Wisconsin Point is a park at the very end of Lake Superior. It's a huge sand bar that comes up to the Superior Entry, the end of the water way starting all the way at St. Lawerence Seaway. I stopped at the park, and just as I was trying to get a metal plate under the kickstand to keep the bike from sinking I pushed a little too hard and the bike tipped over and away from me. I couldn't really stop it, but I slowed the bike and set it down gently. After a couple tried and then unloading the bike I was able to right it again. Phew.

I wandered out to visit the end of the lake on this overcast day, and then found a nice bed of pine needles to take a nap. It was very peaceful out there.

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Ashland WI

No local flavor today, thanks. Just scarfed a crisp chicken sandwich from Mcdonalds.

I stopped in Bayfield and picked up 4.1 gallons of wonderfuel.

Up north by the Apostle Islands was beautiful. Makes me want to learn sea kayaking. There are a dozen wooded islands all within about 10 miles of each other. Spending time in the area could be a great adventure.

So from here on out it's pretty well-known territory, But I do remember a lot of highway 26 up into Houghton to be really nice. Don't recall how much time is left, but I'm going guess about 2 hours.

Wow, this place seems to be the after-school spot. Time to scoot before some teenie-bopper runs into my motorcycle.

I'm sitting here staring at my bike and I can hardly believe I've ridden so far on the thing. My baby. After seeing so many bikes in Minneapolis I like my motorcycle even more and don't at all regret buying a relatively big bike for a beginner. It's served me well already.

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Apply Jacket Liner, git!

4:55

Doug, a guy from the area stops to talk to me in the parking lot. He has a ZRX-1100. We chatted about bikes, jackets, and not running into fluffy deer. He also tells me county highway 519 is a nice route that will wind me up to Boundary road that borders the Porcupine National Forest. Sounds like a plan to me!

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Houghton

Left the Amoco with 4.0 gallons of gas and headed down to Taco Bell. mmm. So now I'm in hoton. Off to find Ila now.

Had a great ride going up from wakefield on county 519 up to Couth Boundary road in the Porcupine Mountains. While I was up there I stopped at Lake of the Clouds, one of my most favorite spots in the world. I was overcast, but still beautiful and peaceful. I sat at the edge of the cliff for about 20 minutes just staring into the trees below. In case I wasn't yet at peace with myself during this vacation, I was then.