot · 11-19-2010, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by beeper

Great stuff Cannonshot, thanks for all your hard work!!

I hope to make it up there next year.

Thanks. Hope you make it next season!

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Originally Posted by sailwa66

What he said.

Awesome job.

Can't wait... and now: 5 months of winter

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing about your trip when the next season comes around.

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Originally Posted by matkal

Excellent! Thank you!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Klay

Thanks for the great wrote-up. Can't wait to get back to the UP.

Enjoyed your riding along!

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Originally Posted by Double J

Great job, Cannon!

I've got the tracks loaded to mapsource and planning to make this happen in 2011. Thank you!

Thanks! Looking forward to hearing about your experience on this trek.

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Originally Posted by Shaggie

Bryan

you set THE standard for RR's

all the best mate

Shane

Thanks Shaggie! Glad you enjoyed it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeanStreaker

Thanks for the report and tracks!

Can't wait to do this next year!

Anxious to hear how your trip goes next season!

tige · 11-25-2010, 11:15 PM

I just found my ride for 2011. Thanks Cannonshot for the EXCELLENT ride report and the history lessons.

Can't wait for winter to be over.

Tige

Buell78753 · 11-26-2010, 07:47 AM

Really great ride report and thanks for sharing your part of the world with us. I have not travelled to that part of the US but hope I get the chance to! I posted a link of your RR on RDS to spread the word. Thanks for taking us along!

dryden_rider_54 · 12-16-2010, 12:47 PM

Great RR. We passed through the area on hwy 2 from Duluth - St ignace in a car this fall. As we passed throug i looked at the maps and thought there must be some good riding up towards the Superior coast. Have downloaded your GPS files (incl your CDR route that is a possible late summer ride) and will be making a trip to at least part of it (Houghton are)this summer. May use the northern part as a return route on an Around Lake Superior ride.

Cannonshot · 12-17-2010, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tige

I just found my ride for 2011. Thanks Cannonshot for the EXCELLENT ride report and the history lessons.

Can't wait for winter to be over.

Tige

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing about your trip.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buell78753

Really great ride report and thanks for sharing your part of the world with us. I have not travelled to that part of the US but hope I get the chance to! I posted a link of your RR on RDS to spread the word. Thanks for taking us along!

Thanks. Hope you get the chance to enjoy this ride sometime soon.

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Originally Posted by dryden_rider_54

Great RR. We passed through the area on hwy 2 from Duluth - St ignace in a car this fall. As we passed throug i looked at the maps and thought there must be some good riding up towards the Superior coast. Have downloaded your GPS files (incl your CDR route that is a possible late summer ride) and will be making a trip to at least part of it (Houghton are)this summer. May use the northern part as a return route on an Around Lake Superior ride.

Thanks. Beautiful area up there. Hope you enjoy the Keweenaw and Houghton. Late summer seems like a great time for riding this or the GDR track. Sounds like you are planning a great season next year.

qwinn · 12-20-2010, 04:36 PM

A group of about 10 North Carolina riders would like to do the upper Penincula trail around the first 2 weeks of Sept. Any guidance and suggestions are desirable? We lean toward the dirt side and ride mostly dr's. ktms and klx bikes. Thanks for any input.

Cannonshot · 12-20-2010, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwinn

A group of about 10 North Carolina riders would like to do the upper Penincula trail around the first 2 weeks of Sept. Any guidance and suggestions are desirable? We lean toward the dirt side and ride mostly dr's. ktms and klx bikes. Thanks for any input.

I can give you as much detail as you want. PM me a phone number and we can chat about any questions you have beyond the detail already in this report.

WIthumper · 01-06-2011, 11:41 AM

Excellent ride report Bryan! You had me glued through the whole thing. Awesome pictures, documentary and you continue to amaze me how detailed you are with the historical significance in your reports. It's like having our private tour guide. Very well done my man.

MeanStreaker · 02-01-2011, 06:53 PM

Amidst the ice storm, I just had to go and read through this RR again.

Hurry up spring!

Anyway, sorry if I missed this in posts, but what's a reasonable amount of time to set aside to ride the entire UPAT? I'll probably be taking at least half of the big bike go-arounds.

Thanks again for something to look forward to.

swingset · 02-01-2011, 08:34 PM

Great RR, look forward to trying it soon....many many thanks!

Cannonshot · 02-02-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WIthumper

Excellent ride report Bryan! You had me glued through the whole thing. Awesome pictures, documentary and you continue to amaze me how detailed you are with the historical significance in your reports. It's like having our private tour guide. Very well done my man.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeanStreaker

Amidst the ice storm, I just had to go and read through this RR again.

Hurry up spring!

Anyway, sorry if I missed this in posts, but what's a reasonable amount of time to set aside to ride the entire UPAT? I'll probably be taking at least half of the big bike go-arounds.

Thanks again for something to look forward to.

Thanks. I think it can be comfortably ridden in five days. I think I would plan for six in case I wanted to spend more time exploring some of the points of interest.

