JULY 2: Exciting 9th inning for Tiger fans.	JULY 3: Found my way into the next State.
JULY 4: Found some shade on the route out of Toledo.	JULY 5: Entering Indiana, not far from Fort Wayne.
JULY 5: Pretty familiar view here in central Ohio & Indiana! At least I don't have to play elbow tag with taxis! : )	July 5: A rather interesting lunch with the locals.
July 5: Traveled side by side with the river for the better part of the day on	July 6: I met some new friends in Fort Wayne. : )
July 6: Here was a surprising little historic stop off in Fort Wayne.	July 10: Kim saw me off from Indianapolis after several relaxing days with my friends.
July 10: Set up camp for the 1st time this trip. Thanks for the tent, Stohlmanns!	July 10: Thought I was heading to a pit toilet...this seemed like the Ritz! : )
July 11: I was one step behind and one step ahead of the rain today.	July 11: My new friends who helped keep me from the storms (see blog).
July 14: Greg dropped me off outside of Mattoon.	July 14: Here was the view from The Lake House Retreat. It was a perfect floating lake!
July 15: Perfectly timed rest stop in the shade...	July 16: Made it to church on time.
July 16: This is actually a driveway, an example of the break spots I search out. Shade REALLY helps!	July 16: Thanks to Matt for the company across the bridge and the escort through downtown (and for taking this picture!)
July 20: Kirsten's road should be called "Top of the Hill", not "Winter Valley".	July 22: Got a first hand tour of the farm atop Uncle Wayne's 430 tractor.
July 25: Cubs beat the White Sox. Lovely day and game with Karen & Rick.	July 27: Entered my 6th State of the trip, Wisconsin.
July 27: My overnight in Racine, WI offered a car show and an Elvis concert down the road from the Hotel.	July 28: This was a pleasant surprise. Kenosha, WI at lunch time.
July 28: Originally from New York, Laurie helped me find the right path from the waterfront back into Milwaukee.	July 28: Enjoyed a rest along the lake shore before heading back through town.
August 1: My bike was stored with the "big boys" for the voyage over Lake Michigan.	August 1: Pulling into Muskegon, MI on a Tuesday afternoon.
August 2: A straight shot from Muskegon to Grand Rapids on the Muskatawa Trail	August 2: There were plenty of rest stops along the way. Very tempting to stop every half mile!
August 6: Pictures from the train never look quite like you remember them.	August 6: Got to ride down by the Lake during my Chicago layover.
August 6: Rode out a few miles to take this Skyline shot.	August 7: There are some pretty amazing trails in Minnesota!
August 7: I got a tour of one of the 10,000 Lakes!	August 8: We took Tuesday to explore the big city of Minneapolis/St. Paul
August 8: Did you know this is the 2nd Statue of Liberty I saw today? : )	August 10: We took a quick side trip before I boarded the train.
August 11: I woke on the train at 3:15am to realize I had just entered the next state, North Dakota.	August 11: Sunset somewhere in Montana.
August 14: A bike ride "up the road" took me to this sight. : )	August 14: As people settled the area in the 1880s, they could secure another 160 acres as long as they planted an acre of trees. That's also where they put their houses.
August 15: Harvesting barley	August 16: This is the view as we were driving back to our Potholes State Park campground.
August 17: This is the explanation of the Ragnar Relay Race	August 18: This is the view from above of all the tent for the race participants.
August 18: Evelyn & Melissa "finishing" the race.	August 18: Camp ground set up at Ohanapecosh
August 18: Camp site, looking down (less than 20 feet from our tents)	August 19: Just a morning pause (see this rock behind the green, lower right of the "previous" picture)
August 19: A hearty breakfast to start the day!	August 19: I managed to climb down to the river. The stump in the middle of the pic is "in front" of my tent for the night.
August 21: After the eclipse, Beatrice & took a ride about town.	August 22: Had to pack up my bike to ship it home.
August 26: A half a dozen birds (and more) were feasting outside my bedroom window.