Alex and I have been logging in some pretty serious mileage lately. I have been noticing the differences in difficulty in different directions of travel. South and West are much more difficult than North and East. Today I rode just over 27 miles where I took the same route to and from my destination. I averaged 2 miles per hour faster on the return trip! I also contacted the lead weather man at WILX (Andy Provenzano) and he shared this with me about the prevailing wind patterns in June:
" Prevailing winds would be west-southwest. Although it can turn northeasterly on occasion for a couple of days. June winds are not that strong unless a front is approaching. Similar to what our Thursday and Friday this week will feel like. You might want to consider the sun position as well. It will be in your eyes most of the day if you head south.Windspeed in general is between 5-15mph. When fronts are around it can get gusty 25-35MPH."
Thanks for the info, Andy!
We are now going to leave Osseo and ride to the Mackinaw Bridge in Mackinaw City. I think this will work well for the girls in the family. Maybe they will sneak a trip in to Chi-town! Alex and I will schedule our rest day in Traverse City. It's a win, win!
Look for the new itinerary soon. :-)
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