The Five Corners Run 2010

This year, we will be traveling along the borders of the United States; from southern California to Brownsville, Texas- to Key West, Florida to the northern border of Maine- across the Great Lakes into Canada, to northwestern Washington, and finally back home.

12,000 miles - 30 states - 3 countries.

We call our little jaunt the Five Corners Run…

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"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting 'Holy shit, what a ride!'"

~ Mavis Leyrer
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Sault Ste. Marie

Day: 40
Destination: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Route: Highway 17
Miles Ridden: 190    Total Miles: 8,950

Points of Interest:
  • Lake Huron
  • Lakes, marshes, streams

A 190 mile ride on a two lane road, rain (heavy at times), wind...another perfect day to ride!

The road between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie is a beautiful road. Two lanes which meander through and over mountains of forests, lakes, lagoons, rivers and marshland. The lakes were all black bottomed, mostly consumed by water plants which rose above the water leaving the elusion that streams were cutting back and forth, snaking through the plants. Everything was green. As we were riding, we had to look out for the wildlife (which we didn't see today), and had to be particularly careful due to the rain and wind. Sault Ste. Marie was not much to see. An older town, with older hotels, with few restaurants in the area. It is one of those cities where nothing seems close to anything else. We ended up eating pizza at the pub next to the hotel. Great pizza, but the pub lacked a little in ambience.

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