BikePacking Sleeping Bear Dunes! THE END.

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So we rolled out of Frankfort, Michigan and into the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We camped at Platte River Campground and rode our bikes down Peterson Road to go swimming in Lake Michigan. The next day we continued north to Leland for lunch before turning East and then South down the Leelanau Trail and back into Traverse City during the National Cherry Festival. A lunch stop the next day in Ann Arbor and our summer bike tour was over.
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@conorreynolds9739 11 месяцев назад

Definitely not rounding the thumb- you were at the tip of the pinkie up there!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

I guess so

@Abracadabrad 11 месяцев назад

@@TimFitzwater Yeah, definitely the pinky! Or the tip ‘o the Rat Tail if you will!

@Stella87860 4 месяца назад

my stomping grounds, great to see captured in video on bikes! outstanding efforts, positive attitudes, obvious love of cycling and comradery, and most important....nice things said about a beautiful and welcoming part of the country!

@TimFitzwater 4 месяца назад

We had an amazing time there - really blown away by that part of Michigan. We went to the U.P. later in the fall and loved that too. Already thinking about more trips that way. Cheers!

@kevinquinn6874 2 месяца назад

New subscriber here. Mi. is my home state and did allot of riding in my late teens. Was nice to see Traverse City, my sister actually moved there from the Detroit area probably 30 years ago and loves it up there. I’m sure I’ve binged watched over 10 of your videos since yesterday and really enjoy your content. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. All the best. 🚴🏻‍♀️🤍🌟

@TimFitzwater 2 месяца назад

Cheers!

@Ey_up 11 месяцев назад

Great series. Thanks for bringing us along!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for riding along!

@goodobservers 11 месяцев назад

This looks like the best day yet. Love the small towns.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

It’s so hard to say what my favorite part of the trip was - but I do love seeing the towns.

@ianthompson6268 11 месяцев назад

Peter Egan, a moto journalist, called the last day of a road trip "falling home".

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

I like that.

@ma_rin_49 11 месяцев назад

Another great video out of a great series, I could watch them all day! Thanks for sharing.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Appreciate it!

@VitorGuerreiroVideos 11 месяцев назад

Great series! As someone trying to slowly ease into bikepacking, I find your videos super inspiring and some useful tips as well! Really enjoyed watching this trip! great format as well! :D

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

So glad you dug it - really love to hear that. My goal is to make realistic videos that people can relate to or learn something from. Cheers!

@briangoodman8990 11 месяцев назад

Awesome series. I wish all the riders around me were as friendly as you and your cool crew. Happy trails.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@linneajohnson1716 11 месяцев назад

I m so glad I found your videos. It’s a dream of mine to do some long distance biking. Hoping to one day make that a reality. Just a note, two things: you were rounding the pinkie which is the Leelanau Peninsula, not the thumb. That’s on the mid-lower east side of the state. And I’m pretty sure you were eating at The Cove, great Leland restaurant that has a nice deck overlooking the river and harbor. I grew up near there and now live in Traverse City after being away for 40 years. Love seeing your bike’s-eye view of our lovely area of Michigan.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Ha! A few people mentioned the "pinkie" - I think I just looked down at my hand on the mouse when I made that comment. You should get out and try some long distance biking - you can always just travel light and stay at hotels and Air BnB's to get a feel for it before investing in expensive gear.

@linneajohnson1716 11 месяцев назад

Love that idea! And hey, I figured there were probably other comments about the thumb vs pinkie, but what it tells me is that you were experiencing a new to you part of Michigan and I’m so glad that you and your peeps got to see it first ✋. Ha! 😄 Maybe a thumb area tour next. I’ve heard the shoreline along 25 is lovely and the interior of the thumb is likely flat with a lot of farmland. Been in Michigan 57 years and never explored that area. 😅

@michaelmagee6428 11 месяцев назад

I lived in the Traverse City area for about 7 years back in the early 2000's. We lived in a little cabin in Good Harbor Bay. You passed through it on your way from Glen Arbor to Leland. Such a beautiful area. The bike paths did not exist back then, but just as we were leaving in 2007 they were starting to be built. Nice to see the route you guys created. That part of Michigan is so beautiful. Thanks for the great video and the memories..... Next trip: Beaver Island: take the ferry from Charlevoix.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! We are actually heading through the U.P. to Wisconsin. We might spend a few days on our way back in the Charlevoix are but haven't decided yet.

