dltang
03-30-2011, 07:34 PM
Ok SpyderLovers, here is the plan that Brian and I are doing. Anyone is welcome to join us for any part or all of this trip. You can even make more of it if you choose. On Sat. June 4th we will all meet in Mackinaw City at the Bridge View Diner. That is a box car style diner full of 50's nostalgia. It is pretty neat. We will meet up at noon and have lunch. After lunch we will ride down the shoreline to Cross Village. That is the start of the Tunnel of Trees ride. Of course the ride from Mackinaw City to Cross Village is pretty nice too. From Cross Village we will ride the Tunnel to Harbor Springs. We can end in the parking lot at the marina there. We can visit and say our good-byes and all head to our respective destinations from there. It will definitely be a full day for those of us doing it all in one day. BJT and I will be leaving from Grand Blanc in the morning to be up Mackinaw City by noon, so we will probably take the highway up there.
Another possible thought that we may do if we decide to make this an overnight trip is ride back north, do the Tunnel again and stay the night at the KOA in Mackinaw City. Then ride home on Sunday. We will have to decide that one for sure later.
One other thing, we may be bringing some two wheelers with us, so if you have some friends that want to join us, they are welcome.
Here is a link to the basic ride route. The only difference is we are not starting in St. Ignace, but Mackinaw City. Ride from Mackinaw City to Harbor Springs (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=St.+Ignace,+MI&daddr=45.7456229,-84.8033655+to:45.5187079,-85.1072135+to:Harbor+Springs,+MI&hl=en&geocode=FVDmuwId7Cfz-inV8p5PGvY1TTEgQFswez5Ndg%3BFdYFugId2wDy-ikzqWvWoXVKTTGBmLGX073xKg%3BFXOPtgId813t-ilBA4UAvmFKTTGOKwl-lTSzsw%3BFXw7tQIdASDv-ilZ8F1LaYZKTTEljK75kLwpSA&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=12&via=1,2&dirflg=ht&sll=45.53882,-85.023193&sspn=0.128893,0.299034&ie=UTF8&ll=45.585452,-84.993324&spn=0.128786,0.299034&z=12)
Another possible thought that we may do if we decide to make this an overnight trip is ride back north, do the Tunnel again and stay the night at the KOA in Mackinaw City. Then ride home on Sunday. We will have to decide that one for sure later.
One other thing, we may be bringing some two wheelers with us, so if you have some friends that want to join us, they are welcome.
Here is a link to the basic ride route. The only difference is we are not starting in St. Ignace, but Mackinaw City. Ride from Mackinaw City to Harbor Springs (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=St.+Ignace,+MI&daddr=45.7456229,-84.8033655+to:45.5187079,-85.1072135+to:Harbor+Springs,+MI&hl=en&geocode=FVDmuwId7Cfz-inV8p5PGvY1TTEgQFswez5Ndg%3BFdYFugId2wDy-ikzqWvWoXVKTTGBmLGX073xKg%3BFXOPtgId813t-ilBA4UAvmFKTTGOKwl-lTSzsw%3BFXw7tQIdASDv-ilZ8F1LaYZKTTEljK75kLwpSA&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=12&via=1,2&dirflg=ht&sll=45.53882,-85.023193&sspn=0.128893,0.299034&ie=UTF8&ll=45.585452,-84.993324&spn=0.128786,0.299034&z=12)