CannonTracks - Upper Peninsula Adventure Trail

Cannon, you friggin' rock.

Thank you for all your efforts.... downloaded and can't wait for next year with my wife on these. She's looking forward to the east half of the UP... she's been as far east as Grand Marais. Looking forward to a ~5 day trip that roughly covers the same areas as the 'Trek.

As a sidenote, these tracks combined with your other UP tracks make the UP configurable for any time frame/skill level.

Dennis

Hey Cannonshot, nice looking track. Seems like the wrong time of year to start the trip though.

I'm still hoping you'll give http://www.dualsportmaps.com a try. We need contributers of your quality to really firm up this project.

I've been following the ride report, looks fantastic!!! I have the week before central rally off next year, this is on my to do list.

Thanks!!!

Thanks much Cannontracks, got the route uploaded into Mapsource. I see the average # track points around 325 + -. I can't remember what my Zumo 550 max out at per track. I will need to look that one up.
Great route for about June of 2011.

I can get around 10,000 track points before my Zumo barfs. It is partially a function of how much is on a routeable road in the Zumo database.

Thanks Cannon!!!

How early in the spring could this be ran without running into alot/if any snow?

Went back to RR where you said late May.......sorry

Brian:

Thanks for the posted tracks. I know the immense effort creating the old UPDS Safari. It isn't a pimple on the backside of the effort to create these. I'm looking forward to the comfort of the big bike version of UPAT on my KLR.

Regards, Ed

Thanks for all of your hard work Cannonshot! I got so inspired by reading your ride reports and looking at the maps you posted that I just pulled the trigger on a Garmin 60CSx. Can't wait until spring now. I'll be getting the old XR400 ready all winter long. - André

FYI: Costco has the Garmin 60CSx on sale for $199 with free shipping.

thanks

Wooohooo... just found out that G'ma wants the boy for a week in June.. The wife and I have 8 days to ride the whole thing, and she's stoked to see all the eastern stuff.

I was planning the big bike route only for her, but I'm not sure what I'm gonna ride. Husky 610 or the KTM990R.... hmm... I don't wanna do the go-arounds. Most of them don't appear to be that long.... and it gives my wife a chance to dawdle and me a chance to ride my pace. I know the KTM will be a handful, but.... Cannon?

Cannon,

Planning this ride in June.... all the planning is going on now! Thinking of starting in Manitowish Waters WI, then riding clockwise to Copper Harbor.. etc. I have 9 days to ride it all..... and I'm planning 2 down days (TBD by gettrette... probably Grand Marais and Copper Harbor). I'll send you the final plans...

Thanks again for all your work on these tracks... I know with you, it's a labor of love...

After a weekend of singletracking at Tomohawk (Wolverine) - I set off on the UPAT solo. Crossing the bridge was a bit hairy. Due to construction - I had to ride on the metal grate for quite a distance. Yikes!

Once in the UP I was a little bored at first by a few roads with one turn every 5 miles. But that didn't last long and was well worth the wait!

The ride had everything sand, road, woods, sand, scenery, sand, lighthouses. Did I mention sand? This was the first time I've ridden my 990 on sand and did I learn a lot. Gas it and lean back.

Since I only had limited time I cut the loop in half at Gwinn and made it back to Wolverine in one (long) day. Loaded up the trailer and headed back south to home in Indiana.

Thanks Cannonshot! The route information was flawless. And yeah - you warned me about the saaaaand.

Starting tomorrow.... Marenisco to Copper Harbor!