eastern UP and Algoma district

The bridges of Mackinac county

Another spectacular sunny day, temp. in the 70's, no work today might as well go for a little 150 mile spin around the neighborhood.

This is the Cut River bridge, on U.S. 2, near Epoufette A.K.A. the million dollar bridge over a ten cent creek. There is a pull of at both ends of the bridge, I like the east side best. The bridge is 641 feet long and 147 feet above the Cut River, nice stone work, they just re tucked it a couple years ago


Of course who else would live beneath a bridge
168 steps down to the river and lake Michigan, yes I counted them

I'm not sure how this is considered a river, but there it is the mighty Cut River and here it pours itself out into lake Michigan, and maybe in a hundred years this water will make it to the Atlantic

There are trails to the parking area if you prefer instead of the stairs From on top of the bridge deck monarch butterflies headed south, thousands of them out today.

Here's that other bridge, a few years ago I was riding thru St. Ignace and I saw a sign AIRPLANE RIDES and it was late summer picture perfect day $75 to ride around in some old smoke belching biplane, I had been in other small planes but this was a different experience, the smell of the engine and the rush of the wind, best view I've ever had of the bridge.

停在莫兰在加油站,在达成e tree for a roast beef and soda pop lunch. Down a little forest service road to the north country trail, folks leave messages and so forth here interesting to look thru

Great pics.
Love that area, but seldom get that far east.

I've been seeing lots of monarch's as well the last few days.

It's pretty wild that those little wings will carry them all the way to mexico

The weather was nice Thur. so before the cold front came thought I'd take a ride out west of Brimley towards Raco, then north towards the big lake.
I have to ride 7 miles of pavement then it's all dirt. Big ass beaver lodge, they have about 200 foot of damn in a circle form, with the lodge in the middle, mighty industrious rodents. This was the only sign of anyone else out here today, maybe someone's poodle was off his leash.

Poodle my A@$ !!! Looks too big for a Coyote too. Wolf ?

Looks like you got some colors going on in the trees, Doug.
秋天的颜色上的地位是什么?
Do you think they will be less vivid this year due to the summer drought ?
What have the low temps been up there ?

I love these two tracks, there is thousands of miles of them wandering thru the woods, you can ride them fast,or ride'm slow, today was slow for me seldom over 25 mph I bet. Only. rode about 40 miles but it took me 4 hours, a lot of stopping and walking in the woods. So this is Mission hill, or Mission point, the lake in the foreground is Spectacle lake, in the background is Superior/ St Marys river and Canada, oh and happy thanksgiving day Canada.A man could sure find a worse place to be laid to rest.I get chill bumps in this place, but in a good way

Tough way to go.

That two track looks enticing. Looks hard packed enough for my big Boxer. Do they stay pretty firm in that area or turn to sand ?

The well to do. The common man.and the unknown, they all share this beautiful place

Hmm. ok if you say so Lunch time, what could be better than peanut butter and honey and nuts.Can't see the forest for the trees, the forest floor is where the action is, the trees are just cover.

Evidence of Quadtardius Juvinilias. they just have to look for things to tear up, and can not at all keep on the trails, Have to ride a few miles of the old rail road grade to minimize pavement travel.All washed up and put away, till next time, which might be next april, you just can't tell with the weather.

Boy the end of the nice weather is closing down soon, too soon, but it is and I need to change the oil in the Zrex before I put her inside for the duration of the frozen hell.

Had to heat up the oil ya know so I went down towards Trout Lake then turn north to Strongs, Stopped here at Three Lakes, I've never seen anyone else here, it's a nice little picnic spot. I had only my phone with me, so sorry for the dull images

Salt Point Rd. north of Strongs heading towards lake Superior. Back in the barn for oil change, most likely will put her in this weekend. I don't know if I'm going to do a bunch of modifications on her or continue to try and sell her next spring.

I might put some nasty winter pictures on here in the upcoming months.

Awesome pics of your area. Thanks for posting!

Well today is the day to pull all the for sale adds and prep all of the machines around here for 7 months of hibernation, I like to drain the tank then fill it with a gallon of non ethel with 1 once of startron, and 1/2 once of Klotz, then take her for a short ride, and drain the float bowls. Sportsman on zrxoa makes these nice carb drain tools, so its easy to reach in and access all 4 drain screws, last winters layup I put hoses on the drain nipple and run them down in front of the swingarm, so its a no mess deal keeping the carburetors it good shape. Look I.P. Freely, and where does all this drained gasoline go? Right into ole rusty, the most valuable machine for me from Nov. to May