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Originally Posted by swingset

Great RR, look forward to trying it soon....many many thanks!

Thanks! Hope you make it up there this season. Looks like quite a few folks will be making this run.

Get_Bent · 02-02-2011, 10:02 AM

Looking to use the Big Bike route as a training run for a 2up trip my wife and I are taking in late August.

If I was limited to a weekend, what section of the route might more closely resemble what we'll find in Colorado and Montana?

Cannonshot · 02-02-2011, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Get_Bent

Looking to use the Big Bike route as a training run for a 2up trip my wife and I are taking in late August.

If I was limited to a weekend, what section of the route might more closely resemble what we'll find in Colorado and Montana?

Sandy east.

Rocky west.

More elevation west.

Go west and ride the Keweenaw. Ride out of Marquette or Gwinn into the Keweenaw Peninsula. On the way back down short cut it back to you start point as the schedule requires for a weekend ride.

11-15-2010, 11:38 PM	#196
Shaggie Unseen University Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Oddometer: 2,368	Bryan you set THE standard for RR's all the best mate Shane __________________ Shane S-43.514872 E172.59602 "We are not at home to Mr Reasonable" - Sam Vimes Adieu Davo, you're on the Far Ride now - missing you already mate NZ Touring pics : Brass Monkey 2009 : Kiwi Sun : Totaranui (no MC)

11-16-2010, 12:28 PM	#197
MeanStreaker KLR > Pee-wee's Bike Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Oddometer: 503	Thanks for the report and tracks! Can't wait to do this next year! __________________ RR: The Yooper Looper - KLR650s on the Upper Peninsula Adventure Trail Learn how Project Appleseed is supporting freedom.

11-26-2010, 07:47 AM	#200
Buell78753 AKA DoctorXRR Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX Oddometer: 644	Upat Really great ride report and thanks for sharing your part of the world with us. I have not travelled to that part of the US but hope I get the chance to! I posted a link of your RR on RDS to spread the word. Thanks for taking us along! __________________ My XR650R Build: http://ridedualsport.com/forum/index.php?topic=2748.0

12-16-2010, 12:47 PM	#201
dryden_rider_54 Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Dryden NW Ont Canada . Adventure Rider Paradise Oddometer: 836	Great RR. We passed through the area on hwy 2 from Duluth - St ignace in a car this fall. As we passed throug i looked at the maps and thought there must be some good riding up towards the Superior coast. Have downloaded your GPS files (incl your CDR route that is a possible late summer ride) and will be making a trip to at least part of it (Houghton are)this summer. May use the northern part as a return route on an Around Lake Superior ride. __________________ Is the money you make worth the price that you pay? His - 2006 KLR Red, 2010 F800GS 30th Anniversary edition Hers - 2001 KLR Green, 2010 F650GS Biarritz Blue Metallic Find me http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...YGllfEZqqxYWcA

12-20-2010, 04:36 PM	#203
qwinn Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Oddometer: 13	Sept ride possible A group of about 10 North Carolina riders would like to do the upper Penincula trail around the first 2 weeks of Sept. Any guidance and suggestions are desirable? We lean toward the dirt side and ride mostly dr's. ktms and klx bikes. Thanks for any input.

11-25-2010, 11:15 PM	#199
tige Adventurer Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Anderson, IN Oddometer: 83	I just found my ride for 2011. Thanks Cannonshot for the EXCELLENT ride report and the history lessons. Can't wait for winter to be over. Tige

01-06-2011, 11:41 AM	#205
WIthumper The 610 guy Joined: May 2006 Location: Milton, WI Oddometer: 206	Excellent ride report Bryan! You had me glued through the whole thing. Awesome pictures, documentary and you continue to amaze me how detailed you are with the historical significance in your reports. It's like having our private tour guide. Very well done my man.

02-01-2011, 06:53 PM	#206
MeanStreaker KLR > Pee-wee's Bike Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Oddometer: 503	Amidst the ice storm, I just had to go and read through this RR again. Hurry up spring! Anyway, sorry if I missed this in posts, but what's a reasonable amount of time to set aside to ride the entire UPAT? I'll probably be taking at least half of the big bike go-arounds. Thanks again for something to look forward to. __________________ RR: The Yooper Looper - KLR650s on the Upper Peninsula Adventure Trail Learn how Project Appleseed is supporting freedom.

02-01-2011, 08:34 PM	#207
swingset Got the knack. Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Central Ohio Oddometer: 10,657	Great RR, look forward to trying it soon....many many thanks! __________________ The Rant-Fu blog & podcast ->Rant-Fu

02-02-2011, 10:02 AM	#209
Get_Bent Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2009 Location: Minnetonka, Minnesota Oddometer: 770	Looking to use the Big Bike route as a training run for a 2up trip my wife and I are taking in late August. If I was limited to a weekend, what section of the route might more closely resemble what we'll find in Colorado and Montana? __________________ --- http://www.getbent.net/adv 2008 KLR650 28,522m -- Bunch of Farkles 2010 R1200GSA 23,319m -- Not as many Farkles Live in Minnesota and Ride? Read this

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