@TheRickurb 11 месяцев назад

Nice food photos

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Every time I take one I think “this is ok, but it’s no Urb”. 🌮

@davidnall4445 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video series. It turns out I was just ready to getting ready to go to Seaton Creek NF campground for some recon rides for next year's annual bike club camping trip when I saw your video on the Valley of the Giants. So I went there and have to say you guys had your hands full on the trail. I was also at Sleeping Bear Dunes and rode the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive which I'm sure would have been near impossible on loaded touring bikes. It was great to see the places you visited just before I did. The Seaton Creek camp host Ryan remembers you being there. Thanks again, really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Oh wow - that is so cool! It was kinda fun to be a bit out of our element- but also fun to finish on roads and bike trails. Thanks so much and good luck on your adventures! (And blowing people’s minds by rolling in on bikes and setting up camp - boy do the glance over with confusion/amazement)

@ghostdog7306 11 месяцев назад

Looks like it was a great trip! I used to live in Michigan you're lucky you didn't get rained on. Thanks for sharing

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Right!? Ohio is very similar- one of the cloudiest states. We had a blast - thanks for watching!

@papatjatja 10 месяцев назад

love how you shoot the scenery

@TimFitzwater 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@relativityboy 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing. Good timing on the end of the ride!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

It was perfect! Cheers!

@telepopepic 11 месяцев назад

Keep exploring. Your adventures are fun & challenging but reasonable for most. While I love following the adventures of extreme athletes they seldom motivate me to ride, yours do. Off to put in a few miles of my own, and of course find a brewery on the way!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

I love to hear that. I’m obviously just filming what we do - but I did always believe in the idea that some people would like to see “normal” riding. I feel like way more people live in a city like mine and travel the way we do then bomb mountains like Red Bull videos. 😎

@glennpettersson9002 11 месяцев назад

It was fun to watch inspire of the challenges there were lots of smiles. Thanks for sharing.👍

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! These kind of comments make it worth the effort of filming and editing!

@TEG7651 11 месяцев назад

Great vacation I'm ready to go back to work..

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

I’m ready for more vacation! 🌞

@DAMN55117 11 месяцев назад

Great stuff. loved the variety of terrain..but mostly the water.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Yeah - the lakes were just awesome!

@PatrickTrosken-yr1hp 11 месяцев назад

So awesome places, hopefully one day i spend my vacation in the us with my bike. Gretchen video love it. Peace from Germany 😊👍

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks - we really loved it! Cheers!

@PatrickTrosken-yr1hp 11 месяцев назад

@@TimFitzwater cheers and have good time😃

@michaelmagee6428 11 месяцев назад

By the way: Right now I'm living in Slippery Rock, PA. but we are just moving north about 40 miles to just outside Meadville, PA. Only about an hour from Jake's Rocks. I watched your vids on that area. I did not know it existed until I saw your vid. I will definitely be riding there soon. You guys make a great crew and the videos are really fun to watch. Maybe I'll make the trip out to Akron sometime and, who knows, maybe you'll let me ride with y'all some time. Your 'vintage bike' videos inspired me to transform an old Fuji Mt. Fuji LTD mtb frame into a 'gravel' bike this past winter. The build up was a lot of fun. The bike is awesome. Thanks!!!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Very cool! We do occasional channel meet-ups here. Trying to get one more in before summer is over. Check out the discord if you want to keep updated on that: discord.gg/JkGmtPh8

@rogerhart612 11 месяцев назад

Awesome trip. I would love to take myself. Thanks for sharing.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

It was so rad!

@mikespringer7894 11 месяцев назад

Love it love it. LOVE IT 🔥🔥

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!!! ♥️♥️

@kristamcnamee1456 11 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed these videos. I did a ride with the League of Michigan cyclists in the UP this year. (The first organized ride I’ve done in 16 years.) I’m inspired to do more riding in Michigan, but self-supported ~ it’s more fun. Question for you, since the state has lots of sand, how does one know what trails, roads are more gravel than sand? There were a few trails/roads in the UP that were best left to 4-wheelers. Thanks you! 😊

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Yeah - we do a few “organized” event a year but in general prefer to plan our own rides. On your question- the simple answer is we didn’t know. We read the article about the official route and all the comments. But when we planned our own routes Ride w/GPS only shows whether it’s paved or not. Google maps has some decent views - but really without local knowledge it is a gamble.

