Category: Indiana
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Angola, IN to Archbold, OH
We were up at 6am, and on the road by 8:10am, impressive work for us, especially since our bodies still think of it as 7:10am. On the way out of our Pokagon campground we now knew to take the bike path to the park entrance, which was shorter and much flatter than the road route Read more…
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Howe, IN to Angola, IN
30.7 mi / 11.3 mi / 930 ft. climbingHome: Pokagon State Park Campground With our three-week time limit in 2014, we had to optimize every inch of the route, but there tends to be an inverse relationship between efficient roads and pleasant-to-ride-on roads. Now with a bit more flexibility (and with heavier-than-expected traffic on our Read more…
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Granger, IN to Howe, IN
My 2014 plan for this third day out from Chicago was a 61 mile ride to camp at Pokagon State Park. That’s a longer distance than any ride we’ve done over the last eight months, despite Rett being a far stronger cyclist than the new-learner she was in 2014, so clearly I was an insane Read more…
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Porter, IN to Granger, IN
We made it out early for a long day to beat the heat, and avoided the mistake of the puddle-filled gravel “bike path” that we were lured into 8 years ago. The Dunes Highway paralleling the park was wooded and peaceful, helped by surprisingly-good pickup truck drivers moving fully into the oncoming lane to pass, Read more…
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Columbus, IN to Shelbyville, KY
As expected, mornings start a lot easier when I don’t have to pack up my gear, and when there’s a bathroom right down the hall. By 7:30, I was up and ready to go before my hosts were awake, so I let myself out. Today started out with Indiana State Route 7, which was finally Read more…