As threatened, we did get our videos (along with selected stills from the photo montage videos to fill in the blanks) edited down to a half-hour, more or less, to cover the 435 miles we pedaled on our bicycle tour in Michigan and Wisconsin in September.  As usual, despite several hours ending up on the cutting-room floor, we tend to hold the scene longer than necessary, but the Mackinaw Island segment especially captures the flavor and magic of the carless island of horses, bicycles, and elegant 19th-century resorts.

Traverse City -Mackinaw City from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Mackinac Island from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Upper Peninsula Bicycle Tour from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Entering Wisconsin from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Oregon, Wisconsin from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Wisconsin-madison from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Epilogue:

We completed three local rides once we returned home, fairly short trips, one on country roads near Matlock, Washington, and two on the I-5 and Chehalis-Western trails, including a dash through the St. Martin’s University campus, set, fittingly, to Dexter Britain’s “After the Finish Line.”  Our fall cycling schedule was somewhat cramped by two weeks of grandchild care, a “normal” vacation to Kauai, and the alternating wet and cold of the Pacific Northwest weather.  We haven’t planned Tour 2014 yet, but we’re determined there will be one…

 

St. Martins University from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Matlock Washington from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.

Chehalis-Western to Rainier (Fall) from Larye Parkins on Vimeo.