Detroit to Cleveland Day 2

This morning we hit the road again, departing from Maumee Bay State Park in Jerusalem Township, Ohio for the second leg of our Detroit to Cleveland bikepacking trip.

A photo posted by jamie hornsby (@jambo_rando) on Aug 31, 2015 at 7:49am PDT

What did we see today? A lot of cornfields. And we spent a lot of time baking in the sun since the cornfields don't offer much shade (if any).

A photo posted by jamie hornsby (@jambo_rando) on Aug 31, 2015 at 3:33pm PDT

Today we traveled from Maumbee State Park to Vermillion, Ohio. In all, we traveled 87 miles over the course of nearly 6 hours, keeping up an average pace of 15 mph.


Once in Vermillion we set up camp at Riverview Campground with our ENOs.

A photo posted by Marc Langlois (@marcxlanglois) on Aug 31, 2015 at 5:56pm PDT

It looks like tomorrow we have about 30 miles or so to go until we reach our destination--Cleveland, Ohio. It is my goal to be at Melt in downtown Cleveland by Noon tomorrow. Can we make it!

Detroit to Cleveland Day 1

Today was our first leg of the Detroit, Michigan (actually Wyandotte, a Detroit suburb) to Cleveland, Ohio bikepacking trip.

We left Wyandotte, a Detroit suburb, at 9:30 a.m. and rode 64 miles southwest over the course of 4 hours to Maumee Bay State Park in Jerusalem Township, Ohio. We averaged roughly 15.2 mph for the duration of the trip.

After a we set up camp and a short break, we headed out on a very short ride around the park to check out the sights.


Thanks to the good people at Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO), I'll be sleeping in comfort and style tonight! If you're looking for a better (and lighter) option than carrying a tent on your next bikepacking (or backpacking) trip, I highly recommend picking up a hammock, bug net, and rain fly from ENO. To keep you warm at night, snag a top quilt and an under quilt!

A photo posted by Marc Langlois (@marcxlanglois) on Aug 30, 2015 at 4:36pm PDT

A photo posted by jamie hornsby (@jambo_rando) on Aug 30, 2015 at 4:45pm PDT

Can't wait to wake up refreshed and ready to get back on the bike!