@bobwilson7384 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful area!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Definitely a place I want to go back and spend more time in.

@bobwilson7384 11 месяцев назад

@@TimFitzwater even further north. Petoskey. Harbor Springs. Tunnel of Trees

@distortohio 11 месяцев назад

Rad video!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! 😎

@jamesfiegel9675 11 месяцев назад

Nice trip and area thanks for sharing. I am familiar with upper Michigan from WI not ur trip area but equally beautiful :)

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! We are heading that way in September for the first time.

@markday1714 11 месяцев назад

fantastic content!

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@kninetranr1 11 месяцев назад

Wow.... great trip did you stop by fish Town

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Just looked it up and wish we had.

@vaquerosupreme3189 11 месяцев назад

Funny about ending paying more since you guys were on bikes: Same thing happens in the Grand Canyon. I think the fee for each bike is $20. Whereas cars can get by for just $35. So 5 cyclists end up paying $100 and 5 people in one car end up paying just $35.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Yeah - they actually pulled out binders because they couldn’t find it on the computer. Dumb decisions made in DC. Super nice people that genuinely knew it was stupid. It was on a bike route - how could the park not even give them the information- let alone a better deal?

@stephenmorton8017 11 месяцев назад

love the food breaks. nice motivators. easy rolling even in 4th traffic.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Food and beer breaks are always a highlight! Cheers!

@franklinbowles9856 4 месяца назад

Great video! Do you post your ride routes somewhere? Would love to see the route you took

@TimFitzwater 4 месяца назад

Thanks! links are in the description.

@myvicariouslife4012 10 месяцев назад

@7:06 I saw a bear on that part a few years ago..

@TimFitzwater 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! (maybe)

@THEBLACKANARCHIST 11 месяцев назад

Dope 👌👌

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

😎

@Pleasure_Baron 11 месяцев назад

Leave it to a Midwest park to not have a clue what a hiker biker campground is which is usually offered at a steep discount 😂

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

It’s a National Park!

@Pleasure_Baron 11 месяцев назад

@@TimFitzwater not unheard of at a national park… sadly, more common to the west of the Rockies I suppose 🙄

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

It’s weird - they were like “we are a national park so there is an entrance fee” we were like “we live next to a national park without a fee”. The guy actually knew a little about our neck of the woods - the Cuyahoga Valley.

@Pleasure_Baron 11 месяцев назад

@@TimFitzwater Being from Ohio, I've never been to its one and only national park. I gotta get out there now that I've moved back to the land of policy (I'm in Pittsburgh and was in the PNW for 16 years). Generally speaking, there seems to be a cultural difference between the midwest and the west coast when it comes to militantly, blindly following policy (for example: using policy to logic your way to charging cyclists more than if they'd ridden two up on a moto) vs. just being cool. I have experienced dumb logic out west, but more often than not, ppl leaned towards using sensible personal judgment over policy. I'm glad your group stayed dry and had fun!

@robertgraves3215 11 месяцев назад

Great presentation. How many miles overall was that? Do you have a Strava map link of the route?

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Yes - all the routes are linked in the description. I actually didn’t do the math on the overall mileage but it was something just north of 300 according to my friends.

@mikesolo84 11 месяцев назад

That thumbnail 😂 Imagine people asking Tim about this man's OnlyFans.

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Now that I have the sandals there will be some great foot content on the Only Fans too.

@Cobwobbler 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic journey. I do like your style of talking over the footage rather than on the fly.. sounds more professional. I might have to steal that but my talking voice is terrible. The 10 minute videos are the perfect length for tea breaks too, enjoy your future rides 👍👍

@TimFitzwater 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I always feel like trying to do much “vlogging” would also take away from our fun. Plus - I can be way more concise and thought out after the fact. FYI - I hate my own voice too - so I’d say just do it.

@Cobwobbler 11 месяцев назад

@@TimFitzwater Totally get what you mean about being more concise. Plus during a ride I tend to be puffing and wheezing like a busted steam train... Nobody wants to hear that 😆