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DSCN0339.JPGStart Area - Fenton High SchoolAround 7AM, July 12th. We drove up from Detroit Metro that morning so we'd been up for about 2.5 hours already.
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DSCN0340.JPGDay 1 Rest Stop (RS) 2 - RickWe skipped the rest stop immediately after, first time I've ever done that! Rick is smiling here but about 3/4th of a mile down the road he won't be...
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DSCN0341.JPGMonkeys are good at basketball
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DSCN0342.JPGWide shot of Day 1 RS2
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DSCN0343.JPGDay 1 - RS4 - Rick got screwed!Rick is holding the screw that somehow buried itself into his tire earlier in the day. I took his flat tire and rode back to the rest stop to have a bike shop volunteer there fix it quickly, then brought it back, with this souvineer.
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DSCN0344.JPGScrew. It's big.What was amazing to me is that it didn't have a pointed end and still managed to embed fully into his tire.
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DSCN0345.JPGDay 1 - RS6
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DSCN0346.JPGDay 1 - RS6
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DSCN0347.JPGOn our way to an Irish Pub on the MSU campusWe stayed in the Bailey Hall dorm on the Michigan State campus for the overnight. It was hot and basic, but I slept like a brick after the long days riding and a couple Mad Hatter IPAs!
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DSCN0349.JPGDay 2 - RS1 - More Monkey!This rest stop was at someone's house. I was going to curl up with the monkey but was afraid I'd break the swing, if it was only decorative.
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DSCN0351.JPGDay 2 - Lunch StopHelmet head in full effect
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DSCN0353.JPGDay 2 - RS6 - Byron, MI
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DSCN0356.JPGDay 2 - RS5 - PainThis was me calling medical personnel. Or to whine to a friend about how much my ass hurts.
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Nick_D2_RS6.jpg
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Nick_D2_RS7.jpg
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RickComesToSaveNick.jpg
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