Ride For Nature (Door Co., WI) -- anyone else riding?

[Bike Chick]

Sounds like a great ride. I'm so glad you had a good time. We will be up there in August and I can't wait.

[zoom-zoom]

Enjoy your stay! It's been 20 years since I graduated HS and this is the first time that I've been back and felt a little like I'd like to live there, again...though I'd still probably hate tourists by late July. It's not even peak season and I saw a lot of the sort of antics that make my parents rabid (unfortunately from people on bikes, too...rented bikes, in large part. People on those rental comfort bikes behave terribly and very often act as if there are no rules up in vacationland. Scary). We saw several people make u-turns right in the middle of the highway. Sheesh.

There's really no way to earn a decent living up there without working directly in tourism or real estate, though (my folks don't earn a decent living and will never be able to retire, but refuse to move, even though all 3 of their kids left shortly after HS). And it's isolated. No way to just hop in the car and run quick errands. When they built a Target in Sturgeon Bay I think my mom about cried with joy...but that is still a 45 minute trip, each way.

If you want a really nice route to bike, check out the first half of the 100 mile ride route (you should be able to pull it off of the ride site). It's stunning.