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 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:59 pm |
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 Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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This is a long-shot, but has anyone done a trip to Perham (or thereabouts) from the cities? I am leaning towards using the google maps bike suggested route.
Any other better bike route mapping sites out there I should look at?
I currently plan to camp at Lake Maria State Park and Osakis, which makes for super mellow riding, with the longest day being 80-something miles. Even with wind, fully-loaded (the bike, not me...until after setting up camp) it should be pretty casual.
I am bringing my brother in law along, and he is not the world's most fit biker, so I don't want any huge curve-balls thrown our way that will ruin it for him.
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Ted Welter
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:31 am |
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 Engages in bitter arguments over 165 vs 170 cranksJoined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:10 amPosts: 3020Location: Longfellow/Minneapolis
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Paging ToddLange. His parents live there; he might have a route for you. PM him if he doesn't show up in this thread.
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goalie
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:15 am |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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Ted Welter wrote: Paging ToddLange. His parents live there; he might have a route for you. PM him if he doesn't show up in this thread. Thanks for the heads-up.
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zekat
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:56 pm |
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 Detests rusty chainsJoined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:40 pmPosts: 486Location: Le Monde
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I did that trip almost exactly three years ago; lemme see what I've still got...
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zekat
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:24 pm |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:40 pmPosts: 486Location: Le Monde
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This is close to what I did: http://goo.gl/maps/A50XIFeel free to ask for more details.
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goalie
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:35 pm |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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zekat wrote: This is close to what I did: http://goo.gl/maps/A50XIFeel free to ask for more details. Do you have the actual route? I plan on camping in Lake Maria State Park and by Osakis. Going slow with the brother in law. Do you know of anywhere good to stay in/around Osakis?
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zekat
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:35 pm |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:40 pmPosts: 486Location: Le Monde
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Strange; it ate all my route lines. http://goo.gl/maps/PA4ze is close to the actual north-bound route. I stayed at Shady Oaks Campground on Smith Lake just a few miles west of Osakis. You might also look at Lake Carlos State Park and Glendalough State Park.
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goalie
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:11 am |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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zekat wrote: Strange; it ate all my route lines. http://goo.gl/maps/PA4ze is close to the actual north-bound route. I stayed at Shady Oaks Campground on Smith Lake just a few miles west of Osakis. You might also look at Lake Carlos State Park and Glendalough State Park. Looks good. Thanks. It should be a nice weekend. 
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goalie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:28 pm |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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Thanks for the heads-up on Shady Oak Campground. They were great, and Log Cabin Pizza delivered to us after 91.5 miles into that 20+ MPH wind (with lots of gusts).
They had a sweet shower area that nobody but us used because they all have showers in their RVs.
The Friday night storms were pretty epic at Lake Maria State Park as well. A hammock is perfect for most camping I do, but it was swinging pretty hard that night.
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toddlange1
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:19 am |
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 Paul Sherwen GroupieJoined: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:36 amPosts: 108
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goalie wrote: Thanks for the heads-up on Shady Oak Campground. They were great, and Log Cabin Pizza delivered to us after 91.5 miles into that 20+ MPH wind (with lots of gusts).
They had a sweet shower area that nobody but us used because they all have showers in their RVs.
The Friday night storms were pretty epic at Lake Maria State Park as well. A hammock is perfect for most camping I do, but it was swinging pretty hard that night. So did you make it to Perham? I grew up there but I haven't attempted riding up there by bike. I have ridden from Minneapolis to Lake Itasca following the Mississippi and the Paul Bunyan trail.
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goalie
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:33 am |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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toddlange1 wrote: goalie wrote: Thanks for the heads-up on Shady Oak Campground. They were great, and Log Cabin Pizza delivered to us after 91.5 miles into that 20+ MPH wind (with lots of gusts).
They had a sweet shower area that nobody but us used because they all have showers in their RVs.
The Friday night storms were pretty epic at Lake Maria State Park as well. A hammock is perfect for most camping I do, but it was swinging pretty hard that night. So did you make it to Perham? I grew up there but I haven't attempted riding up there by bike. I have ridden from Minneapolis to Lake Itasca following the Mississippi and the Paul Bunyan trail. Yeah, we had a great trip. Day two was 92 miles, fully loaded, straight into a 20 mph headwind all day. My brother in law was HURTING. 
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