A lap around Lake Superior

[Ole]

Lake Superior has always intrigued me. I have been around it in a truck but not on a bike. My son had a week off work and our passports were up to date so away we went.

Lake Superior:
largest fresh water lake in the world
over 350 ships lay on her bottom
350 miles east to west
160 miles north to south
deepest point 1,333 feet
average water temp 40F (brrrrr)
large enough to contain all the other Great Lakes plus 3 more Lake Erie's
could cover all of North America in water three feet deep
is large enough to create it's own weather patterns



The guy who bought one of my old bikes went with us. I put 28,000 miles on the Versys I sold him in 2 and a half years now it is up to 40,000 with no probs.
Ready for take off




My son rides a 2002 Honda VTX 1800. I had a VTX years ago also. Mine had 48,500 miles on it when I traded it. We ride.


Our trip lasted 7 days and covered 2200 miles. 5 nights in a tent and 1 night in a motel.
We didn't get as early a start as I wanted so we just hi speed slabbed it to Duluth, MN the first day. Wisconsin Point near Superior, WI has some nice harbor views.



it seems like half of my pics are the same three bikes,,,



We camped on Spirit Mountain above Duluth





Skyline Parkway was a nice above the city ride



Soon Hy 61 took us down to the Lake. It would become an old friend after 7 days



Split Rock Lighthouse on the north shore Minnesota



we explored harbors, boat landings, taconite factory's and anything else that tickled our fancy as I had promised my son there would be no death march iron butt rides like his Dad is used to.

we made many stops along the pond




So basically, we just chilled and rode bikes and drank beer and camped.
This was our theme.



We set up our tents at the Grand Marais MN campground and took a run up The Gunflint Trail. A blacktop road that ends near Canada. It was a fur trapper route.

Grand Marais





up The Gunflint to the lake country



this is Gunflint Lake
the other side is Canada but you can't drive there must take a boat



nearing the end of the 63 mile dead end we spotted a critter





she had no calve with her, wolf must of got him