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The map at right shows our route for the entire 5,700-mile trip.

Going to Wisconsin, we stayed on I-80 from CA to NV, UT, WY, NE, and IA, and then turned north and east via MN to Necedah.

From Necedah, we headed to Petoskey, Michigan, to rendezvous with the Saurs and our friends Robin, Nancy, and Jack.

On the homeward trip, we stayed north through WI and MN, and then visited the Black Hills region in SD and Devils Tower in WY.

We'd planned to drive south to Colorado, but forecasts of deep snow rerouted us to Flaming Gorge and Dinosaur National Monument in northeast UT.

 map of our route
 
First night out in northern Wisconsin Reading about the Kings vs. Timberwolves game -- oh bummer!
 
Revisiting Blaney Park Lodge, aka Faulty Towers (left), in MI's Upper Peninsula, where Gene and his Dream Team
stayed during their 1996 trans-USA cycling tour (photo on right taken with Howard, the owner, in 1996)
 
An abundance of roadside Americana in the UP
 
Dinner with Eric, Marie, and Robin at the Petoskey KOA -- Robin drove up from his home in southeast Michigan
 
Can't a person get any privacy around here?
Our new teepee, a necessary accessory for a teardrop		 Getting ready for bed
 
A reunion ride with Robin and Eric near Harbor Springs At the beach at Petoskey State Park, Lake Michigan
 
Grand summer homes along the lake in Harbor Springs A trip down memory lane -- riding the M119, Tunnel of Trees highway -- we rode this in 1996 on our Trans-Am
 
Breakfast at Bob's Big Boy in Petoskey Replica of Wright Bros. bicycle shop, Petoskey
 
Tulip time in downtown Petoskey With boats and friends at Petoskey's waterfront park
 
Another hard day at the office Say, this is a cool tow vehicle!
 
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