Dads Honor Ride 17 Blog
DHR17 Day 9 of 9 – Mequon to Evanston (958 Miles in Total)
The last day of DHR17 started with under overcast skies from west Milwaukee. We honored a host of dads, overcame the typical obstacles; a flat tire, some headwinds and a little fatigue. We had another picnic lunch outside the Kenosha … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR17 Day 8 — Appleton, WI to Mequon, WI (100 Miles)
The day started with making a presentation to the Appleton Breakfast Rotary. Scot Marcotte joined the ride for the last two days. We had near perfect riding conditions. The Horse-Bike trail offered its own challenges. Were we able to connect … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR17 Day 7 — Cedar River, MI to Appleton, WI (120 Miles)
The day of two thunder storms. The first delayed our start until 9:30am so we decided to catch breakfast at the local Shell station, which was more of a fully loaded truck stop and full grill. It was actually one … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR17 Day 6 — Engadine to Cedar River, MI (133 Miles)
Greetings from Cedar River in the Upper Peninsula. We had excellent riding conditions and put in 133 miles yesterday mostly pedaling through the Hiawatha National Forest and along scenic Route 2. Manistique and Escanaba were the big towns we passed … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR17 Day 5 — Petoskey to Engadine (95 Miles)
Greetings from the Upper Peninsula. We had another really good day. The weather was close to optimal with overcast skies and temperatures in the low 70’s. There is more elevation in the UP than the LP and the headwinds riding … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR17 Day 4 — Cadillac to Petoskey (90 Miles)
AM Monday. Greetings from Petoskey. We had another good day yesterday. Riding conditions were slightly overcast and moderate winds until the last five miles when a cold front rolled in producing 30+ mph wind gusts and some rain. It was … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR 17 Day 3 — Muskegon to Cadillac (114 Miles)
We had another great day. Sunny with south to southeast winds. Young Dave joined the ride. Some good dad connections especially in Newaygo. We used the scenic bike trails much of the day. The biggest obstacles were the not so … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR 17 Day 2 — New Buffalo to Muskegon (111 Miles)
We had another great day. We started by making a presentation to the Country Harbor Breakfast Rotary. We rode up the western coast of Michigan with magnificent views and some amazing homes. In addition to honoring firefighters and construction workers, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
DHR 17 Day 1 — Evanston, IL to New Buffalo, MI (92 miles)
We had a nice sendoff in front of Rotary International in downtown Evanston with friends Mike Adamle, b-i-l Bill Owens and UBS colleague Bill Blanchard. Five riders rode the lake shore path most of the way to Indiana. We met … [CLICK TO READ MORE]