Wisconsin


Route:
Duluth, MN to Manitowoc, WI
Distance:
454.8-mi
Ascent:
14,075-ft
Descent:
14,295-ft
Time:
6-days
Surface:
pavement, gravel, dirt


Duluth, MN to Ashland, WI

Somewhere along the Tri-County Corridor there is a googly-eyed tree face with a leafy comb-over.
The Moquah Bar. I am in favor of making America great, as it purportedly is not presently, if it involves ridding the landscape of this and similar eyesores.

Ashland, WI to Lake of the Falls, WI


Lake of the Falls, WI to Laurel Lake, WI

Wisconsin graffiti on a giant liquid petroleum gas cylinder welcomes visitors to the town of Boulder Junction, WI, self-proclaimed “musky capital of the world”.
Entering the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest just outside Eagle River, WI.
Home for the night at Laurel Lake.

Laurel Lake, WI to Boulder Lake, WI


Boulder Lake, WI to Green Bay, WI


Green Bay, WI to Manitowoc, WI

Forced to choose between a meal and ice cream before boarding the SS Badger.
The SS Badger in port prior to ferrying me and the Krampus across Lake Michigan to Luddington, MI. Required to stow the bicycle in the cargo hold with the automobiles, this was the first and only time the Krampus and I were separated during the trip.