Left from Baraga State Park with the sun just breaking the horizon of Superior. The village of L'anse is just three miles away and my plan was to have coffee and breakfast at the Subway and also get a sub for lunch. This stretch of road doesn't have any services for about 40 miles - not a gas station, convenience store, restaurant or Indian casino. There is one small market about 8 miles before my intended destination and then again nothing for 10 miles after. It is really remote here so I have to figure out how to eat for the next 24 hours.
So, back to the plan. Subway breakfast and lunch and find something in the market for dinner. Last resort is the could store with hot dogs and ice cream. Wouldn't you know, Subway opens late on Saturday in L'anse. I don't feel like killing an hour doing nothing so I have a protein bar and move on. So, 35+ miles later I pull into the market and load up with coffee, salami, cheese, Pringles and some assorted fruit. Dinner is a hot dog and an ice cream cone.
Today's route, as well as being remote is also a slow climb to an elevation of 2,200 feet. It's a fairly hard ride (not Canada hard) and I work on solving the Fruit Loops mystery as a distraction from the grind. Just outside of L'anse some Fruit Loops appear alongside the road, mostly on the shoulder where I ride. A short while later - more Fruit Loops. I imagine someone in a car snacking on cereal and randomly tossing it out the window because it doesn't taste good. A short time later the random piles of Fruit Loops turns into a steady stream of cereal. This goes on for 12 MILES! Now my guess turns to a cereal truck with a leaking carton that is steadily rolling out the back. In any case, the U.P. now has more Fruit Loops than Washingtob DC. I suspect that the suirrels are happy too - in both places.
Today's ride was 45 miles for a total of 1,208.
So, back to the plan. Subway breakfast and lunch and find something in the market for dinner. Last resort is the could store with hot dogs and ice cream. Wouldn't you know, Subway opens late on Saturday in L'anse. I don't feel like killing an hour doing nothing so I have a protein bar and move on. So, 35+ miles later I pull into the market and load up with coffee, salami, cheese, Pringles and some assorted fruit. Dinner is a hot dog and an ice cream cone.
Today's route, as well as being remote is also a slow climb to an elevation of 2,200 feet. It's a fairly hard ride (not Canada hard) and I work on solving the Fruit Loops mystery as a distraction from the grind. Just outside of L'anse some Fruit Loops appear alongside the road, mostly on the shoulder where I ride. A short while later - more Fruit Loops. I imagine someone in a car snacking on cereal and randomly tossing it out the window because it doesn't taste good. A short time later the random piles of Fruit Loops turns into a steady stream of cereal. This goes on for 12 MILES! Now my guess turns to a cereal truck with a leaking carton that is steadily rolling out the back. In any case, the U.P. now has more Fruit Loops than Washingtob DC. I suspect that the suirrels are happy too - in both places.
Today's ride was 45 miles for a total of 1,208.
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